All About GATE Exam- Paper Details, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, Exam Pattern, About Exam Score

All about GATE Exam 

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 
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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination conducted jointly by the pioneer institutes of India i.e. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

GATE exam is conducted on 25 subjects . The list of paper and paper code is shown in the table given below-

GATE Entrance Exam 

PAPER	PAPER CODE	PAPER	PAPER CODE
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Mathematics	MA
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mechanical Engineering	ME
Bio-medical Engineering	BM	Mining Engineering	MN
Biotechnology	BT	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
Civil Engineering	CE	Petroleum Engineering	PE
Chemical Engineering	CH	Physics	PH
Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
Chemistry	CY	Statistics	ST
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF
Electrical Engineering	EE	Engineering Sciences	XE
Ecology and Evolution	EY	Life Sciences	XL
Geology and Geophysics	GG

With a successful attempt in GATE an aspirant can choose the most suitable option from wide range of roads to travel to his final career destination:

• M.Tech/M.S./ M.E. - Candidates on qualifying GATE, get a financial assistance of 12400/- per month in the form of UGC scholarship. After the completion of course students get placedin campus placements of National and International, private or public companies.
• PhD. – Candidates with keen interest in Research and Development can also opt for PhD from IITs/NITs and various other reputed institutions.
• PGDM/PGDIE -Students interested in management can switchto the management line by pursuing a PG Diploma of 2 years in Industrial Engineering. NITIE Mumbai offers the best campus placement after the completion of this course.
• Many Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) and research organizations recruit on the basis of GATE Score. i.e. IOCL, NTPC, BHEL, PGCIL, BARC etc.
• Teaching: Professor, Asst. Professor at IITs, NITs, reputed educational institutes etc.
• Junior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.
• Senior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.
• Junior Research Associates/ Senior Project Associates
• Scientists “C” grade jobs
• Career in Research & Development
• Many renowned private firm shortlist candidates for personal interview on the basis of GATE score.
• Various foreign universities also select the candidates based on GATE score for their M.S or PhD programmes.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The following candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

• Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/ Technology) and those who are in the final year.
• Bachelor’s degree holders in Architecture (Five years course) and those who are in the final year .
• Bachelor’s degree holders of Four-year program in Science (B.S.) and those who are in the final year.
• Master’s degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year.
• Holders of Four-year Integrated Master’s degree (Post B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology and those who are in the second or higher year.
• Holders of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree or Dual Degree in Engineering/Technology and those who are in the fourth or higher year.
• Holders of Five-year integrated M.Sc. or Five-year integrated B.Sc./M.Sc. degree and those who are in the final year.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE/ MHRD as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed Section A of AMIE or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

GATE EXAM PATTERN

All the papers of the GATE 2020 examination will be for 3 hours duration and they consist of 65 questions for a total of 100 marks. Since the examination is an ONLINE computer based test, at the end of the given time (3-hours), computer will automatically close the screen.

GATE 2020 would contain questions of two different types in all the papers:

 (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four answers, out of which the candidate has to select (mark) the correct answer. Negative Marking for Wrong Answers: For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. 

 (ii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. For these questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered by the candidate using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor (keyboard of the computer will be disabled). No choices will be shown for these type of questions. The answer can be a number such as 10 or -10 (an integer only). The answer may be in decimals as well, for example, 10.1 (one decimal) or 10.01 (two decimals) or -10.001 (three decimals). These questions will be mentioned with, up to which decimal places, the candidates need to present the answer. Also, for some NAT type problems an appropriate range will be considered while evaluating the numerical answer type questions. Wherever required and possible, it is better to give NAT answer up to a maximum of three decimal places

Validity of GATE score

GATE Score card is valid for three years from the date of announcement of results.