What is GATE Exam? Know All About GATE Exam

The Graduate aptitude test in Engineering (GATE)  was started by IISC Bangalore in 1984 as an entrance exam to get admission in IISC and IITs for M tech and Masters programs. later it was adopted by other institutes and universities also as an entrance exam to get admissions in their institutes and universities. To get admission into reputed IIT you should get all India rank under 2000 in the GATE exam.

• IIT Bomboy
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Madras
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur

 Now Public sector Undertaking(PSU) Hiring Mechanical Engineers, Civil Engineers, Electrical engineers, and software Engineers based on Their GATE score. To get the placement in PSUs you should get all India rank under 500 in the GATE exam.

• Power grid corporation of India limited(PGCIL)
• National thermal power corporation(NTPC)
• Oil and natural gas corporation(ONGC)
• Indain oil corporation(IOCL)
• Gas Authority of India Limited(GAIL)
• Bharath petroleum corporation(BPCL)
• Hindustan petroleum corporation limited(HPCL)
• Bharath heavy electrical limited(BHEL)

 You should know that The GATE score card is valid for 3 years from the date of announcement of the result. so you have to be ready for the interview because after the announcement of the result PSUs start giving offers to the aspirants and hire them based on their personality and communication skills.

GATE Exam conducted every year by the IISC Bangalore and seven other IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Guwahati, Kharagpur, madras, Roorkee) among these one institute which is responsible for coordinating among all the GATE conducting test centers like ( ION digital zone, etc) and its administration. the financial assistance for the GATE exam is provided by the ministry of human resource development(MHRD), the Department of higher education, and the government of India.

• IIT Kharagpur-2022
• IIT Bombay-2021
• IIT Delhi 2020
• IIT Madras-2019
• IIT Guwahati-2018

As you can see above IIT Kharagpur is the Organizing Institute for GATE 2022 examination.

 

 

 

Nowadays millions of engineers and graduates go for the GATE Exam for their higher studies and to do jobs in PSUs. That’s why gate competition increases day by day drastically.

GATE is a very tricky (not difficult) and very Comprehensive exam, it requires discipline and dedicated preparation from the candidate. success cannot depend on the coaching center only but it depends on the candidate’s own preparation and his learning strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering, Technology, or Architecture ( three years after (10+2))or 10+2+3(ongoing) can appear for the GATE exam.
• Masters degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Architecture/computer application and those who are in the final year of master degree also apply for the GATE exam.
• Qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UGC/AICTE, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.
• If you are pursuing Pharm D and you are in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th year are you completed Pharm D you can eligible for the GATE exam.
• If you are an MBBS student and you are in the 5th, 6th, or 7th semester or you are completed an MBBS degree you can apply for the GATE exam.

Marking scheme of GATE exam

Qualifying marks are not fixed it changes yearly in the GATE 2020 qualifying marks for the general category were 28 and in 2021 its increases to 31 marks for the general category. so please visit the official website of the GATE exam.

The GATE score is very important to get admission in IITs and get the Govt jobs in PSUs like Bharat heavy electrical limited(BHEL), the Gas Authority of India Limited(GAIL), IOCL, NTPC, ONGC, and BPCL, etc. And you can get a direct job in group A posts like Senior field officer, and Senior research officer, these posts are normally published in newspapers. As we know that the GATE score card is valid for up to three years, if you want to get jobs in PSUs or other MNCs which hire employees on the GATE exam score you have to apply for the job in three years only after 3 years of GATE scorecard is not valid.