GATE 2012
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and Government of India.
The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2012 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012.
How to Apply
Application process for GATE 2012 is entirely ONLINE, and sale of application forms through banks / GATE office counters has been discontinued. Candidates need to register and fill the application Online only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IITs and IISc. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate’s signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 24 October 2011.
New in GATE 2012:
Application Process:
In GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate’s signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATE office counters has been discontinued.
Downloadable Admit Card:
Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued from this year. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification.
Use of black ink ball point pen:
The use of pencils to darken the bubbles in the answer sheet has been discontinued from this year. Candidates should use only black ink ball point pen for darkening of the bubbles in the answer sheet. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ball point pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the bubbles in the answer sheet very carefully.
ONLINE examination in two additional papers:
In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Forenoon session (09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.
Afternoon session (14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.
Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers:
In the ONLINE papers (AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF), the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and 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. The number of numerical answer type questions may vary between 5 and 10 in each question paper.
Pre-final year students:
Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012.
Important Dates:
Commencement of Online Application submission | Monday | 12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs) |
Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure) | Monday Friday |
17 October 2011 21 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs) |
Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office | Monday Friday |
24 October 2011 28 October 2011 |
Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city | Friday | 09 December 2011 |
Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites | Monday | 02 January 2012 |
GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF |
Sunday | 29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) |
GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN |
Sunday | 29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) |
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI |
Sunday | 12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) |
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL |
Sunday | 12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) |
Announcement of results | Thursday | 15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs) |
Check the status of GATE application:
Please click below links to check the status of your application
Applications submitted to IIT Bombay
Applications submitted to IIT Delhi
Applications submitted to IIT Guwathi
Applications submitted to IIT Kanpur
Applications submitted to IIT Karagpur
Applications submitted to IIT Madras