GATE 2014 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2014

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology that are listed below on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

Important Dates

GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens: Enrolment, Application Filling, Application Submission	Monday	2nd September 2013
Last Date for Enrolment (after this only enrolled candidates can fill the application)	Tuesday	1st October 2013
Last date for Submission of Online Application through Website	Thursday	3rd October 2013
Last Date for the receipt of Print-out of the ONLINE Application along with all the supporting documents at the respective Zonal GATE Offices	Thursday	10th October 2013
Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of City	Wednesday	20th November 2013
Availability of Admit Card on the GOAPS website for printing	Wednesday	18th December, 2013
GATE 2014 Online Examination Forenoon: 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon Afternoon: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM	Saturdays and Sundays	Between 1st February and 2nd March 2014
Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website	Friday	28th March 2014 (10:00 Hrs)

Eligibility

Before starting the application process, the candidate must:

1. Ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria (given below) of GATE 2014.

2. Determine the GATE paper you wish to appear for. A candidate is allowed to appear in only one paper.

3. Choose the City of choice to appear for the examination: There are three choices, in the order of preference. The candidate can choose a particular city as the first choice for appearing GATE 2014 examination. The corresponding zone to which this first choice city belongs will be known. The candidate can then choose his/ her second choice only from the cities available in that zone. However, as an additional option, a third choice is also introduced in GATE 2014. The list of third choice cities will be as specified by each zone. Note that this third choice city may either be from the zone to which the first and second choice cities belong or from some other zone. The third choice will be considered only when the candidate could not be accommodated either in first or second choice cities. The tentative zone wise list of cities for GATE 2014 is given in Examination Cities. However, the GATE Committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing city and allot a city that may not be any of the choices of a candidate.

The categories of candidates eligible to appear for GATE 2014 are given in Table below.

Necessary supporting documents must be sent along with the printed version of the online application by speed/ registered post to the respective Zonal Offices. Please study the following table carefully and make sure that your year of qualification is not later than what is specified.

Qualifying Degree (short)	Qualifying Degree/Examination (Descriptive)	Description of Eligible candidates	Year of Qualification cannot be later than	Copies of Certificates to be submitted
				Passed in the year 2013 or earlier	Expected to complete in 2014 or later
B.E./B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Pharm.	Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy (Post-Diploma/ Post B.Sc./4 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 4th year or already completed	2014	Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate	Certificate from Principal
B.S	Bachelor's degree in Science (Post-Diploma/ 4 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 4th year or already completed	2014	Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate	Certificate from Principal
M.Sc./M.A./ MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in the final year or already completed	2014	Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate (pertaining to Masters degree)	Certificate from Principal
Int. M.E/ M.Tech (Post BSc)	Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/ Technology (Four year programme)	Currently in the 2nd/3rd/4th year or already completed	2016	Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate	Certificate from Principal
Int. M.E./M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2)	Integrated Master’s degree programs or Dual Degree programs in Engineering/ Technology (Five year programme)	Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed	2015	Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate	Certificate from Principal
Int. M. Sc/ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B.S.-M.S. program	Currently in the final year or already completed	2014	Degree Certificate / Provisional Certificate / Course Completion Certificate	Certificate from Principal
Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E/B.Tech/B.Arch)	B.E/B.Tech/B.Arch. equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/ UPSC/ AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India)	Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses	NA	Professional Certificate/ Provisional Certificate/ Course Completion/ Membership Certificate issued by the Society or Institute	Copy of Mark sheet for Section “A”

Examination Schedule

GATE 2014 examinations will be held during forenoon and afternoon sessions on alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between 1st February 2014 and 2nd March 2014. Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2014 will be held in multiple sessions. Exact details on complete examination schedule will be notified at a later date.

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