GATE

WHAT IS GATE?

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India entrance Examination jointly conducted by IISc Bangalore and seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Madras, and Roorkee) under
the aegis of National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE , Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and Government of India,. GATE examination is Computer Based Test (CBT). Qualification in GATE examination is required for admission to Postgraduate Programs
(Master’s and Doctoral) with Ministry of Education (MoE) and other admission criteria of the admitting institute
like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other institutes/universities across India. GATE score is also opens the gateway to booming public sector organizations (PSUs) and in the field of research. Some of the PSUs and research organizations which use GATE score for providing jobs include ONGC, NTPC, GAIL, IOCL, HPCL, PGCIL, BHEL, BSNL, HPCL, NHPC, BARC, DRDO, PowerGrid etc. GATE 2021 score will
remain valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of results.

• ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GATE 2021

  Eligibility criteria to appear for GATE-2021 is relaxed from the minimum 10+2+4 (ongoing) to minimum 10+2+3 (ongoing), enabling even those in the third year of their undergraduate studies to appear for the examination.

• MAXIMUM TWO PAPERS IN GATE 2021

  Candidates can appear either in ONE (like earlier years) or maximum TWO papers in GATE 2021. The second paper must be from the given set of combinations (mentioned in information brochure) available for this year, based on the availability of infrastructure and date. So some branches may NOT get second paper option. Details will be available soon in the Information Brochure.