What’s New in GATE 2013 ?
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IITs (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (eg. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. The score may also be used by Public sector units for employment screening purposes. Read more about GATE.
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- Pre-Exam (Eligibility, Application submission, Exam Centers, …)
- Examination (Syllabus, Pattern, Scoring, Model Question Papers,…)
- Post-Exam (Answers, Results, Score Card,…)
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Jointly Conducted by:
IISc Bangalore
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Guwahati
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Madras
IIT Roorkee
- Important Dates
Commencement of Online Application submission Saturday 1 Sept 2012 Last date for: a) Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) Sunday 30 Sept 2012 b) Receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at respective GATE Offices Monday 8 Oct 2012 Announcement of results Friday 15 March 2013 -
- Several subject papers are to be conducted by ONLINE computer based test: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE, and XL.
- Female candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
- All candidate related information and grievance redressal will be available in a single GATE Online Applicant Interface. (What is it?)
- Applicant photograph and signature must be uploaded during online application.
- A new formula will be used for calculating the GATE score.
Online Application
All applications have to be made online. Please click on the following link to apply now.
Help line Numbers:
+91 97699 57068,
+91 97699 17069
(9.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Saturday)