Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

Introduction
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted jointly by Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Bombay, Delhi,
Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee on behalf of National Coordination Board (NCB)-
GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. GATE
examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT).

Organising Institute for GATE 2021 is Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission and/or financial assistance to
Postgraduate Programs (Master's and Doctoral) with Ministry of Education (MoE) and other Government
Scholarships / Assistantships, subject to the admission criteria of the admitting institute.

The GATE score is also used by some Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for their recruitment and by
several other universities in India and abroad for admissions.

GATE 2021 score will remain valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of results.

About GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is basically a national examination on the
comprehensive understanding of the candidates in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering /
Technology / Architecture and post-graduate level subjects in Arts, Commerce and Science.

GATE 2021 will be conducted for 27 Subjects (also referred to as “papers”).

GATE 2021 examination will be conducted over six days and twelve sessions on Friday 5th, Saturday
6th, Sunday 7th, Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of February 2021.

The GATE examination is conducted in different cities across India as well as six cities outside India (In
International centres, GATE-2021 will be conducted only if the current COVID-19 situation eases and
travel and other restrictions are relaxed. Else GATE-2021 in international centres will be "CANCELLED").

The GATE score would reflect the relative performance level of the candidate in a particular subject,
which is quantified based on several years of examination data.