The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India Examination conducted by the seven Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
 

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are

• Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The overall coordination and responsibility lies with Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2006
 

GATE Qualification
Admission to postgraduate programmes, with MHRD and other government scholarship/assistantship, in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/Science at engineering colleges/institutes in the country will be open only to those who qualify through GATE.

Some engineering colleges/institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes.

However, GATE qualification in itself does not guarantee either admission or scholarship/assistantship.

Candidates are required to find out the procedure of final selection and award of Scholarship/Assistantship from the institutions in which they seek admission.

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

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

• 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.

• 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.

• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

• GATE 2006 Notification