Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Introduction Eligibility Examination Application Procedure Exam Date Useful Contacts

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 multiple choice objective questions. Each question will have four choices for the answer. The examination for the papers with codes TF and MN will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to select the correct choice from among the four provided options. 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.

GATE  will have the following papers - Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & Information Technology, Chemistry, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Sciences, Geology & Geophysics, Instrumentation Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Physics, Production & Industrial Engineering, Textile Engineering & Fiber Science.

GG (Geology and Geophysics) paper will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A will be common for all candidates. Part B will contain two sections: Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geophysics). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and either Section 1 or Section 2 in Part B.

Examination for Mining Engineering (MN) and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) papers will be computer based ONLINE examination.

Papers XE and XL are of general nature and will comprise the following sections:

XE paper sections (Engineering Sciences)		XL paper sections (Life Sciences)
Sections	Code	Sections	Code
Engineering Mathematics  (Compulsory)	A	Chemistry (Compulsory)	H
Fluid Mechanics	B	Biochemistry	I
Materials Science	C	Botany	J
Solid Mechanics	D	Microbiology	K
Thermodynamics	E	Zoology	L
Polymer Science and  Engineering	F
Food Technology	G

Candidates appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections. Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers.

The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below:

Candidate is expected to appear in a paper (one of the listed above) appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree.

Candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission.

GATE Score :

The GATE score is calculated using the following formula:

GATE SCORE = 10 [a_g + s_g {(m - a)/s}] where,

m = marks obtained by the candidate.
a = average of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE , with all marks less than zero, converted to zero.
s = standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE, with all marks less than zero, converted to zero.
a_g = average (global) of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers, with all marks less than zero, converted to zero.
s_g = standard deviation (global) of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers, with all marks less than zero, converted to zero.

The GATE score is set to zero if the value calculated by the above formula is less than zero and the GATE score is set to 1000 if the value calculated by the above formula is more than 1000.

GATE Scorecard

The GATE results will consist of marks obtained by the candidate, the GATE Score and All India Rank (AIR). Every candidate appearing in the examination will get a GATE scorecard.

GATE scorecard is valid for two years. There is no provision for additional GATE scorecards.

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Qualifying Score

The Qualifying Score is the minimum mark that needs to be secured to become eligible for availing assistantships provided by MHRD, GOI. The qualifying score for general category in each paper is (a + s) or 25, whichever is higher, where a and s are the average and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in a particular paper, with all marks less than zero, converted to zero. The qualifying scores for SC/ST/PD/OBC categories would be 2/3, 2/3, 2/3 and 9/10, respectively, of the general category qualifying score.

All India Rank

The All India Rank of the candidate in a paper is determined based on the descending order of the marks obtained by the candidates in that paper.