GATE Syllabus 2021 Subject wise

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that focuses on testing compendious knowledge gained from various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and science to admit students into the Master's program and screening for jobs in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). The GATE exam is conducted by The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven Indian Institute of Technology (IIT's) on the behalf of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, and National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE. It is a computer-based test (CBT) and is conducted in an online mode.

The general eligibility criteria consist of neither any age limit nor minimum pass percentage. The candidate must be an Indian but if a candidate from a foreign country can apply for GATE if he/she meets the given eligibility criteria. Moreover, the candidate applying for GATE must have passed or should be appearing in their final year of Bachelor's Degree either in Engineering or Technology or Postgraduate degree in any applicable Science subject.

The GATE score of a candidate acts as a mirror to the candidate's performance. It is one of the most significant competitive exams in India. It even holds importance outside India. For instance, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The Exam was first conducted in 1983, i.e., 38 years ago from now. GATE is conducted for 27 different disciplines; a candidate is required to select one of them.

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The exam is run for 3 hours, consisting of 65 questions worth 100 maximum marks. The questions vary from MCQs (choosing one correct option out of four), MSQs (selecting the most appropriate one or more options out of four), to NATs (a real number is to be inserted as the answer via keypad). Verbal ability, Numerical ability, Engineering Mathematics (not for all), and Technical ability are tested via the GATE exam. 1 mark is awarded for every accurate MCQ while, 1/3rd marks are deducted from an unsuccessful attempt. Similarly, 2 marks are awarded for MSQs and NATs while 2/3rd marks are deducted for wrong answers for MSQs while no marks are ducted for wrong NATs.

It is held once a year at the national level. GATE exam is conducted at various locations, i.e., cities grouped under the Zonal GATE office. Candidates are obliged to choose any 3 cities of their choice out of the given cities, stating their choice reflecting their comfortability. The GATE committee holds the power of altering the names of cities in and out of the list.

To apply for the GATE exam, candidates are made to pay the fee which differs according to the category the candidate belongs to, i.e., either female or SC/ST/PwD or all the other categories. Registration is done online and the candidate receives their Admit cards online via downloading them from the official website, i.e., www.gate.iitb.ac.in.

The GATE authorities have their GATE score calculator to produce a score for an individual candidate and similarly, have their own unique cut-off score analysis produced for each discipline. GATE is believed to be one of the toughest exams in the nation. Hence, candidates are required to analyse the syllabus meticulously before kick-starting their preparation. All the necessary information and alternations made in the exam pattern are updated to the applicants online, yearly.