Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2018

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission and/or financial assistance to: (i) Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and (ii) Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Science, in the institutions supported by the MHRD and other Government agencies. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is basically an examination on the comprehensive understanding of the candidates in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and post-graduate level subjects in Science. GATE 2018 will be conducted for 23 subjects (also referred to as “papers”) and it would be distributed over 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th of February 2018. The GATE examination centres are spread in different cities across India, as well as, at six cities abroad. It would purely be a Computer Based Test (CBT). The GATE score would reflect the relative performance level of the candidate in a particular subject, which is quantified based on the several years of examination data. Note that the GATE 2018 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results.

About GATE 2018

* IIT Guwahati is the organizing institute for GATE 2018.

* Information website for GATE 2018 is www.gate.iitg.ac.in

*  GATE 2018 will be conducted on 23 subjects (also referred to as “papers”).

*  Examination for all the 23 subjects (papers) will be conducted as ONLINE Computer Based

Test (CBT).
*  The online examination paper will contain some questions for which numerical answers

must be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keypad. Rest of the questions will be of

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type. The Candidates will use ONLY an on-screen

virtual calculator provided for the examination.

*  A candidate can appear only in ANY ONE paper of the GATE examination.

*  GATE 2018 examinations will be held during the forenoon and afternoon sessions on 3rd , 4th,

10th and 11th of February 2018.
 Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2018 may be held in multiple sessions.

However, a candidate can appear for the examination in one session ONLY.

* Exact details of the complete examination schedule will be notified later on the GATE

2018 website.

* Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY at GATE

Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). The link will be made available on GATE

2018 website (www.gate.iitg.ac.in).

* The entire process of filling up of the application form and uploading of

certificates/documents, etc. is in online mode only. The candidates should not send any

hard copy of his/her application form/documents etc. to IIT Guwahati or any of the

zonal GATE offices.

* The payment of application fees is through electronic mode.

* The Admit Cards for GATE 2018 would be available only on GOAPS website. Candidates

can download their Admit Card from GOAPS website. No printed copy of the Admit Cards

will be posted to the candidates.

* The candidate has to appear at the GATE Examination Centre on the date and time specified

in the Admit Card.

* No request for any changes in the Centre or Date/Time specified in the Admit Card will

be entertained. Similarly, this being an examination body with certain constraints,

candidates needing very special or specific facility for the examination may not be

entertained. Hence, candidates are requested to adhere to the facilities that are possible

within the ambit and resources of GATE Examination Body.

* Physical calculators, mobile phones and wristwatches are strictly prohibited and candidates

possessing these in the examination hall (even if not using) will be disqualified.

* Biometric information (Photograph and Fingerprints) for randomly selected candidates may

be captured before the start of the examination.

* In all matters concerning GATE 2018, the decision of the GATE 2018 Committee will be

the final and binding on all the applicants.

* Although GATE 2018 will be held at different test centres across the country, the Indian

Institute of Technology Guwahati, being the Organizing Institute, bears the overall

responsibility of conducting GATE 2018. In case of any claims or disputes arising with

respect to GATE 2018, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Gauhati High Court in

Guwahati alone will have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle them.

Important Dates

Eligibility Criteria

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