GATE

 

GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING

 

 

 

The Graduate Aptitude test in Engineering  (GATE) is an All-India Examination  conducted by the seven Indian Institutes of  Technology and the Indian Institute of Science ,  Bangalore  , on behalf of the National Coordinating Board  - GATE ,  Department  of Education , Ministry of Human Resources Development(MHRD) , Government of India .

 

 

OBJECTIVES  OF  GATE

To identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Postgraduate Programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Pharmacy at the National level.   To serve as benchmark for normalization of the Undergraduate Engineering Education in the country.

 

 

 

                                                    GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

Admission to Postgraduate Programmes, with MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship, in Engineering /Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy at Engineering Colleges/Institutes in the country will be open only to those who qualify through GATE.

 

Some Engineering Colleges/Institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes.

 

 

Candidates are required to find out the procedure of final selection and award of scholarship/Assistantship from the institutions to which they seek admission.

 

1.2 The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE 2003

 

 

a.       Bachelor�s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

 

b.      Master�s degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or the pre-final year of such programmes.

 

 

c.       Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master�s degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master�s degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

 

d.      Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

 

 

1.3 Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration.

 

1.4 The question papers wil be in English.

 

1.5 The authority to declare a candidate qualified in GATE is vested with the GATE 2003

      Committee.

 

 

For updated information and the results of GATE 2003 ,visit the following website:

 

                        IIT Madras                http://gate.iitm.ac.in/

 

 

 

 

 

General information and GATE 2003 results will also be made available on the following web sites of the IITs and IISc Bangalore.

 

 

                        IISc Bangalore                       http://www.gate.iisc.ernet.in/

                        IIT Bombay                            http://www.iitb.ac.in/gate

 

                        IIT Delhi                                 http://www.iitd.ac.in/gate

                       

                        IIT Guwahati                          http://www.iitg.ernet.in/

 

                        IIT Kanpur                             http://www.iitk.ac.in/~gate

 

                        IIT Kharagpur                        http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in/~gate

 

                        IIT Rorkee                             http://www.iitr.ac.in/

 

 

 

 

 STRUCTURE OF GATE 2003 AND GATE RESULTS

 

2.1  All the candidates for GATE 2003 will appear in a single paper of 3 hours duration

       and of  150 marks.

 

 

2.2  GATE 2003 will have following papers:

 

Paper	Code	Paper	Code
Agriculture Engg.	AG	Mathematics	MA
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mechanical Engg.	ME
Civil Engg.	CE	Mining Engg.	MN
Computer Science & Engg.	CS	Metallurgical Engg.	MT
Chemical Engg.	CH	Physics	PH
Chemistry	CY	Production & Industrial Engg.	PI
Electronics & Comm. Engg.	EC	Pharmaceutical Sciences	PY
Electrical Engg.	EE	Textile Engg. & Fibre Sci.	TF
Geology and Geophysics	GG	Engineering Sciences	XE
Instrumentation Engg.	IN	Life Sciences	XL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papers XE and XL are of general nature and wil comprise of the following Sections:

 

 

Engineering Sciences(XE)		Life Sciences
Engg. Mathematics (compulsory)	(A)	Chemistry (compulsory)	(I)
Computational Science	(B)	Biochemistry	(J)
Electrical Sciences	(C)	Biotechnology	(K)
Fluid Mechanics	(D)	Botany	(L)
Material Sciences	(E)	Microbiology	(M)
Solid Mechanics	(F)	Zoology	(N)
Statistics	(G)
Thermodynamics	(H)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candidates appearing in XE or XL papers are required to answer three sections , one compulsory as mentioned above, and two others of candidate�s choice out of the sections mentioned against the respective papers.

 

Candidates qualified in XE or XL paper will be further examined by the admitting institute to assess their suitability for a particular programme.

 

 

2.3 The question paper of the GATE 2003 will be fully of objective type.

 

 

2.4   There will be negative marking for each wrong answer. The deduction will be

        25% of the marks allotted.