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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2008

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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2008

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.

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
GATE 2008 Exam Date: 10th February, 2008 [Sunday]
GATE 2008 Test Time: 09.30 hours to 12.30 hours

Admission to post graduate 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 degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master 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 additionally 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 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 in Engineering disciplines are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist/Engineer.

GATE 2008 Exam Details

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 10, 2008. The list of papers for GATE 2008 is given under structure of GATE. The question papers will be in english only.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2008

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