Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) : Introduction
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India Examination
conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes
of Technologies on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department
of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government
of India.
Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government
scholarships/ assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open
to those who qualify through GATE. 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/ Doctoral 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 PhD programmes
with scholarship/ assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Some engineering colleges/institutes specify GATE qualification as mandatory
even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes.
GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research
Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank
holders in some GATE papers are entitled to apply for "Shyama Prasad
Mukherjee Fellowship" awarded by CSIR. Some government organizations
prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post
of a Scientist/ Engineer.
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