Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Aptitude test for sciences undergraduates

Graduate Aptitude Test in EngineeringAcronym| GATE

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Type| Computer-based standardized test
Administrator| Conducted jointly by IISc and 7 IITs on behalf of the National Co-ordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India.[1]
Skills tested| Bachelor's degree level knowledge of the chosen engineering or science discipline.
Purpose| Post-graduate engineering admissions,[2] screening for entry-level engineering jobs
Year started| 1983 (41 years ago) (1983)[3]
Duration| 3 hours[4]
Score range| Marks (unscaled) out of 100, in 0.33 point increments.
Score (scaled) out of 1000, in 1 point increments.
Score validity| 3 years (GATE 2014 onward).
Offered| One time every year (usually in February 1st or 2nd week).
Regions| Over 1000+ centres in India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates.
Languages| English
Annual number of test takers|  653,292 (2024)
Prerequisites| Third year student or graduate of Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering/ architecture or Master's degree (or equivalent) in science, computer applications can apply for GATE
Fee| INR ₹ 900 for Indian Female, SC, ST and Physically challenged candidates.[5]
INR ₹ 1800 for all other Indian candidates.
US $ 100 to $200 for international candidates.
Used by| Various Indian engineering colleges offering post-graduate education,[2] several public sector Indian companies recruiting engineers, etc.
Qualification rate|  19.78% (2024)
Website| gate2024.iisc.ac.in (for GATE 2024)

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an entrance examination conducted in India that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of undergraduate subjects in engineering and sciences for admission to postgraduate programs. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technologies at Roorkee, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai (Madras) and Mumbai (Bombay) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

The GATE score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate education programs (e.g. Master of Engineering, Master of Technology, Master of Architecture, Doctor of Philosophy) in Indian higher education institutes, with financial assistance provided by MoE and other government agencies. GATE scores are also used by several Indian public sector undertakings for recruiting graduate engineers in entry-level positions. It is one of the most competitive examinations in India. GATE is also recognized by various institutes outside India, such as Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.[6]

## Financial assistance in post-graduate programs

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The GATE is used as a requirement for financial assistance (e.g. scholarships) for a number of programs, though criteria differ by admitting institution.[2] In December 2015, the University Grants Commission and MHRD announced that the scholarship for GATE-qualified master's degree students is increased by 55% from ₹8,000 (US$96) per month to ₹12,400 (US$150) per month.[7][8]

## Eligibility

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The following students are eligible to take GATE:[citation needed]

* Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering / Technology / Architecture (3 years after 10+2/ 10+2+3(ongoing)/ 10+2+4(ongoing)/ Post-B.Sc./ Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programs ( Also prefinal year of B.tech).
* 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 programs.
* Candidates in the second or

-year integrated master's degree programs (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering / Technology.

* Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year integrated master's degree programs or Dual Degree programs in Engineering / Technology.
* Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UGC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(India), AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I), AMIETE By IETE(India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.
* A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program OR has already completed any government approved degree program in
* Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts is eligible to appear for GATE 2022 examination. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

There is no age limit criterion defined by the exam conducting authority to appear in GATE.

## Disciplines, structure, syllabus, and marking scheme

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### Disciplines

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At present, GATE is conducted in the following 30 disciplines. A candidate can select any one or two of these subjects relevant to his/her discipline.[2]

From 2022, 2 new papers were introduced: GE (Geomatics Engineering) and NM (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering).[9]

GATE Paper | Code

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Aerospace Engineering | AE
Instrumentation Engineering | IN
Agricultural Engineering | AG
Mathematics | MA
Architecture and Planning | AR
Biomedical | BM
Biotechnology | BT
Civil Engineering | CE
Petroleum Engineering | PE
Chemical Engineering | CH
Physics | PH
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI
Chemistry | CY
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science | TF
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC
Engineering Sciences | XE*
Electrical Engineering | EE
Life Sciences | XL**
Environmental Science and Engineering | ES
Humanities and Social Sciences | XH***
Ecology and Evolution | EY
Statistics | ST[10]
Geology and Geophysics | GG
Geomatics Engineering | GE
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | DA

The paper sections under XE*, XL** and XH*** are defined by some dedicated codes which are mentioned in the following table-

* Engineering Sciences (XE) Paper Sections
(A and any 2 of B to H) | Code | ** Life Sciences (XL) Paper Sections
(P and any 2 of Q to U) | Code  | Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) Paper Sections

(B1 and any 1 of C1 to C6)

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Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) | A | Chemistry (Compulsory) | P  | Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory)  | B1
Fluid Mechanics | B | Biochemistry | Q  | Economics  | C1
Materials Science | C | Botany | R  | English  | C2
Solid Mechanics | D | Microbiology | S  | Linguistics  | C3
Thermodynamics | E | Zoology | T  | Philosophy  | C4
Polymer Science and Engineering | F | Food Technology | U  | Psychology  | C5
Food Technology | G |  |  | Sociology  | C6
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | H |  |  |  |

### Duration and examination type

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The examination is of 3 hours duration, and contains a total of 65 questions worth a maximum of 100 marks. The examination for all the papers is carried out in an online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where the candidates are shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. The questions consist of some Multiple Choice Questions or MCQs (four answer options out of which only ONE is correct, which has to be chosen). Remaining questions may be of Multiple Select Questions or MSQs (four answer options out of which ONE or MORE than ONE is/are correct, hence correct options need to be chosen) and/or Numerical Answer Type questions or NATs (answer is a real number, to be entered via an on-screen keypad and computer mouse).[2]

### Syllabus

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* Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
* Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.
* Engineering Mathematics (not for all Papers)
* Technical Ability: Technical questions related to the Paper chosen

### Questions and marking scheme

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The examination will consist of totally 65 questions, segregated as One-mark and Two-mark questions. Out of 65 questions, 10 questions will be from General Aptitude (Verbal and Numerical ability) and 55 questions will be Technical, based on the Paper chosen. The General Aptitude section will have 5 One-mark questions and 5 Two-mark questions, accounting for about 15% of total marks. The Technical section and Engineering Mathematics section will combinedly have 25 One-mark questions and 30 Two-mark questions, accounting for about 85% of total marks. Further, all the sections may have some Multiple Choice Questions or MCQs, while remaining questions may be Multiple Select Questions or MSQs and/or Numerical Answer Type questions or NATs. The examination awards negative marks for wrong MCQ answers. Usually, 1/3rd of original marks will be deducted for wrong MCQ answers (i.e. -0.33 for wrong One-mark answers and -0.66 for wrong Two-mark answers) while there are no negative marks for MSQs and NATs. Also there is NO partial credit for MSQs and NATs.

## Result and test score

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GATE results are usually declared about one month after the examinations are over. The results show the total marks scored by a candidate, the GATE score, the all-India rank (AIR) and the cut off marks for various categories in the candidate's paper. The score is valid for 3 years from the date of announcement of the GATE results. The score cards are issued only to qualified candidates.

### Normalized GATE Score (new procedure)

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Calculation of "normalized marks" for subjects held in multiple sessions (CE, CS, EC, EE and ME):

Graph showing the linear relationship between "actual marks" and "normalized marks" of a candidate, in a multiple-session subject (CE, CS, EC, EE and ME) of GATE.
Mgt = average marks of top 0.1 % candidates in all sessions of that subject.
Mgq = mean + standard deviation, of marks of all candidates in all sessions of that subject.
Mti = average marks of top 0.1 % candidates in the ith session of that subject.
Miq = mean + standard deviation, of marks of all candidates in the ith session of that subject.

From 2014 onward, examination for CE, CS, EC, ME and EE subjects is being held in multiple sessions. Hence, for these subjects, a suitable normalization is applied to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question sets across different sessions. The normalization is done based on the fundamental assumption that "in all multi-session GATE papers, the distribution of abilities of candidates is the same across all the sessions". According to the GATE committee, this assumption is justified since "the number of candidates appearing in multi-session subjects in GATE 2014 is large and the procedure of allocation of session to candidates is random. Further it is also ensured that for the same multi-session subject, the number of candidates allotted in each session is of the same order of magnitude."

Based on the above, and considering various normalization methods, the committee arrived at the following formula for calculating the normalized marks, for CE, CS, EC, EE and ME subjects:[11]

Normalized mark (︿Mij) of jth candidate in ith session, is given by

M ^ i j = M ¯ t g − M q g M t i − M i q ( M i j − M i q ) + M q g {\displaystyle {\hat {M}}_{ij}={\frac {{\bar {M}}_{t}^{g}-M_{q}^{g}}{M_{ti}-M_{iq}}}(M_{ij}-M_{iq})+M_{q}^{g}}
where,

Mij is the actual marks obtained by the jth candidate in the ith session,
Mgt is the average marks of the top 0.1 % candidates in all sessions of that subject,
Mgq is the sum of mean and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in all sessions of that subject,
Mti is the average of marks of top 0.1 % candidates in the ith session of that subject,
Miq is the sum of mean and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in the ith session of that subject.

After evaluation of the answers, normalized marks based on the above formula will be calculated using the raw (actual) marks obtained by a candidate in the CE, CS, EC, EE or ME subject. The "score" will be calculated using these normalized marks. For all other subjects (whose tests are conducted in a single session), the actual marks obtained by the candidates will be used in calculating the score.

Calculation of GATE Score for all subjects (single-session and multiple-session):

Graph showing the linear relationship between marks and score in GATE.
Mq = Qualifying marks for general category candidates.
Mt = Average marks of top 0.1 % candidates (for subjects with 10000 or more appeared candidates) or top 10 candidates (for subjects with less than 10000 appeared candidates).
Sq = 350.
St = 900.
Note: In case of multiple-session subjects (EC, CS, ME, EE and CE), "marks" considered are the "normalized marks".

From GATE 2014 onward (and year 2014-15 of the 2-year validity period of GATE 2013 score), a candidate's GATE score is computed by the following new formula.[12]
S = S q + ( S t − S q ) M − M q M ¯ t − M q {\displaystyle S=S_{q}+(S_{t}-S_{q}){\frac {M-M_{q}}{{\overline {M}}_{t}-M_{q}}}}
where,

S = Score (normalized) of a candidate,
M = Marks obtained by a candidate ("normalized marks" in case of multiple-session subjects CE, CS, EC, EE and ME),
Mq = Qualifying marks for general category candidates in that subject (usually 25 or μ + σ, whichever is higher),

μ = Average (i.e. arithmetic mean) of marks of all candidates in that subject,
σ = Standard deviation of marks of all candidates in that subject,
Mt = Average marks of top 0.1 % candidates (for subjects with 10000 or more appeared candidates) or top 10 candidates (for subjects with less than 10000 appeared candidates),
St = 900 = Score assigned to Mt,
Sq = 350 = Score assigned to Mq.
A scorecard in the Mechanical Engineering test of GATE 2015. (The candidate's photograph, signature, name, registration number, and QR code are blurred.)

Percentile:

A candidate's percentile denotes the percentage of candidates scoring lower than that particular candidate. It is calculated as:

Percentile = ( 1 - ⁠All India rank/ No. of candidates in that subject⁠ ) x 100%

### Old formula

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Till GATE 2012 (and year 2013-14 of the 2-year validity period of GATE 2013 score), the score was calculated using the formula:[13]

GATE score =  10 ( a g + s g m − a S ) {\displaystyle 10(a_{g}+s_{g}{\frac {m-a}{S}})}

where,

m = Marks obtained by the candidate,
a = Average of marks of all candidates who appeared in that subject, in that year, with marks less than zero converted to zero,
S = Standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in that subject, in that year, with marks less than zero converted to zero,
ag = Global average of marks of all candidates who appeared across all subjects in current and past 5 years (i.e. 2010 to 2013 for GATE 2013), with marks less than zero converted to zero,
sg = Global standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared across all subjects in current and past 5 years (i.e. 2010 to 2013 for GATE 2013), with marks less than zero converted to zero.

## Qualifying marks

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The rules for qualifying marks have varied from year to year. The qualifying marks (out of 100) are different for different subjects as well as categories.

Category | Qualifying mark (out of 100)

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General (GN) | 25 or 25+, whichever is higher.
Other backward classes (OBC) | 90% of general category's qualifying mark.
Scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) | 2/3 (i.e., 66.67%) of general category's qualifying mark.

Here μ is the average (i.e., arithmetic mean) of marks of all candidates in the subject (with negative marks converted to zero) and σ is the standard deviation of all marks in that subject.

Usually, the general category's qualifying mark is in the 25 to 50 range.

The Government of India implemented reservations for other backward classes in college admissions and public sector job recruitment in the year 2008. Before that, all OBC candidates were included in the "general" category. There was no separate OBC category then.

