The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising of Faculty members from IISc, Bangalore and other seven IIT’s on behalf of the National Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development. The GATE score/rank is used for admissions to Post Graduate Programmes (ME, M.Tech, MS, direct PhD) in institutes like IIT and IIScetc with financial assistance offered by MHRD. PSUs too use the GATE scores for recruiting candidates for various prestigious jobs with attractive remuneration.

What is GATE?

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE, is a premier examination for securing admission into higher education programmers, commonly referred to as Masters, at Technical and Research institutions. The GATE is organized by the consortium of the elite IITs and IIScs. It is tipped as the pioneering instrument in advancing technical education at master's level in India. GATE often sets the benchmark for verifiable academic standards of the pursuits. The purpose of GATE is not just to conduct test for seeking admissions but also to identify the potential engineers in various disciplines and assist them in choosing their areas of research to pursue. The IITs and IIScs constantly innovate and introduce new systems to test the basic knowledge of candidates in various fields