Eligibility

Eligibility

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

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.

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.

Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

General Instructions / Structure

General Instructions / Structure

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration.

The question paper will consist of only objective type questions. Each question will have four choices for the answer. Only one choice is correct. Wrong answers carry negative marks.

Each paper is for a maximum of 150 marks.

PAPER CODE

Civil Engg - CE

Mechanical Engg  - ME

Electronics and Communication Engg  - EC

Electrical Engineering - EE

Production and Industrial Engg - PI

Computer Science and Engg  - CS

Information Technology - IT

Instrumentation Engg - IN

However, the candidates are free to choose any paper according to their admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which they wish to seek admission.

The question paper of GATE will be fully of objective type. (a) Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response Sheet (ORS). (b)There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction for each wrong answer will be 25% of the allotted marks