The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All India Examination administered and conducted by the Indian Institute of Science and Seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) .
The last date for submitting GATE 2012 application forms is October 17, 2011. GATE 2012 online examination will be held on January 29, 2012 and the offline exam on February 12, 2012.
It is conducted on behalf of The National Co-ordination Board-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The overall co-ordination and responsibility of conducting GATE lies with Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D), which is designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012 .
The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examinations and declaring the results.
Admission to PG programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination.
GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture or Master's degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master's degree programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/assistantships.
To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
GATE qualification is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many government organizations.
Important dates:
GATE 2012 application form or GATE 2012 Notification - September 12, 2011
Last Date for submitting GATE 2012 Application Form: October 17, 2011
Gate 2012 Exam Date: January 29, 2012 and February 12, 2012
GATE 2012 Result Announcement: March 15, 2012
M.Tech admissions 2012: March 15, 2012 till July 2012