Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Application Form Submission

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Application Form Submission

Candidates can submit Application Form in two different modes : OFFLINE and ONLINE

OFFLINE			ONLINE
Application fee	General & OBC	Rs. 1000	Application fee	General & OBC	Rs. 900
	SC/ST/PD	Rs. 500		SC/ST/PD	Rs. 400
Application Submission Process			Application Submission Process
Step. 1 Procurement of Application Form Candidate can obtain a packet containing (i) OFFLINE Application Form (ii) Information Brochure (iii) Acknowledgment Card (iv) Envelope from: Designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment. Zonal GATE Office by sending a request letter and TWO self-addressed slips along with a Demand Draft for appropriate amount. Zonal GATE Office after handing over Demand Draft for appropriate amount.			Step. 1 Obtain a Demand Draft The candidates must obtain a Demand Draft, drawn on any nationalized bank in favor of Chairman of the corresponding zonal GATE Office, the website of which the candidate wishes to submit online Application.
			Step. 2 Online Application	New Registration Registered Candidates
Step 2. Fill in the Application Form			Step 3. Take print out of Application Form Save the PDF file, take a printout, Sign at appropriate places and paste photograph.
Step 3. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable. Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates.			Step 4. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable. Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates.
Step 4. Post/Submission Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, on or before Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Or It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.			Step 5. Post/Submission Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, the website of which has been used for making ONLINE registration on or before Wednesday, October 29, 2008. OR It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Eligibility

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Eligibility

Following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

1. Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
2. Master's 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.
3. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AME by ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Important Dates

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Important Dates

Commencement of :

1)Sale of information brochure and offline application forms	22nd September 2008	Monday
2) Online application form submission	22nd September 2008	Monday

Last date of issue of Information Brochure and Application forms :

1) by post from GATE Offices	17th October 2008	Friday
2) at bank counters	24th October 2008	Friday
3) at GATE office counters	29th October 2008	Wednesday

Last date for :

1) Online application form submission (website closure)	24th October 2008	Friday
2) Receipt of completed Online/Offline Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office	29th October 2008	Wednesday

Date of the examination

08th February 2009

Sunday

Announcement of results

15th March 2009

Sunday

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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Introduction

Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration. The examination will be held from 09:30 hours to 12:30 hours on Sunday, February 08, 2009. The list of papers for GATE 2009 is given under Structure of GATE. The question papers will be in English only.

Before applying for GATE 2009, candidates must assure themselves that they have chosen the right paper, which qualifies them to become eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in. The criteria for postgraduate admission with Scholarship/ Assistantship are different in various Institutes/Universities. GATE Offices will not provide any information in this regard. For more details, the candidates are required to contact the Institutes/Universities to which they are interested in seeking admission.

The choice of the paper is the responsibility of the candidate.

Information about the pattern of the question papers is given under Question Paper Pattern.

Other Useful Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009 Links:

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2. GATE 2009 ELIGIBILITY
3. GATE 2009 APPLICATION FORM SUBMISSION
4. GATE 2009 AVAILABILITY OF FORMS
5. GATE 2009 EXAMINATION CITIES
6. GATE 2009 QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
7. GATE 2009 SYLLABI
   

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE Introduction

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE Introduction

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 Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone 2 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone 3 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone 4 - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone 7 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2009 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2009.

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship/assistantship at engineering colleges/institutes in the country are open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master's degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification, however, is not required for candidates with Master's degree in Engineering /Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy, who may be seeking scholarship/ assistantship for relevant doctoral programmes.

Some institutions specify GATE as the mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist / Engineer.

For complete details refer the Information Brochure