GATE EXAM WIKI

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Acronym	GATE
Type	Computer-based standardized test
Developer / administrator	Conducted jointly by IISc and 7 IITs on behalf of the National Co-ordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.[1]
Knowledge / skills tested	Bachelor's degree level knowledge of the chosen engineering discipline or master's degree level knowledge of the chosen science discipline.
Purpose	Post-graduate engineering admissions,[2] screening for entry-level engineering jobs.[3]
Year started	1983 (37 years ago)[citation needed]
Duration	3 hours[4]
Score / grade range	Marks (unscaled) out of 100, in 0.33 point increments.  Score (scaled) out of 1000, in 1 point increments.
Score / grade validity	3 years (GATE 2014 onward).
Offered	One time every year (usually in February 1st & 2nd week).
Countries / regions	Over 660 centres in India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates.
Languages	English
Annual number of test takers	Total of 858,890 students had applied for GATE 2020 for all the 25 subjects including a new subject - Biomedical Engineering in 2020 but only 685,088 students appeared for the test (79.76%)
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria	Final 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 .[5]
Fee	INR ₹ 750 for Indian female,SC,ST,and physically challenged candidates.[6]  INR ₹ 1500 for all other Indian candidates.  US $ 50 for international candidates.
Scores / grades used by	Various Indian engineering colleges offering post-graduate education,[2] several public sector Indian companies recruiting engineers,[3] etc.
Qualification rate	18.8% (in 2020).
Website	www.gate.iitb.ac.in (for GATE 2021)

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science for admission into the Masters Program of institutes as well as jobs at Public Sector Companies. 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 Human Resources Development (MHRD), 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 MHRD and other government agencies. Recently, GATE scores are also being 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.^[7]

Contents

1

Financial assistance in post-graduate programs

2

Eligibility

3

Disciplines, structure, syllabus, and marking scheme

3.1

Disciplines

3.2

Duration and examination type

3.3

Syllabus

3.4

Questions and marking scheme

4

Result and test score

4.1

Normalized GATE Score (new procedure)

4.2

Old formula

5

Qualifying marks

6

Statistics

6.1

Gate Statistics by Years

7

Difficulty level

8

Admission to post-graduate programs

8.1

CSIR's JRF - GATE fellowship

9

Recruitment

9.1

List of companies

10

Changes in recent years

11

Year and Organizing Institute

12

See also

12.1

Examinations

12.2

Institutes

13

References

14

External linksFinancial assistance in post-graduate programs[edit]

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$110) per month to ₹12,400 (US$170) per month.^[8][9]

Eligibility[edit]

The following students are eligible to take GATE:^[5]

• 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.
• 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 higher year of Four-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.

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.^[10]

Disciplines, structure, syllabus, and marking scheme[edit]

Disciplines[edit]

At present, GATE is conducted in the following 27 disciplines. A candidate can select any one of these.^[2]

GATE Paper	Code	GATE Paper	Code
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Mathematics	MA
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mechanical Engineering	ME
Biomedical	BM	Mining Engineering	MN
Biotechnology	BT	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
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[11]
Geology and Geophysics	GG

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)	Code
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[edit]

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[edit]

• 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[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

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. 

M^g_t = average marks of top 0.1 % candidates in all sessions of that subject. 

M^g_q = mean + standard deviation, of marks of all candidates in all sessions of that subject. 

M_ti = average marks of top 0.1 % candidates in the i^th session of that subject. 

M_iq = mean + standard deviation, of marks of all candidates in the i^thsession 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:^[12]

Normalized mark (

︿

M

_ij) of j^th candidate in i^th session, is given by

where,

M_ij is the actual marks obtained by the j^th candidate in the i^th session,

M^g_t is the average marks of the top 0.1 % candidates in all sessions of that subject,

M^g_q is the sum of mean and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in all sessions of that subject,

M_ti is the average of marks of top 0.1 % candidates in the i^th session of that subject,

M_iq is the sum of mean and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in the i^th 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. 

M_q = Qualifying marks for general category candidates. 

M_t = 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). 

S_q = 350. 

S_t = 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.^[13] 

 

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),

M_q = 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,

M_t = 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),

S_t = 900 = Score assigned to M_t,

S_q = 350 = Score assigned to M_q.

