Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Online Examination: 29-01-2012 (Sunday) Offline Examination: 12-02-2012 (Sunday)	more details >>>
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

Commencement of Online application submission : September 12, 2011  Last Date for     a) Online application form submission (website closure) : October 17, 2011     b) Receipt of printed version of Onlineapplication forms at respective GATE Office : October 24, 2011  Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city : December 09, 2011  Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites : January 02, 2012  Date of Online Examination : January 29, 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) Date of Offline Examination : February 12, 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)  Announcement of results : March 15, 2012

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are: Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 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 choice of the paper is the responsibility of the candidate. GATE Qualification Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges /institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture or Master's degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master's degree programmes in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination. GATE qualification is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations. Eligibility The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE 2012: 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. 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. 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. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AME by ICE(I)) 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 Candidates need to apply/ register ONLINE for GATE 2012. Application process for GATE 2012 is entirely ONLINE, and sale of application forms through banks / GATE office counters has been discontinued. Details for applying ONLINE are available on the websites of IISc and the seven IITs. Zone Contact Address Phone/ Fax / E-mail/ Url Zone 1 Bangalore Hyderabad Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore 560 012 Phone: 080-22932392 Fax: 080-23601227 Email: gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in  http://gate.iisc.ernet.in  Zone 2 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400 076 Phone: 022-25767068 Fax : 022-25723706 Email: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in http://www.iitb.ac.in/gate Zone 3 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas New Delhi 110 016 Phone: 011-2659 1749 Fax : 011-2658 1579 Email: gate@admin.iitd.ernet.in http://www.iitd.ac.in/gate Zone 4 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039 Phone: 0361-258 2751 Fax: 0361-258 2755 E-mail: gate@iitg.ernet.in http://www.iitg.ac.in/gate Zone 5 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016 Phone: 0512-2597412 Fax : 0512-2590932 Email: gate@iitk.ac.in http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate Zone 6 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302 Phone: 03222-282091 Fax : 03222-278243 Email: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in Zone 7 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chairman,GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036 Phone: 044-22578200 Fax : 044-22578204 Email: gate@iitm.ac.in http://gate.iitm.ac.in Zone 8 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 Phone: 01332-284531 Fax : 01332-285707 Email: gate@iitr.ernet.in http://www.iitr.ac.in/gate The application fee is Rs.1000/- for General/OBC Category candidates and Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PD Category candidates. The application fee is non-refundable. Examination The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. The pattern of question papers is given in Section 4. The examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for some questions, as explained in Section 4. Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks. GATE Results and Scorecard GATE 2012 results will be announced on GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2012 results. GATE 2012 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R&D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding between IIT Delhi and the requesting organization. Details about the contents of GATE Scorecard will be made available in the GATE websites at an appropriate time. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Delhi. More details can be available from the institute website.

Address	:	GATE Office Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur - 208 016
Phone	:	(0512) 2597412
Fax	:	(0512) 2590932
E-mail	:	Contact I
Website	:	http://www.iitk.ac.in