Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE 2012

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology for Master degree courses of Engineering in top Engineering Colleges in India. So if you want to take admission in master programmes of these top engineering colleges and IISC you need to appear for gate exam 2012.

There is just one paper in the GATE exam that has to be attempted within three hours time. It consists of total 65 questions which carry 100 marks. There are all objective questions with multiple choices. One has to darken the bubble corresponding to the answer and this year it would be with a black ball pen instead of a pencil. It is important to note for all the aspirants of GATE 2012 that wrong answers carry negative marking. 

 

All those who qualify in the GATE 2012 exam would be eligible to get admission in the best of engineering colleges like IITs. They can pursue bachelor’s degree in Technology, Architecture and Engineering other than pursuing master’s degree in Maths, Science, Statistics and Computer Application. Additionally, one qualifies for pursuing doctoral programs in the branch of science. There are scholarships available for doctoral students if they qualify GATE exam.  

 

GATE 2012 Exam Dates/ Notification:- Commencement of GATE 2012 Apply Online Application Form submission:- Monday 12 September 2011(00:00 Hrs)

Last date for Submission of Online Application form (website closure):- Monday 17 October 2011(23:00 Hrs)

Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application form at the respective zonal GATE Office:- Monday 24 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

Dates for GATE 2012 Online Examination for Different Papers:-

GATE Online Examination Papers AR, GG and TF:- Sunday 29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)

GATE Online Examination Papers AE-Aerospace Engineering
, AG - Agricultural Engineering and MN - Mining Engineering Sunday:- 29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)

GATE Offline Examination Papers BT - Biotechnology, CE- Civil Engineering, CH- Chemical Engineering, CS- Computer Science, ME- Mechcnical Engineering, PH- Physics and PI- Production & Industrial Engineering:- Sunday 12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)

GATE Offline Examination Papers CY- Chemistry, EC- Electronics & Communication, EE- Electrical Engineering, IN- Instrumentation, MA- Mathematics, MT- Metallurgical Engineering, XE and XL:- Sunday 12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)

GATE 2012 Results :- Thursday 15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)


Eligibility for GATE Exam 2012:-
 

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (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 or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and 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), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

GATE 2012 is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

      Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
      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

GATE 2012 is going to be conducted in 21 different streams which are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Instrumentation Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Geology and Geophysics, Mathematics, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Textile Engineering and Fiber Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering Sciences and Life Science.