GATE EXAM 2012

GATE 2012,

GATE (GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING) is an all India entrance examination conducted for admissions into postgraduate programmes in IIT’s. GATE is jointly conducted by Indian institute of science (IISC) and other seven Indian institute of technology (IIT’s) on behalf of the

National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The National Coordination Board - GATE committee contains members from the administering institutes for control and regulates the examination of GATE and announcing the results.

Zonal Administering Institutes


GATE is conducted through eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administering institutes are listed below,

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 overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2012 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. 

Eligibility for GATE 2012

The following categories of candidates ONLY are eligible to appear for GATE,

1) Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.

2) Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.

3) Master’s degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.

4) Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master’s degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.

5) Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

6) Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section 1 or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible. 

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.

Candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture or Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/ Computer Applications, who qualify in GATE examination 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.

Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.

What is New in GATE 2012

Gate 2012 Application/ Gate online Application

In GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs.

 The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate’s signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATE office counters has been discontinued.

Downloadable Admit Card:

Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued from this year. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification.

ONLINE examination in two additional papers:

In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Forenoon session (09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.

Afternoon session (14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.

Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers:

In the ONLINE papers (AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF), the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. The number of numerical answer type questions may vary between 5 and 10 in each question paper.

Pre-final year students:

 Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012. 

IMPORTANT DATES

Commencement of Online Application  submission	Monday	12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs)
Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure)	Friday	21 October 2011  (23:00 Hrs)
Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office	Friday	28 October 2011
Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city	Friday	09 December 2011
Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites	Monday	02 January 2012
GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF	Sunday	29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN	Sunday	29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers:  BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI	Sunday	12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL	Sunday	12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of results	Thursday	15 March 2012  (10:00 Hrs)

GATE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

GATE 2012 Examination will include both ONLINE and OFFLINE examinations as per the following schedule:

Type	Date	Time	Paper Codes
Online	29 January 2012 (Sunday)	09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs	AR, GG and TF
		14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs	AE, AG and MN
Offline	12 February 2012 (Sunday)	09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs	BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI
		14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs	CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL

GATE Examination Type

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. In all papers other than AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type.

In AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and also some questions of numerical answer type.

For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. 

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 the numerical answer type questions. Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.

GATE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE

 GATE Examination Type

A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers. The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate.

The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. The 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.

Requests for change of GATE Examination paper after the submission of Application Form will not be considered.

                                    GATE Examination Papers
                                      (GATE Papers)

Code Paper Title AE Aerospace Engineering AG Agricultural Engineering AR Architecture and Planning BT Biotechnology CE Civil Engineering CH Chemical Engineering CS Computer Science and Information Technology CY Chemistry EC Electronics and Communication Engineering EE Electrical Engineering GG Geology and Geophysics

Code Paper Title IN Instrumentation Engineering MA Mathematics ME Mechanical Engineering MN Mining Engineering MT Metallurgical Engineering PH Physics PI Production and Industrial Engineering TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science XE Engineering Sciences XL Life Sciences

XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. 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, at the time of examination.

XE: Engineering Sciences
Paper	Section	Title of the Section
XE	A	Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
XE	B	Fluid Mechanics
XE	C	Materials Science
XE	D	Solid Mechanics
XE	E	Thermodynamics
XE	F	Polymer Science and Engineering
XE	G	Food Technology
XL: Life Sciences
Paper	Section	Title of the Section
XL	H	Chemistry (Compulsory)
XL	I	Biochemistry
XL	J	Botany
XL	K	Microbiology
XL	L	Zoology
XL	M	Food Technology

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates have to apply only Online. Details of the application fee and the steps in the application process are given below.

Category	Application Fee
General/OBC	Rs.1000/-
SC / ST / PD	Rs.500/-

                                  PD: Person with Disability

Application Process Step 1:Decide Payment Option ·             Gateway Payment: Payment can be made using netbanking. Banking service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.30/-) ·             Challan Payment: Payment by cash at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.25/-) Step 2: Obtain SC / ST / PD Certificate (if applicable) Step 3: Apply Online Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online. At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages: ·             Page-1: Instructions ·             Page-2: GATE 2012 Application – GATE Copy ·             Page-3: GATE 2012 Application – Candidate’s Copy ·             Page-4: Address Slip of respective zonal GATE office ·             Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only) Take a print out of the entire file. Step 4: Cash Payment: (only for Challan Payment option) The bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. Take it to any one of the branches of ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy with them and will return two copies to you. In those two copies, retain the Candidate’s copy with you and attach the GATE Copy with the application. Step 5: ·             Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place of Page-2. ·             Sign at the designated places of Page-2. ·             Paste the Page-4 on top of a A4-size envelope. Step 6: Post/Submission Before posting your application form, make sure that, in addition to the other relevant attachments, you have attached either a copy of the degree certificate or a certificate from your college principal as indicated below: ·             Candidates should submit a copy of the degree certificate or provisional certificate if they have passed their qualifying degree in 2011 or before. ·             Candidates with the following eligibility conditions should submit a certificate signed by the Principal of the college, where the candidate is studying, clearly indicating the year of passing of the candidate in the qualifying degree. o                Students in the final year of Bachelor’s degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2). o                Students in the final year of Master’s degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent. o                Students in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master’s degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology. o                Students in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology. Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone, corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City to appear for the examination, so as to reach on or before Monday, 24th October, 2011 (OR) It can be handed over personally to Respective Zonal GATE Office.

Download Syllabus for GATE 2012 Papers

                              (GATE EXAM SYLLABUS 2012)

General Aptitude (GA) component common in all papers
AE: Aerospace Engineering	XE Section A: Engineering Mathematics
AG: Agricultural Engineering	XE Section B: Fluid Mechanics
AR: Architecture and Planning	XE Section C: Materials Science
BT: Biotechnology	XE Section D: Solid Mechanics
CE: Civil Engineering	XE Section E: Thermodynamics
CH: Chemical Engineering	XE Section F: Polymer Science and Engineering
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology	XE Section G: Food Technology
CY: Chemistry
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering	XL Section H: Chemistry
EE: Electrical Engineering	XL Section I: Biochemistry
GG: Geology and Geophysics	XL Section J: Botany
IN: Instrumentation Engineering	XL Section K: Microbiology
MA: Mathematics	XL Section L: Zoology
ME: Mechanical Engineering	XL Section M: Food Technology
MN: Mining Engineering
MT: Metallurgical Engineering
PH: Physics
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

CONTACTS

Zone	Contact Address	Phone Number	FAX	EMail Id
1	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560 012	080-2293 2392	080-2360 1227	gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in
2	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Bombay, Powai,  Mumbai 400 076	022-2576 7068	022-2572 3706	gateoffice@iitb.ac.in
3	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Delhi, Hauz Khas,  New Delhi 110 016	011-2659 1749	011-2658 1579	gateoffice@admin.iitd.ernet.in
4	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Guwahati,  Guwahati 781 039	0361-258 2751	0361-258 2755	gate@iitg.ernet.in
5	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Kanpur,  Kanpur 208 016	0512-259 7412	0512-259 0932	gate@iitk.ac.in
6	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Kharagpur,  Kharagpur 721 302	03222-282091	03222-278243	gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in
7	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Madras,  Chennai 600 036	044-2257 8200	044-2257 8204	gate@iitm.ac.in
8	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology  Roorkee,  Roorkee 247 667	01332-284531	01332-285707	gate@iitr.ernet.in

 

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