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 faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are
Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone 2 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone 3 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone 4 - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone 7 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The overall coordination and responsibility lies with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2008.
Admission to post graduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship/assistantship at engineering colleges/institutes in the country are open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/ Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must additionally secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification, however, is not required for candidates with Master degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy who may be seeking scholarship/assistantship for relevant doctoral programmes.
Some institutions specify GATE as the mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GATE qualified candidates in Engineering disciplines are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist/Engineer.GATE Eligibility
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE.
- Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
- Master degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
- Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
- Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
Gate Paper Duration and Timing.
-  Duration
- Three Hours
-  Timing
- 0930 hours to 1230 hours
-  Date
- Sunday, Februry 10, 2008.
Structure of GATE Examination.
The GATE 2008 examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration.
- The question paper will consist of only objective type questions. Each question will have four choices for the answer. Only one choice is correct. Wrong answers carry negative marks. The deduction for each wrong answer will be 25% of the allotted marks.
- Each paper is for a maximum of 150 marks.
- Candidates appearing in XE or XL papers are required to answer three sections. One Compulsory two optional,
A candidate will have to choose any one of the papers listed below:
| Paper | Code | Paper | Code |
| Aerospace Engg. | AE | Information Technology | IT |
| Agricultural Engg. | AG | Mathematics | MA |
| Architecture and Planning | AR | Mechanical Engg. | ME |
| Civil Engg. | CE | Mining Engg. | MN |
| Chemical Engg. | CH | Metallurgical Engg. | MT |
| Computer Science and Engg. | CS | Physics | PH |
| Chemistry | CY | Production and Industrial Engg. | PI |
| Electronics and Communication Engg. | EC | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PY |
| Electrical Engineering | EE | Textile Engg. and Fibre Science | TF |
| Geology and Geophysics | GG | Engg. Science | XE* |
| Instrumentation Engg. | IN | Life Sciences | XL* |
Paper XE and XL are of general nature and consist of following.
| Engineering Science(XE) | Life Sciences(XL) | ||
| Section | Code | Section | Code |
| Engg. Mathematics(Compulsory) | A | Chemistry (Compulsory) | J |
| Computational Science | B | Biochemistry | K |
| Electrical Sciences | C | Biotechnology | L |
| Fluid Mechanics | D | Botony | M |
| Materials Science | E | Microbiology | N |
| Solid Mechanics | F | Zoology | O |
| Thermodynamics | G | ||
| Polymer Science and Engineering | H | ||
| Food Technology | I | ||
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