GATE 2016

GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING

Organizing Institute: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012
Phone numbers for information: +91 80 2360 6761/2/3/4/5
Website for information: http://gate.iisc.ernet.in Website for application: http://appsgate.iisc.ernet.in
Admission to Postgraduate Courses (Master’s and Doctoral) in the country, with MHRD and other Government Scholarships/Assistantships in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Science, is open to those who qualify in GATE. The GATE score is also used by some PSUs for their recruitment.
Validity of GATE 2016 score will be for a period of 3 (THREE) YEARS ONLY from the date of announcement of results. Examinations for all the papers will be conducted as Computer Based Tests only. For some of the papers, the examination will be conducted in multiple sessions. For details, please visit GATE 2015 website http://gate.iisc.ernet.in
Eligibility: Candidates in the following categories ONLY are eligible to appear for GATE:
(a) Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after Diploma in Engineering/Technology) and those who
are in the final year of such programs.
(b) Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (Five years course) and those who are in the final year of such programs.
(c) Bachelor’s degree holders of Four-year program in Science (B.S.) and those who are in the final year of such programs.
(d) Master’s degree holders in any branch of Science / Mathematics / Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final
year of such programs.
(e) Holders of Four-year Integrated Master’s degree (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology and those in the second or higher year of such
programs.
(f) Holders of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree or Dual Degree in Engineering / Technology and those in the fourth or higher year of such
programs.
(g) Holders of Five-year integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B.Sc./M.Sc. degree and those in the final year of such programs.
(h) Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to
B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A of AMIE or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
Candidates have to apply only ONLINE. The application fee is 750 for women candidates, 750 for the SC/ST/PwD category candidates and
1500 for all others. The application fee can be paid either online or through e-challan (additional bank charges may apply). The application fee
is non-refundable.
Application Process
For details on filling up of online application form and submission of Online Application Forms, please see the application website.
Zonal GATE Office Tentative List of Examination Cities*
Chairperson, GATE, IISc Bangalore,
Bengaluru - 560 012
Website: gate.iisc.ernet.in
Alappuzha, Aluva, Ananthapur, Attingal, Bagalkot, Bangalore, Bellary, Belgaum, Bidar,
Chengannur, Davengere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Idukki, Kannur, Kanjirapally, Kasargod, Kolar,
Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangalore, Manipal,
Muvattupuzha, Mysore, Nedumangad, Pala, Palakkad, Payyannur, Port Blair, Punalur, Shimoga,
Thrissur, Tumkur and Vadakara
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076
Website: www.gate.iitb.ac.in
Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa,
Hyderabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune,
Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Secunderabad, Solapur, Surat, Thane and Vadodara
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016
Website: gate.iitd.ac.in
Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh, Bikaner, New Delhi, Delhi-NCR, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar-Rohtak,
Indore, Jammu, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, Palwal, Samba, Sikar, Udaipur-
Chittorgarh and Ujjain
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Guwahati
Guwahati – 781039
Website: gate.iitk.ac.in
Agartala, Asansol-Durgapur, Dhanbad, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna,
Silchar, Siliguri, Shillong and Tezpur
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Kanpur
Kanpur – 208016
Website: www.iitk.ac.in/gate
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow and Varanasi
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur – 721302
Website: www.gate.iitkgp.ac.in
Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru,
Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Kakinada, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela,
Sambalpur, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Madras
Chennai – 600036
Website: gate.iitm.ac.in
Angamaly , Bapatla, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul,
Ernakulam, Erode, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kanyakumari, Karimnagar, Karur, Khammam,
Madurai, Nagercoil, Nalgonda, Namakkal, Nellore, Ongole, Puducherry (Pondicherry), Salem,
Thanjavur, Thiruchengode, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli,
Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar and Warangal
Chairperson, GATE, IIT Roorkee
Roorkee – 247667
Website: www.iitr.ac.in/gate
Ambala, Amritsar, Bathinda, Chandigarh-Mohali-Fatehgarh Sahib, Dehradun, Ghaziabad,
Haldwani-Bhimtal, Hamirpur (HP)-Una, Jalandhar-Phagwara, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana-Moga,
Meerut, Moradabad, Noida, Panchkula, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala-Sangrur, Roorkee-
Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Sirmaur, Solan-Shimla, Sonepat and Yamunanagar
* List of cities may change.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Starting date Tuesday 1st Sept 2015
Ending date  Thursday 1st Oct. 2015

Dates of Examination
Between 30th January 2016 and 7th February 2016 (On Saturdays and Sundays)
The exact schedule will be given on the GATE 2016 website http://gate.iisc.ernet.in

GATE Question Papers (Previous years)