GATE 2019 Notification will be out in July 2018. Registration process and the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website will open from September 01, 2018. The last date to submit the application form for GATE 2019 without late fee is September 21, 2018, and with late fee is October 01, 2018.

GATE 2019 Changes – The IIT Madras is the exam conducting body for GATE 2019. A lot of anticipating had been going on who will conduct GATE Exam 2019 and what will be the exam dates? The exam conducting body has released complete details about GATE 2019. The exam is scheduled to be held in two sessions – Forenoon (09:00 AM to 12:00 Noon) and the other in afternoon (02:00 PM to 5:00 PM). READ MORE: GATE Exam 2019 Big Change, Statistics (ST) Added In 2019 Examination.

 

The exam dates for GATE 2019 are 02, 03, 09,10 and 24 February 2019. It is an online computer based test for 3 hours duration and they consist of 65 questions for a total of 100 marks.

This year, one of the major change in the entrance test is that GATE 2019 examination will be conducted for 24 papers. Last year, there was 23 number of subjects. The new addition is Statistics subject and its code is ST. Other than this, the candidates will also get an opportunity to submit the application form in case if they miss the deadline. No other change has been implied other the mentioned.

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 Ph.D.) in institutes like IITs and IISc etc with financial assistance offered by MHRD. PSUs too use the GATE scores for recruiting candidates for various prestigious jobs with attractive remuneration.

In GATE examination, candidates can apply for only one of the 24 papers listed in the table given below. Candidates are expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree. However, candidates are free to choose any paper according to their admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which they wish to seek admission. For more details regarding the admission criteria in any particular institute, candidates are advised to refer to the websites of that particular institute. Through this article, candidates can get complete information about GATE 2019 including pre-examination (application submission, eligibility, exam centers, etc.), examination (pattern, marks/score, etc.) & post-examination (answers, results, scorecard, etc.) sections.

GATE 2019 Overview

EXAM	GATE 2019 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
ORGANIZING INSTITUTE	IIT Madras
OFFICIAL  WEBSITE	www.gate.iitm.ac.in
MODE OF GATE 2019	Online (Computer Based Test)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	65
NUMBER OF PAPERS	24
TOTAL MARKS	100
TYPE OF QUESTIONS	1. MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) 2. NAT (Numerical Answer Type)
EXAM DURATION	3 Hours
MARKING CRITERIA	1/3 marks deducted for 1 mark question and 2/3 marks deducted for every 2 mark question
MINIMUM PERCENTILE	Updated soon

GATE 2019 Important Dates

S.No	Events	Important Dates (Tentative)
1	Release of Notification	July 2018
2	Start of GATE 2019 Registration through GOAPS	1st September 2018
3	Final Date for Registration	21st September 2018 without late fee, and with late fee is 1st October 2018
4	Availability of GATE 2019 Mock Test	Third week of November 2018
5	Publishing of Admit Card	Second week of January 2019
6	GATE 2019 Examination	2,3,9,10 & 24 February 2019
7	Release of GATE 2019 Response Sheets	Second week of February 2019
8	GATE 2019 Answer Key	Third week of February 2019
9	Announcement of Result	Third week of March 2019
10	Availability of Score Card	Third week or Fourth week of March 2019

GATE 2019 Registration

GATE registration 2019 will be started on the 1st week of September 2018. All the candidates have to apply online only. The registration will be end in first week of October 2018. The authority will provide a period of approx one month for the application process. Aspirants have to fill GATE 2019 application form through GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). Application Procedure for international candidates is same as Indians. International candidates must possess a valid passport to apply.

GATE 2019 Eligibility Criteria

Qualification Required	Description of the Qualifying Degree	Status of the Degree	Year of Passing
B.Arch	5-years bachelor’s degree in Architecture	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Pharm	4-years B.Tech (after 10+2) in any stream or 3-years B.Tech lateral entry (after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/Technology). Final year candidates may also apply.	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
B.Sc. Research/ B.S.	4-years Bachelor’s degree in Science (post-diploma or after 10+2)	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2)	5-years Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology	Currently in 4th/5th year or completed	2019
Int. M.E/ M.Tech(Post-B.Sc.)	4-years Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology	Presently in 2nd/3rd/4th year or completed	2010
Int. M.Sc/ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integratedB. S./M. S. program	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
M. Sc./ M.A./ MCA orEquivalent	Master’s degree in Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in final year or completed	2019
Professional Society Examination equivalent to B.Tech/ B.E./ 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 professionalcourses	NA

Application Fee

• Candidates can pay the application fee via Net banking, debit card or e-challan.

