Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE-2011) on 30-01-2011 (Online) and 13-02-2011(Offline)

Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE-2011) on 30-01-2011 (Online) and 13-02-2011(Offline)

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, will be conducted on 30-01-2011 (Online) and 13-02-2011(Offline).

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 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

ELIGIBILITY:
The following categories of candidates 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 or pre-final year of such programmes.
2)  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.
3) 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.
4) 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.

APPLICATION:
Candidates can submit application form in two different modes: Online and Offline.
OFFLINE: Application forms can be procured from  Designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment (General/OBC- Rs.1,000/- & SC/ST/PD -Rs.500/-) or over the counter from Zonal GATE Office after handing over Demand Draft for appropriate amount.

ONLINE:
The Online application fee is Rs. 800 for General/OBC Category candidates and Rs. 400 for SC/ ST/PD Category candidates which can be paid using credit or debit cards or netbanking through the payment gateway of ICICI Bank / Bill Desk / HDFC or by cash at State Bank of India or Indian Bank branches.

Candidates can apply online through the following sites based on their Zone.
IISc Bangalore gate    : .iisc.ernet.in
IIT Bombay    :   www.iitb.ac.in/gate
IIT Delhi    :   www.iitd.ac.in/gate
IIT Guwahati    :   www.iitg.ernet.in/gate
IIT Kanpur    :   www.iitk.ac.in/gate
IIT Kharagpur    :   gate.iitkgp.ac.in
IIT Madras    :   gate.iitm.ac.in
IIT Roorkee    :   www.iitr.ac.in/gate

Duly filled-in Application Form (ONLINE/OFFLINE) with appropriate enclosures have to be sent by Registered or Speed post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, so as to reach on or before Tuesday, November 02, 2010.

Last date for a) Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) is October 27, 2010 and b) submission of completed Offline/Online Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office is November 02, 2010.

Sale of Application Form / Online Application commences on 21-09-2010

Further details can be obtained by visiting the website link: http://gate.iitm.ac.in/gate2011 and http://gate.iitm.ac.in/gate2011/pdffiles/brochure.pdf