GATE 2020 Exam organising Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016
GATE Website : gate.iitd.ac.in is gate 2020 official website
GATE 2020 Exam date : 1st & 2nd Feb 2020 | 8th & 9th Feb 2020
GATE 2020 Exam Mode : Online Computer Based Test
GATE 2020 Exam Duration : 3 Hours
GATE 2020 Online Application Form : https://appsgate.iitd.ac.in/
Exam Type : All India Entrance Exam for Post Graduate Engineering & Research Courses
Download GATE 2020 Brochure| Event | Day | Date |
|---|---|---|
| GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens GATE Registration - Online Application Start |
Tue | 3rd Sept 2019 |
| Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application (through Website) | Tue | 24th Sept 2019 |
| Extended Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application (through Website) |
Tue | 5th Oct 2019 |
| Last Date for Requesting Change of Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable) |
Fri | 15th Nov 2019 |
| Admit Card will be available in the Online Application Portal (for printing) | Fri | 3rd Jan 2020 |
| GATE 2020 Examination Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Tentative) Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Tentative) |
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1st Feb 2020 2nd Feb 2020 8th Feb 2020 9th Feb 2020 |
| Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal | Monday | 16th Mar 2020 |
| GATE Councelling | - | - |
| Qualifying Degree | Qualifying Degree/Examination | Description of Eligible Candidates | Year of Qualification not later than |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm. | Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/Technology) | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2020 |
| B. Arch. | Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (5 years course)/Naval Architecture (4 years course)/Planning (4 years course) | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2020 |
| B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S. | Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2) | Currently in the 4th year or already completed | 2020 |
| Pharm. D. (after 10+2) | Degree holders of 6 years program, consisting of internship or residency training during sixth year | Currently in the 4th/5th/6th year or already completed | 2022 |
| M.B.B.S. | Degree holders of M.B.B.S. and those who are in the 7th/8th/9th semester of such programme. | 7th, 8th, 9th or already completed | 2020 |
| 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 | 2020 |
| Int. M.E./M.Tech. (Post-B.Sc.) | Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/Technology (4 years program) | Currently in the 2nd/3rd/4th year or already completed | 2022 |
| Int. M.E./M.Tech. or Dual Degree(after Diploma or 10+2) | Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology (5 years program) | Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed | 2021 |
| Int. M.Sc./Int. B.S.-M.S. | Integrated M.Sc. or 5 years integrated B.S.-M.S. program | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2020 |
| 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 and so on) | Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses | NA |
* Some of these Professional Socities/Institutions, which conduct examination in various fields of
engineering, are as follows.
The candidates who possess certification from any of the professional societies (IE,ICE,IETE,AeSI,IIChemE,IIM,IIE) and have enrolled on or before May 31, 2013 are also eligible toparticipate in GATE 2020. The candidates who have enrolled with these institutions after May 31, 2013 are not eligible, vide public notice (Advt No. P&AP/10(04)/2017). The advertisement can be found at http://www.aicte-india.org/content/public-notice-professional-bodiesinstitutes-impartingtechnical-education
| For GATE Examination Centres in India | On or Before 24th Sept. 2019 | During the Extended Period |
|---|---|---|
| Female candidates | INR 750 | INR 1250 |
| SC/ST/PwD(Persons with Disability) category candidates | INR 750 | INR 1250 |
| All other candidates | INR 1500 | INR 2000 |
| For Examination Centres outside India (All Candidates) | On or Before 24th Sept. 2019 | During the Extended Period |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu | US$ 50 | US$ 70 |
| Dubai and Singapore | US$ 100 | US$ 120 |
NOTE: The application fee mentioned here does not include the online payment gateway charges, bank charges.
GATE Exam Fee Payment Mode: Net-Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card
| Zonal GATE Office | GATE Exam Center (Cities/Towns) |
|---|---|
| Chairman, GATE, IISc Bangalore Bengaluru - 560 012 Website: http://gate.iisc.ac.in | Ananthapuramu, Angamaly, Bagalkot, Belagavi (Belgaum), Ballari (Bellary), Bengaluru South, Bengaluru North, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kolar, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Palakkad, Payyanur, Port Blair, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Thrissur, Tumakuru, Vatakara |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076 Website: http://gate.iitb.ac.in | Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Baramati, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Vadodara |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Delhi, HauzKhas, New Delhi – 110 016 Website: http://gate.iitd.ac.in | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Faridabad-Palwal, Greater NOIDA, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu-Samba, Jodhpur, Kota, Mathura, New Delhi, Rohtak, Srinagar, Sikar, Sonepat, Udaipur, Ujjain |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Guwahati Guwahati – 781 039 Website: http://iitg.ac.in/gate-jam | Agartala, Aizawl, Asansol-Durgapur, Bokaro Steel City, Burdwan, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Tezpur |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Kanpur Kanpur – 208 016 Website: http://gate.iitk.ac.in | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur – 721 302 Website: http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in | Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG),Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly (WB), Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikaulam, Vizianagaram, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Madras Chennai – 600 036 Website: http://gate.iitm.ac.in | Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Chennai South, Chennai West, Chirala, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kanjirapally, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Idukki, Madurai, Muvattupuzha, Namakkal, Nellore, Ongole, Pala, Puducherry, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Warangal |
| Chairman, GATE, IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247 667 Website: http://gate.iitr.ac.in | Ambala, Amritsar, Bathinda, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur-Una (HP), Jalandhar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mohali-Chandigarh, Moradabad, NOIDA, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala-Sangrur, Roorkee, Shimla-Solan, Yamunanagar |
| International GATE, IIT Delhi | Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ): All the question papers will contain 1 mark multiple choice questions & 2 mark multiple choice questions. Each multiple choice question will have four answers, the candidate will have to choose the right answer and select the correct answer from the choices.
Mulitple choice questions have negative marking: For each incorrect answer under the 1 mark MCQs, 1/3 mark will be reduced and for each incorrect answer under 2 mark MCQs 2/3 mark will be reduced.
Numerical Answer Type (NAT): Questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and
sections. For these questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered by the
candidate using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor (keyboard of the computer will be
disabled). No choices will be shown for these type of questions. The answer can be a number such
as 10 or -10 (an integer only). The answer may be in decimals as well, for example, 10.1 (one decimal)
or 10.01 (two decimals) or -10.001 (three decimals). These questions will be mentioned with, up to
which decimal places, the candidates need to present the answer
There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions
GOAPS has made it simple with a user friendly interface facilitating all candidates to easily apply online from anywhere. The online appilcation processing system is also linked to payment gateway to enable online payments through netbanking, debit cards & credit cards.
The online Application process is as follows:
Step 1: Apply for the examination.
Step 2: Upload photograph, signature and other documents like qualifying degree certificate/
Step 3: Pay the application fee through any of the electronic payment modes
Step 4: Check the Status of the application form: Received, Under scrutiny, Accepted, Defect status,
Step 5: Download Admit Card
Step 6: View his/her answers, marks and GATE score
Step 7: Download GATE scorecard
1: Personal information (name, date of birth, personal mobile number, parents' name, parents' mobile number, etc.). Please note that the name of the candidate in the application form must exactly be the same as that in the qualifying degree certificate or the certificate issued by the Head of the Department/Institute in which the candidate is pursuing his/her study. GATE 2020 scorecard will be issued as per the name entered in the application form. Prefix/title such as Mr/Shri/Dr/Mrs/Smt, etc. should NOT be used before name.
2: Address for Communication (including PIN code)
3: Eligibility degree details
4: College name and address with PIN code
5: GATE paper (subject)
6: Choice of GATE examination cities
7: High quality image of candidate's photograph conforming to the requirements specified
8: Good quality image of candidate's signature conforming to the requirements specified
9: Scanned copy of the Eligibility Certificate in pdf format (Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate or Certificate from the Head of the Department/Institute (in the format specified in Appendix A)
10: Scanned copy of Category (SC/ST) certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
11: Scanned copy of PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
12: Scanned copy of Dyslexic Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
13: Details of the valid Identity Document (ID)(The same ID, in original, should be carried to the examination hall)
14: Net-banking/debit card/credit card/UPI details for fee payment
All candidates must download the admit card from the GATE website, take a printout and bring the admin card print out to the examination along with the original identify proof with photo (provided at the time of filling the online gate 2020 application).
List of Valid identify Proof for GATE 2020