Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

What is GATE?

GATE- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an exam to be taken for Master of Engineering (ME), Master of Technology (MTech) and direct PhD admissions at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), National Institutes of Technology (NIT), Institutes Indian Information Technology (IIIT) and other Indian Institutes / Universities. It also opens the door to booming public sector organizations (UPM) and in the field of research. Some of the PSUs and research organizations that use the GATE score to provide jobs include ONGC, NTPC, GAIL, HPCL, PGCIL, BHEL, BSNL, HPCL, NHPC, BARC, DRDO, etc.

GATE is an all-India exam administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee made up of faculty members from IISc, Bangalore and seven other IITs on behalf of the National Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Ministry Human Resource Development.

GATE 2021 Examination will be organized by IIT, Bombay and the exam will be conducted on February 5-7 and February 12-14.

GATE 2021: What’s New

• Two new subjects: Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Sciences (XH). The total number of subjects in GATE 2021 has increased to 27.
• In another recently introduced change, students applying for GATE 2021 can also opt for two subject assignments from the prescribed set of combinations.
• The eligibility criteria for presenting to GATE-2021 are relaxed from the minimum 10 + 2 + 4 (ongoing) to the minimum of 10 + 2 + 3 (ongoing), allowing even those in the third year of their studies to undergraduate students sit for the exam, thus providing an additional opportunity for candidates to improve their performance to ensure better career options.
• All GATE 2021 test items will be fully objective. The question pattern may include (i) multiple-choice questions (MCQ), (ii) multiple-choice questions (MSQ), and / or (iii) numerical response type questions (NAT).

Combination of TWO Papers Allowed to Appear in GATE 2021 (subject to availability of infrastructure and schedule)

Code of the first (primary) paper	Codes of allowed as the second paper
AE	XE
AG	ES
AR	CE
BM	BT/XL
BT	BM/XL
CE	AR/ES
CH	CY/PE/XE
CS	MA
CY	CH/XL
EC	IN/PH
EE	IN
ES	AG/CE
EY	XL
GG	MN/PE/PH
IN	EC/EE/PH
MA	CS/PH/ST
ME	XE
MN	GG/XE
MT	PH/XE
PE	CH/GG/XE
PH	EC/GG/IN/MA/MT/ST
PI	XE
ST	MA/PH
TF	XE
XE	AE/CH/ME/MN/MT/PE/PI/TF
XH	------
XL	BM/BT/CY

 

 

About GATE:

 

The examination is jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on a rotating basis. The following table shows the organizing institutes in various years:

 

Year	Organization
2021	IIT Bombay
2020	IIT Delhi
2019	IIT Madras
2018	IIT Guwahati
2017	IIT Roorkee
2016	IISc Bangalore
2015	IIT Kanpur
2014	IIT Kharagpur
2013	IIT Bombay
2012	IIT Delhi
2011	IIT Madras
2010	IIT Guwahati
2009	IIT Roorkee
2008	IISc Bangalore
2007	IIT Kanpur
2006	IIT Kharagpur
2005	IIT Bombay
2004	IIT Delhi
2003	IIT Madras
2002	IISc Bangalore
2001	IIT Kanpur
2000	IIT Kharagpur
1999	IIT Bombay
1998	IIT Delhi
1997	IIT Madras
1996	IISc Bangalore
1995	IIT Kanpur

 

From GATE-2021 onwards, candidates can apply for two thematic jobs of the prescribed combinations of the 27 jobs listed in the table below. Candidates are expected to appear in a document appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree. However, candidates are free to choose any job according to their admission plan, taking into account the eligibility criteria of the institutions they wish to enter.

 

Paper	Code
Aerospace Engineering	AE
Agricultural Engineering	AG
Architecture and Planning	AR
Biotechnology	BT
Bio - medical Engineering	BM
Civil Engineering	CE
Chemical Engineering	CH
Computer Science & Information Technology	CS
Chemistry	CY
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC
Electrical Engineering	EE
Engineering Sciences	XE
Petroleum Engineering	PE
Geology and Geophysics	GG
Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Life Sciences	XL
Mathematics	MA
Mechanical Engineering	ME
Mining Engineering	MN
Metallurgical Engineering	MT
Physics	PH
Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
Textile Engineering & Fibre Science	TF
Ecology and Evolution	EY
Statistics	ST
Environmental Science and Engineering	ES
Humanities and Social Sciences	XH

 

• With a successful GATE attempt, an applicant can choose the most suitable option from a wide range of paths to travel to their final career destination:
• Students can earn Master of Technology / Master / Master / PhD at IISc Bangalore, IIT, NIT, IIIT and other reputed institutes.
• Students can earn a Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE), a Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management (PGDMM), a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management (PGDPM) from NITIE Mumbai.
• Several Maharatna and Navratna UPMs and renowned research organizations recruit based on the GATE score. ie IOCL, NTPC, BHEL, PGCIL, BARC, CSIR, etc.
• Teaching: Teacher, Assistant. Professor at IIT, NIT and other renowned educational institutes.
• Junior Research Member: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IIT, etc.
• Principal Investigator: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IIT, etc.
• Junior / Senior Research Associates.
• Grade “C” scientific assignments.
• Lucrative research and development opportunities after graduation.
• Multinational companies shortlist candidates based on the GATE score.
• Some international universities offer master's or doctoral programs based on the GATE score.