GATE 2009

Application invited for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2009 (GATE 2009), the all-India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IITs on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. It is to select the candidates for the Postgraduate courses with scholarship/assistantship at govt. engineering colleges / institutes in the country. The GATE test will be held from 9.30 hours to 12.30 hours on February 8th, Sunday at the 147 cities
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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.

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration, with 60 multiple choice objective questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks
There will be negative marking for wrong answers, as given in question paper pattern. The question paper will be only in English.
A candidate can choose any one of the papers listed below.
Aerospace Engineering – Code AE, Agricultural Engineering-AG, Architecture and Planning –AR, Civil Engineering-CE, Chemical Engineering-CH, Computer Science and Information Technology-CS, Chemistry-CY, Electronics and Communication Engineering-EC, Electrical Engineering-EE, Geology and Geophysics-GG#, Instrumentation Engineering-IN, Mathematics-MA, Mechanical Engineering-ME, Mining Engineering-MN, Metallurgical Engineering-MT, Physics-PH, Production and Industrial Engineering-PI, Pharmaceutical Sciences-PY, Textile Engineering and Fibre Science-TF, Engineering Sciences-XE*, Life Sciences-XL*
#GG (Geology & Geophysics) paper will consist of two parts. Part A will be common to both Geology and Geophysics candidates. Part B will have two sections of which Section 1 (Geology) is to be attempted only by Geology candidates and Section 2 (Geophysics) only by Geophysics candidates.
Candidates can submit Application Form OFFLINE or ONLINE from 22.9.2008 (Monday).
Completed application with enclosures in all cases should reach the appropriate addressee latest by Wednesday, October 29, 2008, by Registered or Speed post.
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