GATE 2020 - Important Dates, Exam Pattern, and Application Process

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national level exam conducted for admission to Postgraduate programmes (Master’s and Doctoral) offered by institutes supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and other government colleges viz. IITs, NITs, IISc, and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). Many private institutes also consider GATE score for PG admissions. The exam is conducted on a rotational basis by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and seven IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Guwahati, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Madras and Roorkee). GATE 2020 exam will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.

GATE score is also accepted by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) such as BHEL, GAIL, ONGC, IOCL, NTPC, etc. for their recruitment process. The GATE score remain valid for three years. GATE 2020 will be conducted for 25 subjects including ‘Statistics’ which was added in 2019. Lets’ check out more details about the exam in the following article.

Important Dates for GATE Exam 2020

GATE 2020 Eligibility Criteria

There is no minimum pass percentage for appearing in the GATE exam, however, candidates must meet any of the following criteria for sitting in the exam:

Bachelor’s degree holder in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after Diploma in Engineering/Technology or B.Sc.). Candidates in the final year of such programmes are also eligible.

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Bachelor’s degree holder/ appearing in the final year of Architecture (5 years)/ Naval Architecture (4 years).

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Bachelor’s degree holder/ appearing in the final year of B.Sc. (4 years course).

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Passed/ appearing (final year) in Master’s programme in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Computer Applications/ Statistics or equivalent programme.

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Four-year integrated Master’s degree (post B.Sc.) in Engineering/ Technology. Candidates who are in the second or higher year of such program are also eligible.

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Five-year integrated Master’s degree/ dual degree in Engineering/ Technology. Fourth or higher year students are also eligible.

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Five-year integrated M.Sc. or B.Sc./ M.Sc. dual degree programme. Those interested in the final year of such programmes are also eligible.

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B.E./B.Tech. equivalent qualification obtained through examinations conducted by UPSC/ AICTE recognized professional societies. Candidates who have completed Section A of AMIE exam or equivalent are also eligible.

GATE 2020 Exam Pattern

GATE 2020 will be conducted in 25 subjects and the complete details about the exam pattern are stated under:

Mode of the Examination - Online (Computer Based Test)

Duration of the Examination - 3 Hours

Type of Questions - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Number of Questions - 65 (including 10 on General Aptitude)

Total Marks - 100

Subjects - 25

Marking Scheme - Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. 1/3 marks will be deducted for wrong response if the question is of 1 mark and 2/3 marks will be deducted for wrong response if the question is of 2 marks. Only MCQs have negative marking. NAT questions will not have any negative marking.

Distribution of Marks