Awareness About GATE Exams

GATE Exams:

•     Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
•     GATE is an all India competitive examination for Engineers from various backgrounds administered and conducted jointly by the IISc Bangalore and Seven IITs.

Question Patterns:

• 65 questions carrying 100 marks.
• 1-25 questions carrying 1mark each.
• 26-65 questions carrying 2marks.
• 1/3 negative marks for each wrong answer in 1mark
• 2/3 negative marks for each wrong answer in 2marks
• General subject questions and aptitude.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
• Master degree holders in any branch of Science/Maths or equivalent applications of MCA students of Final years are allowed
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology
• Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology

• re-final year students are not eligible to write GATE exams

Benefits & Importance of GATE Exams/ Score Card for an Engineers: 

         1.  Admission in Post-graduation M.Tech or M.E ( Master programmed in Engineering ) Candidate with good GATE Score along with All India rank ( AIR ) will get option of all top colleges.IITs are the best institution which facilitates better placement and high teaching standard. Colleges 

        2. Selection in PSU’s : Engineer Trainee / Management trainee Now Public sector units will recruit  Engineer Trainee / Management trainee through GATE Score card only.

         List of top Public sector Units like ONGC, NTPC, ISRO, BHEL, BARC, DRDO, DVC, Power-grid, IOCL and many more Organization are going to recruit engineers only through Valid GATE score.

        3. GATE Score card is mandatory for Lecturer/ Asst. Lecturer in any engineering colleges. GATE Score is mandatory for teaching professional in Engineering Colleges / Institutes.

        4. Validity of GATE Score card: It vary every from 1 to 2 year.