All about Clearing GATE for Engineering

What exactly is GATE?

GATE or The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an All-India Examination that is conducted by 6 Indian Institutes of Technology, as well as, Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.

The best engineering colleges and institutes are open only to candidates who qualify a good score in the GATE. The key aim of conducting GATE is to determine talented and motivated candidates who want to take admission to postgraduate courses in Engineering at the National level.

The rising numbers

Over a couple of years back, nearly 5.5 lacks candidates cleared the GATE exam successfully. Touching GATE is a tough competition when one requires focused study in a highly planned manner.

The exam also aims at thorough testing of the candidates’ capability in terms of their engineering concepts along with their managerial skills. In the examination paper, the engineering subjects have a 70% weightage while, engineering mathematics and general aptitude have a 15% weightage only.

The exam for GATE is conducted for 3 hours and comes with total 65 questions, where in, 30 questions are of 1 mark and remaining 35 are of 2 marks. Furthermore, the 2 mark questions are consist of 2 pairs of common data questions and further 2 pairs of linked answer questions.

Therefore, the tip to secure a high a percentage in the paper is that one must remember that a candidate would not be judged absolutely but relatively. Finally, the overall rank of the candidate that is achieved basically depends upon the level of preparation of all the candidates.

Why one should take the GATE?

• GATE is taken order to pursue M.Tech/M.E course from a reputable institute or college of the country. The advantages of taking GATE include:
• Better and more firms are available for Campus placement in leading and reputable Institutes.
• Better salary packages are being offered to M.Tech students as compared to B.tech students.
• M.Tech degree typically results in specialization and polishing of interest in a specific area, which may further result in Ph.D.
• M.Tech degree helps students to achieve good faculty/research positions at leading R&D centers or educational institutes.
• Scholarship is also paid during the course of M.Tech education helping students to easily afford their needs, while studying.
• M.Tech course is basically consisted of 4 semesters, enabling students to look out for career opportunities as well.
• The degree of M.Tech provides students an opportunity to be a part of most of the nationally reputable Educational Institutes.
• Many foreign universities, as well as, industries are also displaying their interest in students who are GATE qualified.
• Several institutes and colleges mention the GATE as a mandatory qualification for candidates to get admission.