Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
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Conducted by the Indian Institute of Science(IISc) and one of seven Indian Institutes of Technology in rotation, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an annual exam for admission to Graduate programs (Masters level and the Doctorate) in most engineering institutes in India like Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, IITs and NITs, Jadavpur University, IT-BHU as well as pharmacy institutes.[citation needed]. This examination is coordinated by a committee, comprising of IISc and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Government of India. The pattern and syllabus are usually based on a candidate's background.
Minimum eligibility for appearing in this exam is usually good progress (typically students in their final semster) towards a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (4 year University Degree, similar to the US system) or a Master's degree in Science (3 (Bachelor's) + 2 (Masters, eg. M.Sc.), similar to the British system). The exam is usually conducted on the second Sunday of February.
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[edit] Advantages of GATE Scores
PSU's like BARC, NPCIL, HAL etc. give importance to GATE scores for various job positions in their organizations. GATE seats are fixed in every institute. Pharma graduate (post-graduate in India) schools have also got their fixed GATE seats. A student is also eligible for a monthly scholarship of Rs. 8000. The examination also tests the takers' perseverance and patience.
[edit] Applying to various institutes
GATE scores are only for application to graduate programs in Engineering disciplines in India. Usually IISc application dates are within 4–5 days of announcement of results. Most institutes do not specify their cut-offs for previous years. So there is a general confusion in terms of selecting institutes and specializations. But in the recent years IIT Kharagpur and Guwahati have been specifying last year cut-off mark list.
Typically the Indian Institute of Science is the most selective, very closely followed by the IITs. In general IISc and the IITs only admit students scoring among the top 3 percentile on the GATE, to their post graduate programs.
[edit] GATE 2010
From 2009 onwards, IT and CS papers were merged and there will be no separate IT paper. GATE 2010 will be conducted on Feb 14, 2010 by IIT - Guwahati.
From GATE 2010, the score will remain valid for two years. In GATE-2009, the validity was reduced to only one year, however, it has been re-extended to two years from GATE-2010 onwards. That is if a person has given GATE 2010 examination, the score will be valid up to GATE 2012.
Applications will be sold from 22nd of September.
Last date for submission of Application was November 10, 2009.
