The document provides comprehensive information about the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), including application statistics, required skills, and opportunities for pursuing master's degrees and government jobs in public sector undertakings (PSUs). It details eligibility, important dates, job prospects, and the admission process for various prestigious institutes. Additionally, it outlines exam structure, mark distributions, and cutoff scores across different engineering streams.

1. GATE Aspirants (in Lakhs)
10
5
0
1.66 2.06
4.2
5.5
6.86
9.84
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
For MS in US: Number of Applications – 1,13,823 till First Week
of April for Spring Semester.
3rd Highest Number of Applications received from INDIA.

2. Skills required for IT
• Soft Skills
• Excellent Coding Techniques
• Analytical Power
• Technical Skills
Interview – Confidence

3. Government Jobs-PSU
Maharathna / Navratna

4. GATE is Gateway for PSU

5. IOCL
PSUs
BSNL
NTPC
ONGC
NALCO ECIL
Major PSUs
BARC
HAL
DRDO

6. Major PSUs Details...
Name of PSU No of Seats Eligibility Streams Applicable Relevant Dates CTC
PowerGrid NA GATE 2013 EE 7 Jan - 8 Feb 12.7 Lakhs PA
IOCL 400 GATE 2013
CE, CH, CS, EE, IN,EE, ME
and Metallurgy
10 Dec - 19 Jan
MECL 20 GATE 2013 ME 1 Jan - 31 Jan 4.8 Lakhs PA
DDA NA GATE 2013 CE, EE, ME 24 Dec - 14 Feb 4.8 Lakhs PA
BEL India 150 GATE 2013 EC, ME, CS 28 Dec - 14 Feb 4.8 Lakhs PA
GAIL NA GATE 2013 ME, EE, CH, IN 6 Dec - 15 Jan
BPCL NA GATE 2013 ME 5 Dec - 9 Feb 10 Lakhs PA
BHEL 500 GATE 2013 ME, EE, EC 1 Jan - 31 Jan 8-9 Lakhs PA
NTPC 209 GATE 2013 EE, ME, CE, IN ,EC 20 Jan - 10 Feb 9-12 Lakhs
HPCL 250 GATE 2013 ME, CE, EE, EC, IN 24 Dec - 14 Feb 8.5 Lakhs
NALCO 60 GATE 2013
ME, EE, IN, CE, CH, EC,
Metallugry, Mining, Geology
30 Spet - 8 Oct
MECON 40 GATE 2013 ME and CE 15 Jan - 14 Feb
CONCOR NA GATE 2013 ME and CS
BARC Notification not released yet
DVC Notification not released yet

7. GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

8. GATE
Higher Educations(M.Tech) PSUs
IITS
NITS
Universities
DRDO
ONGC
ISRO

9. Advantages of GATE
 Admission to M.E / M.Tech
 More than 600 engineering colleges all over India
 PSU Jobs
 Admission to PG Courses abroad
 National University of Singapore (NUS)
 Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

10. Why M.Tech?
• Enhances specialized knowledge of subject
• Better Career Prospects
– Good chance of getting a core sector job
– Masters degree helpful throughout the career
• Chance of getting into R & D
– Private companies / Government organizations
• Opportunity to study in world class institutes such as IISc and
IITs
• Financial Assistance
– Stipend of Rs 8000 per month for GATE qualified students

11. Top Colleges for M.Tech
• IISc Bangalore
• IITs
– Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati,
Roorkee , Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Mandi etc
• NITs
– Trichy, Warangal, Suratkal, etc
• University Colleges
– Jadavpur University, Anna University, DCE, etc
• Other Good Institutes
– TIFR, BITS Pilani, IIIT Hyderabad, etc
• Private Colleges

12. GATE Results and Stipend
• GATE is conducted on 2nd Sunday of February every year and results are announced
on 15th March
• GATE Result
• Marks out of 100
• All India Rank
• GATE Score (out of 1000)
• GATE Qualified candidates will be given admission based on their results
• Only GATE qualified students are eligible for
• Stipend of Rs 8000 per month
• Stipend given for 2 years during master program
• Stipend given in all government and private colleges

13. IIT DELHI
IITS
IIT KANPUR IIT BOMBAY
IIT ROORKEE IIT MADRAS IIT KHARAGPUR

14. IISC B’LORE
NIT TRICHY JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
BITS PILANI
TIFR
DCE

15. GATE Preparation
GATE 2013 GATE 2014
Section
No. of
Question
s Marks
No. of
Questions Marks
Engineering
Mathematics 11 19 11 16
Digital logic 5 7 3 4
Computer Organization 6 10 4 6
Theory of Computation 6 9 5 6
Data Structures and
Algorithms 7 11 13 20
Compiler Design 2 3 2 4
Operating Systems 5 7 5 9
DBMS 4 7 7 11
Computer Networks 4 6 5 9
Software Engineering
& Web Technology 5 6 0 0
General Ability 10 15 10 15
Total 65 100 65 100

16. GATE Preparation
Section
GATE 2012 GATE 2013 GATE 2014
No. of
Question
s Marks
No. of
Questions Marks
No. of
Questions Marks
Engineering
Mathematics 5 8 10 14 8 12
Networks 6 9 8 12 9 15
Electronic
Devices 5 7 4 5 4 5
Analog Circuits 7 12 5 9 7 12
Digital Circuits 6 9 5 8 4 6
Signals and
Systems 7 11 4 7 9 12
Control Systems 6 9 6 9 5 9
Communication 6 10 5 9 5 8
Electromagnetic
Theory 7 10 8 12 4 6
General Ability 10 15 10 15 10 15
Total 65 100 65 100 65 100

17. GATE Preparation
Section
GATE 2012 GATE 2013 GATE 2014
No. of
Questions Marks
No. of
Questions Marks
No. of
Questions Marks
Engineering
Mathematics 7 11 9 13 9 13
Network Theory 6 8 11 17 6 9
Field Theory 1 2 0 0 2 3
Digital Circuits 3 5 4 5 3 5
Analog Circuits 3 5 3 5 5 8
Control Systems 6 9 5 9 5 9
Signals & Systems 4 6 5 9 7 8
Electrical
Machines 6 9 4 7 5 7
Power Systems 7 11 5 7 4 7
Power Electronics 7 12 5 8 6 12
Measurements 5 7 4 5 3 4
General Ability 10 15 10 15 10 15
Total 65 100 65 100 65 100

18. GATE 2014 Cutoffs
Stream
No. of
Students
appeared
Cut off Marks for Qualification
(out of 100)
General OBC SC/ST/PD
Computer Science and Engineering 224160 22.0 22.5 16.67
Electronics and Communications
Engineering
256135 25.56 23.01 17.04
Electrical Engineering 152381 25.00 22.50 16.67
Mechanical Engineering 165814 25.0 22.5 16.67
Instrumentation Engineering 28249 25 22.5 16.67
Civil Engineering 67472 27.13 24.42 18.09
Chemical Engineering 14835 32.35 29.12 21.57
Bio Technology 16159 25.0 22.5 16.67

19. Post GATE Admission Process
• Apply to each Institute and department separately
• The last date for application varies with Institute
• For IISc, the last date is one week from announcement of results
• For IITs, the last date is one month from announcement of results
• Application for a department and Institute
• Based on GATE result of the candidate
• Based on interest in a specific specialization
• Admission Procedure varies with institute
• Some have direct admission based on GATE Score
• Some have test and interviews apart from GATE Score
• Admission Cutoffs
• IISc and IITs : 99 Percentile Plus
• NITs : Around 98 Percentile