OVERVIEW OF
GATE
GATE
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 of Faculty members from IISc, Bangalore and other seven IIT’s on behalf of the National Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development. The GATE score/rank is used for admissions to Post Graduate Programs (ME, M. Tech, MS, Direct Ph.D.) in institutes like IITs and IISc etc with financial assistance offered by MHRD. PSUs too use the GATE scores for recruiting candidates for various prestigious jobs with attractive remuneration.
In GATE examination, candidates can apply for only one of the 23 papers listed in the table given below. Candidates are expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree. However, 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. For more details regarding the admission criteria in any particular institute, candidates are advised to refer to the websites that particular institute.
PAPER |
CODE |
PAPER |
CODE |
Aerospace Engineering |
AE |
Geology and Geophysics |
GG |
Agricultural Engineering |
AG |
Instrumentation Engineering |
IN |
Architecture and Planning |
AR |
Life Sciences |
XL |
Biotechnology |
BT |
Mathematics |
MA |
Civil Engineering |
CE |
Mechanical Engineering |
ME |
Chemical Engineering |
CH |
Mining Engineering |
MN |
Computer Science Information Technology |
CS |
Metallurgical Engineering |
MT |
Chemistry |
CY |
Physics |
PH |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
EC |
Production and Industrial Engineering |
PI |
Electrical Engineering |
EE |
Textile Engineering & Fiber Science |
TF |
Engineering Sciences |
XE |
Ecology and Evolution |
EY |
Petroleum Engineering |
PE |
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The exam is jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on rotational basis. The following table shows the organizing institutes in various years:
As per Previous years Analysis & trend, next year GATE EXAM will most Probably be conducted by IIT Kharagpur
So many Of you want to know about Previous Years Paper Pattern of IIT Kharagpur From the below given List you can easily analyse that which year IIT Kharagpur has organize GATE Exam
Year |
Organizing Institute |
2021 |
IIT Bombay |
2020 |
IIT Delhi |
2019 |
IIT Madras |
2018 |
IIT Guwahati |
2017 |
IIT Roorkee |
2016 |
IISc Bangalore |
2015 |
IIT Kanpur |
2014 |
IIT Kharagpur |
2013 |
IIT Bombay |
2012 |
IIT Delhi |
2011 |
IIT Madras |
2010 |
IIT Guwahati |
2009 |
IIT Roorkee |
2008 |
IISc Bangalore |
2007 |
IIT Kanpur |
2006 |
IIT Kharagpur |
2005 |
IIT Bombay |
2004 |
IIT Delhi |
2003 |
IIT Madras |
2002 |
IIsc Bangalore |
2001 |
IIT Kanpur |
2000 |
IIT Kharagpur |
1999 |
IIT Bombay |
1998 |
IIT Delhi |
1997 |
IIT Madras |
Why GATE ?
1. You can get admission in M. Tech/MS in IISc /IITs / NITs and other Universities depending upon your score
2. If you were unlucky in IIT JEE, you can get one more chance to realize your cherished goal of studying in IISc / IITs by taking GATE
3. Based on GATE Score, you can apply for some of the top PSUs which offer lucrative jobs.
4. You can get a financial aid of RS 12400/- per month in the form of MHRD scholarship
5. With a good GATE score you can land in IISc /IITs / NITs where you can have abundant campus placements with attractive salary packages ranging from Rs 6 Lakh to 30 Lakh per annum.
6. You can shift to management side by doing PG Diploma of 2 year in Industrial engineering in NITIE Mumbai, where admission sare based on GATE score and interview.
7. If you don’t have first class in Engineering and if it is a hurdle to apply for some of the jobs like teaching, it can be over come by doing M. Tech/ MS.
8. You can try for MS admissions based on GATE score in some of the foreign Universities like in Singapore and Malaysia.
CUT OFF MARKS TO QUALIFY IN GATE-2018 (OUT OF 100) |
Branch |
General |
OBC |
SC/ST/PH |
EC |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
CS/IT |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
ME |
34.7 |
31.2 |
23.1 |
EE |
29.1 |
26.1 |
19.4 |
CE |
26.9 |
24.2 |
17.9 |
IN |
37.1 |
33.3 |
24.7 |
PI |
37.8 |
34 |
25.1 |
CUT OFF MARKS TO QUALIFY IN GATE-2019 (OUT OF 100) |
Branch |
General |
OBC |
SC/ST/PH |
|
EC |
26.7 |
24 |
17.8 |
|
CS/IT |
29.5 |
26.6 |
19.7 |
|
ME |
34.1 |
30.7 |
22.7 |
|
EE |
39.6 |
35.6 |
26.4 |
|
CE |
28.2 |
25.4 |
18.8 |
|
IN |
31.9 |
28.7 |
21.3 |
|
PI |
32.2 |
29 |
21.5 |
|
CUT OFF MARKS TO QUALIFY IN GATE-2020 (OUT OF 100) |
Branch |
General |
OBC |
SC/ST/PH |
|
EC |
28.8 |
25.9 |
19.2 |
|
CS/IT |
28.5 |
25.6 |
19 |
|
ME |
34 |
30.6 |
22.6 |
|
EE |
33.4 |
30 |
22.2 |
|
CE |
32.9 |
29.6 |
21.9 |
|
IN |
34.6 |
31.1 |
23 |
|
PI |
36.6 |
32.9 |
24.4 |
|
GATE exam is important because of below mentioned factors:
1. M. Tech - Campus placements in National and International private or public companies
2. Several reputed PSUs and research organizations recruits on basis of GATE Score. i.e. ONGC, IOCL, NTPC, BHEL, PGCIL, BARC etc.
3. Teaching: Professor, Asst. Professor at IITs, NITs, reputed educational institutes etc.
4. Junior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.
5. Senior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.
6. Junior Research Associates/ Senior Project Associates
7. Scientists “C” grade jobs
8. Career in Research & Development
9. Technical value addition
10. Expertise in subject/domain specialization
GATE Exam Pattern
Section |
Question No. |
No. of Questions |
Marks Per Question |
Total Marks |
General Aptitude |
56 to 65 |
10 |
(5x1) (2x5) |
15 |
Technical Engineering Mathematics |
1 to 25 |
25 |
1 |
25 |
26 to 55 |
30 |
2 |
60 |
Total Questions : 65 |
Total Marks : 100 |
Total Duration : 3 hours |
Technical Section : 70 marks |
General Aptitude: 15 marks |
Engineering Mathematics : 15 marks |
25 marks to 40 marks will allotted to Numeric Answer Type Questions | |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
These questions are objective in nature and each question will have choice off our answers, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer. Each question carries 1 or 2 marks questions in all the sections.
Numerical Answer Questions
There will be no choices available for these types of questions. A Numeric Answer question carries 1 or 2 marks questions in all sections. The answer for these questions is a real number to be entered by using mouse and virtual keypad displayed on the monitor. No negative marking for these questions.
Negative Marking |
Questions Type |
Marks |
Negative Marking |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
1 mark |
0.33 |
2 marks |
0.66 |
Numerical Answer Questions |
1 mark |
Nil |
2 marks |
Nil |