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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

  Date of Online Examination: 29-01-2012 (Sunday)  Date of Offline Examination: 12-02-2012 (Sunday)

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

      Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science,Bengaluru
      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

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2012 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012 .

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture or Master's degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master's degree programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.

GATE qualification is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.

Important dates are like this:

GATE 2012 application form or GATE 2012 Notification: 12 September 2011
Last Date for submitting GATE 2012 Application Form: 17 October 2011
Gate 2012 Exam Date: 12 February 2012
GATE 2012 Result Announcement: 15 March 2012
M.Tech admissions 2012: 15 March 2012 till July 2012

HOW TO APPLY?

Before applying, candidates are advised to download the GATE 2012 Information Brochure and read it carefully.

Candidates have to apply only Online. Details of the application fee and the steps in the application process are given below.

Category	Application Fee
General/OBC	Rs.1000/-
SC / ST /    PD	Rs.500/-

         PD: Person with Disability

Application Process Step 1:Decide Payment Option Gateway Payment: Payment can be made using netbanking. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.30/-)   Challan Payment: Payment by cash at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.25/-) Step 2: Obtain SC / ST / PD Certificate (if applicable) Authorities empowered to issue Certificates  Step 3: Apply Online Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online. At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages: Page-1: Instructions Page-2: GATE 2012 Application - GATE Copy Page-3: GATE 2012 Application - Candidate's Copy Page-4: Address Slip of respective zonal GATE office Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only) Take a print out of the entire file on A4 size white sheets using a laser/inkjet printer. Step 4: Cash Payment: (only for Challan Payment option) The bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. Take it to any one of the branches of ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy and will return two copies to you. In those two copies, retain the Candidate's copy with you and attach the GATE Copy with the application. Step 5: Paste your recent photograph (3.5 cm X 3.5 cm) in the designated place of Page-2. Before pasting, please write your name and application number on the backside of the photo with black ball point pen. Sign at the designated place of Page-2. Paste Page-4 on top of a 10 inch x 12 inch size laminated envelope. Step 6: Post/Submission Before posting your application form, make sure that, in addition to the other relevant attachments, you have attached either a copy of the degree certificate or a certificate from your college principal as indicated below: Candidates should submit a copy of the degree certificate or provisional certificate if they have passed their qualifying degree in 2011 or before.   Candidates with the following eligibility conditions should submit a certificate signed by the Principal of the college, where the candidate is studying, clearly indicating the year of passing of the candidate in the qualifying degree.   Students in the final year of Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2).   Students in the final year of Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma).   Students in the final year of Master's degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent.   Students in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.   Students in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.   To download the format of the certificate to be sent by the candidates, click here. Candidates With Backlog: Candidates with a backlog of papers should submit a copy of the marks sheet of final semester / final year or copy of the course completion certificate or a letter from the principal indicating that the student has a backlog and will be completing the degree in 2012. Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City, so as to reach on or beforeMonday, 24th October, 2011 OR It can be handed over personally to the respective Zonal GATE Office on or before Monday, 24th October, 2011.

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SYLLABus FOR GATE 2012 EXAMINATION PAPERS

General Aptitude (GA) component common in all papers View / Download
AE: Aerospace Engineering          View / Download	XE Section A: Engineering Mathematics          View / Download
AG: Agricultural Engineering          View / Download	XE Section B: Fluid Mechanics          View / Download
AR: Architecture and Planning          View / Download	XE Section C: Materials Science         View / Download
BT: Biotechnology         View / Download	XE Section D: Solid Mechanics         View / Download
CE: Civil Engineering         View / Download	XE Section E: Thermodynamics         View / Download
CH: Chemical Engineering         View / Download	XE Section F: Polymer Sc. and Engineering         View / Download
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology         View / Download	XE Section G: Food Technology         View / Download
CY: Chemistry         View / Download
EC: Electronics and Communication Engg.         View / Download	XL Section H: Chemistry         View / Download
EE: Electrical Engineering         View / Download	XL Section I: Biochemistry         View / Download
GG: Geology and Geophysics         View / Download	XL Section J: Botany         View / Download
IN: Instrumentation Engineering         View / Download	XL Section K: Microbiology         View / Download
MA: Mathematics         View / Download	XL Section L: Zoology         View / Download
ME: Mechanical Engineering         View / Download	XL Section M: Food Technology         View / Download
MN: Mining Engineering         View / Download
MT: Metallurgical Engineering         View / Download
PH: Physics         View / Download
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering         View / Download
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science         View / Download

PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPERS AND MARKING 

Pattern of Question Papers                                                         Marking

The examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question.

In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer and choices will not be given.

GATE 2012 would contain questions of four different types in various papers:

• Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each.
• Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data.
• Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor.
• Numerical answer questions, where the answer is a number, to be entered by the candidate.

In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA) are compulsory.

In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, GG, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF and XE, the Engineering Mathematics will carry 15 % of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 70 % of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, GG, MA, PH and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 85 % of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

Marking

For 1 mark multiple choice questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2 marks multiple choice questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. However, for the linked answer question pair, where each question carries 2 marks, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer to the first question only. There is no negative marking for wrong answer to the second question of the linked answer question pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.

Pattern of Question Papers

General Aptitude (GA) Section:

In all papers, GA questions are of multiple choice type, and carry a total of 15 marks. The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks)

Question papers other than GG, XE and XL:

These papers would contain 25 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each (sub-total 25 marks) and 30 multiple choice questions carrying two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questions would be linked-answer questions. In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer and choices will not be given.

GG (Geology and Geophysics) Paper:

Apart from the General Aptitude (GA) section, the question paper consists of two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A is common for all candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geo-physics). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and either Section 1 or Section 2 in Part B.

Part A consists of 25 multiple choice questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Each section in Part B (Section 1 and Section 2) consists of 30 multiple choice questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questions would be linked-answer questions.

XE Paper (Engineering Sciences):

In XE paper, Engineering Mathematics section (Section A) is compulsory. This section contains 11 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 15 marks: 7 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 7 marks), and 4 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 8 marks).

Each of the other sections of the XE paper (Sections B through G) contains 22 questions carrying a total of 35 marks: 9 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 9 marks) and 13 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 26 marks). Out of the 2-mark questions, 2 pairs are common data questions and 1 pair is linked answer questions.

XL Paper (Life Sciences):

In XL paper, Chemistry section (Section H) is compulsory. This section contains 15 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 25 marks: 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 10 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks). Out of the 2-mark questions, 1 pair is common data questions, and 1 pair is linked answer questions.

Each of the other sections of the XL paper (Sections I through M) contains 20 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 30 marks: 10 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 10 marks) and 10 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks).