Organizing Institute
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur 208016
Highlights of GATE 2023
• Dates of examination: Saturday 4
th, Sunday 5
th
, Saturday 11
th and Sunday 12
th February, 2023.
There
are two sessions (forenoon and afternoon) each day.
• Fully Computer Based Test (CBT).
• Total number of subject papers: 29.
• All Test Papers of GATE 2023 examinations will be entirely of objective type. The pattern of questions
will include some Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ), while the remaining questions may include
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
• A candidate is allowed to appear for ONE or maximum TWO subject papers only. TWO Paper
combinations have to be chosen from the given list of combinations of papers. Final allotment of TWO
papers will still be subject to availability of infrastructure and dates.
• Eligibility criteria: A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate
degree program OR has already completed any government approved degree program in Engineering
/ Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts is eligible to appear for GATE 2023
examination.
• There is NO age limit to appear for GATE 2023 examination.
• Applications will be accepted ONLINE only through GATE 2023 website (https://gate.iitk.ac.in). Even
if a candidate is appearing for TWO papers, the candidate should fill ONLY ONE application form.
• GATE 2023 score card will remain valid for THREE years from the date of announcement of results.
• Candidates with BDS, BVSc and BSc (Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry) degrees can write GATE
2023.
• Details are available at the official website: https://gate.iitk.ac.in
• Organising Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK).
1. Introduction
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted jointly by the
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (at
Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of the National
Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE),
Government of India.
Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission and/or financial assistance
to:
(i) Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and
(ii) Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Arts and Science, in the institutions supported by the
MoE and other Government agencies. Even in some colleges and institutions, which admit students
without MoE scholarship/assistantship, the GATE qualification is mandatory. Further, many Public
Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have been using the GATE score in their recruitment process.
The information in this brochure is mainly categorized into Pre-Examination (Eligibility, Application
Submission, Examination Centres, etc.), Examination (Pattern, Marks / Score, etc.) and PostExamination (Answers, Contests, Results, Scorecard, etc.) sections.
Note 1.1: Candidates opting to appear in TWO subject papers must have a primary choice of paper,
which will be their default choice and second choice of paper, which has to be chosen from the
allowed combinations given in Table 4.3. Combinations other than the listed ones are NOT allowed.
Under unforeseen circumstances, certain combinations listed in Table 4.3 may be removed at a later
date. In such cases, the fee paid towards the second paper will be refunded to the candidates. Also
note that the examination centre for candidate to appear for the second paper may be different (but
in same city) from that for the first paper due to the infrastructure and scheduling constraints. No
responsibility is assumed for any legal obligations related to this issue.
Disclaimer:
Qualifying in GATE examination does NOT guarantee admission / scholarship / job.
Admission to any institute is fully dependent on the admitting institute’s criteria for
educational qualification. Similarly, GATE qualification does not assure a Public Sector
Undertaking (PSU) job, as it depends on the recruitment procedure of the concerned PSU. No
responsibility is assumed for admission / scholarship / job.
2. About GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted to test the
comprehensive understanding of the candidates in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering /
Technology / Architecture and both undergraduate and post-graduate level subjects in Arts,
Commerce and Science. GATE 2023 will be conducted for 29 subjects (also referred to as “papers”)
and it would be distributed over Saturday 4
th, Sunday 5
th, Saturday 11
th and Sunday 12
th of
February 2023. The GATE 2023 examination is conducted in different cities across India as well
selected cities in the countries of Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore, and UAE. The examination would
be a Computer Based Test (CBT).
The GATE score would reflect the relative performance level of the candidate in a particular subject.
Note that the GATE 2023 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the
results. No information on the GATE 2023 score will be available after this period.
2.1 Administration
GATE is administered jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and seven Indian
Institutes of Technology (namely, IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and
Roorkee). The GATE Committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering
institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and for declaring the results. For
administrative purposes, the examination cities in India are segregated into eight zones. The
operations related to GATE, in each of the eight zones, are managed by a Zonal GATE Office at the
administering institute (IIT or IISc).
Table 2.1 gives details of the zones and the corresponding administering institutes.
One of the administering institutes is designated as the Organising Institute (OI), and it would be
responsible for the end-to-end process, as well as, the overall coordination amongst the
administering institutes for conducting the GATE Examination. The Organising Institute for GATE
2023 is Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK).
Table 2.1. Zones and the Corresponding Administrative Institutes for GATE 2023
Zone Administering Institute Zonal Websites
Zone-1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore https://gate.iisc.ac.in
Zone-2 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay https://gate.iitb.ac.in
Zone-3 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi http://gate.iitd.ac.in
Zone-4 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati https://iitg.ac.in/gate-jam
Zone-5 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur https://gate.iitk.ac.in
Zone-6 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in
Zone-7 Indian Institute of Technology Madras http://gate.iitm.ac.in
Zone-8 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee https://gate.iitr.ac.in
2.2 Scholarship / Assistantship for Postgraduate Programs
To avail the financial assistance (scholarship / assistantship), the candidate must first secure the
admission to a program in one of the central governments supported institutes, by a procedure that
could vary from institute to institute. Depending upon the norms adopted by a specific institute or
department of the institute, the candidates may be admitted directly into a course based on their
performance in GATE only; or based on their performance in GATE and an admission test and/or
interview conducted by the department to which they have applied and/or the candidate’s academic
record. In the test / interview-based selection procedure, as per the MoE guidelines, a minimum of
70% weightage will be given to the performance in GATE and the remaining will be given to the candidate’s performance in test/interview and/or academic record. However, the admitting institutes
could prescribe a minimum passing mark in the test/interview.
