Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Location : IndiaDesignation : Multiple JobsQualification : Bachelor's / Master's DegreeExperience : FreshersComplete Description :
GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - 2012
IOCL, Power Grid, BHEL and NTPC companies will be shortlisting the candidates based on GATE score.
Update @ 14th October 2011:
There is an unprecedented rush to apply for GATE 2012. In view of this, the last date for application has been extended as given below:
1. Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure at 23:00 Hrs): 21 October 2011 (Friday).
2. Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office: 28 October 2011 (Friday)
As of 12 noon on 14 October, more than 863,000 candidates have registered online. During 24 hours on 13 October alone, nearly 96,000 candidates have registered. Due to this rush, if you experience reduced access speeds to the application website, we request you to kindly bear with us and try again.
The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.
GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:
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, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012 .
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. 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'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.
GATE qualification is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.
HOW TO APPLY
Before applying, candidates are advised to download the GATE 2012 Information Brochure and read it carefully.
Candidates have to apply only Online. Details of the application fee are given below.
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Category |
Application Fee |
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General/OBC |
Rs.1000/- |
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SC / ST / PD |
Rs.500/- |
Important Dates:
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Commencement of Online Application submission |
12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs) |
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Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure) |
17 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs) |
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Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office |
24 October 2011 |
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Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city |
09 December 2011 |
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Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites |
02 January 2012 |
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GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF |
29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) |
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GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN |
29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) |
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GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI |
12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) |
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GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL |
12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) |
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Announcement of results |
15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs) |
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