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Exam Details:
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
Date of the examination
Sunday
10 Feb 2008
The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are
Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone 2 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone 3 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone 4 - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone 7 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The overall coordination and responsibility lies with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2008.
Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration. The examination will be held from 0930 hours to 1230 hours on Sunday, February 10, 2008. The list of papers for GATE 2008 is given under structure of GATE (Click here). The question papers will be in english only.
Before applying for GATE 2008, candidates must assure themselves that they have chosen the right paper, which qualifies them to become eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in. The criteria for postgraduate admission with Scholarship/ Assistantship are different in various Institutes. GATE Offices will not provide any information in this regard. For more details, the candidates are required to contact the Institutes/Universities to which they are interested in seeking admission.
The choice of the paper is the responsibility of the candidate.
Question Paper Pattern: The question paper will consist of only objective type questions. Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response Sheet (ORS). There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction for each wrong answer will be 25% of the allotted marks.
Main Papers
XE Section Papers Except For Section A
XE - Section A Paper (Engineering Mathematics)
XL Section Papers
Discipline Code
Engineering / Technology disciplines
Science disciplines
Exam Cities and Codes for Examination Cities
IISc Bangalore Zone
IIT Bombay Zone
IIT Delhi Zone
IIT Guwahati Zone
IIT Kanpur Zone
IIT Kharagpur Zone
IIT Madras Zone
IIT Roorkee Zone
Eligibility:
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE 2008:
1. Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
2. Master degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
3. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
How To Apply:
There are two different ways by which candidates can apply for GATE 2008 examination. They are
Online Application Process
1. Make Payment: In order to fill in the online application, payment has to made apriori. The payments are made through Demand Draft only.
Application fee: Rs. 900/- for General category and Rs. 400/- for SC/ST category.
The application fee is not refundable.
Demand drafts (Rs. 900 for General category and Rs. 400 for SC/ST category) should be made in favour of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on any nationalized bank payable at Bangalore. The original Demand Draft should be sent along with the generated application form (duly filled and signed), to Chairman GATE, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012. Other enclosures are same as mentioned earlier.
2. Fill in the Online application form: You will have to first register to access the online application form. For registering, you will have to provide a login Id, password, first name, last name and email Id. It is important that you provide a valid email Id because in case you forget the password, a new password on request, will be sent to the provided email Id.
Open an ‘new application’ form and fill in the appropriate data. You will have to fill in the payment details also. Therefore, it is essential that before you fill in the online application form make sure that you have the Demand Draft as mentioned above. You must enter the Demand Draft number, the 9-digit Bank Id or the MICR No. (that is next to the Demand Draft number on the DD) and the Bank name for the payment details.
3. Print the online application form: After submitting the online application, you will be able to generate a PDF document of the online application with your specific details/data. For this you must logon to the GATE website from a computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 and above. From the onscreen view of the PDF document that your browser projects, you must Print the generated PDF online application form.
4. Paste Photo and Sign: On the Printed application form mentioned in step-3, Paste a recent good quality non-attested photo of yourself in the space provided. Sign in the space provided for specimen signature and the declaration at the bottom of the application form. The signature should be identical in both the places and it should be Your signature only. Signatures in Capital letters only or initials are not acceptable.
5. Obtain SC/ST/Disability Certificate: SC/ST certificate and/or Disability certificate should be obtained from appropriate authorities IF APPLICABLE. For a list of authorities who can issue SC/ST certificates, see the brochure (Click here)
6. Post: Place the Demand Draft, printed online application form and if applicable, the SC/ST and/or Disability certificates in an envelope and send it to The Chairman, Gate, Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore - 560012 By Speed/ Registered Post only.
Offline Application Process
1. Obtain Brochure and application form: Application fee: Rs. 1000/- for General category and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST category.
The application fee is not refundable.
Information Brochures and Application Forms are obtainable on payment of cash from the designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone. The bank pay-in-slip in original must be attached to the candidate’s application during submission. Candidates can also obtain Information Brochures and Application Forms by Post from/or personally at the GATE offices. For this purpose a Demand Draft is to be sent for the amount as above to the Chairman, GATE of the corresponding zonal GATE office, along with a request letter and two self-addressed slips.
The application packet contains the Information Brochure, Basic Data Sheet (BDS) cum Application form, Acknowledgement Card and the Envelope for enclosing the documents. CHECK that the application number is identical in all the above mentioned documents in the application packet. If there is any discrepancy, report to the Chairman, GATE of the corresponding zonal GATE office.
2. Fill in the BDS cum application form: Read the Information brochure. Fill in the BDS cum application form by referring to the chapter-5 of the Information brochure.
3. OBTAIN SC/ST/Disability CERTIFICATE: SC/ST certificate and/or Disability certificate should be obtained from appropriate authorities IF APPLICABLE. A list of authorities who can issue SC/ST certificates is given in chapter-5 of the brochure
4. POST: Fill in the Acknowledgement Card and the Envelope. Place the BDS cum Application Form, bank pay-in-slip/receipt of payment, Acknowledgement card and if applicable, the SC/ST and /or Disability certificates in the provided Envelope and send it to the respective zonal GATE office depending on the first choice of the examination city where the candidate wishes to appear. The envelope with enclosures may be handed over personally to the respective zonal GATE office or be sent by SPEED/ REGISTERED POST only.
Codes for Colleges: See the brochure
Important Dates:
Commencement of:
1. Sale of information brochure and offline application forms
Monday
24 Sept 2007
2. online application form submission
Monday
24 Sept 2007
Last date of issue of information brochure and application forms:
1. by post from GATE Offices
Friday
19 Oct 2007
2. at bank counters
Friday
26 Oct 2007
3. at GATE office counters
Tuesday
30 Oct 2007
Last date for:
1. Online application form submission (website closure)
Friday
26 Oct 2007
2. Receipt of completed offline application forms at different GATE Offices
Tuesday
30 Oct 2007
3. Receipt of completed online application forms at IISc Bangalore
Tuesday
30 Oct 2007
Date of the examination
Sunday
10 Feb 2008
Announcement of results
Saturday
15 Mar 2008