Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering- GATE 2012

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

Important Dates

• Opening date for online application: 12 September 2011
• Closing date for submission of online application: 17 October 2011
• Closing date for receipt of printed version of online application: 24 October 2011
• Final list of registered candidates on Zonal GATE website: 9 December 2011
• Availability of admit card on Zonal GATE websites: 2 January 2012
• Date of GATE 2012 Online Examination: 29 January 2012
  
  a) Papers AR, GG and TF: 9 am to 12 pm
  b) Papers AE, AG and MN: 2 pm to 5 pm
  
• Date of GATE 2012 Offline Examination: 12 February 2012
  
  a) Papers BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI: 9 am to 12 pm
  b) Papers CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL: 2 pm to 5 pm
  
• Announcement of result: 15 March 2011

Zonal Administering Institutes

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administering institutes are:

• Zone 1- Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
• Zone 2- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Zone 3- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• Zone 4- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
• Zone 5- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
• Zone 6- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Zone 7- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Zone 8- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2012 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

The following categories of candidates ONLY are eligible to appear for GATE:

• Candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/Architecture (Post-BSc/ Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
• Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four- year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post- BSc) in Engineering/ Technology.
• Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/ AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to BE/ B Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

Application Fee:  Application fee for General/ OBC category is Rs 1000 and fee for SC/ ST/ PD candidates is Rs 500.

Postgraduate Admissions with MHRD Scholarship: The performance of the candidate in GATE will be considered for admission. If the candidate is to be selected through interview for postgraduate programmes, minimum 70% weightage is to be given to the performance in GATE. The remaining weightage (30% maximum) can be given to the candidate's academic record or performance in interview.

Structure of GATE- 2012

• Examination Papers
• Examination Cities

Examination Papers

XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of examination.

GATE Examination Type

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 Questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and also some questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer.

The examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.

Note: Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.

Examination Cities http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/examcities.php

GATE Scorecard: GATE 2012 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2012 results. Details about the contents of GATE Scorecard will be made available in the GATE websites at an appropriate time.

There is no provision for issue of additional GATE scorecard.

How to Apply: Candidates need to apply/ register ONLINE for GATE 2012. Application process for GATE 2012 is entirely ONLINE, and sale of application forms through banks/ GATE office counters has been discontinued. Details for applying ONLINE are available on the websites of IISc and the seven IITs.

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