The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a prestigious national examination conducted in India. It evaluates the abilities of candidates in the fields of engineering, architecture, and science.
This examination is mainly utilized for admissions to postgraduate programs (M. Tech, M. E, PhD) at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), as well as other educational institutions.
Furthermore, several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and research organizations that use GATE scores for employment opportunities include ONGC, NTPC, GAIL, HPCL, PGCIL, BHEL, BSNL, NHPC, BARC, DRDO, among others.
GATE exam has 29+ papers, and candidates are allowed to take only one paper. This examination duration is three hours and has a total score of 100 marks.
The exam is in English, requiring candidates to be proficient in the language. The GATE score remains valid for three years, candidates can use it for admission to various postgraduate programs, various public sector companies and organizations.
This examination has special guidelines for uploading photo and signature. The guidelines are provided below:
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is the full name of the Gate exam.
The GATE examination has no minimum or maximum age limit to register. Which is good news for all GATE candidates, like SC, ST, general casts, etc.
Candidates who graduated or studied in the last year of their graduation course in any of the centrally recognized universities are eligible to sit in the exam as per the GATE eligibility.
Also, who have completed any government approved degree program in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Science/ Commerce/ Arts/ Humanities are eligible to appear for GATE examination.
GATE is an computer-based with a duration of 3 hours, consisting of multiple-choice questions and numerical answer-type questions.
The minimum qualifying marks for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) vary depending on the specific paper (subject) and the candidate's category (General, OBC-NCL/EWS, SC/ST, PwD). Typically, the qualifying marks for the general category range from approximately 25 to 40. However, certain papers may require higher minimum scores.
Conversely, reserved categories generally have lower qualifying marks. For example: in the Metallurgical Engineering (MT) paper, the qualifying mark for candidates belonging to the general category is established at 41 for the year 2024. In comparison, the passing marks for the general category in the Metallurgical Engineering (MT) paper in 2021 were recorded at 48.5.