GATE 2011

Important Dates
 Commencement of sale of Application Form and Information Brochure Tuesday September 21, 2010
Commencement of Online Application Form submission Tuesday September 21, 2010
(09:00 Hrs onwards)
Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form at Bank Counters Wednesday October 27, 2010
Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form at zonal GATE office counters Friday October 29, 2010
Last date for Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) Wednesday October 27, 2010
(18:00 Hrs)
Last date for the Receipt of completed Offline/Online Application Form at the respective zonal GATE Office Tuesday November 02, 2010
Website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city Friday December 10, 2010
Date for reporting any discrepancy in the choice of examination cities or in the choice of GATE paper Friday December 31, 2010
Date for reporting the non-receipt of admit cards for ONLINE examination papers Thursday January 20, 2011
Last date for reporting the non-receipt of admit cards for OFFLINE examination papers Monday January 31, 2011
GATE 2011 Online Examination
Papers: GG and TF Sunday January 30, 2011
(09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2011 Online Examination
Papers: AE and MN Sunday January 30, 2011
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2011 Offline Examination
Papers: AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI Sunday February 13, 2011
(09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2011 Offline Examination
Papers: AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL Sunday February 13, 2011
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of results Tuesday March 15, 2011
(10:00 Hrs)

Eligibility for GATE Examination

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE:
Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-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 or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.


GATE Examination Structure

GATE Examination Papers GATE Examination Type

A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in the table given below. In the tables given below, the columns titled 'Paper Title' and 'Section Title' provide links to the appropriate syllabus.

The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.

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.


GATE Examination Papers, Code Paper Title
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
Code Paper Title
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




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.
Go to Top XE: Engineering Sciences
Paper Section, Section Title
XE A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
XE B Fluid Mechanics
XE C Materials Science
XE D Solid Mechanics
XE E Thermodynamics
XE F Polymer Science and Engineering
XE G Food Technology

XL: Life Sciences
Paper Section Title of the Section
XL H Chemistry (Compulsory)
XL I Biochemistry
XL J Botany
XL K Microbiology
XL L Zoology
XL M Food Technology

 

GATE Examination Type

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of 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. Click here to view the pattern of question papers. The examination for the papers with codes AE, 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 keyboard/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. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.

Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.
Availability of Application Forms

Information Brochure and Application Form can be obtained on cash payment of Rs 1000/- (Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD) from the designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone (as given below). Application Form can also be obtained from the zonal GATE Offices after handing over Demand Draft for the appropriate amount.


GATE RESULTS

GATE 2011 results will be announced on March 15, 2011 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices of IISc and seven IITs. GATE 2011 results will also be available on the websites of GATE offices

GATE 2011 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2011 results.

GATE 2011 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between IIT Madras and the requesting organization. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Madras.

The machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) are graded and scrutinized with extreme care. There is no provision for regrading and retotalling. No photocopies of the machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) will be made available. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.