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GATE 2014 - A Complete Guide
GATE 2014 - A Complete Guide
GATE 2014 - A Complete Guide
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GATE: Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 03 About Gate 2014 ......................................................................................................................................... 03 GATE 2014 Eligibility .................................................................................................................................. 04 GATE 2014: Important Dates ..................................................................................................................... 05 GATE 2014: Whats New ............................................................................................................................ 06 GATE Previous year analysis and Cutoffs .................................................................................................. 08 How to prepare for GATE 2014? ................................................................................................................ 11 GATE Preparation: Time Management ...................................................................................................... 12 Other Useful Links ...................................................................................................................................... 14
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Introduction
About GATE The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology of the applicants. The GATE scores are primarily used for admissions purposes to post-graduate engineering programmes (eg. M.E/ M.Tech/ direct PhD), though increasingly they are also being used by Public sector units for their recruitment process. GATE is administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) listed below for the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The IITs and IISc have been segregated as zonal centres and exam centres listed under each zone for the ease of students and alike. The list and websites of the zonal centres can be viewed below on this page.
About GATE 2014 Admission to 7 IITs and IISC is based on GATE 2014 The operations related to GATE in each of the 8 zones are managed by a Zonal GATE Office at IISc or IITs. For GATE 2014, the Organizing Institute is Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The Organizing Institute (OI) is responsible for the end-to-end process and coordination amongst the administering Institutes.
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GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens: Enrolment, Application Filling, Application Submission Last Date for Enrolment (after this only enrolled candidates can fill the application) Last date for Submission of Online Application through Website Last Date for the receipt of Print-out of the ONLINE Application along with all the supporting documents at the respective Zonal GATE Offices Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of City Availability of Admit Card on the GOAPS website for printing GATE 2014 Online Examination Forenoon: 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon Afternoon: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website
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zone also.
This Third Choice will be considered when the first two choices cannot be accommodated for
any reason. Changes incorporated in GATE 2013 that will remain in force for GATE 2014:
1. Online Application Process: A single GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) will hold the details of all the registered candidates. Applications are Online only through the zonal GATE websites of IISc and any of the seven IITs as specified. The online application requires uploading of the photograph and signature of the applicant The print out of the online application process with the candidates signature and a good quality photograph affixed in the appropriate place has to be received by the respective Zonal GATE offices along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 10th October 2013. Candidates whose applications are received as above can only appear for the exam.
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2. Downloadable Admit Card:
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Admit Cards must be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 1st January 2014. Admit Cards will not be sent by any other means. The downloaded and printed Admit Card has to be brought to the exam centre along with one
Driving license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar UID, College ID, Employee identification card A notarized affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. The details of this ID proof have to be given while filling the online application.
choice questions
Candidates have to key in a number using the virtual keypad for the numerical answer type
questions
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GENERAL
SC/ST
OBC(Non-Creamy)
Total Qualified
72,125
18,936
41,237 1,36,699
BRANCH
GENERAL
SC/ST/PD
OBC(Non-Creamy)
Total Appeared
25 32.35
16.67 21.57
22.25 29.12
2,24,160 14,835
27.13
18.09
24.42
67,472
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Electronics & Communication 25 16.67 22.5
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2,56,135
25.74
17.16
23.17
1,52,381
25
16.67
22.25
28,249
Mechanical Engineering
25
16.67
22.5
1,65,814
Fast Facts-GATE 2012: 7,77,134 candidates registered for GATE 2012 exam. 6,86,614 candidates appeared for GATE 2012 exam. 1,85,198 female candidates appeared in GATE 2012 and 22,896 qualified. Number of students who qualified GATE 2012 as per category:
GENERAL
SC/ST
OBC(Non-Creamy)
Total Qualified
54,020
23,765
30,294
1,08,526
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Cutoff scores of various branches in GATE 2012:
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BRANCH
GENERAL SC/ST/PD OBC(Non- Total Appeared Creamy) 31.54 29.38 21.03 19.59 28.39 26.44 1,56,780 11,407
Computer Sc. & IT Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics & Communication
33.03
22.02
29.73
36,156
25
16.67
22.5
1,76,944
25
16.67
22.5
1,10,125
25
16.67
22.5
21,509
Mechanical Engineering
27.14
18.09
24.42
1,12,320
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Buy or get a copy of previous year question papers if possible with solutions. Having a hard copy is very important and we are going to refer it again and again during whole preparation. Ensure that you complete your syllabus at least 45 days before. Start solving sample papers and appearing in Mock Examination frequently in this period. If you have not enrolled for any test series, its perfectly fine. Get a book of sample papers and solve it on the time real examination is scheduled. For example: If you are from ECE branch and your exam timings would be 2:00 PM to 05:00 PM, prefer to attempt your mock paper at same time in a peaceful environment at home where no one disturbs you. Ensure you revise all your topics in the first 30 days of this 45Day timeline. In last 15 days solve GATE previous year questions and attempt more mock papers. Along with preparation ensure you have all the needed documents for GATE 2014 ready at least a week before. Since from 2014, the examination would be online, ENSURE YOU HAVE GIVEN SOME SAMPLE TESTS ONLINE.
Time Management:
It sounds like an easy task but is very complex. Have you made time-tables in past? And how many times did you strictly followed them? If your answer is NO You didnt followed the time-table properly, below are the points to understand how to do proper planning for GATE 2014. Firstly, start believing that GATE 2014 is your goal. Till the time you dont really mean that GATE 2014 is your GOAL all the planning and management will turn up to be crap. Once you have defined your goal, ensure you always keep a positive approach that you can do it! The moment you enter the zone of pessimism there is no escape. Make a month-wise plan on what topics you will be covering and when. If you have joined some coaching institute, they will give you a schedule as well. You can plan as per the same too. If you have not joined any classes, there is nothing to panic. Make your own plan. If you want to ensure you are doing it right just to make yourself feel better, discuss it with someone who is in coaching and compare the same. Make a daily time table. And paste it on the wall exactly in front of the table you study. Now since you have made a time table, ensure you follow it. Figure out the less needed activities. They may be sleeping overtime, TV, internet, partying etc. Its okay to skip these activities or reduce the time you invest in them for the goal you are working for. Stop using internet beyond limit. 2 hours are more than sufficient to track any exam updates, surf internet, use Facebook or for other recreational activities.
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Its not a rule to watch a movie every weekend! If you have that habit, pause it for this year. It will give you proper time to manage your studies.
If you are a student who studied in an average engineering college for BE/BTech and always criticized that they didnt had opportunity to prove their capabilities GATE 2014 is your GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. GATE is totally an open competition where you may beat the students from top engineering colleges like IITs/NITs with your efforts.
Dont feel depressed because your friends are making fun of you, parents feel that you are not worth enough or your girlfriend/boyfriend thinks its a wrong decision to prepare for GATE or PSUs. If you really want to do it, DO IT. And prove them that you made a right decision.
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