GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering) 2018

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All India Entrance Examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science(IIs) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs).

The GATE score of a candidate is used for admissions to various Post-Graduate Education e.g. Master of Engineering/ME, Master of Technology/M-Tech, Doctor of Philosophy/Ph.D) in Indian higher education institutes/Universities, with financial assistance provided by MHRD. Recently, GATE scores are also being used by several Indian public sector undertakings (i.e., government-owned companies) for recruiting graduate engineers in entry-level positions. It is one of the most competitive examinations in India. Some of the PSUs which use GATE score for providing jobs include BARC, BHEL, IOCL, HPCL, NTPC, Power Grid, NHPC etc. GATE exam primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of the candidate in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering.

• The GATE score reflects the relative performance level in a particular branch. GATE score is valid for three years.

GATE 2018 Brochuer

The GATE 2018 Online Application Processing System is open or available now click the below to http://appsgate.iitg.ac.in/

The process GOAPS form filling Process of GATE 2018 is given in a sample format.  As per the given instruction do the process carefully. click the below image or DOWNLOAD to get the SAMPLE format.

Documents or Data needed for filling GATE 2018 Application form

is given below read carefully.

• Personal information (name, date of birth, personal mobile number, parents’ name, parents’ mobile number, etc.). Please note that the name of the candidate in the application form must exactly be the same as that in the qualifying degree certificate or the certificate issued by the Head of the Department/Institute in which the candidate is pursuing his/her study. GATE 2018 scorecard will be issued as per the name entered in the application form. Prefix/title such as Mr/Shri/Dr/Mrs/Smt, etc. should NOT be used before name.
• Address for Communication (including PIN code)
• Eligibility degree details
• College name and address with PIN code
• GATE paper (subject)
• Choice of GATE examination cities
• High quality image of candidate’s photograph conforming to the requirements specified
• Good quality image of candidate’s signature conforming to the requirements specified
• Scanned copy of the Eligibility Certificate in pdf format (Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate or Certificate from the Head of the Department/ Institute  (format specified in Appendix A of the Information Brochure)
• Scanned copy of Category (SC/ST) certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
• Scanned copy of PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
• Scanned copy of Dyslexic Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
• Details of the valid Identity Document* (ID) (The same ID, in original, should be carried to the examination hall)
• Net-banking/debit card/credit card details for fee payment
• Valid Identity Document: Passport/ PAN card/ Voter ID/ Aadhaar-UID/ College ID/ Employee ID/ Driving License

At present, GATE is conducted in the following 23 disciplines. A candidate can select any one of these.

GATE Paper	Code	Syllabus	GATE Paper	Code	Syllabus
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Download	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	Download
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Download	Mathematics	MA	Download
Architecture and Planning	AR	Download	Mechanical Engineering	ME	Download
Biotechnology	BT	Download	Mining Engineering	MN	Download
Civil Engineering	CE	Download	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	Download
Chemical Engineering	CH	Download	Petroleum Engineering	PE	Download
Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	Download	Physics	PH	Download
Chemistry	CY	Download	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	Download
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	Download	Textile Engineering and Fiber Science	TF	Download
Electrical Engineering	EE	Download	Engineering Sciences	XE*
Ecology and Evolution	EY	Download	Life Sciences	XL**
Geology and Geophysics	GG	Download

* Engineering Sciences (XE) Paper Sections (A and any 2 of B to H)	Code	Syllabus	** Life Sciences (XL) Paper Sections (P and any 2 of Q to U)	Code	Syllabus
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)	A	Download	Chemistry (Compulsory)	P	Download
Fluid Mechanics	B	Download	Biochemistry	Q	Download
Materials Science	C	Download	Botany	R	Download
Solid Mechanics	D	Download	Microbiology	S	Download
Thermodynamics	E	Download	Zoology	T	Download
Polymer Science and Engineering	F	Download	Food Technology	U	Download
Food Technology	G	Download
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	H	Download

