GATE 2018:

A national level examination, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is a qualifying exam for admissions to post-graduate programs (e.g., M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian institutes of higher education with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. GATE scores may also be used by Public and Private Sector.

The exam tests the comprehensive understanding of candidate in various undergraduate subjects including Engineering/Technology/Architecture and post-graduate level subjects in Science.

 

This exam, which is conducted online, encompasses 23 papers. The exam papers will have questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keypad. However, the rest of the questions are of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type.

 

GATE 2018 exam dates have been announced. The exam will be held on February 03 - 04 & February 10 - 11, 2018 (Saturdays & Sundays). IIT Guwahati will be the organising institute for the exam in 2018.

 

GATE Papers and the Paper Codes for GATE 2018:

 

GATE Paper	Code	GATE Paper	Code
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Geology and Geophysics	GG
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mathematics	MA
Biotechnology	BT	Mechanical Engineering	ME
Civil Engineering	CE	Mining Engineering	MN
Chemical Engineering	CH	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	Petroleum Engineering	PE
Chemistry	CY	Physics	PH
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
Electrical Engineering	EE	Textile Engineering and Fiber Science	TF
Ecology and Evolution	EY	Engineering Sciences	XE(A-H)
		Life Sciences	XL(P-U)

 

 

Eligibility

Aspirants need to choose the GATE paper - out of the 23 papers - they wish to appear for. Please note that a candidate is allowed to appear in ONLY ONE paper.

 

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for GATE 2018:

 

 

Qualifying Degree	Qualifying Degree/Examination (Descriptive)	Description of Eligible candidates	Year of Qualification cannot be later than
B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm.	Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after Diploma in Engineering/Technology) and those who are in the final year of such programs.	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
B. Arch.	Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (Five years course)	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S.	Bachelor’s degree in Science(Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 4th year or already completed	2018
M. Sc./M.A./MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
Int. M.E/M.Tech(Post-B.Sc.)	Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (Four year program)	Currently in the 2nd/3rd/4thyear or already completed	2020
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree(after Diploma or 10+2)	Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering / Technology (Five year program)	Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed	2019
Int. M.Sc/Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B.S.-M.S. program	Currently in the final year or already completed	2018
Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch.)	B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India)	Completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses	NA

 

Candidates from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates must have completed or should be in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Post-graduate (MSc) degree in any relevant science subject.

 

Note:

If a candidate is pursuing any higher degree or already obtained a degree higher than that mentioned in the above table, then the candidate can select the relevant minimum required qualifying degree while filling the application form.

 

In case a candidate has passed one of the qualifying examinations as mentioned above in 2017 or earlier, she has to submit the degree certificate / provisional certificate / course completion certificate / professional ceritificate / membership certificate issued by the society or institute. In case, the candidate is expected to complete to complete one of the qualifying criteria in 2017 or later as mentioned above, he/she has to submit a certificate from Principal or a copy of marks card for section A of AMIE.

 

Certificate from Principal

 

The candidates who have to submit a certificate from their college Principal, as determined from above Table, have to obtain one from his/her institution beforehand and upload the same during the online submission of the application form.

 

Candidates with backlogs

 

The candidates who have appeared in the final semester/year exam in 2017, but with a backlog (arrears/failed subjects) in any of the papers in their qualifying degree should

 

1. submit a copy of any one of the marks sheets of the final year,

OR

2. have to obtain a declaration from their Principal along with the signature and seal beforehand and upload the same during the online submission of the application form

 

Process

GATE 2018 application forms will be available on the official website of GOAPS(GATE Online Application Processing System) tentatively from September 2017. Through this online interface, aspirants can apply for GATE 2018 in few simple steps mentioned below:

 

Note:

The login to the GOAPS interface uses your GOAPS password. So, aspirants are requested to keep keep their password information safe and not disclose it to anyone.

 

1. Filling in Application Online

 

• To begin with, aspirants are requested to visit - http://appsgate.iisc.ernet.in. Please note that it can also be accessed from the official website of the respective Zonal GATE Offices or from the website of the GATE 2018 organizing institute.


• Registration:Aspirants can register for the exam by providing a valid email address, mobile number and a GOAPS password. All communications from the GATE Offices will be sent to this email address. Please note that only one person can register with one e-mail Address.


• It is advisable for aspirants to give their personal mobile number because most of the communications may also be sent via SMS.


• GOAPS Password:Aspirants can choose a password during Enrollment at GOAPS. This password must be remembered along with the GOAPS Enrolment ID to login to GOAPS. Studenta re recommended to choose a password that's hard to guess (it should not be the candidate’s name, date of birth, or some easily guessable string of numbers or letters like 12345 or abcd).


• GOAPS Enrollment ID:Once aspirants register for GATE 2018, an email containing the GOAPS Enrolment ID will be sent to the candidate on the email id provided.

