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GATE 2024

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2024 Online

About Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2022

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2022 commonly known as GATE is a national level examination conducted online for admissions to  Master of Engineering (ME), Masters in Technology (MTech) and direct PhD admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other institutes/universities across India.

The exam is  conducted jointly  by the IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on a rotational basis on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB - GATE), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD), Government of India. 

  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an exam on the comprehensive understanding of the candidates in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering/Technology/Architecture & Post-Graduate Level subjects in Science.
  • GATE 2022 will be conducted for 24 subjects (also referred to as “papers”) and it would be distributed 5 and 6 of February 2022.
  • The GATE Exam centres are spread in different cities across India, as well as, in six cities abroad. The Exam would be purely a Computer Based Test (CBT).
  • The GATE score would reflect the relative performance level of the candidate in a particular subject, which is quantified based on the several years of exam data
  • Note that the GATE 2022 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results
  • The Organizing Institute for GATE 2022 is Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITK)

GATE Main Features

Name of the exam Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Popular as GATE
Who conducts the test? GATE Committee, faculty members from IISc, and seven other IITs on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, National Coordinating Board, and Department of Education. Usually, one of IITs takes a turn to conduct the exam. For 2022, IIT Kharagpur organised the exam
Purpose of the test For admission into postgraduate courses, particularly in engineering and science in Institutions of Eminence like IISC Bangalore, IITs
Duration of the test 3 hours/180 Minutes
How to write the test? Online (Computer Based Test)
Subjects for questions? Common Subjects (Verbal Ability+Numerical Ability) and various subjects of engineering and science
How to apply? Where to apply? Online at https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/
Total number of subjects 29
How many times a year? Exam is conducted once a year
Formats of questions MCQ, MSQ, NAT
Test centres About 220
Total number of questions 65
Current Status Application Submission for GATE 2022 over
When to apply next? In 2023

Schedule

Activity Day Date
Online Application Process Opens (https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in ) Thursday 2nd September 2021
Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process Thursday 30th September 2021
Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process Thursday 7th October 2021
Last date for Rectification of Applications found Defective in Scrutiny Thursday 18th November 2021
Last Date for change of Category, Paper and Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable) Monday 15th November 2021
Admit Card will be available for download Saturday 15th January 2022
GATE 2022 Examination
Forenoon: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
5th February 2022
6th February 2022
12th February 2022
13th February 2022
Candidate's Response available in the Application Portal Tuesday 15th February 2022
Answer Keys available in the Application Portal Monday 21st February 2022
Challenges by Candidates on Answer Keys with Payment of ₹ 500 for each question Tuesday to Friday 22nd to 25th February 2022
Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal Thursday 17th March 2022
Score card available for download from Application Portal Tuesday 22nd March 2022

 

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