Saturday, January 17, 2009

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India
examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the
country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of
Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE,
Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development
(MHRD), and Government of India.

The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes of
GATE are: Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Zone 2
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Zone 3 - Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi Zone 4 - Indian Institute of
Technology Guwahati Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Zone 7
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras Zone 8 - Indian
Institute of Technology Roorkee

Some institutions specify GATE as the mandatory qualification
even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate
programmes. GATE qualified candidates in Engineering disciplines
are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in
CSIR Laboratories. Some government organizations prescribe GATE
qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a
Scientist/Engineer.

GATE is generally conducted on the second Sunday of February
every year. Admission to all Post Graduate Degree Programmes
with MHRD Scholarship / Assistantship in Engineering /
Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy in India is open to those who
qualify at GATE.

SCHOLARSHIPS: A candidate is eligible for Ministry of Human
Resource Development (MHRD) Scholarship/ Assistantship in
Engineering/Technology/
Architecture/Pharmacy/Sciences at
engineering colleges/institutes in the country if he/she
qualifies in GATE. To avail the scholarship:< • The candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification by itself does not guarantee admission. GATE qualified candidates in Engineering disciplines are also eligible for the award of the Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. AFTER GATE EXAM: • Cracking GATE is important to get admission to postgraduate programmes and avail scholarship benefits for studying in various government-engineering colleges of India. • Once qualify in GATE, is eligible to pursue doctoral programme in chosen branch of science like, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Application. • Scoring well in GATE helps to pursue M. Tech program in any of the leading institutes of India. • After qualify in GATE, one become eligible for the award of JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) in the CSIR laboratories. A major advantage about GATE is that of getting the opportunity to be a part of any nationally reputed Educational Institute and continue learning and research. About the author: Rohit Mehra Rohit Mehra is webmaster of http://www.gateprep.com/ which is a
leading online education portal provides a platform where
students or engineering aspirants can have online tutorials for
GATE competitive exams like. The portal intends to provide an
elite expert panel, comprising GATE students, graduates and
engineering coaching professional who have a common passion for
Engineering Entrance exams in particular and science in general.

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