GATE Exam Details

GATE 2019 Notification

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IITs (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and Government of India.

Management institutes like NITIE, Mumbai offer admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering on the basis of GATE score.

GATE 2019 Examination Schedule

Date & Day	Session No.	Time (IST)	Test Paper Code
2nd February 2019 (Saturday)	1	09:00 – 12.00 Hrs. (Forenoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
	2	14:00 – 17:00 Hrs. (Afternoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
3rd February 2019 (Sunday)	1	09:00 – 12.00 Hrs. (Forenoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
	2	14:00 – 17:00 Hrs. (Afternoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
9th February 2019 (Saturday)	1	09:00 – 12.00 Hrs. (Forenoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
	2	14:00 – 17:00 Hrs. (Afternoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
10th February 2019 (Sunday)	1	09:00 – 12.00 Hrs. (Forenoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided
	2	14:00 – 17:00 Hrs. (Afternoon)	Engineering Streams to be decided

GATE Eligibility

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IITs (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and Government of India.

Copies of Certificates to be submitted Passed in the year 2015 or earlier Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate Expected to complete in 2016 or later Certificate from the Head of the Department/Institute

NOTE: If a candidate is pursuing any higher degree or already obtained a degree higher than that mentioned in the above table, then the candidate can select the relevant minimum required qualifying degree while filling the application form.

Certificate from Principal

Candidates who have to submit a certificate from their college Principal, as determined from the above table, have to obtain a signature from their Principal/HOD along with the seal on the “Certificate from the Principal” format that will be printed on the application PDF file which is generated after completion of the online application submission.

Candidates with backlogs

Candidates who have appeared in the final semester/year exam, but with a backlog (arrears/failed subjects) in any of the papers in their qualifying degree should

(i)submit a copy of any one of the marks sheets of the final year

(ii)have to obtain a signature from their Principal/HOD along with the seal on the “Certificate from the Principal” format that will be printed on the application PDF file which will be generated after completion of the online application submission.

How to Apply

The student needs to note that this information pertains to How to Apply for actual GATE 2019 Exam and NOT for Gateforum packages.

1. All Supporting documents should be sent online only. No hard copy will be accepted
2. Payments have to be made through debit/ATM cards, credit cards or internet banking and e-challan only

How to Apply?

For further details please log on to  http://gate.iitm.ac.in/

GATE Paper Pattern

In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks will be on General Aptitude (GA), which is intended to test the Language and Analytical Skills.

In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TFand XE, the Engineering Mathematics will carry around 15% of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining 70% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining 85% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

GATE 2019 would contain questions of two different types in all the papers:

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four answers, out of which the candidate has to select (mark) the correct answer.
  Negative Marking for Wrong Answers: For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
• Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. For these questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered by the candidate using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor . No choices will be shown for these type of questions. There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions.