Every year, the GATE exam is conducted jointly by IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore and any one of the IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee). Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement to get admission and/or financial assistance to master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture, and doctoral programs in relevant branches of Science, in the MHRD-supported institutions and other Government agencies.
In 2022, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering will continue to be conducted by IIT Kharagpur. This year the examination will be conducted on 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th February 2022. The application form was made available in the official website from 2nd September 2021 and the window remained open till 7th October 2021 (extended date).
GATE 2022 exam will be conducted in online mode (computer- based exam) for 27 papers in two sessions i.e. morning and evening shifts. After the successful conduct of the exam, the concerned authorities will release the GATE 2022 answer key. Candidates must note that the GATE 2022 scores will be valid for 3 academic years after the date of announcement. Also, there will be no common counselling and seat allotment process for admissions through GATE scores.
Aspirants seeking M.Tech admission will have to register themselves for counselling through COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) whereas NITs and CFTIs conduct M.Sc admission for GATE qualified aspirants through CCMT (Centralized Counselling for M. Tech). Read this article to gain comprehensive information about GATE 2022.
Latest Update
- As per the revised Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme, the qualifying score for GATE exam has been changed to 650; earlier it was 750.
- Also, among the 25 institutions, NITs will also be eligible to grant the fellowship.
Table of Contents
- GATE Exam – Highlights
- GATE Eligibility Criteria – Detailed Course wise
- GATE Eligibility Criteria 2021 for International candidates
- GATE Application Fee – What is GATE Exam Fee?
- GATE Exam – Answer Key
- GATE Exam – Cut off
- GATE Exam – Counselling and Seat Allotment process
- GATE Exam – FAQs
- Q1. Which IIT will host the GATE 2022?
- Q2. When will the authority release the application forms for the GATE 2022 exam?
- Q3. What is the minimum eligibility criteria described by the authorities to apply for the GATE exam?
- Q4. What is the pattern of the GATE exam?
- Q5. How will the authorities conduct the counselling process for the GATE exam?
- Q6. How many PSUs offer recruitment through GATE score of the candidates?
GATE Exam – Highlights
- Annually, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is conducted jointly by one of the seven IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) and IISc (Indian Institute of Science).
- This national level exam is conducted in online mode (computer-based exam) for a duration of 180 minutes. English is the mode of language of the exam.
- Application and counselling processes are also conducted in online mode.
- As per the revised Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme, the qualifying score for GATE exam has been changed to 650 (earlier it was 750).
- Also, it has been declared that among the 25 institutions, NITs will also be eligible to grant the fellowship.
GATE Exam – What are the Important Dates for GATE 2022?
The official dates for GATE for the year 2022 were recently announced by the concerned authority. Given below is the official schedule for the GATE 2022 (some dates are tentatively mentioned and will be updated soon as the governing authority of the GATE 2022 announces them).
GATE Important Dates 2022 – Tentative Schedule
Events | Expected Dates |
GATE official notification release | 2nd September 2021 |
GATE 2022 registration through GOAPS window | 2nd September 2021 |
Deadline for GATE registration | 28th September 2021 |
Deadline for GATE application form submission (by registered candidates) with additional late fee of Rs. 500 | 7th October 2021 |
GATE application form correction window | 1st November 2021 |
Deadline to modify GATE exam paper choice | 15th November 2021 |
GATE application form defect rectification window | 18th November 2021 |
Change of GATE exam city (with additional fee) | 15th November 2021 |
GATE admit card release | 15th January 2021 |
GATE 2022 exam | 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th February 2022 |
GATE response sheet release | Second week of February 2022 |
GATE 2022 question paper publishing on official website | Third week of February 2022 |
GATE answer key release | Third week of February 2022 |
GATE answer key objection submission | Third week of February 2022 |
GATE final answer key release | Second week of March 2022 |
GATE result declaration | Second week of March 2022 |
Availability of GATE scorecard for download | Third week of March 2022 |
GATE Exam – Who all are eligible to apply for GATE 2022?
Before applying for the exam, the aspiring candidates must make sure that they satisfy the eligibility criteria for the GATE exam. If any candidate fails to fulfil the eligibility parameters, the concerned authorities hold all the rights to forfeit his/her admission. Buddy4study have given the detailed course-wise eligibility criteria for the reference of the candidates below.
As per the GATE Eligibility Criteria 2022:
- Any candidate belonging to Indian nationality is eligible to apply. Also, candidates belonging to Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore and United Arab Emirate (UAE) will also be considered eligible.
- There is no age limit applicable to GATE aspirants.
- Applicants must have qualified for their bachelors’ degree, integrated degree, or diploma in the concerned specification from any recognized institute or university. No passing percentage has been specified by the concerned authorities.
GATE Eligibility Criteria – Detailed Course wise
For candidates with B.E, B.Tech, and B.Pharma as qualifying degrees:
- Candidates must have a 4-year bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or a 3-year degree after a Diploma course.
- Final year students are also eligible to apply for GATE.
- Candidates graduating after 2021 are not eligible to apply.
For candidates with B.Arch as a qualifying degree:
- Applicants must possess a 5-year bachelor’s degree in Architecture from a recognized institution.
- Students in their final year are also eligible to apply.
- Candidates graduating after 2021 are not eligible to apply.
For candidates with B.Sc (Research) and B.S courses as qualifying degrees:
- Aspirants must have a 4-year bachelor’s degree in Science after 10+2 or Post Diploma in Science.
- Students in their final year are also eligible to apply.
- Candidates graduating after 2021 are not eligible to apply.
For candidates with M.Sc, M.A, MCA, and equivalent courses as qualifying degrees:
- Applying candidates must possess a master’s degree in any branch of Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Applications or any equivalent subject.
- Students in their final year are also eligible to apply.
- Candidates graduating after 2021 are not eligible to apply.
For candidates with Integrated M.E and M.Tech (Post B.Sc.) as qualifying degrees:
- Students must have a 5-year post-B.Sc Integrated Master’s Degree in Engineering or Technology.
- Students who are currently pursuing 2nd/3rd/4th of graduation are also eligible to apply.
For candidates with 5-year Integrated M.E and M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2) as qualifying education:
- Must possess 5-year Integrated Master’s Degree or Dual Degree in Engineering or Technology.
- Students who are currently pursuing 4th/5th of graduation are also eligible to apply.
For applicants with Integrated M. Sc and Integrated B.S + M.S as qualifying degrees:
- Candidates must possess Integrated M.Sc. or 5-year Integrated B.S + M.S Degree
- Final year students are also eligible to apply.
For candidates with Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E, B.Tech, and B.Arch) as qualifying degree:
- Students registered under Professional Societies after May 31, 2013 in courses equivalent to B.E, B.Tech, and B.Arch and satisfying other eligibility parameters will also be eligible to apply.
- The eligibility of such candidates are subjected to court order as the case is under judicial consideration and therefore, prohibited from public discussion elsewhere.
GATE Eligibility Criteria 2021 for International candidates
Candidates belonging to Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates are also eligible to apply for the GATE exam.
Aspirants belonging to these countries must fulfil the below-mentioned criteria–
- Candidates must have qualified for any relevant engineering course.
- It must be noted that the aspirants appearing in their final year of bachelor’s degree will also be considered eligible to apply.
- Candidates graduating in 2020 (or earlier) will be required to submit the course completion certificate, degree certificate, membership certificate, professional certificate and provisional certificate issued by their respective institutes.
- Appearing candidates, who will be qualifying for their respective degrees in 2021 or later, will be required to submit a certificate from their Principal or a copy of the marks card for section A of AMIE.
GATE Exam – How to apply for the GATE 2022 exam?
Through the GATE Online Application Process (GOAPS), the registration process is usually commenced. Candidates must go through the eligibility criteria thoroughly before registering for the exam. The application forms are to be filled out and submitted on or before the last day of submission. Any forms submitted after the last day of submission will not be entertained and considered valid by the concerned authorities.
In order to fill in the GATE application form 2022, the candidates will be required to follow the steps given below-
- Visit the GATE Online Application Process (GOAPS) to register for the application process.
- The candidates will be required to register using their name, country of residence, email address and mobile number.
- After successful registration, unique log in credentials will be generated.
- Aspirants will be required to log in to the online portal again using these credentials to proceed with the form filling process.
- Candidates will be now required to fill in all the required personal and academic details, and fill in their preferred choices of GATE papers and any two exam centres.
- Now, the aspirants will be required to upload the scanned copies of their photograph, signature, and category certificate (if applicable) in the predefined format.
- The last step would be payment of the application fee. The application fee for GATE 2021 can be paid via online mode of payment, i.e. using credit card, debit card, or net banking.
GATE Application Fee – What is GATE Exam Fee?
For exam centres in India:
Categories | Application Fee | Late Application Fee |
For UR and other category candidates | INR 1500 | INR 2000 |
For ST, SC, PwD, and Female candidates | INR 750 | INR 1250 |
For exam centres abroad:
Countries | Application Fee | Late Application Fee |
Singapore and Dubai | US $100 | US $120 |
Addis Ababa, Kathmandu, Colombo and Dhaka | US $50 | US $70 |
GATE Exam – What is the syllabus for GATE 2021?
The concerned authorities will announce the syllabus for the GATE exam online on the official website. Check out the below mentioned subject-wise detailed syllabus (based on the previous year’s notification) for the reference of the candidates. In case any changes are made in the GATE syllabus 2021, we will update this page.
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING:
- Aerodynamics
- Engineering mathematics
- Flight mechanics
- Propulsion
- Space dynamics
- Structures
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING:
- Agricultural processing engineering
- Dairy and food engineering
- Engineering mathematics
- Farm machinery
- Farm power
- Irrigation and drainage engineering
- Soil and water conservation engineering
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING:
- Architecture and design
- Building and structures
- Building materials, construction and management
- Environmental planning and design
- Planning techniques and management
- Services, infrastructure and transportation
- Urban design
- Urban planning and housing
BIOTECHNOLOGY:
- Engineering mathematics
- General biotechnology
CIVIL ENGINEERING:
- Engineering mathematics
- Environmental engineering
- Geometrics engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Structural engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Water resources engineering
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING:
- Chemical engineering
- Chemical reaction engineering
- Chemical technology
- Engineering mathematics
- Fluid mechanics and mechanical operations
- Heat transfer
- Instrumentation and process control
- Mass transfer
- Plant design and economics
- Process calculations and thermodynamics
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
- Engineering mathematics
- Computer science and information technology
CHEMISTRY:
- Physical chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Organic chemistry
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING:
- Analog circuits
- Communications
- Control systems
- Digital circuits
- Electromagnetic
- Electronic devices
- Engineering mathematics
- Networks, signals and systems
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
- Engineering mathematics
- Electrical engineering
GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS:
- Common section
- Geology
- Geophysics
INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING:
- Engineering mathematics
- GATE Mathematics Syllabus
- Instrumentation engineering
- Mathematics
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING:
- Applied mechanics and design
- Engineering mathematics
- Fluid mechanics and thermal sciences
- Materials, manufacturing and industrial engineering
METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING:
- Engineering mathematics
- Extractive metallurgy
- Manufacturing processes
- Mechanical metallurgy
- Physical metallurgy
- Thermodynamics and rate processes
MINING ENGINEERING:
- Economics, mine planning, systems engineering
- Engineering mathematics
- Geomechanics and ground control
- Mine development and surveying
- Mining methods and machinery
- Surface environment, mine ventilation, and underground hazards
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING:
Petroleum engineering
PHYSICS:
- Atomic and molecular physics
- Classical mechanics
- Electromagnetic theory
- Mathematical physics
- Nuclear and particle physics
- Quantum mechanics
- Solid state physics and electronics
- Thermodynamics and statistical physics
PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING:
- Engineering mathematics
- General engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Manufacturing processes I
- Manufacturing processes II
- Operations research and operations management
- Quality and reliability
STATISTICS:
Statistics
TEXTILE ENGINEERING AND FIBRE SCIENCE:
- Chemical processing
- Engineering mathematics
- Fabric manufacture, structure and properties
- Textile fibres
- Textile testing
- Yarn manufacture, yarn structure and properties
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION:
- Behavioural ecology
- Ecology
- Evolution
- Mathematics and quantitative ecology
XE ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS:
- Calculus
- Differential equations
- Engineering mathematics
- Linear algebra
- Numerical methods
- Probability and statistics
- Vector calculus
XE FLUID MECHANICS:
- Differential analysis
- Dimensional analysis
- Flow and fluid properties
- Integral analysis
- Internal flows
- Inviscid flows
- Kinematics
- Brandt boundary layer equations
XE MATERIALS SCIENCE:
- Characterisation techniques
- Elements of quantum mechanics and mathematics
- Environmental degradation
- Material types
- Processing of materials
- Properties of materials
- Structure and imperfections
- Thermodynamics and kinetics
XE SOLID MECHANICS:
Solid mechanics
XE THERMODYNAMICS SYLLABUS:
- Basic concepts
- First law of thermodynamics
- Ideal gas mixtures
- Properties of pure substances
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic cycles
- Thermodynamic relations
XE POLYMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING:
Polymer science and engineering
XE FOOD TECHNOLOGY:
- Food chemistry and nutrition
- Food engineering
- Food microbiology
- Food products technology
XE ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC SCIENCES:
Atmospheric and Ocean science
XL CHEMISTRY:
- Atomic structure and periodicity
- Chemical equilibria
- Electrochemistry
- Reaction kinetics
- S, p and d block elements
- Structure and bonding
- Structure-reactivity correlations and organic reaction mechanisms
- Thermodynamics
XL BIOCHEMISTRY:
Biochemistry
XL BOTANY:
Botany
XL MICROBIOLOGY:
Microbiology
XL ZOOLOGY:
Zoology
XL FOOD TECHNOLOGY:
- Food chemistry and nutrition
- Food engineering
- Food microbiology
- Food products technology
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING:
- Analog and digital electronics
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- Electrical Circuits
- Engineering mathematics
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Measurements and control systems
- Medical imaging systems
- Sensors and instrumentation
- Signals and systems
GATE Exam – What is the exam pattern for GATE 2021?
Along with the syllabus, the candidates must also get well acquainted with the GATE exam pattern. In order to avoid any confusion while preparing and writing the exam, the candidates must go through the exam pattern and syllabus thoroughly.
As per the GATE Exam Pattern 2022 –
- The exam will be conducted in online mode for a time duration of 180 minutes, i.e. 3 hours.
- There will be a total of 65 multiple choice and numerical type questions.
- GATE will be conducted for a total of 100 marks.
- There will be total of three sections in the exam, i.e. General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Subject Specification Section.
- As per the marking scheme, some questions will carry 1 mark each and the other 2 marks each. For questions carrying 1 mark each, 1/3 marks will be deducted for wrong answers. And for questions carrying 2 marks, 2/3 marks will be deducted.
- It must be noted that there is no negative marking for numerical type questions.
Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
General Aptitude (GA) | 5 questions of 1 mark each and 5 questions of 2 mark each | 10 | 15 |
Question Papers other than GG, XE and XL | 25 questions of 1 mark each and 30 questions of 2 mark each | 55 | 85 |
Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | |
Question Paper GG (Geology and Geophysics) | PART A (Compulsory Section) | PART B | 55 | 85 |
25 questions of 1 mark each | Section I (Geology) and Section II (Geophysics) (Attempt any 1 question):
30 questions of 2 mark each |
Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | ||
XE Paper (Engineering Sciences) | General Aptitude
(15 marks) |
Section A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory): | Sections B to H: (Attempt Any Two) | 55 | 85 |
7 questions of 1 mark each and 4 questions of 2 marks each | 9 questions of 1 mark each and 13 questions of 2 marks each |
Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | ||
XL Paper (Life Sciences) | General Aptitude
(15 marks) |
Section P Chemistry (Compulsory Section): | Sections Q to U: (Attempt Any 2) | 55 | 85 |
5 questions of 1 mark each and 10 questions of 2 marks each | 10 questions of 1 mark each and 10 questions of 2 marks each |
GATE Exam – Which books are highly recommended for GATE preparation?
To ensure that no topic is left untouched, the candidates must refer to all the important books while preparing for the GATE exam. The candidates can refer to the below-mentioned books for efficient and effective preparations for the exam.
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
- Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
- Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth Rosen
THEORY OF COMPUTATION
- An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata by Peter Linz
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & ARCHITECTURE
- Computer Architecture – A Quantitative Approach by Hennessy and Patterson
- Computer Organization and Embedded systems by Carl Hamacher
PROGRAMMING & DATA STRUCTURES
- Classic Data Structures by Debasis Samanta
- The C Programming language by Dennis Richie
DIGITAL LOGIC
- Digital Electronics by S. Salivahanan & S. Arivazhagan
- Digital Design by Morris Mano
COMPUTER NETWORKS
- Computer Networks by Peterson & Davie
- Data Communications and Networking by Kurose & Ross and Behrouz A. Forouzan
ALGORITHMS
- Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen
- Data Structures & Algorithms by R.S. Salaria
COMPILER DESIGN
- Compiler Design in C by Allen I Holub
- Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools by Aho & Ullman
- Operating System
- Operating Systems by Stallings
- Operating System Concepts by Galvin
DATABASES
- Database System Concepts by Henry. F. Korth
- Normalization and indexing by Shamkant B. Navathe
DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS
Machine design – V.B. Bhandari
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
- Engineering Mechanics by Bhavikatti
- Engineering Mechanics by R K Rajput
- Engineering Mechanics by Beer and Johnston
FLUID MECHANICS
- Fluid Mechanics by R K Bansal
- Fluid & Hydraulics- Modi and Seth
HEAT TRANSFER
- Heat Transfer by Cengel and Holman
- Heat and Mass Transfer by J P Hollman and R C Sachdeva
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Strength of Materials by Gere and Timoshenko, B C Unamia, Sadhu Singh, Ramamrutham
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Industrial Engineering by O P Khanna, Buffa and Sarin
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Production Technology: Manufacturing Processes, Technology and Automation by R.K. Jain
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Strength of Materials – Gere & Timoshenko
THEORY OF MACHINES
Theory of Machines by Ratan
THERMAL SCIENCE
Engineering Thermodynamics by P.K. Nag
THERMODYNAMICS
- Engineering Thermodynamics by P K Nag and Rajput
- Thermodynamics by Cengel
VIBRATIONS
Mechanical Vibration by Grover
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Advanced Engineering Mathematics by E.Kreyszig
NETWORKS
Engineering Circuit Analysis by Hayt & Kemmerly
SIGNAL AND SYSTEMS
- Signals and Systems by Oppenheim & Wilsky
- Signals and Systems by Nagoor Kani
ELECTRICAL MACHINE
Electrical Machinery by P.S.Bimbhra
CONTROL SYSTEM
Control Systems Engineering by Nagrath & Gopal
MEASUREMENT
Electrical and Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation by AK Sawhney
CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
Transient Analysis of Electric Power Circuits by Arieh L Shenkmann and also Chakraborty
ANALOG
Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory by Boylestad
DIGITAL CIRCUITS
Digital Design by M.Morris Mano
ELECTRO MAGNETICS
- Elements of Electromagnetics by Mathew N. O. Sadiku
- Engineering Electromagnetics by William .H.Hayt
POWER ELECTRONICS
- For Beginners- Power Electronics by MH Rashid
- Power Electronics by P.S.Bimbhra
POWER SYSTEM
- Power Systems Engineering by Nagrath & Kothari
- Power Systems by JB Gupta & CL Wadhwa
GENERAL APTITUDE
- Quantitative Aptitude by CAT by Arun Sharma
- Quantitative Aptitude by R.S Agarwal
CONTROL SYSTEM
- Control Systems by Nagarath and Gopal
- Control Systems Engineering by Norma Nise
NETWORK
- Network Theory by Alexander Sadiku
- Network Analysis by Van Valkenburg
- Circuit Theory by A.Chakraborty
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
- Electronic Devices and Circuits by Millman & Halkias
- Semiconductor Physics And Devices by Donald A. Neamen
- Solid state electronic devices by Ben G. Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee
SIGNAL SYSTEMS
- Digital Signal Processing by S.K Mitra
- Modern digital and analog Communications system by BP Lathi
- Signals & Systems by Alan V. Oppenheim
ANALOG CIRCUITS
- Analog Electronics, Electronics devices and circuits – Donald A Neaman
- Microelectronics Circuits by Sedra & Smith
- Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory by Robert L Boylestad & Nashelsky
- Pulse and Digital Electronics by Millman and Taub
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
- Analog and Digital Communication System by Simon Haykin
- Principle of Communication System by Taub & Schillings
- Modern digital and Analog Communications system by BP Lathi
- Electronic Communication Systems by Kennedy and Davis (just the Noise chapter)
DIGITAL SYSTEM
- Digital Logic and Computer Design by M.Morris Mano
- Digital circuits and design by Salivahanan
- Fundamentals of digital systems by Anandkumar
- Digital Electronic Principles and applications by Ronald J. Toccii, Pearson Publications
ELECTROMAGNETICS
- Elements of Electromagnetics by Matthew N.O. Sadiku
- Network lines and fields by J.D ryder (Transmission lines part)
- Electromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems by Jordan and Balmain
- Antenna Theory by Balanis
THEORY OF STRUCTURE
- CK Wang
- S. Rammamrutham
- L.S. Negi & Jangit
THEORY OF ELASTICITY
- Timoshenko & Gere
THEORY OF STRUCTURE
- Wilbur & Norris
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS/MECHANICS OF STRUCTURE
- Gare & Timoshenko
- E. Popove
- L. Singer
- B.C. Punamia
- Ramamrutham
SOIL MECHANICS
- Gopal Ranjan & Rao
- Venkat Ramaiha
- S. K. Garg
- B.C. Punamia
- V N S Murthy
STEEL DESIGN
- Kazimi Zindal to improve concepts
- For numerals L.S. Negi
- For other topics S.K. Duggal
REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES DESIGN (RCC)
- Krishna Raju
- PC Verghese
- Pillai & Menon
RAILWAY ENGINEERING
Subhash and Satyapal
PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE
Krishna Raju
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Ashok K Jain
WATER RESOURCES
S K Garg
TRANSPORTATION
Justo Khanna
GEO-TECH ENGINEERING
- Gopal Ranjan and Rao
- R.F. Craig
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
- SK Garg (1&2)
- Peavy-Rowe
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Khanna
CPM-PERT/ CONSTRUCTION TECH
- BC Punmia
- Peurifoy
FLUID MECHANICS & MACHINES
- RK Bansal
- Modi & Seth
HIGHWAY/ PAVEMENT & TRAFFIC
- Khanna & Justo
- Kadiyali
- Railway & Airport
- Saxena & Arora
SURVEYING
- KR Arora
- BC Punmia
BUILD MATERIALS
- ML Gambhir
- BC Punmia
- MS Shetty
IRRIGATION
SK Garg
MATHEMATICS
Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
NETWORK THEORY
Engineering Circuit Analysis by Steven M. Durbin, Jack E. Kemmerly, William H. Hayt
TRANSDUCERS
Introduction to Measurements and Instrumentation by Arun K Ghosh
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
- Signals And Systems (Schaum’s Outline Series) by H P HSU Signals
- Systems by Alan V. Oppenheim
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Modern Digital and Analog Communication System by B P Lathi
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS
A Course in Electrical and Electronic Measurements And Instrumentation by A K Sawhney
ANALOG ELECTRONICS
- Fundamentals of Microelectronics by Behzad Razavi
- GATE – Electronics & Communication by R K Kanodia
CONTROL SYSTEM
Automatic Control Systems by B C Kuo
PROCESS CONTROL
Process Control: Modeling, Design, and Simulation by B. Wayne Bequette
GATE Exam – Where can I access the mock tests for GATE 2021?
The concerned authorities will release the mock test for the GATE exam in online mode on the official website. Adding mock tests as a part of their preparations will help the candidates to get an idea of the difficulty level and types of questions asked in the exam and evaluate their preparations accordingly. Also, while taking the mock tests, candidates will be able to understand the colour palette status of questions determined by the university for ‘answered’, ‘unanswered’, and ‘marked for review’. Aspirants will be able to navigate between sections using specific symbols. This will help them to avoid any kind of confusion during the actual exam.
GATE Exam – When will the IIT-B release the admit card for GATE 2021?
10-15 days prior to the day of exam, the university will release the GATE admit card 2021 on the official website in online mode. It will be mandatory for all the candidates to carry the admit card on the day of the exam. Aspirants failing to present the admit card along with a government ID at the allotted exam centre will not be allowed to sit in the exam. We have given the detailed list of the exam centres for GATE in India below.
GATE Exam Centres in India
Anantapur | Kurnool | Bhimavaram | Eluru | Kakinada |
Rajahmundry | Tadepalligudem | Tirupati | Srikakulam | Vijayawada |
Visakhapatnam | Angamaly | Kannur | Kasaragod | Kozhikode |
Malappuram | Palakkad | Thrissur | Thiruvananthapuram | Payyanur |
Vadakara | Bagalkot | Ballari | Belagavi | Bengaluru |
Bidar | Davanagere | Hassan | Hubballi | Kalaburagi |
Kolar | Mangaluru | Manipal | Mysuru | Shimoga |
Tumakuru | Hyderabad | Warangal | Port Blair | Ahmedabad |
Anand | Bhavnagar | Bhuj | Gandhinagar | Mehsana |
Rajkot | Surat | Vadodara | Ahmednagar | Amravati |
Aurangabad | Baramati | Jalgaon | Kankavali | Kolhapur |
Mumbai | Nagpur | Nanded | Nashik | Navi Mumbai |
Pune | Ratnagiri | Sangli | Satara | Solapur |
Thane | Goa | Ajmer | Alwar | Bikaner |
Jaipur | Jodhpur | Kota | Sikar | Udaipur |
Chittorgarh | Bahadurgarh | Faridabad | Gurugram | Hisar |
Karnal | Palwal | Ambala | Kurukshetra | Panipat |
Sonepat | Yamuna Nagar | Rohtak | Greater Noida | Mathura |
Agra | Aligarh | Allahabad | Bareilly | Gorakhpur |
Lucknow | Varanasi | Ghaziabad | Meerut | Moradabad |
Muzaffarnagar | Noida | Kanpur | Indore | Ujjain |
Bhopal | Gwalior | Jabalpur | Jammu | Samba |
New Delhi | Agartala | Asansol | Burdwan | Kalyani |
Siliguri | Hooghly | Kharagpur | Kolkata | Durgapur |
Dhanbad | Jamshedpur | Ranchi | Bokaro Steel City | Dibrugarh |
Guwahati | Jorhat | Silchar | Tezpur | Gangtok |
Imphal | Muzaffarpur | Patna | Arrah | Purnea |
Shillong | Balasore | Berhampur | Bhubaneshwar | Cuttack |
Rourkela | Sambalpur | Bhilai | Bilaspur | Raipur |
Tiruchirappalli | Tirunelveli | Vellore | Viluppuram | Virudhunagar |
Amritsar | Bathinda | Jalandhar | Khanna | Ludhiana |
Mohali | Pathankot | Patiala | Sangrur | Baddi |
Hamirpur | Shimla | Una | Bhimtal | Dehradun |
Haldwani | Roorkee | Itanagar |
GATE Exam – Answer Key
Soon after the conduct of the GATE exam, the concerned authorities will release the provisional answer key on the official website in online mode. In case any candidate finds any discrepancy in the answer key released, or are not satisfied with the answers released, they will get a chance to challenge the answer key. After rectifying all the challenges, the concerned authorities will release the final answer key. Using the answer key and the marking scheme for the exam, the candidates will be able to calculate their probable scores.
GATE Exam – How can we access the result and scorecard for GATE 2022?
Through GOAPS, the concerned authorities will announce the GATE result 2022 online mode. Aspirants will be able to check their results by logging in to the online portal using their registered email ID and date of birth. After the declaration of the result, the concerned authorities will release the scorecard. It must be noted that the scorecard will be released for only those candidates who will score equal or more marks than the qualifying cut off. The scorecards will be available for download till a specific date. If any candidate fails to download their scorecard within the deadline, they will be required to pay INR 500. The following details will be mentioned on the GATE scorecard 2022 –
- Attempted GATE paper
- Name and photograph of the candidate
- GATE 2021 Score Card validity
- Gender of the candidate
- Obtained All India Rank
- Obtained Score (calculated out of 1000)
- Qualifying Marks (Category-wise)
- Registration Number of GATE 2021
- Total Marks obtained out of 100 (Raw score)
- Total number of candidates who took the paper
GATE Exam – Cut off
GATE cut off scores will be the minimum marks required by the candidates to score in order to be eligible for admissions. Candidates will be required to score more or equal marks than the last cut off the rank in order to grab a seat on the basis of their GATE scores. We have given the previous years’ cut off for the reference of the candidates below. The authorities will consider the number of students appearing, qualifying students, the difficulty level of the exam, availability of seats, and previous year’s cut off trends while determining the GATE cut off 2022.
GATE Previous Years’ Cut off (Category-wise)
Paper Name | Paper Code | SC/ST/PwD |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | 18.1 |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | 17.5 |
Architecture and Planning | AR | 23.2 |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | 16.6 |
Biotechnology | BT | 20.4 |
Chemical Engineering | CH | 23.8 |
Chemistry | CY | 17.8 |
Civil Engineering | CE | 21.9 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 19.0 |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | 28.1 |
Electrical Engineering | EE | 22.2 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 19.2 |
Engineering Sciences Minor | XE | 17.3 |
Geology | GG | 25.6 |
Geophysics | GG | 34.6 |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 23.0 |
Life Sciences | XL | 21.1 |
Mathematics | MA | 16.7 |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 22.6 |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | 32.8 |
Mining Engineering | MN | 21.8 |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | 26.5 |
Physics | PH | 24.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | 24.4 |
Statistics | ST | 16.6 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF | 24.7 |
Paper Name | Paper Code | General |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | 27.2 |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | 26.3 |
Architecture and Planning | AR | 34.8 |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | 25.0 |
Biotechnology | BT | 30.7 |
Chemical Engineering | CH | 35.7 |
Chemistry | CY | 26.7 |
Civil Engineering | CE | 32.9 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 28.5 |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | 42.2 |
Electrical Engineering | EE | 33.4 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 28.8 |
Engineering Sciences Minor | XE | 26.0 |
Geology | GG | 38.4 |
Geophysics | GG | 51.9 |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 34.6 |
Life Sciences | XL | 31.7 |
Mathematics | MA | 25 |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 34.0 |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | 49.2 |
Mining Engineering | MN | 32.7 |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | 39.8 |
Physics | PH | 37.2 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | 36.6 |
Statistics | ST | 25 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF | 37.1 |
Paper Name | Paper Code | OBC (NCL) |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | 24.4 |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | 23.6 |
Architecture and Planning | AR | 31.3 |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | 22.5 |
Biotechnology | BT | 27.6 |
Chemical Engineering | CH | 32.1 |
Chemistry | CY | 24.0 |
Civil Engineering | CE | 29.6 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 25.6 |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | 37.9 |
Electrical Engineering | EE | 30.0 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 25.9 |
Engineering Sciences Minor | XE | 23.4 |
Geology | GG | 34.5 |
Geophysics | GG | 46.7 |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 31.1 |
Life Sciences | XL | 28.5 |
Mathematics | MA | 22.5 |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 30.6 |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | 44.2 |
Mining Engineering | MN | 29.4 |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | 35.8 |
Physics | PH | 33.4 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | 32.9 |
Statistics | ST | 22.5 |
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science | TF | 33.3 |
GATE Exam – Counselling and Seat Allotment process
The counselling and seat allotment process for GATE 2021 will be conducted in online mode. It must be noted that no common counselling will be conducted by the authorities. Aspirants will be required to apply individually for admissions at their preferred and desired institutes. Counselling for IIT institutes will be conducted by COAP, and CCMT will be conducted for NITs, IIEST Shibpur, and some IIITs and GFTIs.
Common Offer Acceptance (COAP) is a common admission platform stated in 2017 by all the IITs to offer admissions to aspiring candidates. COAP will be used as the portal for the IIT aspirants to accept or withdraw their admissions during the counselling and seat allotment process. Though the candidates will be required to apply individually for the IIT admissions, they can still get to know about the admission offered on this portal. Also, candidates will be able to reject and accept the admissions through COAP portal only.
Centralized Counselling for M.Tech, M.Arch, and M.Plan admissions (CCMT) is conducted for admissions into NITs, IIEST Shibpur, and some IIITs and GFTIs. Through CCMT portal, candidates will be able to fill in their preferred institutes and courses.
The counselling and seat allotment process will be concluded after the document verification round. The candidates will be required to present the following documents –
- Candidate’s undertaking regarding OB status in the required format
- Class X (high school) board certificate as date of birth proof
- Class XII original mark sheet
- If degree is completed, original degree or provisional certificate
- One set of self-attested photocopies of all original documents
- Original birth certificate issued by competent authority
- Original category certificate for candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OB categories, if applicable
- Original certificate for PwD, if applicable
- Original conduct certificate from the head of the institute last attended
- Original course completion certificate from the head of the university or institute, in case result is awaited
- Original grade or mark sheets of qualifying examination for all semesters
- Original migration certificate of last institute/ university attended
- Original transfer certificate from the head of the institute last attended
- Photo ID proof as per government of India norms
- Self-attested copy of GATE scorecard (2019, 2020, or 2021)
- Three color passport size photographs
GATE Exam – FAQs
Q1. Which IIT will host the GATE 2022?
Every year, any one of the seven IITs and IISc jointly conduct the GATE exam. In the year 2022, IIT Kharagpur will be responsible for conducting the GATE exam.
On 2nd September 2021, IIT Kharagpur released an official notification on their official website regarding the scheduling of the GATE 2022. The application process will commence from 28th September 2021, deadline of which is 7th October 2021.
Candidates willing to apply for the GATE exam must have qualified their bachelors’ degree, integrated degree, or diploma in the concerned specification from any recognized institute or university. It must be noted that no passing percentage has been specified by the concerned authorities.
Q4. What is the pattern of the GATE exam?
GATE exam is conducted in online mode, i.e. it is a computer-based exam. The exam will be conducted for 25 papers in two sessions (morning and evening).
The GATE counselling process will be conducted in online mode via COAP and CCMT portals for IITs and NITs respectively. GATE qualifiers will also be considered eligible to avail PSUs recruitments on the basis of their scores in the exam.
Q6. How many PSUs offer recruitment through GATE score of the candidates?
The PSUs (Public Service Undertakings) operating under any of the Maharatna, Navratna, Mini-Ratna or Miniratna Category-II CPSEs recruit candidates on the basis of their GATE score. Over 100 PSUs in India consider GATE scores for recruitments at various levels.
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