Data required for filling GATE 2018 application form:

 

1. Personal information (name, date of birth, your personal mobile number, parents’ name, parents’ mobile number, etc.).


2. Address for Communication (including PIN code)


3. Eligibility degree details


4. College address, PIN code of college


5. GATE paper, choice of GATE examination cities


6. High quality image of your photograph


7. Good quality image of your signature


8. Scanned copy of Degree Certificate or Certificate from Principal/HODs in pdf format


9. Scanned copy of Category/PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format


10. Details of a valid ID Proof that you will carry to the examination hall


11. Your net-banking details

 

• Application Filling: The GOAPS website allows aspirants to enter data, “Save” partially filled form,“Logout”, and resume filling in by logging in again. The GOAPS portal is self-explanatory and user-friendly. Aspirants can also avail online help about using GOAPS on the official website.


• Before making the payment, aspirants will be shown a “Preview” of your application, where you have to carefully check for any errors.


• Once you press “Confirm and Final Submit” button,you will not be able to make further changes to the application in the future


• Problems in Login into GOAPS– In case, you forget your user ID or password, you are required to follow the instructions on the GOPAS portal to retrieve them.

 

 

2. Application Fee Payment Options

 

The application fee and various payment options given below. Please remember that the application fee is non-refundable.

 

For examination centres in India:

 

Candidate Category	Mode	Application Fee in Rs
Women candidates	Online Net Banking	750
	e-challan	750
SC/ST/PwD candidates	Online Net Banking	750
	e-challan	750
other candidates	Online Net Banking	1500
	e-challan	1500

 

For examination centres in foreign countries(All candidates):

 

• Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu: US $50


• Dubai and Singapore: US $100

 

Online Net-Banking Payment Details:

 

1. Aspirants need to visit the GOAPS website. From there, you will be redirected to the website of the bank of your choice.


2. Aspirants can pay the fee through net-banking or debit card or e-challan.


3. While trying to pay the fee, you will be shown the fee amount and bank charges where you will have to confirm that the payment is for GATE 2018.


4. Once you confirm and the payment is successful, you will be redirected back to the GATE Online Application Website.


5. If you come across any difficulty (due to internet connection or power failure, for example), and you are not sure whether your payment has been processed or not, then please login back to GOAPS and check the status of the payment. You can also check the status from your bank.


6. In case the fee amount has been debited from your bank account and GOAPS does not acknowledge any fee payment, then the money will be credited back to your account within seven working days.


7. In such a case, you may initiate a fresh payment using GOAPS, even without waiting for the money to be credited back to your account, so that your application is on time.


8. Once the payment is successful a “Fee Payment Number” will be generated which is unique and MUST be saved by the candidate as it will be used in the later stages when he/she fills up the GATE 2018 Application form.

 

Important:

Candidate should fill in the details on the GOAPS website without any error because the application is liable to be rejected if there is any error. As a checklist the candidate MUST verify that he/she has filled in and uploaded the following as required:

 

1. a) Personal information (name, date of birth, personal mobile number, parent’s name, parent’s mobile number etc.).


2. b) Address for Communication (including PIN code).


3. c) Eligibility degree details (College address, PIN code of college).


4. d) The signed application form (with photograph affixed) with Principal’s certificate, if that is the proof of your eligibility to appear in GATE 2018 OR other eligibility documents required to appear in GATE 2018 (e.g., degree certificate).


5. e) High quality image of a recent photograph


6. f) Category certificate in case a discounted application fee is claimed


7. g) Good quality image of signature


8. h) Details of the same valid ID Proof that will be carried to the examination hall


9. i) Fee payment number

 

Note:

Before submitting the GATE 2018 application, please ensure that all the details and all the necessary supporting documents are filled / uploaded and there is NO ERROR. An application once submitted CANNOT be changed / rectified. The current status of an application will be updated after the receipt and scrutiny of the application by the respective zonal GATE Office. This status can be checked anytime by logging into GOAPS.

 

Pattern

Since a candidate is allowed to appear in ONLY ONE of the 23 papers for which GATE 2018 examination is being held, the candidate has to make the choice of the paper he/she wishes to write carefully.

The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. However, the candidate is, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission. For more details regarding the admission criteria in any particular institute, the candidate is advised to refer to the websites of that institute.

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

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

In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, EY, 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.

GATE 2018 would contain questions of two different types in various papers:

(i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four answers, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer(s).

(ii) Numerical Answer Questions of 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections. For these questions the answer is a real number, to be entered by the candidate using the virtual keypad. No choices will be shown for this type of questions.

Design of Questions

The questions in a paper may be designed to test the following abilities:

(i) Recall: These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper. The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory of the subject or at most from a one-line computation.

 

Marking Scheme:

 

• For 1-mark multiple-choice questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-marks multiple-choice questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.

 

General Aptitude (GA) Questions:

 

• In all papers, GA questions 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 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 25 marks) and 30 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 60 marks). The question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice and numerical answer type.


• For numerical answer questions, choices will not be given. Candidates have to enter the answer (which will be a real number, signed or unsigned, e.g. 25.06, -25.06, 25, -25 etc.) using a virtual keypad. An appropriate range will be considered while evaluating the numerical answer type questions so that the candidate is not penalized due to the usual round-off errors.

 

GG (Geology and Geophysics) Paper:

 

• Apart from the General Aptitude (GA) section, the GG 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 and some of these may be numerical answer type questions). Each section in Part B (Section 1 and Section 2) consists of 30 multiple choice questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 60 marks and some of these may be numerical answer type questions).

 

XE Paper (Engineering Sciences):

 

• In XE paper, Engineering Mathematics section (Section A) is compulsory. This section contains 11 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). Some questions may be of numerical answer type questions.


• 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). Some questions may be of numerical answer type.

 

XL Paper (Life Sciences):

 

• In XL paper, Chemistry section (Section H) is compulsory. This section contains 15 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). Some questions may be of numerical answer type.


• Each of the other sections of the XL paper (Sections I through M) contains 20 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). Some questions may be of numerical answer type.

 

Note on Negative Marking for Wrong Answers

 

For a wrong answer chosen for the multiple choice questions, there would be negative marking. For 1-mark multiple choice questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark multiple choice questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. However, there is no negative marking for a wrong answer in numerical answer type questions.

Exam Centers

There are two primary choices and one secondary choice. If you choose a particular city as your first choice, then the corresponding zone to which this city belongs will appear, and you will be able to choose another city as your second choice only from this zone. These choices will be your primary choices in a specific zone. However, a third choice was introduced in GATE 2017, which is your secondary choice. The list of 3rd choice cities will be as specified by each zone and this will be used only when your cities of primary choice are not available. However, because of operational constraints, the GATE committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be any of the choices of a candidate.

 

Burdwan (IIT Guwahati Zone), Dibrugarh (IIT Guwahati Zone) and Gorakhpur (IIT Kanpur Zone) have been added as new GATE 2018 Centers

Given below is list of the cities (zone-wise) in which GATE 2018 will be held.

 

 

GATE 2018 Exam Centers:

 

Zonal GATE Office	Tentative List of Examination Cities
Chairman, GATE, IISc Bangalore, Bengaluru - 560 012 Website: gate.iisc.ernet.in	Ananthapur, Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Bellary, Belgaum, Bidar, Davengere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Hyderabad, Kannur, Kasargod, Kolar, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangalore, Manipal, Mysore, Palakkad, Payyannur, Port Blair, Shimoga, Thrissur, Tumkur, Vadakara, Angamaly, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)
Chairman, GATE, IIT Bombay Powai, Mumbai - 400 076 Website: www.gate.iitb.ac.in	Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Thane and Vadodara
Chairman, GATE, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016 Website: gate.iitd.ac.in	Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh, Bikaner, New Delhi, Faridabad, Greater NOIDA, Gurgaon, Hisar,Indore, Jammu, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, Palwal, Rohtak, Sikar, Udaipur and Ujjain
Chairman, GATE, IIT Guwahati Guwahati – 781039 Website:www.iitg.ernet.in/gate	Agartala, Asansol, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna, Silchar, Siliguri, Shillong, Tezpur, Muzzafarpur
Chairman, GATE, IIT Kanpur Kanpur – 208016 Website: gate.iitk.ac.in	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur
Chairman, GATE, IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur – 721302 Website: gate.iitkgp.ac.in	Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (Surampalem), Kharagpur/Haldia/Bishnupur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram
Chairman, GATE, IIT Madras Chennai – 600036 Website: gate.iitm.ac.in	Alappuzha, Aluva, Angamaly, Attingal, Bapatla, Chennai, Chengannur, Chittoor, Coimbatore,  Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ernakulam, Erode, Gudur, Guntur, Idukki, Kadapa, Kanjirapally, Kanyakumari, Karimnagar, Karur,  Khammam, Kollam, Kothamangalam,  Kottayam,  Madurai, Muvattupuzha, Nagercoil, Nalgonda, Namakkal, Nedumangad, Nellore, Ongole, Pala, Puducherry (Pondicherry), Punalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchengode, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar and Warangal
Chairman, GATE, IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247667 Website: www.gate.iitr.ernet.in	Ambala, Amritsar, Baddi, Bathinda, Bhimtal, Dehradun, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Jalandhar, Khanna, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Malout, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, NOIDA, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Roorkee, Ropar, Sangrur, Shimla, Solan, Sonepat, Una and Yamunanagar
For International Centers, contact shall be Chairman, GATE, IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247667 Website: www.gate.iitr.ernet.in	Dubai (UAE), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore