Previous Year GATE Question papers

previous year’s GATE Question papers for the following subjects can be obtained from the IIT site http://www.iitb.ac.in/~pge/gate_qp/

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

GATE 2013 Syllabus

The GATE Syllabus for the following papers can be obtained from the IIT site.
http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/examination/gate-syllabi/

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

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology.  GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IITs (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Eligibility for GATE

To take up the GATE Exam a candidate should satisfy one of the following criteria.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2/Post B.Sc./Post-Diploma)

Master’s degree in any branch of Science / Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalent

Structure of GATE

A candidate can apply for only ONE of the following papers. Making a choice of the appropriate paper during GATE application is the responsibility of the candidate. The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. The candidate is, however, 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.

Engineering Post Graduate Admission and MHRD Scholarship

The following procedure is to be adopted for admission to the postgraduate programs (Master and Doctoral) with MHRD scholarship/assistantship. The performance of the candidate in GATE will be considered for admission. If the candidate is to be selected through interview for postgraduate programmers, minimum 70% weightage is to be given to the performance in GATE. The remaining weightage (30% maximum) can be given to the candidate’s academic record or performance in interview.