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Particulars | Details |
Full Form | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
Managing By | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
Exam Level | National |
Language | English |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fee (General) | 1500 |
Mode of Exam | Online |
Mode of Question Papers | MSQ/MCQ/NAT |
Participating Colleges | 1072 |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
Particulars | Dates |
GATE Online Application Processing | August 30, 202 |
Closing of submission of application form | September 30, 2022 October 4, 2022 October 7, 2022 |
Last Date of Extended period for Online Registration Application (With Late Fees) | October 7, 2022 October 14, 2022 October 16, 2022 |
Last date for requesting a change of examination city | November 4 - 11, 2022 |
Admit Card | January 3, 2023 |
GATE 2023 Examination | February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2023 |
Announcement of Result | March 16, 2023 |
Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technologies at Roorkee, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai (Madras) and Mumbai (Bombay) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India conducts GATE on a rotational basis. Have a look which year GATE was organized by which institute.
Year | GATE editions organized |
2030 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
2029 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
2028 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
2027 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
2026 | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
2025 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
2024 | Indian Institute of Science |
2023 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
2022 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
2021 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
2020 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
2019 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
2018 | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
2017 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
2016 | Indian Institute of Science |
2015 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
2014 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
2013 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
2012 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
2011 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
2010 | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
2009 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
2008 | Indian Institute of Science |
2007 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
2006 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
2005 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
2004 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
2003 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
2002 | Indian Institute of Science |
2001 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
2000 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
1999 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
1998 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
1997 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
1996 | Indian Institute of Science |
1995 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
1994 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
1993 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
1992 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
1991 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
1990 | Indian Institute of Science |
1989 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
1988 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
1987 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
1986 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
1985 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
1984 | Indian Institute of Science |
1983 | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
Particulars | Details |
Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Duration | 3 hours* |
Number of Subjects (Papers) | 29 |
Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subject |
Types of Questions | (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
Questions for testing these abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis and Synthesis |
Number of Questions | 10 (GA) + 55 (Subject) = 65 Questions |
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics*: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks (*XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 Marks) |
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
Marking Scheme | Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks |
Negative Marking | For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ and NAT question. |
Particulars | Details |
Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Duration | 3 hours* |
Number of Subjects (Papers) | 29 |
Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subject |
Types of Questions | (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
Questions for testing these abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis and Synthesis |
Number of Questions | 10 (GA) + 55 (Subject) = 65 Questions |
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics*: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks (*XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 Marks) |
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
Marking Scheme | Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks |
Negative Marking | For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ and NAT question. |
Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time (Minutes)* |
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF |
15 |
85 |
100 |
180 |
AR [Part A + Part B1 or B2]
(B1: Architecture or B2: Planning) |
15 |
60 + 25 |
100 |
180 |
GE [Part A + Part B1 or B2]
(B1: Surveying and Mapping or B2: Image Processing and Analysis) |
15 |
55 + 30 |
100 |
180 |
GG [Part A + Part B]
(Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics) |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
15 + (2 x 35) |
100 |
180 |
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
25 + (2 x 30) |
100 |
180 |
GATE Paper | Code | GATE Paper | Code |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | Mathematics | MA |
Architecture and Planning | AR | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | Mining Engineering | MN |
Biotechnology | BT | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
Civil Engineering | CE | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM |
Chemical Engineering | CH | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | Physics | PH |
Chemistry | CY | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | Statistics | ST |
Electrical Engineering | EE | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
Environmental Science & Engineering | ES | Engineering Sciences | XE* |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | Humanities & Social Sciences | XH** |
Geomatics Engineering | GE | Life Sciences | XL*** |
Geology and Geophysics | GG |
*XE Paper Sections | Code | **XH Paper Sections | Code | ***XL Paper Sections | Code |
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (15 marks) | A | Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
B1 | Chemistry (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
P |
Any TWO optional Sections (2x35 = 70 marks) | Any ONE optional Section (60 marks) | Any TWO optional Sections (2x30 = 60 marks) | |||
Fluid Mechanics | B | Economics | C1 | Biochemistry | Q |
Materials Science | C | English | C2 | Botany | R |
Solid Mechanics | D | Linguistics | C3 | Microbiology | S |
Thermodynamics | E | Philosophy | C4 | Zoology | T |
Polymer Science and Engineering | F | Psychology | C5 | Food Technology | U |
Food Technology | G | Sociology | C6 | ||
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | H |
Note:
A candidate must first register by providing Full Name (as per the valid photo ID, which candidate MUST bring in original while appearing for GATE Civil Engineering 2023 examination at the examination centre), a valid e-mail address, mobile number and by choosing a password. After due registration, GATE 2023 application must be filled and submitted ONLINE only.
Event | Day | Date |
Online Application Process Opens |
Tuesday |
30th August 2022 |
Closing Date of REGULAR online Registration / application process |
Friday |
30th September 2022 |
End of Extended period for online Registration / application (with late fee) |
Friday |
7th October 2022 |
Last Date for change of Category, Paper and Examination City and adding a new paper (an additional fee will be applicable per change) |
Friday |
11th November 2022 |
Admit Card will be available for download |
Tuesday |
3rd January 2023 |
GATE 2023 Examination Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 Noon IST (Tentative) Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM IST (Tentative) | Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday | 4th February 2023
5th February 2023
11th February 2023
12th February 2023 |
Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal |
Thursday |
16th March 2023 |
For Examination Centres in India | Regular Period (30th August to 30th Sept. 2022) | During the Extended Period (1st Oct. to 7th Oct. 2022) |
Female candidates | ₹ 850 | ₹ 1350 |
SC / ST / PwD* category candidates | ₹ 850 | ₹ 1350 |
All other candidates | ₹ 1700 | ₹ 2200 |
Examination Centres | Regular period (30th August to 30th Sept. 2022) | During the Extended Period (1st Oct. to 7th Oct. 2022) |
Centres in India | ₹ 1700 | ₹ 2200 |
Dhaka and Kathmandu | US$ 100 | US$ 150 |
Dubai and Singapore | US$ 200 | US$ 250 |
Examination Centres | Regular period (30th August to 30th Sept. 2022) | During the Extended Period (1st Oct. to 7th Oct. 2022) |
Dhaka and Kathmandu | US$ 100 | US$ 150 |
Dubai and Singapore | US$ 200 | US$ 250 |
No! GATE Exam doesn’t ask for Class 12th marks.
There are 65 questions in a total of 100 marks, which you need to answer in 180 minutes.
No, there is no restriction. You can apply for this exam as many times as you wish.
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