Categories	Fee
For Examination Centers in India
SC/ST/PwD/ Female candidates	Rs. 750
All Other Categories	Rs. 1500
For Examination Centers in Foreign Countries (All Candidates)
Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu	US $50
Dubai and Singapore	US $100

Application Correction:

Candidates must fill application carefully, the correction will not be allowed in any fields except exam city center. Other details about correction are given below:

• Candidates can make the correction in the exam city from 3^rd week of November 2018 with correction fee of Rs. 400.
• Last year, the correction was done in Gender, Category and PwD status with Rs. 750 as correction fee.
• Apart from this, the institution has also provided correction facility in Name of the Candidate, Date of Birth, Name of Parent/Guardian, Qualifying Degree, Year of Qualifying Degree & Have you graduated in the above degree? by sending a request to officials along with a document proof.

 

GATE 2019 Exam Pattern

• GATE 2019 is held for total 23 papers.
• Candidates are allowed to appear in only one of the 23 papers.
• The examination duration will be 3 hours.
• The examination mode will be online only (CBT).
• Total 65 questions of maximum 100 marks will be asked in GATE 2019.
• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) & Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT) will appear in GATE examination.
• For MCQ, 4 choices will be provided while there will be no options provided for NAT.
• Students are required to enter the real number in Numerical Answer Type Questions with the help of virtual keypad.
• Section Common in All GATE Papers: General Aptitude (GA) section is common in all papers.
• It will contain total 150 questions of maximum 15 marks (5 questions of 1 mark and 5 questions of 2 marks).
• In the paper of XE, new section (H) namely Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has been included from the year 2018.
• MCQ and NAT questions will carry 1 or 2 marks in all papers.
• There will be a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the questions carrying 1 mark.
• Likewise, for questions carrying 2 marks, 2/3 marks will be deducted. No negative marking for Numerical Answer Type questions.

Section	QuestionNo.		No. of questions		Marks per question	TotalMarks
General Aptitude	1 to 5		5		1	5
Technical+Engineering Mathematics	1 to 25		25		1	25
	26 to 55		30		2	60
Total Questions: 65		Total Marks: 100		Total Duration: 3 hours
Technical Section:70 marks		General Aptitude: 15 marks		Engineering Mathematics:15 marks
25 marks to 40 marks will be allotted to Numeric Answer Type Questions

 

Subject Specialization Priority

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

• VLSI Design Tool Technology
• Integrated Electronics & Circuits
• Micro Electronics
• Microwave Engineering
• Communication Engg
• Telecommunication Technology & Management
• Optoelectronics & Optical Communication
• Nanotechnology
• Digital Signal Processing
• Control & Automation

Electrical Engineering

• Power Electronics
• Machines & Drives
• Power Systems
• Control & Automation
• Digital Signal Processing
• Instrumentation Technology

Mechanical Engineering

• Design of Mechanical Equipment or Machine Design
• Thermal Engineering
• Manufacturing Science & Engineering
• Production Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Material Science & management

Civil Engineering

• Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Construction Engineering &Management
• Transportation Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Earthquake Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Rock Engineering & Underground Structure

Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Information Security
• Software Engineering
• Distributed Computing
• Image Processing
• Computer Systems and Hardware
• Database and Information Systems
• Programming languages
• Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
• Artificial Intelligence
• Advanced Computing

Types of Questions

GATE 2018 Exam consists of Multiple Choice Questions and Numerical Type Questions in all papers & sections. Multiple Choice Questions will contain 4 options, of which only one is correct. For Numerical Type Questions a numerical value as the answer should be entered using mouse and virtual keyboard on the monitor. The following are type of Questions:

 

a. Recall: These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline. The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory directly or at most from a one-line computation.

b. Comprehension: These questions will test the candidate’s understanding of the basics of his/her field, by requiring him/her to draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas.

c. Application: In these questions, the candidate is expected to apply his/her knowledge either through computation or by logical reasoning.

d. Analysis and Synthesis: These can be linked questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor. Or these can be common data questions, in which two questions share the same data but can be solved independently of one another.

e. Common Data Questions: Multiple questions may be linked to a common data problem, passage and the like. Two or three questions can be formed from the given common data problem. Each question is independent and its solution obtainable from the above problem data/passage directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required to solve the next question). Each question under this group will carry two marks.

f. Linked Answer Questions: These questions are of problem solving type. A problem statement is followed by two questions based on the problem statement. The two questions are designed such that the solution to the second question depends upon the answer to the first one. In other words, the first answer is an intermediate step in working out the second answer. Each question in such linked answer questions will carry two marks.

GATE 2019 Admit Card

• Admit card can be downloadable from the GOAPS website.
• It will not be sent via email/post.
• The successfully registered candidates will be able to download the GATE 2019 admit card on 5th January 2019.
• Students also need to bring one identification proof with the printed copy of admit card, to the examination hall.

GATE 2019 Answer Key

• It is expected that the exam will end in the second week of February 2019.
• The answer key will be released by the authority after the completion of exam.
• The authority will provide the answer key separately for each discipline.
• Answer key challenge facility will also open on payment of a nominal fee.

GATE 2019 Result

• GATE 2019 result will be published on the GOAPS portal of GATE website.
• The result is likely to be announced on 17th March 2019.
• After the declaration of result, GATE Scorecards will be available for the candidates who secure marks equal or more than the cut-off marks.

GATE 2019 Score Card

• The qualified candidates are provided with a GATE scorecard which has the validity of three years from the date of announcement of result.
• GATE 2019 scorecard reflects the candidate’s performance in entrance test.
• The facility to download the scorecard will be available from the last week of March 2019.

GATE 2019 Cut Off

• GATE Cut off marks will decide the candidate’s eligibility for admission to IITs and IISc.
• It is the factor which decides whether a candidate is qualified in the exam or not.
• GATE 2019 cut off marks varies stream-wise and category-wise.
• The cut-off marks for reserved category candidates are primarily low than the unreserved category candidates.

GATE 2019 Counselling

• For providing admission to PG courses, no common counselling will be conducted by IITs.
• Students have to apply individually to the IITs when the admission notification will be released.
• NIT organizes the Centralized Counselling for M. Tech. / M. Arch. / M. Plan. Admissions (CCMT).
• Counselling is purely based on GATE 2019 scores.
• It is the common counselling conducted by NITs every year.

GATE 2019 Syllabus

• It is known that GATE is held for 23 papers.
• Syllabus for each discipline is different.
• For an effective preparation, it is important to know each and every topic from where the questions will be asked.
• It is hard to describe the complete syllabus of GATE in few lines.
• However, the students can download the official PDF of GATE 2019 syllabus for PE, PH, PI, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, EY, AE, AG, AR, BT, XE, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, TF, XL and ST.

GATE 2019 Important Points

• You are required to upload a declaration from your college Principal (Head of Department/Head of Institute/Dean/Registrar) along with the signature and seal.
• It is mandatory for the SC/ST/PWD candidates to submit the category certificate if they want concession in their application.
• Other category candidates are not required to upload the category certificate.
• You can check the status of your application by logging into GOAPS website.
• There is no limitation in the number of attempts for appearing the GATE and also no age limit.
• There will be a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the questions carrying 1 mark.
• Likewise, for questions carrying 2 marks, 2/3 marks will be deducted.
• No negative marking for Numerical Answer Type questions.
• GATE is held for 23 papers and each paper has its unique paper code.
• For example Paper code for Electronics and Communication Engineering is EC, for Chemical Engineering it is CH etc.
• GATE is only conducted in online mode.

How to Prepare for GATE 2019

Preparation for GATE needs a lot of hard work and dedication. To get admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs and other institutes of higher education, a large number of students appear in this competitive exam. Candidates are advised to study sincerely without getting unduly stressed out. Here are the few tips for preparing the GATE 2019.

Prepare according to the Syllabus

• Syllabus for each discipline is different.
• It is known that GATE is held for 23 papers.
• It is hard to describe the complete syllabus of GATE in few lines.
• It is important to know each and every topic from where the questions will be asked, for an effective preparation.
• However, the students can download the official PDF of GATE 2018 syllabus for EC, EE, EY, XE, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, PE, PH, PI, TF and XL.

How to Prepare For GATE 2019

• Go through the syllabus of the paper for which you are preparing the exam.
• Decide your study hours.
• Plan your daily and weekly timetable.
• Practice Previous Years Question Paper
• Know your weakness and strength.
• Refer Books that cover the entire syllabus.
• Practice online Mock Tests.
• Most importantly, take care of your health.

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