## Statistics

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Sources:[14][15]

The following line chart shows the number of candidates registered, appeared, and qualified (total of all subjects).

Registered

Appeared

Qualified

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Year | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Percentage of appeared that qualified | Reference(s)

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2006 | 184,308  | 170,252  | 33,813  | 19.86%  | [14]
2007 | 168,917  | 153,822  | 44,387  | 28.86%
2008 | 184,672 | 166,027 | 31,694 | 19.09%
2009 | 230,341 | 212,130 | 35,273 | 16.63%
2010 | 460,541 | 420,596 | 59,853 | 14.23%
2011 | 612,568 | 558,480 | 96,239 | 17.23%
2012 | 777,134 | 686,614 | 108,526 | 15.81% | [16]
2013 | 1,200,728 | 984,855 | 136,699 | 13.88% | [17]
2014 | 1,033,625 | 889,156 | 149,694 | 16.84% | [18]
2015 | 927,580 | 804,463 | 121,060
[13,874 general category candidates who scored above the OBC (NCL) qualifying mark, but below the general category qualifying mark, received scorecards. But they did not qualify.] | 15.05% | [19]
2016 | 971,831 | 818,850 | 135,392 | 16.53% | [20]
2017 | 922,167 | 787,148 | 129,149 | 16.00% | [21]
2018 | 934,461  | 781,854  | 132,245  | 16.91%  | [22]
2019 | 927,616  | 770,681  | 140,955  | 18.28%
2020 | 858,890  | 685,088  | 129,000*  | 18.80%[23]
2021 | 882,684  | 711,542  | 126,813  | 17.82%  | [24]
2022 | 845,432  | 597,030  | 112,678  | 18.87%  | [25][26]
2023 | 670,000*  | 517,000*  | 93,000*  | 18.00*%  | [27]
2024 | 826,239  | 653,292  | TBD  | TBD  | [28]

* Precise figures unavailable right now.

The following line chart shows the variation of the number of candidates appeared in the 5 subjects with the largest numbers of appeared candidates, since GATE 2010:

Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)

Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Electrical Engineering (EE)

Civil Engineering (CE)

All other subjects

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Year | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Computer Science and Information Technology | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Others | Total | Reference(s)

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2010 | 104,291 | 107,086 | 59,338 | 52,246 | 19,406 | About 72,000* | About 415,000* | [29][unreliable source?]
2011 | 137,853 | 136,027 | 81,175 | 72,680 | 29,347 | About 96,000* | About 553,000* | [30][unreliable source?]
2012 | 176,944 | 156,780 | 112,320 | 110,125 | 36,156 | 94,289 | 686,614 | [31]
2013 | 256,135 | 224,160 | 165,814 | 152,381 | 67,472 | 118,893 | 984,855 | [32]
2014 | 216,367 | 155,190 | 185,578 | 141,799 | 90,872 | 99,350 | 889,156 | [33]
2015 | 172,714 | 115,425 | 185,758 | 125,851 | 101,429 | 103,286 | 804,463 | [19]
2016 | 183,152  | 131,803  | 234,727  | 146,293  | 118,147  | 4728  | 818,850  |
2017 | 152,318  | 108,495  | 197,789  | 125,859  | 119,873  | 82814  | 787,148  |
2018 | 125,870  | 107,893  | 194,496  | 121,383  | 153,078  |  |  |
2022 | 54,292  | 77,257  | 89,567  | 69,734  | 100,043  |  | 597,030  | [25]
2023 | 45,833  | 75,679  | 63,489  | 55,292  | 83,187  |  |  | [34]
2024 | 63,092  | 123,967  | 65,546  | 59,599  | 85,869  | 255,219  | 653,292  | [35]

* Precise figures unavailable right now.

### Gate Statistics by Years

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GATE 2012 statistics

The three hour test in 21 papers was conducted in 860 centers and 170 cities/towns across the country on two days: the computer based online exam in six papers on 29 January 2012 and the offline exam in the remaining fifteen papers on 12 February 2012. A total of 7,77,134 candidates registered for GATE 2012 and 6,86,614 candidates appeared for the exam. Nearly 81% of the total number of candidates who appeared for GATE 2012 were from four papers: Electronics and Communication Engineering (1,76,944), Computer Science and Information Technology (1,56,780), Mechanical Engineering (1,12,320) and Electrical Engineering (1,10,125).[36]

Subject-wise distribution of the 686,614 appeared candidates in GATE 2012[36]

Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) (25.77%)

Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) (22.83%)

Mechanical Engineering (ME) (16.34%)

Electrical Engineering (EE) (16.04%)

Civil Engineering (CE) (5.27%)

Instrumentation engineering (IN) (3.13%)

Chemical Engineering (CH) (1.66%)

Other (8.96%)

Category-wise distribution of the 108,526 qualified candidates in GATE 2012[36]

General category (GN) (50.19%)

Other backward classes (OBC) (27.91%)

Scheduled castes (SC) and Scheduled tribes (ST) (21.90%)

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

Appeared

Qualified

* Male
* Female

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Registered | NA | NA | 777,134
Appeared | 501,416 | 185,198 | 686,614
Qualified | 85,630 | 22,896 | 108,526
Percentage of appeared that qualified | 17.08% | 12.36% | 15.81%

Subject | No. of candidates appeared[36]

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Electronics and Communication Engineering | 176,944
Computer Science and Information Technology | 156,780
Mechanical Engineering | 112,320
Electrical Engineering | 110,125
Civil Engineering | 36,156
Instrumentation engineering | 21,509
Chemical Engineering | 11,407
Others | 61,373
Total | 686,614

The total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2012 is 1,08,526. This year, 30,294 OBC candidates qualified in the test, while 23,765 SC/ST and 447 physically challenged candidates qualified. Out of 1,85,198 female candidates who appeared in GATE 2012, 22,896 candidates qualified.[36]

The IIT Delhi zone topped among the other zones with 18,927 candidates figuring in the list of qualified candidates, followed by IIT Madras (17,343), IIT Kharagpur (15,735), IISc Bangalore (14,379), IIT Kanpur (12,469), IIT Roorkee (12,328), IIT Bombay (12,287), and IIT Guwahati (5,058).[36]

GATE 2013 statistics

250,000

500,000

750,000

1,000,000

1,250,000

1,500,000

Registered

Appeared

Qualified

* Male
* Female
* Other

|  | Male | Female | Other | Total

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Registered | 723508 | 477194 | 26 | 1200728
Appeared | 639326 | 345510 | 19 | 984855
Qualified | 108124 | 28572 | 3 | 136699
Percentage of appeared that qualified | 16.91% | 8.27% | 15.79% | 13.88%

250,000

500,000

750,000

1,000,000

1,250,000

1,500,000

Registered

Appeared

Qualified

* General category (GN)
* Other backward classes (OBC)
* Scheduled castes (SC)
* Scheduled tribes (ST)

| General category
(GN) | Other backward classes
(OBC) | Scheduled castes
(SC) | Scheduled tribes
(ST) | Total

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Registered | 618265 | 412191 | 137137 | 33135 | 1200728
Appeared | 496284 | 347617 | 113163 | 27758 | 984855
Qualified | 72125 | 41237 | 18936 | 4401 | 136699
Percentage of appeared that qualified | 14.53% | 11.86% | 16.73% | 15.85% | 13.88%

A total of 1,200,728 candidates registered for GATE 2013 and 984,855 candidates (82.02%) appeared for the exam, of which 136,699 (13.88%) qualified in GATE 2013.[37]

The three-hour test was conducted on two days over four sessions in total. The computer based online exam for 2,02,223 candidates in fifteen papers was conducted in 572 centers spread over 123 cities and towns across the country on 20 January 2013. The offline exam for 9,98,505 candidates in the remaining six papers was conducted in 992 centers spread over 183 cities and towns across the country on 10 February 2013.[37]

A larger fraction of the registered men appeared (88%) for the exam than women candidates (72%). Nearly 81% of the total number of candidates who appeared for GATE 2013 were from four papers: Electronics and Communication Engineering (2,56,135), Computer Science and Information Technology (2,24,160), Mechanical Engineering (1,65,814) and Electrical Engineering (1,52,381).[37]

Women formed 20.9% of the total qualified candidates. As per the candidate supplied category (General, OBC-NC, SC, and ST) information, among the qualified candidates, 72,125 belong to General, 41,237 to OBC-NC, 18,936 to SC, and 4,401 to ST category. Physically challenged candidates comprised a total of 1,136 among the qualified in various categories.[37]

The top five States that had qualified candidates as their permanent residence were Andhra Pradesh (22,476), Uttar Pradesh (22,400), Maharashtra (9,951), Bihar (9,820), and Kerala (8,992).[37]

The city of New Delhi has the maximum number of qualified candidates who had mentioned it as their correspondence address. "Correspondence address City" has a slightly different bearing compared to the "Permanent State". While the Permanent Residence State often relates to the "Native" State or State where their Parents/Guardians live, the Correspondence City is mostly related to the current residence, which is more likely to be the place of study or employment.[37]

Subject-wise distribution of the 984,855 appeared candidates in GATE 2013[37]

Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) (26.0%)

Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) (22.8%)

Mechanical Engineering (ME) (16.8%)

Electrical Engineering (EE) (15.5%)

Civil Engineering (CE) (6.9%)

Instrumentation Engineering (IN) (2.9%)

Biotechnology (BT) (1.6%)

Chemical Engineering (CH) (1.5%)

Life Sciences (XL) (1.3%)

Chemistry (CY) (1.2%)

Other (3.5%)

Subject | Appeared | Qualified | Percentage of appeared that qualified

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Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | 256135 | 36394 | 14.21%
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | 224160 | 17440 | 7.78%
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 165814 | 24573 | 14.82%
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 152381 | 25342 | 16.63%
Civil Engineering (CE) | 67472 | 11920 | 17.67%
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 28249 | 3376 | 11.95%
Biotechnology (BT) | 16159 | 3424 | 21.19%
Chemical Engineering (CH) | 14835 | 2887 | 19.46%
Life Sciences (XL) | 12920 | 2675 | 20.70%
Chemistry (CY) | 11768 | 2362 | 20.07%
Physics (PH) | 7497 | 1000 | 13.34%
Mathematics (MA) | 4963 | 800 | 16.12%
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 4523 | 843 | 18.64%
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | 3871 | 679 | 17.54%
Geology and Geophysics (GG) | 2765 | 629 | 22.75%
Architecture and Planning (AR) | 2718 | 580 | 21.34%
Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 2663 | 635 | 23.85%
Engineering Sciences (XE) | 2476 | 501 | 20.23%
Others (4 subjects) | 3486 | 639 | 18.33%
Total (22 subjects) | 984855 | 136699 | 13.88 %
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Permanent state-wise distribution of the 136,699 qualified candidates in GATE 2013[37]

Andhra Pradesh (includes Telangana) (16.4%)

Uttar Pradesh (16.4%)

Maharashtra (7.3%)

Bihar (7.2%)

Kerala (6.6%)

West Bengal (5.8%)

Rajasthan (5.7%)

Madhya Pradesh (5.6%)

Tamil Nadu (3.6%)

Haryana (3.3%)

Other (22.1%)

Permanent state-wise distribution of the 136,699 qualified candidates in GATE 2013[37] Permanent state  | Number of candidates qualifying

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Andhra Pradesh
(includes Telangana)  |

22,476

Uttar Pradesh |

22,400

Maharashtra |

9,951

Bihar |

9,820

Kerala |

8,992

West Bengal |

7,967

Rajasthan |

7,753

Madhya Pradesh |

7,644

Tamil Nadu |

4,985

Haryana |

4,546

Delhi |

4,393

Odisha |

3,960

Karnataka |

3,780

Jharkhand |

3,409

Chhattisgarh |

3,288

Gujarat |

3,064

Uttarakhand |

2,363

Punjab |

2,054

Assam |

1,308

Himachal Pradesh |

735

Jammu and Kashmir |

558

Chandigarh |

329

Tripura |

221

Others (12 states)  |

703

GATE 2014 statistics

A total of 1,033,625 candidates registered, of which 889,156 candidates (86.02%) appeared for the exam. Out of the total candidates registered, 30.17% were female candidates while the rest were male candidates and others.[38]

Subject-wise distribution of the 889,156 appeared candidates in GATE 2014[38]

Electronics and Communication Engineering (24.33%)

Mechanical Engineering (20.87%)

Computer Science and Information Technology (17.45%)

Electrical Engineering (15.95%)

Civil Engineering (10.22%)

Instrumentation Engineering (2.52%)

Chemical Engineering (1.78%)

