GATE ( Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering )
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

1. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
4. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Why should we take GATE?

To pursue M.Tech/M.E program in a leading institute of the country. The benefits of M.Tech are:

• More and better companies for Campus placement in leading Institutes.
• Higher salaries are being offered for M.Tech as compared B.tech.
• M.Tech degree leads to specialization and furthering of interest in a certain area which may lead to Ph.D.
• M.Tech degree is a must for those wishing to apply for Faculty/Research positions in educational institutes/R&D centres.
• Scholarship is paid during M.Tech. so student can easily afford his needs.
• M.Tech program is a 4 semester(24 months) program; so get more time to work out career opportunities.
• To be a part of any Nationally reputed Educational Institute and enjoy learning and research.
• Some industries and foreign universities have indicated their interest in GATEqualified candidates.
• Some colleges/Institutes specify GATEas mandatory qualification even for admission of self financing students.
• Gate qualified candidates in the Engineering discipline are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIRLaboratorie