GATE Exam Eligibility

GATE Eligibility for applying the Exam. Check for the Eligibility for GATE, before applying. This time the overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2011 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, designated as the Organising Institute for GATE 2011 . This is the eligibility given by IIT, Guwahati.

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE:

• 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.