Biotechnology (1.21%)

Life Sciences (0.96%)

Chemistry (0.89%)

Other (3.82%)

Category-wise distribution of the 149,694 qualified candidates in GATE 2014[38]

General (56.82%)

Scheduled castes (11.41%)

Scheduled tribes (2.82%)

Other backwards classes (non-creamy layer) (28.25%)

Persons with disabilities (0.69%)

250,000

500,000

750,000

1,000,000

1,250,000

1,500,000

Registered

Appeared

Qualified

* Male and other
* Female

Out of the registered candidates, 86% of the Male and 85% of the Female registrants appeared for the examination. In terms of the number of candidates, the five largest papers were: Electronics and Communication Engineering (2,16,367), Mechanical Engineering (1,85,578), Computer Science and Information Technology (1,55,190), Electrical Engineering (1,41,799) and Civil Engineering (90,872). Examination for all these papers was conducted in multi-session mode. A suitable normalization method was followed for these papers.[38]

|  | Male and other | Female | Total

|
|
|

Registered | About 722,000 | About 312,000 | 1,033,625
Appeared | About 623,000 | About 266,000 | 889,156
Qualified | 118,263 | 31,431 | 149,694
Percentage of appeared that qualified | About 19% | About 12% | 16.84%

In GATE 2014, based on the qualified marks criterion, 149,694 (16.84%) candidates qualified (i.e., received scorecards). In terms of the category as declared by the candidates [General, OBC (non-creamy layer), SC, ST and PwD], 85,063 General, 42,287 OBC (non-creamy layer), 17,085 SC, 4,224 ST and 1,035 PwD candidates qualified. The number of female qualified candidates was 31,431 (21% of the total).[38]

Subject code | Subject | No. of candidates appeared | Qualifying marks

|
|
|

General category | Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer) | Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Persons with disabilities
AE | Aerospace Engineering | 4559 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
AG | Agricultural Engineering | 1168 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
AR | Architecture and Planning | 3087 | 32.50 | 29.25 | 21.67
BT | Biotechnology | 10719 | 25.84 | 23.26 | 17.23
CE | Civil Engineering | 90872 | 26.57 | 23.91 | 17.71
CH | Chemical Engineering | 15844 | 35.14 | 31.62 | 23.43
CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 155190 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
CY | Chemistry | 7932 | 29.87 | 26.88 | 19.91
EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 216367 | 25.56 | 23.01 | 17.04
EE | Electrical Engineering | 141799 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
EY | Ecology and Evolution | 652 | 42.89 | 38.60 | 28.59
GG | Geology and Geophysics | 2659 | 36.33 | 32.70 | 24.22
IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 22367 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
MA | Mathematics | 3840 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
ME | Mechanical Engineering | 185578 | 28.86 | 25.97 | 19.24
MN | Mining Engineering | 1140 | 33.67 | 30.30 | 22.44
MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 3586 | 49.87 | 44.88 | 33.25
PH | Physics | 6132 | 31.72 | 28.55 | 21.15
PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 3316 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.67
TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 1290 | 25.71 | 23.14 | 17.14
XE | Engineering Sciences | 2532 | 29.18 | 26.26 | 19.45
XL | Life Sciences | 8527 | 31.04 | 27.93 | 20.69
- | Total | 889156 | - | - | \-
GATE 2015 statistics

Subject-wise distribution of the 804,463 appeared candidates in GATE 2015[39]

Electronics and Communication Engineering (21.47%)

Mechanical Engineering (23.09%)

Computer Science and Information Technology (14.35%)

Electrical Engineering (15.64%)

Civil Engineering (12.61%)

Other (12.84%)

Gender-wise distribution of the 804,463 appeared candidates in GATE 2015[39]

Male (70.50%)

Female (29.49%)

Other (0.01%)

Category-wise distribution of the 121,060 qualified candidates in GATE 2015[39]

General Category (50.76%)

Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer) (32.66%)

Scheduled castes (13.10%)

Scheduled tribes (3.48%)

A total of 927,580 candidates had registered for GATE 2015 and 804,463 candidates have appeared for the examination. Out of the total registered candidates, 567,111 of the Male and 237,235 of the Female registrants appeared for the examination. In terms of the number of candidates appeared, the five largest papers are: Electronics and Communication Engineering (172,714), Mechanical Engineering (185,758), Computer Science and Information Technology (115,425), Electrical Engineering (125,851) and Civil Engineering (101,429).

|  | Male | Female | Other | Total

|
|
|
|

Registered |  |  |  | 927,580
Appeared | 567,111 | 237,235 | 117 | 804,463
Received
scorecard |  | 24,545 |  | 134,934

The examination for all the 22 papers was conducted in 8 sessions spread over 2 weekends, starting from 31 January 2015 and ending on 8 February 2015. The examination was conducted in over 680 centers spread over 26 states and union territories of the country.

In GATE 2015, based on the qualified marks criterion, 121,060 (15.05%) candidates qualified. There were 13,874 General Category candidates who scored above the OBC category cut off marks but below the General Category cut off marks. Those candidates, although not qualified in General Category, have been issued score cards. They will be considered qualified in OBC category in case their category status changes to OBC at a later stage. Qualified candidates included 947 physically challenged candidates. The number of female candidates receiving the scorecards is 24,545 (18.19% of the total of 134,934).

Category | No. of qualified candidates | Percentage of total

|
|

General category | 61,450 | 50.76%
Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer) | 39,538 | 32.66%
Scheduled castes | 15,861 | 13.10%
Scheduled Tribes | 4,211 | 3.48%
Total | 121,060 | 100%

## Difficulty level

[edit]

GATE, for long, has been known to test the Engineering basics in a smart way. Complaints of "lengthy" problems have been rare. But the task of mastering an entire course of Engineering (around 30 undergraduate subjects) for a three-hour test, itself gives the test a certain level of toughness. Each year, only around 15% of all appearing candidates qualify. High percentiles (more than 99th percentile, in some cases) are required to get admission in M.Tech. or M.E. degree programs in Indian Institutes of Technology,National Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Science, or get shortlisted for job interviews in Indian public sector undertakings.

## Admission to post-graduate programs

[edit]

Unlike undergraduate admissions in India, candidates must apply individually to each institute after the institute has published its M.Tech. notification (usually in the month of March). There is no separate counselling held. For admissions in NITs and IIITs, CCMT is held every year and the notification is released around April of each year.[citation needed]

Some institutions specify GATE qualification as mandatory even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programs. GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank holders in some GATE papers are entitled to apply for "Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship" awarded by CSIR. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist/Engineer.

In recent years, various academicians have recognized GATE as being one of the toughest exams in its category. Some non-Indian universities like the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and some technical universities in Germany also identify GATE score as a parameter for judging the quality of the candidates for admission into their Masters and Ph.D. programs.

Some management institutes like NITIE, Mumbai offer admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering on the basis of GATE score.

Most Indian institutes do not specify cut-off marks for previous years. So there is a general confusion in terms of selecting institutes and specializations. But in the recent years IIT Kharagpur and IIT Guwahati have been specifying last year cut-off mark list. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has a very detailed website on Post Graduate (PG) activities and admissions where students can find the relevant information on cut-off marks etc. Typically the Indian Institute of Science and Indian Institutes of Technology are the most selective followed by National Institutes of Technology and others. Also there are some state universities in India, whose standards and facilities are very much comparable to top IITs and NITs. Some of them are Jabalpur Engineering College, Jadavpur University, Delhi Technological University, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Andhra University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Bihar Engineering University etc. Even within the top institutes, the selection criteria varies widely across departments and programs depending on expertise areas. The Directorate of Technical Education of Maharashtra state has also started conducting CAP round from the year 2013 for GATE and non-GATE candidates in all institutes in Maharashtra that offer M.E./M.Tech. programs.

### CSIR's JRF - GATE fellowship

[edit]

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) introduced the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) - GATE scheme in 2002 to allow GATE-qualified engineering graduates and GPAT-qualified pharmaceutical graduates to pursue research through suitable Ph.D. programs at CSIR laboratories.[40]

Stipend and tenure:

The fellowship amount is ₹31,000 (US$370) per month plus HRA (house rent allowance). In addition, contingency grant of ₹20,000 (US$240) per annum (calculated on pro-rata basis for fraction of a year) is also provided. On completion of 2 years as JRF - GATE, the fellowship may be upgraded to SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) - GATE and stipend may be increased to ₹35,000 (US$420) per month in the subsequent years, on the basis of assessment of CSIR JRF-NET guidelines.

The total duration of the fellowship is 5 years, within which the candidate is expected to complete the Ph.D. degree.[40]

### COAP

[edit]

Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) is an online portal that allows candidates clearing GATE to register and get call letters from various IITs and PSUs for interviews. After the declaration of GATE results, candidates must apply through COAP, as its the only platform from which you can book your seat in post graduate programs in various institutes like the IITs.

## Recruitment

[edit]

Public sector undertakings (PSUs) in India, for long, have had troubles conducting their recruitment processes with more than 100,000 students taking the exams for less than 1000 jobs (a selection rate of less than 1%). After sensing the exponential rise in the number of engineering graduates in India who wish to get a PSU job, the PSUs have decided that a GATE score shall be the primary criteria for initial shortlisting. This change was the primary cause for the rapid increase in applicants for GATE 2012.

Indian Oil Corporation was the first PSU which successfully tested out this system and was followed two years later by National Thermal Power Corporation, Bharat Heavy Electricals, Bharat Electronics & PowerGrid Corporation of India.

Usually these companies release their recruitment notifications right after GATE notification, indicating that candidates have to take GATE to be considered for a job in their organizations.

### List of companies

[edit]

Many companies have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the GATE organizing committee, for using the GATE score as a screening tool for recruiting engineers at entry-level positions.

* Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.[41]
* Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.[42]
* Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.[43][44]
* National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.[45]
* Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.[46]
* Mazagon Dock Ltd.[47]
* Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.[48]
* Oil and Natural Gas Corporation[49]
* Central Electronics Ltd. [citation needed]
* Coal India Ltd. [citation needed]
* National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. [citation needed][50]
* Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. [citation needed]
* THDC Ltd. [citation needed]
* Odisha Power Generation Corporation [citation needed]
* Ircon International Ltd. [citation needed]
* Bharat Broadband Network Limited[51]
* National Highways Authority of India[52]
* Airport Authority of India [citation needed]
* Delhi Metro Rail Corporation [citation needed]
* Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited [citation needed]
* West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company[53]

The syllabus for the GATE exam and its preparation remains the same, irrespective of whether one is applying for a job at a PSU or seeking admission for post-graduation in engineering.

## Changes in recent years

[edit]

Year | Changes | Reference(s)

|
|

2009 |

* The Information Technology and Computer Science tests were merged into a single Computer Science and Information Technology test (code "CS").
* The GATE score was valid only for one year but later the GATE committee made it valid for two years in 2010.

2010 |

* Pharmacy was no longer a GATE subject, with the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education) as the replacement.
* The Biotechnology section of the Engineering Sciences GATE paper had been removed and a separate Biotechnology test (code "BT") was started.
* An additional section of General Aptitude was introduced in GATE. Ten questions carrying 15 marks make up this section of the GATE Exam.

2011 |

* Based on a trouble-free pilot project in 2010, four of the GATE papers in GATE 2011 were run using computer-based online mode. The four online papers for 2011 were Aerospace Engineering (code "AE"), Geology and Geophysics (code "GG"), Mining Engineering (code "MN") and Textile Engineering and Fiber Science (code "TF").
* GATE was held in the morning (9:00 to 12:00) session for some papers and afternoon (14:00 to 17:00) session for others. Also, the computer-based tests were held on a different date.

2012 |

* Only final year students and passed-out candidates were declared eligible to take GATE. Pre-final year B.E./B.Tech. students, who were eligible till 2011, were no longer eligible.
* The application process was made completely online. Candidates could view their responses to the ORS and also GATE Office released official solutions for GATE papers.
* The admit card was made downloadable from the application website. Sending admit cards by post was discontinued.
* The exam mode was changed from paper-based to "online" (i.e. computer-based) for 2 additional subjects: Agricultural Engineering (code "AG") and Architecture and Planning (code "AR").
* The use of pencils to darken the bubbles in the answer sheet was discontinued. Candidates could use only black ink ballpoint pens for darkening of the bubbles in the answer sheet.

| [54]
2013 |

* Female candidates were exempted from paying the application fee.
* Candidates were required to upload a scanned copy of photograph and signature. Print-out of the completed application form was to be mailed to the institute by post.
* The application fee was increased from ₹ 1000 to ₹ 1200.
* The GATE score formula was changed. Scores calculated using the old formula were effective during the year 2013–14. Scores calculated using the new formula were effective during the year 2014–15.

