GATE 2012 Entrance Exam

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering: Details

GATE Entrance Exam 2012 – Overview

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 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), and Government of India.
GATE 2012 Entrance Exam is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes 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.

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE 2012 entrance exam. 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.

Eligibility Criteria for GATE Entrance Examination

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering:

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes are eligible for GATE 2012 entrance exam.
• Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/ Technology.
• Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/ AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible for graduate aptitude test in engineering.

How to Apply?

Step 1: Decide Payment Option

• Gateway Payment: Payment can be made using net banking. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of 30/-).
• Challan Payment: Payment by cash at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of 25/-).

Step 2: Obtain SC / ST / PD Certificate (if applicable)

Step 3: Apply Online

You can also apply online and need to follow the instructions given on website at the end of the process one pdf file will generate and you have to submit it.

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.
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 before Monday, 24th October, 2011

Schedule

Important Dates 2012:

Commencement of Online Application submission	Monday	12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs)
Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure)	Monday	21 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs)
Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office	Monday	28 October 2011
Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city	Friday	09 December 2011
Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites	Monday	02 January 2012
GATE 2012 Online Entrance Exam for Papers: AR, GG and TF	Sunday	29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Online Entrance Exam Papers: AE, AG and MN	Sunday	29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI	Sunday	12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL	Sunday	12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of GATE 2012 Entrance Exam Results	Thursday	15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)

GATE 2012 Exam Pattern

GATE Examination Structure:

A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in the table given below.

GATE 2012 Exam Papers with Code:

Code	Paper Title	Code	Paper Title
AE	Aerospace Engineering	IN	Instrumentation Engineering
AG	Agricultural Engineering	MA	Mathematics
AR	Architecture and Planning	ME	Mechanical Engineering
CE	Civil Engineering	MT	Metallurgical Engineering
CH	Chemical Engineering	PH	Physics
CS	Computer Science and Information Technology	PI	Production and Industrial Engineering
CY	Chemistry	TF	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
EC	Electronics and Communication Engineering	XE	Engineering Sciences
EE	Electrical Engineering	XL	Life Sciences
GG	Geology and Geophysics	XL	Life Sciences

XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of examination.

XE: Engineering Sciences			XL: Life Sciences
Paper	Section	Section Title	Paper	Section	Section Title
XE	A	Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)	XL	H	Chemistry (Compulsory)
XE	B	Fluid Mechanics	XL	I	Biochemistry
XE	C	Materials Science	XL	J	Botany
XE	D	Solid Mechanics	XL	K	Microbiology
XE	E	Thermodynamics	XL	L	Zoology
XE	F	Polymer Science and Engineering	XL	M	Food Technology
XE	G	Food Technology	XL	M	Food Technology

Online Examination: Examination using computers. In GG and MN papers, all questions are multiple choice type. In AE and TF papers, 60 questions are multiple choice type and 5 questions are numerical answer type. For questions of multiple choice type, the candidate will select the correct answer out of four options. For questions of numerical answer type, the candidate will enter the numeric answer.

Offline Examination: Examination where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble.

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Negative Marking:

• For Q.1 – Q.25 and Q.56 – Q.60, 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• For Q.26 – Q.51 and Q.61 – Q.65, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• The Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53), and (Q.54, Q.55) are questions with linked answers. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.

GATE Exam Application Form Details:

1.Online Examination : The Online application fee is 800/- for General/OBC Category candidates and 400/- for SC/ ST/ PD* Category candidates.

2.Offline Examination : The Offline application fee is 1000/- for General/ OBC Category candidates and 500/- for SC/ ST/ PD* Category candidates.

Exam Fee:

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

*PD: Person with Disability

Contact Details:

GATE Office,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
P.O. IIT Powai,
Mumbai - 400076.
Tel: : 022 - 25767068.
Fax: 022 - 25723706.
Website: www.gate.iitb.ac.in
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