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GATE: An Overview
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national level examination which is required for seeking admission in Indian universities and/or financial aid to postgraduate (PG) programs (Masters and Doctoral) provided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and through other Government scholarships/assistantships. The financial assistance is subject to the admission criteria of several institutes. GATE score is also used for admission by some of the universities abroad and by several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for their recruitment.
GATE is jointly conducted by the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Kharagpur, Roorkee, Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Guwahati, and Madras and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, on behalf of National Coordination Board (NCB), Department of Higher Education (MHRD), Government of India. The exam is conducted for 27 papers/subjects. This Computer Based Test (CBT) is conducted in India as well as abroad. GATE score remains valid for 3 years from the date of result announcement. GATE score reflects the relative performance level of the applicant in a particular subject, which is quantified on the basis of several years of examination data.
GATE evaluates the comprehensive understanding of the candidates in several undergraduate (UG) subjects in Technology/Engineering/Architecture and PG level subjects in Science, Arts, and Commerce. Conventionally, the exam was only conducted for Mechanical Engineering , Electronics Engineering, Computer Science and IT, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering , Instrumentation Engineering , however, with the surging environmental concerns, environmental science has also been introduced as an additional subject. Other subjects of humanities, social sciences, and Commerce have also been included to widen the avenues for the students of these streams as well.
With the rising uncertainties in the economy of India and the world, students from every academic stream can widen their horizons by clearing GATE. As the private sector is susceptible to market forces, students can venture into the public sector by clearing this national level test.
