Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

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.

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