IMPORTANT GATE 2019 (Overview)

Anand Ankit Kumar

30 Jun, 2018

GATE 2019 Overview

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EXAM	GATE 2019 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
ORGANIZING INSTITUTE	IIT Madras
OFFICIAL WEBSITE	www.gate.iitm.ac.in
MODE OF GATE 2019	Online (Computer Based Test)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	65
NUMBER OF PAPERS	23
TOTAL MARKS	100
TYPE OF QUESTIONS	MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) NAT (Numerical Answer Type)
EXAM DURATION	3 Hours
MARKING CRITERIA	1/3 marks deducted for 1 mark question and 2/3 marks deducted for every 2 mark question
MINIMUM PERCENTILE	Updated soon

GATE 2019 Important Dates

Commencement of Online Application Form	1st week of September 2018
Last Date of Application Form Submission	1st week of October 2018
Last Date for change in Gender & Category	3rd week of October 2018
Last Date to request for change in examination city	2nd week of November 2018
Availability of Admit Card	1st week January 2019
GATE 2019 Exam Date	4th week of January 2019
Answer Key	Within a few days after examination
Declaration of result	2nd week of March 2019
Downloading of Score Card Begins	Last week of Mar 2019 to Last week of May 2019
Counselling Commence	Second week of April 2019

GATE 2019 Registration

GATE registration 2019 will be started on the 1st week of September 2018. All the candidates have to apply online only. The registration will be end in first week of October 2018. The authority will provide a period of approx one month for the application process. Aspirants have to fill GATE 2019 application form through GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). Application Procedure for international candidates is same as Indians. International candidates must possess a valid passport to apply.

GATE 2019 Eligibility Criteria

Qualification Required	Description of the Qualifying Degree	Status of the Degree	Year of Passing
B.Arch	5-years bachelor’s degree in Architecture	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Pharm	4-years B.Tech (after 10+2) in any stream or 3-years B.Tech lateral entry (after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/Technology). Final year candidates may also apply.	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
B.Sc. Research/ B.S.	4-years Bachelor’s degree in Science (post-diploma or after 10+2)	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2)	5-years Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology	Currently in 4th/5th year or completed	2019
Int. M.E/ M.Tech (Post-B.Sc.)	4-years Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology	Presently in 2nd/3rd/4th year or completed	2021
Int. M.Sc/ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B. S./M. S. program	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2019
M. Sc./ M.A./ MCA or Equivalent	Master’s degree in Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in final year or completed	2019
Professional Society Examination equivalent to B.Tech/ B.E./ B.Arch	B.E/B.Tech/B.Arch equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers India)	Completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses	NA

Application Fee

Candidates can pay the application fee via Net banking, debit card or e-challan.

Category	Application Fee
SC/ST/PwD Candidates	Rs. 750/-
Women Candidates	Rs. 750/-
All Other Candidates	Rs. 1500/-
GATE International Candidates	US Dollars 50

GATE 2019 Exam Pattern

GATE 2019 is held for total 23 papers.
Candidates are allowed to appear in only one of the 23 papers.
The examination duration will be 3 hours.
The examination mode will be online only (CBT).
Total 65 questions of maximum 100 marks will be asked in GATE 2019.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) & Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT) will appear in GATE examination.
For MCQ, 4 choices will be provided while there will be no options provided for NAT.
Students are required to enter the real number in Numerical Answer Type Questions with the help of virtual keypad.
Section Common in All GATE Papers: General Aptitude (GA) section is common in all papers.
It will contain total 150 questions of maximum 15 marks (5 questions of 1 mark and 5 questions of 2 marks).
In the paper of XE, new section (H) namely Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has been included from the year 2018.
MCQ and NAT questions will carry 1 or 2 marks in all papers.
There will be a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the questions carrying 1 mark.
Likewise, for questions carrying 2 marks, 2/3 marks will be deducted. No negative marking for Numerical Answer Type questions.

Section	QuestionNo.		No. of questions		Marks per question	TotalMarks
General Aptitude	1 to 5		5		1	5
Technical+ Engineering Mathematics	1 to 25		25		1	25
	26 to 55		30		2	60
Total Questions: 65		Total Marks: 100		Total Duration: 3 hours
Technical Section:70 marks		General Aptitude: 15 marks		Engineering Mathematics:15 marks
25 marks to 40 marks will be allotted to Numeric Answer Type Questions

GATE 2019 Admit Card

Admit card can be downloadable from the GOAPS website.
It will not be sent via email/post.
The successfully registered candidates will be able to download the GATE 2019 admit card on 5th January 2019.
Students also need to bring one identification proof with the printed copy of admit card, to the examination hall.

GATE 2019 Answer Key

It is expected that the exam will end in the second week of February 2019.
The answer key will be released by the authority after the completion of exam.
The authority will provide the answer key separately for each discipline.
Answer key challenge facility will also open on payment of a nominal fee.

GATE 2019 Result

GATE 2019 result will be published on the GOAPS portal of GATE website.
The result is likely to be announced on 17th March 2019.
After the declaration of result, GATE Scorecards will be available for the candidates who secure marks equal or more than the cut-off marks.

GATE 2019 Score Card

The qualified candidates are provided with a GATE scorecard which has the validity of three years from the date of announcement of result.
GATE 2019 scorecard reflects the candidate’s performance in entrance test.
The facility to download the scorecard will be available from the last week of March 2019.

GATE 2019 Cut Off

GATE Cut off marks will decide the candidate’s eligibility for admission to IITs and IISc.
It is the factor which decides whether a candidate is qualified in the exam or not.
GATE 2019 cut off marks varies stream-wise and category-wise.
The cut-off marks for reserved category candidates are primarily low than the unreserved category candidates.

GATE 2019 Counselling

For providing admission to PG courses, no common counselling will be conducted by IITs.
Students have to apply individually to the IITs when the admission notification will be released.
NIT organizes the Centralized Counselling for M. Tech. / M. Arch. / M. Plan. Admissions (CCMT).
Counselling is purely based on GATE 2019 scores.
It is the common counselling conducted by NITs every year.

GATE 2019 Syllabus

It is known that GATE is held for 23 papers.
Syllabus for each discipline is different.
For an effective preparation, it is important to know each and every topic from where the questions will be asked.
It is hard to describe the complete syllabus of GATE in few lines.
However, the students can download the official PDF of GATE 2019 syllabus for PE, PH, PI, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, EY, AE, AG, AR, BT, XE, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, TF and XL.

GATE 2019 Important Points

You are required to upload a declaration from your college Principal (Head of Department/Head of Institute/Dean/Registrar) along with the signature and seal.
It is mandatory for the SC/ST/PWD candidates to submit the category certificate if they want concession in their application.
Other category candidates are not required to upload the category certificate.
You can check the status of your application by logging into GOAPS website.
There is no limitation in the number of attempts for appearing the GATE and also no age limit.
There will be a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the questions carrying 1 mark.
Likewise, for questions carrying 2 marks, 2/3 marks will be deducted.
No negative marking for Numerical Answer Type questions.
GATE is held for 23 papers and each paper has its unique paper code.
For example, Paper code for Electronics and Communication Engineering is EC, for Chemical Engineering it is CH etc.
GATE is only conducted in online mode.