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GATE OVERVIEW

Each and every student has to pass the stage of examination. As soon as a student gets out of a school life, he starts looking up for opportunities and collects its entrance forms. There are variety of subjects and variety of fields that give rise to variety of options to choose for getting your graduate or post graduate degree. It totally depends upon your choice and the field of interest that provokes you to get the admission into a particular field. And, to get the admission, you have to clear the entrance exam at the first stage.

About The Examination :

GATE examination includes many branches such as electronics, IT, computer science, civil, electrical, mechanics and the list is never ending. You have to prepare well so as to perform the best in the entrances. The exams held by several universities and institutes are tough as compared to the general admissions. The principles, laws, facts and formulas are to be kept into mind while you appear for this exam. So, be prepared, take a good nap and you are then all set to go. All the best!

GATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Qualifying Degree	Qualifying Degree/Examination (Descriptive)	Description of Eligible candidates
B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm.	Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after Diploma in Engineering/Technology)	Currently in the final year or already completed
B. Arch.	Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (Five years course)	Currently in the final year or already completed
B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S.	Bachelor’s degree in Science(Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 4th year or already completed
M. Sc./M.A./MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in the final year or already completed
Int. M.E/M.Tech(Post-B.Sc.)	Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (Four year program)	Currently in the 2nd/3rd/4thyear or already completed
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree(after Diploma or 10+2)	Integrated Master’s degree program	Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed
Int. M.Sc/Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B.S.-M.S. program	Currently in the final year or already completed

GATE EXAM DATES

Events	Dates
Start Date for GATE Application Form	First week of September
Last Date for GATE Application Form	Last week of September
Application correction	Last week of October and First week of November
Corrections of Gender / Category / PwD Status / Dyslexia and other similar learning disabilities	Last week of October and First week of November
Requesting Change of Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable)	1st to 3rd week of November
GATE Admit Card Availability	Second week of January
GATE Aptitude Test	1st to 2nd week of February
Announcement of Results	Third week of March
Availability of provisional answer keys	Last week of February

GATE EXAM PATTERN

GATE is considered to be the standard examination conducted not only for post graduation admissions but also to open the gates for lucrative opportunities in several public sector enterprises and research organizations. Based on the score achieved in GATE, admissions are offered in IITs, IISc, and NITs, and abundant opportunities for campus placements with salary packages ranging from Rs. 6 lakh to 30 lakh. Candidates on qualifying GATE, get a financial aid of 8000/- pm in the form of UGC scholarship.

Students interested in management can swing in the management line by pursuing a PG Diploma of 2 years in Industrial Engineering. Some institutes in India also offer admissions in the post Graduate programmes on the basis of GATE score.

Exam Duration - 3 hours (180 minutes)

Number of Questions Asked - 65

Total Marks - 100

Question Types

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Marking Scheme

For 1-mark MCQs, 1/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect attempt.
In case of 2-mark MCQs, the candidate will be penalised 2/3 mark for wrong attempt
For questions that aren’t attempted, zero marks will be awarded.
There is no negative marking for numerical answer type (NAT) questions.

Sections

General Aptitude*
Engineering Mathematics (for XL papers it is Chemistry)*
Subject-specific section

GATE EXAM SYLLABUS

General Aptitude (GA) : Common in all papers
AE: Aerospace Engineering	PH: Physics
AG: Agricultural Engineering	PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
AR: Architecture and Planning	TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
BT: Biotechnology	XE -A: Engineering Mathematics
CE: Civil Engineering	XE-B: Fluid Mechanics
CH: Chemical Engineering	XE-C: Materials Science
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology	XE-D: Solid Mechanics
CY: Chemistry	XE-E: Thermodynamics
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering	XE-F: Polymer Science and Engineering
EE: Electrical Engineering	XE – G: Food Technology
EY: Ecology and Evolution	XE – H: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
GG: Geology and Geophysics	XL – P: Chemistry
IN: Instrumentation Engineering	XL-Q: Biochemistry
MA: Mathematics	XL-R: Botany
ME: Mechanical Engineering	XL – S: Microbiology
MN: Mining Engineering	XL – T: Zoology
MT: Metallurgical Engineering	XL – U: Food Technology
PE: Petroleum Engineering

GATE TIPS

GATE examination consists only of multiple and numerical answer type questions, hence only correct answer fetches marks.
Practice previous year question papers and analyze the weak topics and concentrate more on those topics. Candidates must try to solve the papers in a given time limit to obtain an idea as to how many questions are solved within the allotted time.
Impart equal emphasis on both theory and numerical problems.
Browse through the GATE syllabus for topics allotted more weightage and prepare them.
Group Study is an effective way to brush up knowledge about technical topics with fellow partners and also helps to explore new techniques and methods to better understand the topics.
Do not make wild guess as there is negative marking associated with the questions.
Prepare the list of important definitions, equations, derivations, theorems, laws in every subject.
Pay more attention while attempting linked and common data questions.

GATE ANSWER KEY 2018

GATE 2018 Question Papers and Answer Keys

Aerospace Engineering (AE)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Agricultural Engineering (AG)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Architecture and Planning (AR)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Biotechnology (BT)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Civil Engineering (CE)	Question Paper (CE01)	Answer Key (CE01)
	Question Paper (CE02)	Answer Key (CE02)
Chemical Engineering (CH)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Chemistry (CY)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Electrical Engineering (EE)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Ecology and Evolution (EY)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Geology and Geophysics (GG)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Instrumentation Engineering (IN)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Mathematics (MA)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Question Paper (ME01)	Answer Key (ME01)
	Question Paper (ME02)	Answer Key (ME02)
Mining Engineering (MN)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Metallurgical Engineering (MT)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Petroleum Engineering (PE)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Physics (PH)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)	Question Paper	Answer Key
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)	Question Paper	Answer Key

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