The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board � GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
Details Of Both Online and Offlne Examination :
ONLINE Examination : Examination using computers where the candidate will select the correct answer out of four options with the help of keyboard and mouse
OFFLINE Examination : Examination in the usual manner as in the previous years where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble.
Before applying for GATE 2010, candidates must assure themselves that they have chosen the right paper, which qualifies them to become eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in. The criteria for postgraduate admission with Scholarship/ Assistantship are different in various Institutes/ Universities. GATE Offices will not provide any information in this regard. For more details, the candidates are required to contact the Institutes/ Universities to which they are interested in seeking admission.
Eligibility Details FOR GATE 2010:
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE :
1. Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
2. Master degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
3. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
Commencement of:
sale of Information Brochure and Application Form/ Online Application Form submission=Tuesday,Sept 22, 2009
Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form :(
1) by post from GATE Offices(Tuesday Oct 20, 2009 )
2) at bank counters(Tuesday,Oct 20, 2009)
3) at GATE office counters (Saturday Nov 07, 2009 )
Last date for :
1) Submission of Online Application Form (Saturday ,Nov 07, 2009)
2) Receipt of completed Offline Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office(Tuesday ,Nov 10, 2009
)
3)For incomplete Online submission process, receipt of necessary documents and the covering note at IIT Kanpur GATE office (Tuesday Nov 10, 2009)
Date of the examination :
1) Computer based ONLINE Examination for TF paper from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs =SundayFeb 07, 2010
2) Computer based ONLINE Examination for MN paper from 14.30 hrs to 17.30 hrs =Sunday Feb 07, 2010
3) OFFLINE Examination for all papers except TF and MN from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs = Sunday Feb 14, 2010
Announcement of results:
The GATE 2010 Results will anounced on Monday Mar 15, 2010.
AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION FORMS
Information Brochure and Application Form can be obtained on cash payment of Rs 1000/- (Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD) from the designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone (as given below). Candidates can also obtain Information Brochure and Application Form by Post from the zonal GATE offices by sending a request letter and two self-addressed slips along with a Demand Draft for the amount (mentioned as above) payable at the city of the respective zonal GATE office (for details, Click Here). Application Form can also be obtained from the zonal GATE Offices after handing over Demand Draft for the appropriate amount.
List Of Bank Branches:
IISc Bangalore Zone
IIT Bombay Zone
IIT Delhi Zone
IIT Guwahati Zone
IIT Kanpur Zone
IIT Kharagpur Zone
IIT Madras Zone
IIT Roorkee Zone
Contact Details For GATE 2010:
Zone-1
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore � 560 012
Phone: 080-2293 2392
Fax: 080-2360 1227
email: gate(at)gate.iisc.ernet.in
Zone-2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai � 400 076
Phone: 022-2576 7068
Fax: 022-2572 3706
email: gateoffice(at)iitb.ac.in
Zone-3
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi � 110 016
Phone: 011-2659 1749
Fax: 011-2658 1579
email: gate(at)admin.iitd.ernet.in
Zone-4
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati � 781 039
Phone: 0361-258 2751
Fax : 0361-258 2755
email: gate(at)iitg.ernet.in
Zone-5
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur � 208 016
Phone: 0512-259 7412
Fax : 0512-259 0932
email: gate(at)iitk.ac.in