Candidates are advised to seek the complete details of the admission procedures and the availability
of MoE scholarship / assistantship from the corresponding admitting institutions. The criteria for
postgraduate admission with scholarship / assistantship could be different for different institutions.
The management of the post-graduate scholarship / assistantship is also the responsibility of the
admitting institution. Similarly, reservation of the seats for different categories will be as per the
policies and norms of the admitting institution and the Government of India rules.
The admitting institute may also specify the number of candidates who will be provided financial
assistance (scholarship), if admission is secured. Qualification in GATE is also a minimum
requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.
Different types of scholarships and sponsorships opportunities also exist for foreign nationals.
Details
may be obtained from nearby Indian Mission or from the website of Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (http://iccr.gov.in).
Note 2.1:
1) Call for admissions to M.Tech. / Ph.D. or any other program will be advertised separately
by the respective institutions and GATE Committee is NOT responsible for the admission
process.
2) GATE zonal offices will NOT entertain any queries about admission, reservation of seats
and/or award of scholarship / assistantship.
3) No liability is assumed for any legal obligations related to admission
3. About GATE 2023
• IIT Kanpur is the organising institute for GATE 2023.
• Information website for GATE 2023 is https://gate.iitk.ac.in
• GATE 2023 will be conducted for 29 subjects (also referred to as “papers”).
• Examination for all the 29 subjects (papers) will be conducted as Computer Based Test (CBT).
• The Computer Based Test examination papers will contain some questions of (i) Multiple Choice
Question (MCQ) type, where only one option out of four options is correct. Remaining questions may
be of (ii) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) type, where one or more than one options out of four options
is/are correct, and / or (iii) Numerical Answers Type (NAT) where answer must be keyed in by the
candidate using a virtual keypad. The candidates will use ONLY an on-screen virtual calculator
provided for the examination.
• A candidate can appear in ANY ONE or UP TO TWO papers of the GATE examination. However,
note that the combination of TWO papers in which a candidate can appear MUST be selected from
the pre-defined list as given in Table 4.3. Even if a candidate is appearing for TWO papers, the
candidate should fill ONLY ONE application form.
• GATE 2023 examinations will be held during the forenoon and afternoon sessions on Saturday
4
th, Sunday 5
th, Saturday 11
th and Sunday 12
th of February 2023.
• Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2023 may be held in multiple sessions. However, a
candidate will be required to appear for the examination in ONLY one of the multiple sessions of the
same paper.
• Exact details of the complete examination schedule will be notified later on the GATE 2023 website
(https://gate.iitk.ac.in).
• Important dates for GATE 2023 are given in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1 Important Dates Related to GATE 2023
Application Process Opens
(https://gate.iitk.ac.in)
Tuesday 30
th August 2022
Closing Date of REGULAR online
Registration / application process
Friday 30th September 2022
End of Extended period for online
Registration / application (with late fee) Friday 7
th October 2022
Last Date for change of Category, Paper and
Examination City and adding a new paper (an
additional fee will be applicable per change)
Friday 11
th November 2022
Admit Card will be available for download Tuesday 3
rd January 2023
GATE 2023 Examination
Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 Noon IST
(Tentative)
Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM IST (Tentative)
Saturday 4 th February 2023
Sunday 5 th February 2023
Saturday 11 th February 2023
Sunday 12
th February 2023
Announcement of the Results in the Online
Application Portal Thursday 16
th March 2023
Note 3.1: The dates mentioned here are subject to change due to unprecedented cases. In rare
cases, it may be necessary to postpone the GATE 2023 examination because of situations beyond
the control of GATE Committee. All updates will be available on the website.
• Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY at GATE 2023 website.
4. Pre-Examination Related Information
4.1 Eligibility for GATE 2023
Before starting the application process, the candidate must ensure that they meet the educational
eligibility criteria of GATE 2023.
A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree
program OR has already completed any government approved degree program in
Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts is eligible for appearing
in the GATE 2023 exam.
Disclaimer:
Qualifying in GATE examination does NOT guarantee admission / scholarship. Admission to
any institute is fully dependent on the admitting institute's criteria for educational
qualification. Similarly, GATE qualification does not assure a Public Sector Undertaking
(PSU) job, as it depends on the recruitment procedure of the concerned PSU. GATE
Committee does NOT assume any responsibility for admission / scholarship / job.
Some of the Professional Societies/Institutions, which conduct examination in various fields of
engineering, are as follows.
• The Institution of Engineers (India) (IE)
• The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
• The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI)
• The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (IIChemE)
• The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
• The Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIIE)
However, the candidates who possess certification from any of the professional societies must
ensure that those examinations conducted by the societies are approved by MoE / AICTE / UGC /
UPSC as equivalent to B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. / B.Planning., etc.
Note 4.1: The students enrolled with the professional bodies and institutions as per MHRD OM (No.
11-15/2011-AR (TS.II)) with permanent recognition upto 31st May 2013, stand recognized. Kindly
see circular “No. 13/56/PC/ODL-Mode/AICTE/2020, Dated 23rd November 2020 (https://aicteindia.org/sites/default/files/professional%20bodies.pdf)”and “https://www.aicteindia.org/content/public-notice-professional-bodiesinstitutes-imparting-technical-education” for
more clarifications.
Candidates who have obtained / are pursuing their qualifying degree from countries other than India
must be currently in the 3
rd or higher years or completed their Bachelor’s degree (duration: at least 3
years) in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Arts / Commerce.
GATE 2023
More Info: https://gate.iitk.ac.in/index.html
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