GATE 2008 – The Exam

 GATE 2008 Structure changed!!

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE - 2008) is administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are

The overall coordination and responsibility lies with Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2008.

The GATE Committee is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring results.

• Eligibility

• About the Examination

• Application/Registration Process

GATE Qualification

Admission to postgraduate programmes, with MHRD and other government scholarship/assistantship, in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy/Science at engineering colleges/institutes in the country will be open only to those who qualify through GATE.

Some engineering colleges/institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes.

However, GATE qualification in itself does not guarantee either admission or scholarship/assistantship.

Candidates are required to find out the procedure of final selection and award of Scholarship/Assistantship from the institutions in which they seek admission.

Eligibility
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE 2008:

1. Bachelor's 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's 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's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination 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.

About the Examination

Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration. The examination will be held from 0930 to 1230 hrs. on Sunday, February 10, 2008. The list of papers for GATE 2008 is given under Structure of Gate. 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.

Some information about the pattern of the questions is given under question paper pattern

Application/Registration Process

There are two different processes by which a candidate can apply/register for GATE 2008, namely, "offline" and "online". Details of these processes are given under how to apply . The registration-cum-application fee for offline applications is Rs.1000/- for General candidates and Rs.500/- for SC/ST candidates. The fee for online application is Rs. 900/- for General candidates and Rs. 400/- for SC/ST candidates. The application fee is not refundable.

The zone-wise list of cities, where GATE 2008 will be held, is given under exam cities

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 For More Details Visit http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate