GATE Exam Preparation:

1. What is Gate?
What is GATE ?

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all -India Examination

conducted by the six Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Ministry of Human
Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. From Fresher world point of
view we have tried our best to give you a clear picture of GATE.

Objective:

to identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Post Graduate

Programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy at the National
level. To serve as benchmark for normalization of the Undergraduate Engineering
Education in the country.

Here is an opportunity for advanced engineering education in India. An M.E or

M.Tech degree is a desirable qualification for our young engineers seeking a
rewarding professional career. Engineering students, while in the final year of their
degree course, spend considerable time in seeking an opening for studies in foreign
universities.

2. Structure of GATE?
The GATE is held every year on the second Sunday of February, across the country
in over 100 cities. At present nearly 60,000 students write GATE every year.
Candidates can choose a single paper of 3 hours duration to appear in GATE from the
discipline papers shown in the following Table.

Agricultural Engineering AG Mathematics MA

Architecture AR Mechanical Engineering ME
Civil Engineering CE Mining Engineering MN
Chemical Engineering CH Metallurgical Engineering MT
Computer Science & Engg. CS Physics PH
Chemistry CY Production & Industrial Engg. PI
Electronics & Comm. Engg. EC Pharmaceutical Sciences PY
Electrical Engineering EE Textile Engg.& Fibre Science TF
Geology & Geophysics GG Engineering Sciences XE
Instrumentation Engineering IN Life Sciences

Three Sections, one compulsory as indicated below:

 ENGINEERING SCIENCES(XE) CODE LIFE SCIENCES(XL) CODE

Engg. Maths (Compulsory) A Chemistry (Compulsory) I

Computational Science B Biochemistry J

Electrical Sciences C Biotechnology K

Fluid Mechanics D Botany L

Materials Science E Microbiology M

Solid Mechanics F Zoology N

Statistics G

Thermodynamics H

GATE Results

The GATE result is declared every year on 31 st March and the score of the qualified
candidates shows their All India Rank and Percentile Score in the discipline paper
chosen by the candidates.

GATE Score Card

a. Score card will be sent only to the qualified candidates. No information will be
sent to candidates who are not qualified.
b. The GATE score card is a valuable document. Care should be taken to
preserve it. Additional Score Cards, (upto a maximum of two) will be issued
on payment basis only once.

c. The Score Card cannot be treated as a proof of category.

d. The score card of the Qualified Candidates will include GATE Score, Percentile
Score and Rank.

i. GATE Score

The GATE SCORE of a candidate is a statistical performance index in the range 0 to

1000. It reflects the ability of a candidate, irrespective of the paper or year in which
he/she has qualified. Candidates with same GATE SCORE from different disciplines
and/or years can be considered to be of equal ability.
 where,

m = marks obtained by the candidate.

a = average of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this
scorecard, in the current year.

s = standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper

mentioned on this scorecard, in the current year.

K1 and K2 are determined respectively from the mean and standard deviation of
marks of all candidates across all papers and years since GATE 2002.

A typical qualitative interpretation of the GATE SCORE, for example, can be as

follows:

i.
o
GATE Score Range Ability Level
800 to 1000 Outstanding
675 to 800 Excellent
550 to 675 Very good
425 to 550 Good
300 to 425 Above average
100 to 300 Average
Below 100 Below average
o
ii. Percentile Score

The percentile score is not the same as percentage of marks. The percentile
score of a candidate shows what percentage of candidates, who appeared in
the same paper in GATE 2005, scored less marks than him/her. It is
calculated as follows: Let N be the total number of candidates appearing in
that paper and nc be the number of candidates who have the same all India
rank c in the same paper (there can be bunching at a given all India rank).
Then all the candidates, whose all India rank is r, will have the same
percentile score P, where

The percentile score in each paper is calculated as follows: Let N be the total number
of candidates appearing in that paper, and nc be the number of candidates who have
the same all India rank c in the same paper (there can be bunching at a given all
 India rank), then all the candidates, whose all India rank is r, will have the same
percentile score P, where

P = {(no. of candidates securing marks less than the candidate concerned)/N}x100

 The evaluation of the ORS is carried out by a computerized process using

scanning machines, with utmost care. Requests for revaluation of the answer
script and re-totaling of marks will not be entertained.
 The GATE result and particulars of the qualified candidates will be made
available to interested organizations (educational institutions, R and D
laboratories, industries etc.) in India and abroad based on written request by
the organization and on payment. Details can be obtained from GATE
Chairmen of IITs / IISc.

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4. GATE Results :
The GATE result is declared every year on 31 st March and the score of the qualified
candidates shows their All India Rank and Percentile Score in the discipline paper
chosen by the candidates.

5. GATE Eligibility :
Are you the right one to apply for ?

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

a. Bachelor's degree holders in

Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy and those who are in the
final or pre-final year of such programmes.
b. Master's degree holders in any branch of
Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and
those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

c. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated

Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in
the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme
and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.

d. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination conducted by

professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to
B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed Section A or equivalent of such
professional courses are also eligible.

For More Details Visit http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate

6. GATE Pattern :
The pattern of GATE examination has been CHANGED from 2005.

 Main Papers
 The question paper will be fully objective type for a total of 150 marks divided
into three groups:

i. Group I: Question Numbers 1 to 30 (30 questions) will carry one mark

each.
ii. Group II: Question numbers 31 to 80 (50 questions) will carry two
marks each.

iii. Group III: Question Numbers 81a to 85b (10 questions) will carry two
marks each. Each number in this series (81,82,83,84,85) will have two
sub-questions (a & b). The answer to part 'b' will be linked to the
correct answer to part 'a', as described below in Section (e)(vi).

a. Each question will have four choices for the answer. Only one choice is
correct.

b. Wrong answers carry 25% negative marks in Q1 to Q80 and Q81a, 82a, 83a,
84a and 85a. Marks for correct answers to Q81b, 82b, 83b, 84b and 85b will
be given only if the answer to the corresponding part 'a' is correct. However,
Q81b, 82b, 83b, 84b and 85b will not carry any negative marks.

c. Papers bearing the code AG, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, IT, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF
will contain questions on Engineering Mathematics to the extent of 20 to 25
marks.

d. The multiple choice objective test questions can be of the following type:

a.
i. Each choice containing a single stand-alone
statement/phrase/data.

Example:
Q. The time independent Schrodinger equation of a system represents
the conservation of the

A. total binding energy of the system

B. total potential energy of the system

C. total kinetic energy of the system

D. total energy of the system

ii. Each choice containing a combination of option codes.

The question may be accompanied by four options P, Q, R, S and the

choices may be a combination of these options. The candidate has to
choose the right combination as the correct answer.

Example:
 Q. The infra-red stretching frequency νco of
(P) Mn(CO)6+ (Q) CO (R) H3B←CO (S) [V(CO)6]- follows the
order

A. P>R>S>Q
B. S>P>R>Q

C. Q>S>P>R

D. R>Q>P>S

iii. Assertion[a]/Reason[r] type with the choices stating if [a]/[r] are

True/False and/or stating if [r] is correct/incorrect reasoning of [a]

Example:
Q. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion
[a] and the Reason [r]

Assertion: For a fully developed laminar flow in a circular pipe the

average velocity is one half of the maximum velocity.

Reason: The velocity for a fully developed laminar flow in a circular

pipe varies linearly in the radial direction.

A. Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]
B. Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for
[a]

C. Both [a] and [r] are false

D. [a] is true but [r] is false

iv. Match items: Match all items in Column 1 with correct options from
those given in Column 2 and choose the correct set of combinations
from the choices A, B, C and D.

Example:
Q. Match the following and choose the correct combination

Capital State
 P. Chennai 1. Andhra Pradesh

Q. Bangalore 2. West Bengal

R. Mumbai 3. Rajasthan

S. Kolkata 4. Karnataka

5. Tamil Nadu

6. Maharashtra

(A) (B) (C) (D)

P-1 P-5 P-5 P-4

Q-6 Q-4 Q-4 Q-5

R-4 R-3 R-6 R-6

S-5 S-2 S-2 S-2

v. Common data based questions: Multiple questions may be linked to

a common problem data, passage and the like. Two or three questions
can be formed from the given common problem data. Each question is
independent and its solution obtainable from the above problem
data/passage directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required
to solve the next question). Each question under this group will carry
two marks.

Example:
Common data for Q. 78,79,80: The gas phase reaction, 2P + 4Q →
2R which is first order in P and first order in Q is to be carried out
isothermally in a plug flow reactor. The entering volumetric flow rate is
2.5 dm3/min and the feed is equimolar in P and Q. The entering
temperature and pressure are 727oC and 10 atm respectively. The
specific reaction rate at this temperature is 4 dm3/gmol min and the
activation energy is 15,000 cal/gmol.
 Q.78. What is the volumetric flow rate in dm3/min when the
conversion of P is 25%?

(A) 1.88 (B) 5.40 (C) 7.10 (D) 10.80

Q.79. What is the rate of reaction in gmol/(dm3 min) when the

conversion of P is 40%

(A) 1.82 x 103 (B) 4.95 x 10-3 (C) 6.2 x 10-3 (D) 9.73 x
3
10

Q.80. What is the value of the specific reaction rate constant in

dm3/gmol min at 1227oC?

(A) 17.68 (B) 22.32 (C) 49.60 (D) 59.75

vi. Linked answers question: The question will consist of a problem

statement followed by two sub-questions (a) and (b) based on the
problem statement. The solution to part (b) depends upon the answer
to part (a). Each part (a) as well as (b) in such linked answer
questions will carry two marks.

Example:
Statement for linked answer Q. 81a & 81b: A reversible Carnot
engine operates between the actual heat input temperature of 1000 K
and actual heat rejection temperature of 250 K. The ambient
temperature is 200 K.

Q.81a The efficiency of this engine will be

A) 5% (B) 20% (C) 25% (D) 75%

Q.81b The above engine is to provide the power output of 100 kW.
The heat input required will be

(A) 133.33 kW (B) 400 kW (C) 500 kW (D) 2000 kW

In the above simplistic example, the calculation of heat input in Q.81b

requires the value of efficiency calculated in Q.81a as the first step.

 Structure of the XE/XL Paper Sections

a. XE and XL papers contain a number of sections. Each Section is of 50
marks. Each Section will be fully objective type and the questions are
divided into three groups.

i. Group I: Question Numbers 1 to 10 (10 questions) will carry

one mark each.

ii. Group II: Question numbers 11 to 26 (16 questions) will carry

two marks each.
 iii. Group III: Question Numbers 27a to 28b (4 questions) will
carry two marks each. Each number in this series (27, 28) will
have two subquestions (a & b). The solution to part 'b' will be
linked to the correct answer to part 'a', as described above in
(e) (vi).

b. All questions have four choices with only one being correct.

c. Wrong answers carry 25% negative marks in Q1 to Q26 and Q27a,

28a. Marks for correct answers to Q27b, 28b, will be given only if the
answer to the corresponding part 'a' is correct. However, Q27b, 28b
will not carry any negative marks.

d. The types of multiple choice questions are the same as in the Main
papers as described above in (e).

7. GATE Tips N Tricks

1. Material Collection

 Syllabus
 All the relevant books based on the subject(Divide the books in two groups -
(1) Fundamental and basic concepts (2) Problem oriented
 Some books helpful for pre-requisite knowledge on the subject
 Some good guide books for GATE
 Previous questions papers

2. Keep contact with some expert and GATE experienced persons

3. Study - Syllabus and Previous questions papers

4. Start from the first chapter

 read at least 5 books, it will widen your knowledge(if necessary consult with
the books for pre-requisite knowledge or with some expert)
 Note down the probable concepts (definitions, unit, dimension etc.)
 Note down necessary theories, formulae etc
 Solve problems as maximum as possible(from text books, Guide books etc)
 Think about various tricks in solving problems(if necessary, note it)
 Go for series of self tests based on this chapter(take other's help to conduct
tests)
 Continue the self tests until getting a very good score

5. Solve more and more problems, discover more and more new tricks…

6. Follow the same procedure for the rest chapters

7. Finally, go for self tests based on whole syllabus (take other's help to conduct
these tests)

8. On the exam day…you will be at the Pick, who can stop you?