GATE Exam

GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IITs (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (eg. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. The score may also be used by Public sector units for employment screening purposes.

Duration and Exam Type
The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions.
Pattern of Question Papers.

GATE would contain questions of four different types in various papers:

1. Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each : Each of the multiple choice objective questions in all papers and sections will contain four answers, of which one correct answer is to be marked
2. Common data questions (which are also multiple choice questions) : Where two successive questions use the same set of input data
3. Linked answer questions (which are also multiple choice questions) : Where the answer to the first question in the pair is required to answer its successor
4. Numerical answer questions: Where the answer is a number, to be entered by the candidate using the mouse and a virtual keypad that will be provided on the screen.

Source: http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in

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