GATE Examination
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national examination that is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science(IISc) and the seven Indian Institutes of Technologies (IITs) on behalf of the National Coordination Board(NCB) - Gate comes under Department of Higher Education. Qualifying of Gate is mandatory for seeking admission in Master’s programs, and Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture. Some colleges also required GATE to admit students many Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) also been using the GATE score in their recruitment process.
Examination Mode - Computer Based Test
How to Apply
Online Application Process for GATE exam
Candidates can apply on the website (https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in)
Apply for the examination.
Upload photograph, signature, and other documents and category certificate (SC / ST / PwD) and /
or Dyslexic certificate as applicable.
Exam Pattern
The Gate exam is conducted online with a duration of 3 hours. There are a total of 29 subjects.
Other details are mentioned below
| Particulars | Details |
|---|
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject |
| Number of Questions | 10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions |
| Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
| Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
| Marking Scheme | Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks |
| Negative Marking | the wrong answer in an MCQ, there will be negative marking.1-mark MCQ, ⅓ mark will be deducted for a wrong answer and for 2-mark MCQ, ⅔ mark will be deducted for a wrong answer |
Eligibility Criteria
Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts are eligible for appearing
in the GATE.
Syllabus
The syllabus of different subjects with topics are
General Aptitude
- Verbal Aptitude - Basic English grammar such as tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun
and the agreement, and other parts of speech such as Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases,
Reading and comprehension Narrative sequencing.
Quantitative Aptitude -Data interpretation: data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- D and 3-D plots, maps, and tables Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponentials and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series, Mensuration, and geometry Elementary statistics and probability
Analytical Aptitude - Logic: deduction and induction, Analogy, Numerical relations, and reasoning
Spatial Aptitude, Shape Transformation: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping
Paper folding, cutting, and 2-D and 3-D patterns.
Selected subjects syllabus are given in the pdf below