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[edit]

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

GATE score = 

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,

a_g = 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,

s_g = 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[edit]

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)
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[edit]

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

  Registered

  Appeared

  Qualified

hide Year	Registered	Appeared	Qualified	Percentage of appeared that qualified	Reference(s)
2008	About 180,000 *	About 170,000*			[15][16][17]
2009	About 230,000*	About 210,000*			[15][17]
2010		About 415,000 *			[18][unreliable source?]
2011		About 553,000 *			[19][unreliable source?]
2012	777,134	686,614	108,526	15.81%	[20]
2013	1,200,728	984,855	136,699	13.88%	[21]
2014	1,033,625	889,156	149,694	16.84%	[22]
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%	[23]
2016	971,831	818,850	135,392	16.53%	[24]
2017	922,167	787,148	129,149	16%	[25]

^* 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

hide Year	Electronics and Communication Engineering	Computer Science and Information Technology	Mechanical Engineering	Electrical Engineering	Civil Engineering	Others	Total	Reference(s)
2010	104,291	107,086	59,338	52,246	19,406	About 72,000*	About 415,000*	[18][unreliable source?]
2011	137,853	136,027	81,175	72,680	29,347	About 96,000*	About 553,000*	[26][unreliable source?]
2012	176,944	156,780	112,320	110,125	36,156	94,289	686,614	[20]
2013	256,135	224,160	165,814	152,381	67,472	118,893	984,855	[21]
2014	216,367	155,190	185,578	141,799	90,872	99,350	889,156	[22]
2015	172,714	115,425	185,758	125,851	101,429	103,286	804,463	[23]
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	153078

^* Precise figures unavailable right now.

Gate Statistics by Years[edit]

show GATE 2012 statistics

show GATE 2013 statistics

show GATE 2014 statistics

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 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 NIT's and IIIT's, CCMT is held every year and the notification is released around April of each year.^[31]

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 Punjab Engineering College( Deemed to be University) (Chandigarh), Bengal Engineering and Science University (recently converted to IIEST), Jadavpur University, Delhi Technological University, gautam budh technical university, u.p, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Andhra University College of Engineering, Osmania 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.^[32]

Stipend and tenure:

The fellowship amount is ₹25,000 (US$350) per month plus HRA (house rent allowance). In addition, contingency grant of ₹20,000 (US$280) 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 ₹28,000(US$390) 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.^[32]

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 GATE score as a screening tool for recruiting engineers at entry-level positions.

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.^[33]
• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.^[34]
• Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.^[35][36]
• National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.^[37]
• Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.^[38]
• Mazagon Dock Ltd.^[39]
• Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.^[40]
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation^[41]
• Central Electronics Ltd.^{[citation needed]}
• Coal India Ltd.^{[citation needed]}
• National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.^{[citation needed][42]}
• 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^[43]
• National Highways Authority of India^[44]
• Airport Authority of India^{[citation needed]}
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation^{[citation needed]}
• Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited^{[citation needed]}

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]

show GATE 2015 statistics

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 makes up this section of 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 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 was 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 of 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 ball point pens for darkening of the bubbles in the answer sheet.	[45]
2013	• Female candidates were exempted from paying the application fee. • Candidates were required to upload 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.	[46][47]
2014	• A new subject of Ecology and Evolution (code "EY") was introduced. • Examinations for all the 22 subjects was 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. 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.	[48][49]
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) score cards are no longer sent to candidates. Only a digital (i.e. soft-copy) score card can be downloaded by qualified candidates from the official GATE website.	[50][51][52]
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.	[53]
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.	[54]
2018	• While choosing the exam centres 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 following international cities- Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Dubai and Singapore.	[55][56]
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 case of foreign centres is US$20.	[57]
2020	• Two new subjects - Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XS) have also been added in GATE exam 2021. • Also, there will be relaxation in minimum eligibility for applying to GATE 2021 due to Covid-19 situation. As per the announcement, candidates in their third year of undergraduate degree will be eligible for GATE 2021.

Year and Organizing Institute[edit]

Each year's GATE is organised by any one of 8 institutes: IISc and 7 IITs. The overall co-ordination 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.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	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.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2022.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2015.
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	2009, 2017, 2025.
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	2010, 2018.

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)
• All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE)
• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

Institutes[edit]

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

SOURCES: WIKIPEDIA