Most common question in the mind of all engineering students
is WHAT AFTER BTECH?
The answer to
this dilemma is GATE!! But, several questions arise in the mind of a student,
like how to prepare for GATE, what are the benefits of GATE with regards to
his/ her career? The reason behind these questions is lack of information
regarding GATE and its benefits.
All the
information, that you’ve been looking for, is given below! Keep scrolling to
know more.
What is GATE?
GATE stands
for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. It is an all India examination
administered and conducted in 8 zones across India by GATE committee from IITs
and IISCs on behalf of the National Coordinating Board-GATE, Department of
Education, MHRD, Govt of India. It is entrance exam for admission in post
graduate courses in engineering.
Eligibility for GATE
- BTech/ BArch. Degree holders and
students in final year of their programme (4 years after 10+2)
- BTech/ BArch. Degree holders and
students in final year of their programme ( post BSc./ post Diploma)
- MSc in Science/ Maths/
Statistics/ Computer Applications or those who are in their final year
- Candidates with AMIE/ AMICE
qualifications
Paper codes
A candidate
can ONLY apply for one out of the 21 papers for GATE. It is expected, that the
candidate will appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her
qualifying degree. But, the candidate is free to choose any paper as his/her
future plans, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutes he/she
wishes to seek admission.
Exam Pattern for GATE
GATE exam
consists of objective questions and numerical type questions (introduced from 2014), of 3 hours
duration. The exam pattern is as follows.
Questions
|
Marks
|
No. of questions
|
Total Marks
|
Negative marks
|
1 to 25
|
1 mark
|
25
|
25
marks
|
1/3 mark
|
26 to 55
|
2 mark
|
30
|
60 marks
|
2/3 mark
|
56 to 60 (GA)
|
1 marks
|
5
|
5 marks
|
1/3 mark
|
61 to 65 (GA)
|
2 marks
|
5
|
10 marks
|
2/3 mark
|
Total Questions:- 65
Total marks:- 100
Note:-
- All GATE exam papers have
General Aptitude (GA) portion carrying 15% of the total marks allotted.
- For numerical answer type
questions, candidate has to write a number as an answer. NO NEGATIVE MARKING
for Numerical type questions as there are NO choices given for them.
GATE
2016 notification dates (tentative)
GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS)
website opens
|
September 2015
|
Last Date for submission of Online Application
through website
|
October 2015
|
Last Date for receipt of Print-out of the Online
Application along with all the supporting documents at the respective Zonal
GATE offices
|
October 2015
|
GATE 2016 will be completely ONLINE for all 21
papers. The format of the examination is expected to stay the same.
Cut
off marks for each paper code will depend on the number of students appearing
in that paper.
Question
paper design
The types of questions in GATE exam are
based on the following logic:-
- Recall:-
Based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the subject and discipline.
Mostly the question reply on memory and one line computation.
- Comprehension:-
These questions test the understanding of the basics and
fundamentals of a candidate’s field/ subject, by requiring the candidate to
draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas.
- Application:-
These questions require application of knowledge through
logical reasoning.
- Analysis
and Synthesis:-
These are mostly linked questions or common data questions.
What
after GATE?
Admission to PG courses; ME, MTech.
will start after the GATE results. Different colleges/ institutions follow
different admission procedures like PI, GD or sometimes a separate entrance
exam. Candidates are advised to visit the website of concerned college.
GATE
for PSUs
GATE exam has become more important to
candidates who want to secure a career in PSUs. The focus for a candidate
wishing to join a PSU via GATE is to score high in the exam. After scoring
sufficiently high in GATE, a candidate will have to appear in Interview, GD,
Case Study, Pyschometric test or Group task. The final selection will depend
upon GATE marks and performance in these tests.
In the year 2015, below listed PSUs
have notified their recruitments for Engineers through GATE-2015. They are
listed as follows:-
- BHEL
- NTPC
- PGCIL
- IOCL
- DVC
- HPCL
- BPCL
- NHPC
- BEL
- MECL
- MECON
- NALCO
- GAIL
- CONCOR
- PGCIL
- NFL
- CEL
- COAL
- MDL
- PSPCL
- OPGC
- IRCON
- BBNL
- BNPM
- GSECL
- NHAI
- AAI
- BARC
- NBCC
- L&T
Build India
Important:- Candidates should write GATE exam in the same discipline as of their
qualifying degree to be considered for PSU recruitment.
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