Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)--2022--IIT KHARAGPUR

What is GATE-?

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an examination which is conducted for Master of Engineering (ME), Masters in Technology (MTech) and direct PhD admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other institutes/universities across India. It also opens the gateway to booming public sector organisations (PSUs) and in the field of research. Some of the PSUs and research organizations which use GATE score for providing jobs include ONGC, NTPC, GAIL, HPCL, PGCIL, BHEL, BSNL, HPCL, NHPC, BARC, DRDO, etc.

GATE is an All-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising of faculty members from IISc, Bangalore and other seven IIT’s on behalf of the National Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development.

GATE 2021 Examination was organised by IIT, Bombay and the exam was conducted on February 5-7 and February 12-14.

GATE-2022-IIT KHARAGPUR  GATE-2023-IIT KANPUR                                                                                                                                                                                                                    GATE 2022: What’s New

Two new subjects – Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH). The total number of subjects in GATE 2022 has increased to 27.

• In another newly introduced change, students applying for GATE 2022 can also opt for two different papers from the prescribed set of combinations.

• Eligibility criteria to appear for GATE-2022 is relaxed from the minimum 10+2+4 (ongoing) to minimum 10+2+3 (ongoing), enabling even those in the third year of their undergraduate studies to appear for the examination, thus providing an additional opportunity to candidates to improve their performance to secure better career options.

• All test papers of GATE 2022 will be entirely objective type. Pattern of questions may include (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and/or (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.

With a successful attempt in GATE an aspirant can choose the most suitable option from wide range of roads to travel to his final career destination :

Students can pursue M.Tech/M.S/ M.E/Ph.D from IISc Bangalore, IITs, NITs, IIITs and other reputed institutes.

Students can pursue Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE), Post Graduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management(PGDMM), Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management(PGDPM) from NITIE Mumbai.

Several reputed Maharatna and Navratna PSUs and research organizations recruit on basis of GATE Score. i.e. IOCL, NTPC, BHEL, PGCIL, BARC, CSIR etc.

Teaching: Professor, Asst. Professor at IITs, NITs and other reputed educational institutes.

Junior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.

Senior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.

Junior/Senior Research Associate

Scientists “C” grade jobs.

Lucrative opportunities in research & development after post-graduation.

Multinational firms shortlist candidates on the basis of GATE score.

Some international universities offers M.S or Ph.D programs on the basis of GATE Score.