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.

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative 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 for GATE
The following categories of candidates ONLY are eligible to appear for GATE:

1. Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
2. 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.
3. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master’s degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.
4. Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
5. 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 B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

List of GATE papers
1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Instrumentation Engineering
3. Agricultural Engineering
4. Mathematics
5. Architecture and Planning
6. Mechanical Engineering
7. Biotechnology
8. Mining Engineering
9. Civil Engineering
10. Metallurgical Engineering
11. Chemical Engineering
12. Physics
13. Computer Science and Information Technology
14. Production and Industrial Engineering
15. Chemistry
16. Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
17. Electronics and Communication Engineering
18. Engineering Sciences
19. Electrical Engineering
20. Life Sciences
21. Geology and Geophysics

ONLINE examination in two additional papers:
In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Forenoon session (09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.
Afternoon session (14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.

Question Paper Pattern
GATE 2012 would contain questions of four different types in various papers:
(i) Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each; (ii) Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data;
(iii)Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question in the pair is required to answer its successor; and
(iv)Numerical answer questions, where the answer is a number, to be entered by the candidate.

Admission
Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination.

Scholarship
To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such 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 Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.

Important Dates

• Commencement of Online Application submission: 12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs)
• Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure): 17 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs)
• Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office: 24 October 2011
• Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city: 09 December 2011
• Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites: 02 January 2012
• GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF: 29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
• GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN 29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
• GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI: 12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
• GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL: 12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
• Announcement of results: 15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)

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