About gate
The Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India
examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the
country
by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the
National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education,
Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes
are
Zone 1 - http://gate.iisc.ernet.in/ - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone 2 - http://www.iitb.ac.in/gate - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone 3 - http://www.iitd.ac.in/gate - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone 4 - http://www.iitg.ernet.in/gate - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone 6 - http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/ - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/ -
Zone 7 - http://gate.iitm.ac.in/ - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone 8 - http://www.iitr.ernet.in/gate - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The overall coordination
and responsibility lies with
Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore designated as the Organizing Institute
for GATE 2008.
Admission to post graduate programmes
with MHRD and some other government scholarship/assistantship at
engineering colleges/institutes in the country are open to those who
qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor degree in
Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master degree in any
branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are
eligible for Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/
Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy as well as for Doctoral programmes in
relevant branches of Science. To avail the scholarship, the candidate
must additionally secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as
per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE
qualification, however, is not required for candidates with Master
degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy who may be
seeking scholarship/assistantship for relevant doctoral
programmes.
Some institutions specify GATE as the
mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students
to postgraduate programmes. GATE qualified candidates in Engineering
disciplines are also eligible for the award of Junior Research
Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Some government organizations
prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post
of a Scientist/Engineer.
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