Admission to post graduate

What is GATE ?

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.


Admission to post graduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship/assistantship at engineering colleges/institutes in the country are open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/ Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must additionally secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification, however, is not required for candidates with Master degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy who may be seeking scholarship/assistantship for relevant doctoral programmes.

ELIGIBILITY FOR GATE

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

1. Bachelor 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 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 degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised 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.

GATE 2011 Preparation Guide

If you have decided to take up GATE 2011 and crack it well to IITs or at least NITs you are at right place. After writing a successful series for M.Tech Admission in 2010, GATE cutoff scores for 2009 and Answer common questions like how to find GATE percentile, what is valid GATE score, where can I get admission with xyz score? Its time to write a complete and comprehensive guide for GATE 2011 preparation.

This is not only my a single handed effort by me rather a great number of students who appeared in GATE 2010 and shared their knowledge and experience through different surveys and emails on this site. We decided to cover the following topics in detail to help students GATE 2011 preparation.

The topics covered are.

GATE 2011 notification
GATE notification or GATE Advertisement
How to fill GATE online Application form
GATE 2011 Important Dates

GATE syllabus or GATE 2011 Syllabus For all engineering streams

GATE study material
A great list of Study material collected from different sources like coaching centers and student surveys on this site.

GATE Coaching Centers
We are trying to make this list complete as possible through yearly surveys on GATE coaching centers.

Students GATE Forums
Forums started by students in social networking sites like Orkut, facebook etc. If you are moderator and have a good number of students in your forum please contact me at zahid@inspirenignite.com , We will definitely promote your community and group. (if you are some website owner, coaching center, or some commercial vender for GATE lectures or online lectures and started a community or page (please do not bother yourself to contact).

GATE 2010 Analysis and cutoffs
Once M.Tech admissions in 2010 are over, I will try to make a complete GATE Cutoff list as I made in GATE 2009 Cutoff scores post. If official source of information is not available we need to think about alternate ways make this list possible.

A general calendar for M.Tech admissions in IITs, NITs and top universities will also posted, with approximate date of notification. This to make sure you don’t miss it.

GATE preparation tips
A monthly motivational reminder letter by Zahid
Interviews and posts, tips and experience by GATE High Scorers. If you appeared in GATE 2010 and have some experience good or bad, advise or an idea to share with thousands of students, please do not hesitate to drop a mail to zahid@inspirenignite.com

GATE 2011 Results and analysis for admissions
A complete analysis of GATE 2011 Results will be posted, once the results are announced.

M.Tech Admissions 2011
A list of M.Tech admission notification in all IITs, NITs, IIITs and Top universities, same as M.Tech admissions 2010 will be made available to all the students.
In 2011 we are also planning to include Non-GATA Admissions in private colleges too, this will depend on the volunteers will and wish.

Making of GATE 2012 preparation Guide
This list is the result of one year experience with post GATE situation. Hope we learn more in 2011 and make a better Guide for GATE 2012 preparations.

I will be updating each section as soon as we make complete details about it. We are in the process of making it happen and request all of you to actively participate in surveys and polls to give as accurate and helpful as possible information to the students who are coming from the path we already traveled.

Wish you all a great luck and expecting a huge support from the regular reader community. Thanks all of your for your support and encouragement.

Important Dates for GATE 2011

The Important Dates for GATE 2011 are as follows.

GATE 2011application form or GATE 2011 Notification: Around Last week of September 2010

Last Date for submitting GATE 2011 Application Form: First Week of November 2010

Gate 2011 Exam Date: First weekend of Feb 2011

GATE 2011 Result Announcement: Mid of March 2011

M.Tech admissions 2011: Mid of March 2011 till July 2011

The list for GATE 2011 syllabus, GATE 2011 study material and other GATE 2011 preparation articles will be updated soon along with M.Tech admissions 2010 side by side.

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