Important Dates

Contents	Date
GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens for Enrollment, Application Filling, Application Submission	September 01, 2017 (Friday)
Last Date for Submission of Online Application through Website	October 05, 2017 (Thursday)
Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of Examination City via GOAPS login	November 17, 2017 (Friday)
Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Interface for printing	January 05, 2018 (Friday)
GATE 2018 Online Examination Dates	February 03, 04, 10 & 11, 2018 (Saturdays & Sundays)
Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website	March 17, 2018 (Saturday)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Qualifying Degree	Qualifying Degree/ Examination (Descriptive)	Degree Status	Year of qualification not later than
B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Pharm.	Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./ Diploma in Engineering/ Technology) and those who are in the final year of such programs	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
B. Arch.	Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (Five years course)	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S.	Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/ 4 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 4th year or already completed	2018
M. Sc./ M.A./ MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics / Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
Int. M.E/ M.Tech (Post-B.Sc.)	Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (Four year program)	Currently in the 2nd/ 3rd/ 4thyear or already completed	2020
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2)	Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering / Technology (Five year program)	Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed	2019
Int. M.Sc/ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B. S./ M. S. program	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
Professional Society Examination (equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch.)	B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch. equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/ UPSC/ AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India)	Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses	NA

Question Paper Pattern & Mark Distribution

All the papers of GATE will be conducted by an ONLINE computer Based Test (CBT). The GATE paper consists of questions of both multiple choice type and numerical answer type. For numerical answer type questions, the candidates have to enter a number as the answer using a virtual key board. The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hour duration that contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks.

DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS:

Test pattern for the three hour GATE exam is - 65 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) aggregating to a total of 100 marks:

• 10 Questions based on General Aptitude questions carry a total of 15 marks (5 Qs of 1mark each + 5 Qs of 2 marks each)
• Remaining 55 questions are based on the syllabus mentioned in the respective paper codes. Each question carries either 1 mark or 2 marks

Given below is a detailed and systematic description of the GATE question paper for all paper codes except GG, XE and XL which have minor changes in the paper pattern.

Flow Of Questions	Negative Marks for Wrong Answer
Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks)	1/3  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks)	2/3  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.48, Q.49 and Q.50, Q.51 (2 pairs) will be based on some common data provided. Each question will carry two marks	2/3  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the pair will depend on the answer to the first question. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks.	There will be negative marks only for the wrong answer to the first question in the linked pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, 2/ 3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
Q.56 to Q. 60 : General Aptitude (GA) questions. Will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks).	1/3  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.61 to Q.65 : General Aptitude (GA) questions. Will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 marks)	2/3  mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

All the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF will contain few questions on Engineering Mathematics carrying 15 marks.


The following are the Tentative list of cities where the GATE 2018 Examination is going to held which may be change.

Zone No.	Zonal GATE Office	Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns*
1.	IISc Bangalore Bengaluru – 560 012 Website: http://gate.iisc.ac.in/	Ananthapuramu, Angamaly, Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Bidar, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kannur, Kasaragod, Kolar, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Palakkad, Payyanur, Port Blair, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Thrissur, Tumakuru, Vatakara
2.	IIT Bombay Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 Website: http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/	Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Baramati, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kankavli, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Thane, Vadodara
3.	IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016 Website: http://gate.iitd.ac.in/	Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh-Rohtak, Bikaner, Faridabad, Greater NOIDA, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, New Delhi, Palwal, Samba, Sikar, Udaipur, Ujjain
4.	IIT Guwahati Guwahati – 781 039 Website: http://www.gate.iitg.ac.in	Agartala, Asansol-Durgapur, Burdwan, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Tezpur
5.	IIT Kanpur Kanpur – 208 016 Website: http://gate.iitk.ac.in/	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi
6.	IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur – 721 302 Website: http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/	Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (Surampalem), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram.
7.	IIT Madras Chennai – 600 036 Website: http://gate.iitm.ac.in/	Alappuzha, Aluva, Attingal, Bapatla, Chengannur, Chennai, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ernakulam, Erode-Thiruchengode, Gudur, Guntur, Idukki, Kadapa, Kanjirapally, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karimnagar, Karur, Khammam, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Madurai, Muvattupuzha, Nalgonda, Namakkal, Nedumangad, Nellore, Ongole, Pala, Puducherry (Pondicherry), Punalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Warangal
8.	IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247 667 Website: http://www.iitr.ac.in/gate/	Ambala, Amritsar, Baddi (HP), Bathinda, Bhimtal, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Jalandhar, Khanna, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala, Roorkee, Sangrur, Shimla-Solan, Sonepat, Una, Yamunanagar
9.	International GATE,IIT Guwahati	Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore