GATE 2022 Exam - Details, Dates and Eligibility Requirements

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam is an examination which is conducted by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee), IISc on behalf of National Coordination Board (NCB) – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Every year one of the 7 IITs conducts the GATE Exam.

To pursue ME/M.Tech/MS/Ph.D. in prestigious colleges like NITs, IITs & IISc Bangalore

To pursue ME/M.Tech/MS in other recognized colleges and universities with a stipend of Rs.12400/- per month for 2 years.

To pursue Ph.D. in recognized colleges and universities with a stipend for Rs.30,000/- per month

PSUs like BHEL, ONGC, IOCL, BARC, NLC, IRCON, RITES, etc are taking candidates based on their GATE EXAM Scores

To pursue MS at NTU (Singapore), NUS (Singapore), Dresden University (Germany) with GATE Score

To get a job at private companies with a minimum salary of Rs.50000 GATE Score is considered.

GATE 2022 Exam Dates (Tentative Schedule)

GATE 2022 Exam Paper Pattern (Tentative)

Exam Duration 3 hours (180 minutes) Number of Subjects (Papers) 27 Number of Questions 65 No. of Questions of Maximum 100 Marks

· Engineering Maths + Core Subjects : 55 Q Total Marks 100 Marks

Ø Core Subjects : 72 Marks Questions Type There will be three question types

Ø Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions Number of sections GATE 2022 question paper will comprise of total 3 sections except for AR, CY, GG, EY, XL, PH and MA papers

2) Engineering Mathematics (for XL papers it is Chemistry)

3) Subject – Specific section General Aptitude Section The GATE paper will also consist of a compulsory General Aptitude (GA) section constituting of 10 questions

Therefore, the total marks for this section will be 15 marks Marking Scheme MCQs carrying 1 mark each– 1/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

MCQs carrying 2 marks – 2/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

There is no negative marking for Multiple Select Question (MSQ)

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions GATE Exam Cut Off (Based on Past year papers)

Geotechnical Engineering : Foundation Engineering, Soil Mechanics

Computer Science / Information Technology

Communication and Optical Instrumentation