| [55][56]
2014 |

* A new subject of Ecology and Evolution (code "EY") was introduced.
* Examinations for all 22 subjects were conducted by an online Computer-Based Test (CBT). The online examination contained some questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using the "virtual" (i.e. on-screen) keypad. The rest of the questions were of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type.
* Female candidates were required to pay some fee for application, a change introduced due to many raising complaints about a large portion of female candidates who registered but did not appear for the exam in 2013.
* Application fee was increased from ₹ 1200 to ₹ 1500 for general category, OBC male/other candidates, and ₹ 750 for all female candidates and SC, ST male/other candidates.
* GATE score's validity is increased from 2 years to 3 years.
* Examinations were held during forenoon and afternoon sessions on alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between 1 February 2014 and 2 March 2014. Examination for the subjects ME, EE, EC, and CS was held in multiple sessions due to the large numbers of registered candidates.

| [57]
2015 |

* The entire application process is made online. All required documents have to be scanned and uploaded on the online application system. Candidates no longer have to send anything by post.
* Printed (i.e. hard-copy) scorecards are no longer sent to candidates. Only a digital (i.e. soft-copy) scorecard can be downloaded by qualified candidates from the official GATE website.

| [58][59][60]
2016 |

* Candidates are not permitted to bring their own calculators. An online virtual (i.e. on-screen) calculator will be available during the examination.
* The syllabus has been revised for some subjects.
* A new subject of Petroleum Engineering (code "PE") has been introduced.
* After completion of all test sessions, an Answer Key will be provided for candidates to check. Candidates can challenge the GATE 2016 Answer Key on a nominal fee for a specified time period.

| [citation needed]
2017  |

* A New Section has been introduced in the Engineering Sciences (XE) Paper. This section is the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (section H).
* International students from countries namely Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates are now eligible to apply for GATE 2017.

| [61]
2018  |

* While choosing the exam centers for GATE 2018, the candidates will have to select their first two choices from the same GATE zone. The third choice can be from any other GATE zone.
* Candidates are not required to upload the scanned image of their thumb impression while filling the GATE online application.
* GATE will be held across 200 cities in India.
* GATE 2018 will also be held in the following international cities- Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Dubai, and Singapore.

| [62]
2019  |

* GATE 2019 introduces a new paper "Statistics" with a code of "ST".
* Candidates who fail to apply by 21 September 2018 can still apply till 1 October 2018 by paying a late fee of ₹ 500\. The late fee in the case of foreign centers is US$20.

| [citation needed]
2020  |

* GATE 2020 introduces a new paper "Biomedical Engineering" with a code of "BM".

| [63]
2021  |

* Two new subjects - Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XS) have also been added to the GATE exam 2021.
* Also, there will be relaxation in minimum eligibility for applying to GATE 2021 due to the Covid-19 situation. As per the announcement, candidates in their third year of undergraduate degree will be eligible for GATE 2021.

2022  |

* Two new subjects - Geomatics Engineering (GE) and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) have also been added to the GATE exam 2022.

2024  |

* GATE 2024 introduces a new paper Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA).

## Year and Organizing Institute

[edit]

Each year's GATE is organized by any one of 8 institutes: IISc and 7 IITs. The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE lies with this institute, which is designated as the Organizing Institute (OI) for GATE of that year. GATE coaching institutes often make speculations regarding the topics to focus upon depending upon the institute that is the OI of that year.[citation needed]

Institute | GATE editions organized

|

Indian Institute of Science | 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | 1983,[64] 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2027.
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2012, 2020, 2028.
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2013, 2021, 2029.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2030.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2023.
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | 2009, 2017, 2025.
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | 2010, 2018, 2026.

## See also

[edit]

### Examinations

[edit]

* Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE exam)
* Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination (PE exam)
* Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
* Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
* Common Admission Test (CAT)
* Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
* Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

### Institutes

[edit]

* Indian Institute of Science
* Indian Institutes of Technology
* National Institutes of Technology
* Indian Institutes of Information Technology

## See also

[edit]

* List of Public service commissions in India

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[edit]

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## External links

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* Official website (GATE 2024)

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* Bombay
* Dharwad
* Delhi
* Dhanbad
* Gandhinagar
* Goa
* Guwahati
* Hyderabad
* Indore
* Jammu
* Jodhpur
* Kanpur
* Kharagpur
* Mandi
* Madras
* Palakkad
* Patna
* Roorkee
* Ropar
* Tirupati
* Varanasi

Schools of Management|

* Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (DIME, IIT Kanpur)
* Department of Management Studies (DMS, IIT Delhi)
* Department of Management Studies (DMS, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad)
* Department of Management Studies (DoMS, IIT Madras)
* Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee (DoMS, IIT Roorkee)
* Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSoM, IIT Bombay)
* Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur)

Admissions|

* Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced
* Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
* Common Admission Test
* Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.
* Policy of Reservation
* Common Entrance Examination for Design
* Joint Seat Allocation Authority

Fests|

| Cultural fests|

* Alcheringa
* Alma Fiesta
* Antaragni
* Anwesha
* Exodia
* Fluxus
* Kashiyatra
* Mood Indigo
* Performing Arts Festival
* Rendezvous
* Saarang
* Spring Fest
* Srijan
* Thomso

|

Technical fests|

* Cognizance
* Kshitij
* Shaastra
* Techfest
* Techkriti
* Technex
* Techniche
* Wissenaire

Sports fests|

* Infinito
* Aavhan
* Agrata
* Udghosh
* Spardha
* Sportech
* Shaurya
* Parakram
* Sparsha
* Sangram
* Spirit

Notable alumni|

* IIT Bombay
* IIT Delhi
* IIT Kanpur
* IIT Kharagpur
* IIT Madras
* IIT Roorkee
* IIT (BHU) Varanasi

Legal status|

* Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
* Institutes of National Importance
* Institutes of Eminence

Related subjects|

* AIIMSs
* IIITs
* IIMs
* IISc
* IISERs
* NITs
* NIPERs
* SPAs
* NIDs
* NIFTs

* Category
* Commons

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National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

* History of NITs

Institutes|

* Agartala
* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Bhopal
* Calicut
* Delhi
* Durgapur
* Goa
* Hamirpur
* Jaipur
* Jalandhar
* Jamshedpur
* Kurukshetra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Nagaland
* Nagpur
* Patna
* Prayagraj
* Puducherry
* Raipur
* Rourkela
* Silchar
* Sikkim
* Srinagar
* Surat
* Karnataka
* Tiruchirappalli
* Uttarakhand
* Warangal

Admissions|

* Joint Entrance Examination – Main
* Common Admission Test
* Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
* NIT MCA Common Entrance Test
* Joint Seat Allocation Authority

Fests|

| Technical fests|

* Ojass
* Technozion
* Techspardha
* Pragyan

|

Cultural fests|

* Aarohi
* SpringSpree
* Festember
* Ragam
* Sparsh
* Incident
* Nitrutsav

Notable alumni|

* NIT Tiruchirappalli
* Alumni of other NITs

Legal status|

* National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007
* Institutes of National Importance
* Council of NITSER

Related subjects|

* AIIMSs
* IIITs
* IIEST
* IIMs
* IISc
* IITs
* IISERs
* NIPERs
* SPAs
* NIDs

* Category
* Commons

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Glossaries of science and engineering

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* Physics
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* Psychiatry
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* Robotics
* Scientific naming
* Structural engineering
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Public Service Commissions in India

Union|

* Union Public Service Commission

State|

* Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
* Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
* Assam Public Service Commission
* Bihar Public Service Commission
* Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission
* Goa Public Service Commission
* Gujarat Public Service Commission
* Haryana Public Service Commission
* Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
* Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission
(1957–2019)
* Jharkhand Public Service Commission
* Karnataka Public Service Commission
* Kerala Public Service Commission
* Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission
* Maharashtra Public Service Commission
* Manipur Public Service Commission
* Meghalaya Public Service Commission
* Mizoram Public Service Commission
* Nagaland Public Service Commission
* Odisha Public Service Commission
* Punjab Public Service Commission
* Rajasthan Public Service Commission
* Sikkim Public Service Commission
* Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
* Telangana State Public Service Commission
* Tripura Public Service Commission
* Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
* Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
* West Bengal Public Service Commission

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Public Services of India

All India Services|

* Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
* Indian Forest Service (IFS)
* Indian Police Service (IPS)

Central Civil Services|

* Central Labour Service (CLS)
* Central Engineering Service (CES)
* Central Engineering Service (Roads) (CES-R)
* Central Secretariat Service (CSS)
* Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS)
* Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
* Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)
* Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)
* Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)
* Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE)
* Indian Economic Service (IES)
* Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
* Indian Information Service (IIS)
* Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)
* Indian Post and Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IPTAFS)
* Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS)
* Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS)
* Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE)
* Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME)
* Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE)
* Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE)
* Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS)
* Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS)
* Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
* Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
* Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
* Indian Revenue Service (Custom and Indirect Taxes) (IRS-CIT)
* Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) (IRS-IT)
* Indian Statistical Service (ISS)
* Indian Telecommunication Service (ITS)
* Indian Radio Regulatory Service (IRRS)
* Indian Trade Service (ITrS)

State Civil Services|

* Bihar Administrative Service (BAS)
* Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS)
* Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) (1957–2019)
* Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS)
* Kerala Administrative Service (KAS)
* Provincial Civil Service (Jharkhand) (JPCS)
* Provincial Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh) (UPPCS)
* Provincial Civil Service (Uttarakhand) (UKPCS)
* Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS)
* Tamil Nadu Civil Service (TNCS)
* West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS)

State Forest Services|

* Provincial Forest Service (Uttar Pradesh) (UPPFS)
* Provincial Forest Service (Uttarakhand) (UKPFS)

State Police Services|

* Provincial Police Service (Uttar Pradesh) (UPPPS)
* Provincial Police Service (Uttarakhand) (UKPPS)
* West Bengal Police Service (WBPS)

Non-State Civil Services|

* Provincial Development Service (PDS)
* Provincial Finance and Accounts Service (PFAS)
* Provincial Secretariat Service (PSS)
* Provincial Transport Service (PTS)
* Rajasthan Accounts Service (RAcS)
* West Bengal Judicial Service (WBJS)
* West Bengal Legal Service (WBLS)

Others|

* Civil Services of India

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Civil service

Concepts|

* Public sector
* Government agency
* Bureaucracy
* Bureaucrat
* Technocracy
* Merit system / Spoils system
* Diplomat
* Public administration
* Public policy
* Public service

By country/territory|

* Australia
* Bangladesh
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Hong Kong
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* India
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* United Kingdom
* Northern Ireland
* United States
* European Union

Categories|

* National civil service commissions
* Government occupations
* Civil service by country

* See also: Civil service reform in developing countries

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Indian military academies and colleges

Education & training|

* Sainik School
* Armed Forces Medical College
* Ajmer Military School
* Bangalore Military School
* Belgaum Military School
* Chail Military School
* Dholpur Military School
* Rashtriya Indian Military College

| Sainik
Schools|

* Amaravathinagar
* Ambikapur
* Balachadi
* Bhubaneswar
* Bijapur
* Chittorgarh
* Ghorakhal
* Goalpara
* Gopalganj
* Imphal
* Jhunjhunu
* Kapurthala
* Kazhakootam
* Kodagu
* Korukonda
* Kunjpura
* Lucknow
* Manasbal
* Nagrota
* Nalanda
* Punglwa
* Purulia
* Rewa
* Rewari
* Satara
* Sujanpur Tihra
* Tilaiya

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Tri Service|

* Defence Services Staff College
* National Academy of Defence Production
* National Defence Academy
* National Defence College
* College of Defence Management
* Military Institute of Technology

Indian Army|

* Army Cadet College
* Army War College
* College of Military Engineering
* Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School
* High Altitude Warfare School
* Indian Military Academy
* Military College of Telecommunication Engineering
* Officers Training Academy
* Military College of Materials Management

Indian Air Force|

* Air Force Academy
* Air Force Administrative College
* Air Force School, Coimbatore
* Air Force School, Jodhpur
* Flying Instructors School
* Indian Air Force Test Pilot School
* Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
* Air Defence College
* College of Air Warfare

Indian Navy|

* Indian Naval Academy
* Naval War College

Commandants|

* Commandant NDA
* Commandant IMA
* Commandant INA
* Commandant AFA
* Commandant DSSC
* Commandant CDM
* Commandant NWC
* Commandant CAW
* Commandant NDC
* Commandant MILIT

Examinations|

* Combined Defence Services Examination
* Services Selection Board

* Military academy
* Military education and training

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