GATE-Some Important Point

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is an all India examination administered .The exam is carried out in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee. This committee comprises of representatives from the administering institutes.

The 8 zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

• Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• 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 2013 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and it has been designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2013.

Important Points for GATE 2013

• Application Process:

For GATE 2013, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate’s signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 8 October 2012.

• Downloadable Admit Card:

Admit cards are NOT sent by mail anymore. GATE 2013 admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 5th December 2012 onwards. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification.

• Use of black ink ball point pen for Offline GATE exam:

Candidates should use only black ink ball point pen for darkening of the bubbles in the OMR sheet. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ball point pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the bubbles in the OMR sheet very carefully (be sure before darkening).

• Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers:

In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and 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. Each online paper will have 15 or more marks worth of questions requiring numerical answers where possible.

• Pre-final year students:

Pre-final year students are NOT eligible to write GATE 2013.

To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture may seek admission to relevant PhD programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.