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To gauge the understanding of various undergraduate Engineering and Science subjects of students, the Graduate aptitude test in Engineering (GATE) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Science and 7 IITs on behalf of the National Coordination Board-GATE, Department of higher education, Ministry of Education (MoE) and Government of India.
| Full Exam Name | Graduate aptitude test in Engineering (GATE) |
| Managed by | Indian Institute of Kharagpur |
| Languages | English |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application fee | Rs 1500 |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Type of Questions | MSQ/MCQ/NAT |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Participating Colleges | 1072 |
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GATE Exam Overview
The scores of GATE are used for admission to various postgraduate programs and jobs in PSUs. Students are aided with financial assistance from MHRD and various other government-affiliated agencies. Being one of the most competitive exams in India, the Government of India has also started using the exam scores to recruit students for various entry-level Engineering positions. Due to its credibility, GATE scores are also accepted at various institutions outside India for example, the Technical University of Germany.
GATE 2023 Exam dates
Following are the important dates related to the GATE exam 2023, make sure you don’t miss out on any important dates and stay on top of everything.
| Events | Dates |
| GATE 2023 exam date | February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2023 |
| Release of response sheets | February 15, 2023 |
| Release of answer key | February 21, 2023 |
| Challenging of answer key | February 22 to 25, 2023 |
| Declaration of Result | March 16, 2023 |
| GATE scorecard 2023 | March 21, 2023 |
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GATE 2023 Exam Pattern
Here is some important information regarding the duration, marking scheme and types of questions in GATE that you must know-
- The duration of the exam is 3 hours during which the candidate is given 65 questions which are of 100 marks.
- The examination is conducted on Computer and the exam consists of Multiple choice and Numerical answer type questions.
- Questions either carry 1 or 2 marks each.
Eligibility
The candidates who want to appear for the exam, have to fulfil the following eligibility criteria-
- Nationality-
Indian National candidates and people outside India both are eligible to appear for GATE exams.
- Academic qualification-
- The candidate should have completed their undergraduate degree in Engineering or Technology or a postgraduate degree in the relevant subject-related field.
- Candidates in the pre-final or final year of their college can also appear for the exam.
- The candidates who want to appear for the exam and are not from India must be in their 3rd or higher years or must have completed their bachelor’s degree (not less than 3 years) in Engineering/Science/Arts/Commerce.
- Age limit-
The best part of GATE is that there is no age limit set for the candidates to appear for this exam.
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Disciplines for Which GATE is Conducted
The following table consists of all the disciplines for which GATE is conducted along with their subject code.
| Discipline | Code | Discipline | Code |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE | Computer Science and IT | CS |
| Instrumental Engineering | IN | Production and Industrial Training | PI |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG | Chemistry | CY |
| Mathematics | MA | Textile Engineering and Fiber Science | TF |
| Architecture and Planning | AR | Engineering Sciences | XE |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME | Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC |
| Biomedical | BM | Electrical Engineering | EE |
| Mining Engineering | MN | Life Sciences | XL |
| Biotechnology | BT | Environmental science and Engineering | ES |
| Metallurgical Engineering | MT | Humanities and Social Sciences | XH |
| Civil Engineering | CE | Ecology and Evolution | EY |
| Petroleum Engineering | PE | Statistics | ST |
| Chemical Engineering | CH | Geology and Geophysics | GG |
| Physics | PH | Geomatics Engineering | GE |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM |
Marking Scheme
Here are paper-wise marks bifurcated in GATE, the maximum marks and the total time allotted to each category.
| Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time (Minutes) |
| AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST | 15 | 85 | 100 | 180 |
| AR [Part A + Part B (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] | 15 | 60 + 25 | 100 | 180 |
| GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II) | 15 | 55 + 30 | 100 | 180 |
| GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)] | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) | 15 | 15 + (2 x 35) | 100 | 180 |
| XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) | 15 | 25 + (2 x 30) | 100 | 180 |
Final Result and Normalisation
There are many candidates that appear for the examination and it happens in various shifts. Therefore, in order to make sure everybody gets fair scores a normalisation formula is created by the conducting body to eradicate any unfairness.
FAQs
Ans. The GATE exam is designed to gauge students’ proficiency in engineering and science-related courses. Many PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) use the GATE scorecard when hiring candidates for prestigious positions in companies like Indian Oil, GAIL, and Hindustan Petroleum, among others.
Ans. Yes, many PSUs hire candidates on the basis of this exam’s scores. The score is used to select applicants in a number of PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings), including GAIL, OIL, ONGC, NTPC, IOCL, and many others. Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the IITs for GATE recruitment, several public-sector units (PSUs) made the exam popular.
Ans. Germany accepts GATE scores to enrol students at the Technical University of Munich and WTH Aachen University while Singapore also accepts the scores to enrol students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore.
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