GATE Examination 2020 IMPORTANT DATE AND DETAILS ABOUT THE EXAM

Important Events	Schedule
Availability of application form	3rd September 2019 (Tuesday)
Last date to submit the application form	24th September 2019 (Tuesday)
Extended Closing Date for the submission of online application	1st October 2019 (Tuesday)
Availability of Admit Card	3rd January 2020 (Friday)
Date of Examination	1st February 2020 (Saturday) 2nd February 2020 (Sunday) 8th February 2020 (Saturday) 9th February 2020 (Sunday)
Declaration of Result	16th March 2020 (Monday)

GATE Exam Eligibility Criteria 2020

Crucial details about GATE eligibility criteria is as follows:

Age Limit: There is no age limit for taking the GATE exam.

Educational Qualification:

Read out here about educational requirements for appearing in GATE examination:

Qualifying Exam	Eligibility Criteria	Desired candidates	Passing Year
B.Tech	Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Tech.	Candidates in the final year or already passed	2020
B.Arch	Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or B.Sc after diploma in architecture	Candidates in the final year or already passed	2020
B.Sc (Research)	4 years B.Sc after 12th or B.Sc degree after diploma	Candidates in the final year or already passed	2020
MA/MCA/M.Sc.	Master’s degree in relevant subject	Candidates in the final year or already passed	2020
Integrated ME/M.Tech (Post B.SC)	4 years B.SC integrated programme	Candidate in 2nd/3rd/4th year or already passed	2022
Integrated ME/M.Tech (after 10+2)	5 Year Integrated degree in Engineering/Technology	Candidates in 4th/ 5thyear or already passed	2021
Professional Society Exam*	Professional Society Exam recognized by UPSC/AICTE/MHRD	Completed Section A in such professional course	NA

*Here are some professional societies/institutions that conduct exam in several fields of engineering:

• The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• The Institution of Engineers (India) (IE)
• The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
• The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (IIChemE)
• The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI)
• The Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
• The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)

However, students who have acquired certification from any of these professional societies they need to ensure that the examinations organized by the societies should have approval from MHRD/AICTE as equivalent to B.E/B.Tech/B.Arch subject to public notice.

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GATE Application Form 2020

We have elaborated the GATE application process in detail. Students are suggested to go through the process as given below.

Documents/Data Required for Filling Up GATE Application 

• Personal information such as name, personal mobile number, date of birth, parents name, parents mobile number, etc. Please make a note that the name of candidate mentioned in application form should be similar to the qualifying degree certificate or the certificate provided by the Head of Department/Institute. It is not required to use Mr/Shri/Dr/Mrs/Smt, etc before the name.
• Communication address
• Eligibility degree details
• GATE paper (subject)
• College name including address with PIN code
• Choice of examination cities
• Photograph of candidates with size between 5KB and 200KB
• Signature of candidate with size between 5KB and 200KB
• Eligibility certificate in PDF format (Provisional certificate or degree certificate or certificate obtained from the Head of the Department) with size between 10KB and 500KB
• SC/ST certificate in PDF format (if applicable). The file size should be in between 10KB and 300KB
• PwD certificate in PDF format (if applicable). The file size should be in between 10 KB and 300KB
• Dyslexic certificate in PDF format (if applicable). The file size should be in between 10KB and 300KB
• A valid Identity proof (the same needs to brought in the examination hall). List of valid documents include Passport/ Voter ID/ PAN card/ Aadhaar-UID/ Employee ID/ College ID/ Driving License.
• Credit card/debit card/net banking detailed for payment of fee

Quick Notes:

• The application form will be available only in online mode through the official website.
• It is notified that the application form will be released on 3rd September 2019.
• Candidates have to upload the scanned copy of all the relevant documents.
• While registering for GATE 2020, candidates will be allowed to select three exam cities as the examination center.
• There will no requirement of sending hard copy of application form to the authorities.
• The candidates may request for change in examination city by 15th November 2019 by paying an additional fee.

Application Process

Please make a note that the application form would not be available for sale or otherwise anywhere. The application form would be accessible online on the official website of GOAPS i.e. https://appsgate.iitm.ac.in/. Please make a payment of the required application fee. For GATE 2020, all related information shall be uploaded at the GOAPS website.

During online application, candidates have to upload the signature, photograph, qualifying degree certificate, Dyslexic certificate and/or category certificate (SC/ST/PwD). They also need to provide an identity number of one of the following documents such as PAN Card, passport number, Voter ID, College ID, Aadhaar UID, Employee ID, and Driving License. If you do not hold any of these ID proofs then please get the one prior to making an application.

Application Fee

Have a look at the application fee for GATE examination 2020:

For test centre in India	On or before the deadline	During the extended period
Female students	Rs.750/-	Rs.1250/-
SC/ST/PwD category	Rs.750/-	Rs.1250/-
All other category	Rs.1500/-	Rs.2000/-
For test centre outside India	On or before the deadline	During the extended period
Colombo, Addis Ababa, Dhaka and Kathmandu	US $50	US $70
Dubai and Singapore	US $100	US $120

GATE 2020 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for GATE 2020 exam is given in the table below:

Mode of Exam	The exam will be conducted in online mode.
Subjects	The exam will be conducted for 24 different subjects.
Type of Questions	Only MCQ and Numerical type of questions will be asked.
Duration of Exam	The duration of the exam will be three hours.
Number of Questions to be asked	Total 65 Questions will be asked in the exam
Sections common to All GATE Papers	The section of General Aptitude is common in GATE paper
Maximum Marks	100
Negative Marking	1/3rd of a mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer. However, 2/3rd of a mark will be deducted in case of question carrying 2 Marks

Section wise Marks and Questions Distribution:

Sections	No. Of Questions and Marks	Total no. of Questions	Total Marks
General Aptitude (GA)	5 Questions:- 1 Mark 5 Questions:- 2 Marks	10	15
Question Papers other than GG, XE and XL	25 Questions:- 1 Mark 30 Questions:- 2 Marks	55	85
Question Paper GG (Geology and Geophysics)	Part A (Compulsory) 25 Question – 1 Mark Part B Have to attempt only 1 part, 30 Question – 2 Marks	55	85
XE Paper (Engineering Sciences)	Part A (Compulsory) Engineering Mathematics 7 Questions:- 1 Mark 4 Questions:- 2 Marks Part A to H (Any two) 10 Questions:- 1 Mark 10 Questions:- 2 Marks	55	85
XL Paper	Part P (Compulsory) Chemistry 7 Questions:- 1 Mark 4 Questions:- 2 Marks Part Q to U (Any Two) 10 Questions:- 1 Mark 10 Questions:- 2 Marks	55	85

Post Exam Related Details

• Once the exam process is over, candidates’ responses would be uploaded at GOAPS in downloaded format.
• Answer keys for different GATE papers would be displayed at its official website.
• Candidates can contests on the answer key for a specific period of time.
• Once the evaluation process is finished the final result would be published at its official website.
• GATE scorecard would be available at the official website of GOAPS.

Thank you.