The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

ELIGIBILITY FOR GATE  : The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE :

Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

Master degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible. 

 GATE 2010 - Important Dates

GATE 2010 application forms will be available from 22.09.2009 to 30.10.2009 Nov 03, 2009 November 07, 2009

Last date for :

1) Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) - Nov 03, 2009 (18:00 hrs) extended to November 10, 2009

2) Receipt of completed Offline/ Online Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office - Nov 03, 2009 extended to November 10, 2009

Date and time of examination

Computer based Online GATE examination (for TF paper)

Sunday, February 07, 2010, 09.30 hrs – 12.30 hrs

Computer based Online GATE examination (for MN paper)

Sunday, February 07, 2010, 14.30 hrs – 17.30 hrs

Offline GATE examination (for all other papers)

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 09.30 hrs – 12.30 hrs

Announcement of GATE 2010 results - Mar 15, 2010

What is new in GATE 2010

New Paper introduced in GATE 2010: Biotechnology (BT) has been introduced as an independent paper from GATE 2010.

Common Component of General Aptitude (GA) introduced in GATE 2010: Each GATE paper shall have a common General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks from GATE 2010.

Papers to be discontinued from GATE 2010 onwards:

Due to introduction of an independent paper in Biotechnology (BT), the Biotechnology section in Life Sciences (XL) paper has been discontinued from GATE 2010.
There will not be GATE 2010 examination in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PY) paper. For more information about the organization which will be conducting a GATE like examination for PY, the candidates are advised to visit GATE 2010 website from time to time.
ONLINE Examination for MN and TF paper:

Computer based ONLINE examination for the paper MN will be held in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee on February 07, 2010 (Sunday) at 09.30 hrs – 12.30 hrs

Computer based ONLINE examination for the paper TF will be held in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee February 07, 2010 (Sunday) 14.30 hrs – 17.30 hrs

Online Application form with online payment option: Online payment is possible through HDFC bank payment gateway using Mastercard or Visa credit cards, and debit cards of certain banks as listed on the web site. Offline payment is also possible through a demand draft.

New Examination Cities included:

IIT Bombay Zone: Loni, Pandharpur.
IIT Delhi Zone: Dausa
IIT Guwahati Zone: Tezpur
IIT Madras Zone: Karimnagar, Khammam, Kothagudem, Nalgonda
IIT Roorkee Zone: Muzaffarnagar
New Bank Branch included for obtaining Information Brochure and Application Form:
IIT Bombay Zone: Bangalore (IISc; St. Marks Road; Jayanagar)
IIT Bombay Zone: Loni (Near Swami Samarth Mandir), Pandharpur (Sawarkar Road), Shegoan
IIT Guwahati Zone: Bongaigaon (Main), Tezpur(Main)
IIT Madras Zone: Gudur, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kothagudem, Nalgonda