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GATE - Structure of the Examination

The Latest Pattern From 2011 onwards

 

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 of GATE will be fully objective type.

Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response Sheet (ORS).

There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction will be 25% of the marks allotted.

Requests for change of GATE Examination paper after the submission of Application Form will not be considered.

A candidate will have to choose any one of the papers listed below:

Aerospace Engineering  AE Mathematics MA
Agricultural Engineering  AG  Mechanical Engineering ME
Architecture and Planning AR  Mining Engineering MN
Civil Engineering CE Metallurgical Engineering  MT
Chemical Engineering CH  Physics PH
Computer Science & Engg. CS  Production & Industrial Engg. PI
Chemistry  CY  Pharmaceutical Sciences PY
Electronics & Comm. Engg. EC Textile Engg.& Fibre Science  TF
Electrical Engineering  EE  Engineering Sciences XE*
Geology & Geophysics GG Life Sciences XL*
Instrumentation Engineering  IN     

Papers XE and XL are of general nature and will comprise the following Sections:

Three Sections, one compulsory as indicated below: 

ENGINEERING SCIENCES(XE)

CODE

 LIFE SCIENCES(XL)

CODE

Engg. Maths (Compulsory)

 A 

Chemistry (Compulsory)

 H 

Fluid Mechanics

 B

Biochemistry

 I 

Materials Sciences 

 C

Botany 

 J 

Solid Mechanics

 D

Microbiology

 K 

Thermodynamics

 E

Zoology

 L 

Polymer Science and  Engineering

 F

Food Technology

M
Food Technology  G    

GATE Results

The GATE result will be announced on March 15, 2012 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices of IITs/ IISc.  

GATE scorecard 

  • Details about the contents of GATE Scorecard will be made available in this website at an appropriate time.
  • There is no provision for issue of Additional GATE scorecard.
  • The GATE 2012 Committee has the authority to decide the qualifying score for each GATE paper. In case any claim or dispute arises in respect of GATE 2012, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi and New Delhi alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such dispute or claim.

 

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