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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.
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 |
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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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