GATE 2012 Notifications , Application Process, Eligibility Criteria

23 1 GATE

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination for admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes.

The GATE is 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.

The application process in GATE are managed by the IISC and various IIT’s of different 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

This year the GATE is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. GATE qualification is a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.

This time all the application must be filled online through Bank Challan or Payment Gateway. If you don’t know how to pay the Fees for GATE 2012 Online Just learn it here

Application Fees

Category	pplication Fee
General/OBC	Rs.1000/-
SC / ST / PD	Rs.500/-

Important Dates

Commencement of Online Application submission	Monday	12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs)
Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure)	Monday	17 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs)
Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office	Monday	24 October 2011
Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city	Friday	09 December 2011
Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites	Monday	02 January 2012
GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF	Sunday	29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN	Sunday	29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI	Sunday	12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL	Sunday	12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of results	Thursday	15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)

GATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

This time there is a small change in the eligibility criteria for GATE aspirant. Now Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012.

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE 2012:

Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma) and those who are in the 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 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.
Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.