How to Apply? Application Process for GATE - 2012

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

                                                        How to Apply?

Candidates have to apply only Online. Details of the application fee and the steps in the application process are given below.

General/OBC Category - Rs. 1000/- Application Fee

SC/ST/PD Category - Rs. 500/- Application Fee

 

 

Application Process

Step 1:Decide Payment Option 

• Gateway Payment:
  Payment can be made using netbanking. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.30/-) 
   
• Challan Payment:
  Payment by cash at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.25/-)

Step 2: Obtain SC / ST / PD Certificate (if applicable)

Step 3: Apply Online 

Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online. 

At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages:

• Page-1: Instructions
• Page-2: GATE 2012 Application - GATE Copy
• Page-3: GATE 2012 Application - Candidate's Copy
• Page-4: Address Slip of respective zonal GATE office
• Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only)

Take a print out of the entire file on A4 size white sheets using a laser/inkjet printer.

Step 4: Cash Payment: (only for Challan Payment option)

The bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. Take it to any one of the branches of ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy and will return two copies to you. In those two copies, retain the Candidate's copy with you and attach the GATE Copy with the application.

Step 5:

• Paste your recent photograph (3.5 cm X 3.5 cm) in the designated place of Page-2. Before pasting, please write your name and application number on the backside of the photo with black ball point pen.
• Sign at the designated place of Page-2.
• Paste Page-4 on top of a 10 inch x 12 inch size laminated envelope.

Step 6: Post/Submission

Before posting your application form, make sure that, in addition to the other relevant attachments, you have attached either a copy of the degree certificate or a certificate from your college principal as indicated below:

• Candidates should submit a copy of the degree certificate or provisional certificate if they have passed their qualifying degree in 2011 or before.
   
• Candidates with the following eligibility conditions should submit a certificate signed by the Principal of the college, where the candidate is studying, clearly indicating the year of passing of the candidate in the qualifying degree.

• Students in the final year of Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2).

• Students in the final year of Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma).

• Students in the final year of Master's degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent.

• Students in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.

• Students in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

Candidates With Backlog: Candidates with a backlog of papers should submit a copy of the marks sheet of final semester / final year or copy of the course completion certificate or a letter from the principal indicating that the student has a backlog and will be completing the degree in 2012.

Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City, so as to reach on or beforeMonday, 24th October, 2011 

Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City, so as to reach on or beforeMonday, 24th October, 2011
OR
It can be handed over personally to the respective Zonal GATE Office on or before Monday, 24th October, 2011.

Before applying, candidates are advised to download the GATE 2012 Information Brochure and read it carefully.

Syllabus for GATE- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE Syllabus 2012 Section - EduLectro | Providing Educational Details and Material

Friday, July 01, 2011

Syllabus for GATE- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE Syllabus 2012 Section - EduLectro | Providing Educational Details and Material

Tips For Preparing GATE Exam

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

1. Uniqueness in their study material: Study material provided by the coaching institutes is of little assistance if they are compact copy-paste or rewrite of materials taken from other books. If the reading of such material doesn’t increase interest and enjoyment then they are not worth it. There are plenty of standard books on each subject by good authors, which can make your study enjoyable during preparation.

2. Collection of quality books in their library: During the process of theory conceptualization and building application capabilities, you need good books, which can really put your brain on exercise. Check out their library!

3. Flexibility in the Coaching Model: What happens when your pace of learning is much faster or slower than the average? Is there any mechanism by which the model can identify exactly where you need help and provide the same? Is it possible in that coaching model to minimize the wastage of your time?

4. Quality of questions discussed: Number of questions discussed is not that important. By discussing and solving 10-15 conceptual questions on each topic you can build a good application capability. On the other hand solving many tricky non-conceptual questions will simply waste your time.

5. Tests and evaluation model: How is the progress of your preparation tested and analyzed? To what extent the feedback helps in identifying the areas for further work? Here I must say that this is the most crucial part of the preparation. This is the area where most of the students fail due to lack of proper test materials which can help them to build in themselves a real-test-like environment and temperament. Once you are able to choose the correct assistance for your GATE journey, it will be an enjoying and thrilling experience.

Here are some things apart from working on your engineering concepts, that you should do for a complete preparation for GATE:

1. Solve previous years’ GATE papers: Solving previous years’ papers gives you a fair idea of what the actual paper would be like. It also brushes up your basics and exposes your ‘areas of improvement’.

2. Solve test papers: Solve as many test papers as possible. This actually is the best way to keep improving as you prepare for GATE.

3. Analyze : Analyzing your test results is a very important part of taking the test. If you do not analyze, the test does not add value. You should minutely analyze and define as to where you could have scored more; analyze your accuracy rates in various topics and maintain a topic wise datasheet which lists your performance topic wise for different test papers.

4. Take up an all India test series which gives you your percentile and All India Rank : This is very important to avoid the “frog in the pond” syndrome. Students tend to take it easy if they attain a high score in the tests. However, GATE is an exam in which people are selected on their relative scores. So even if you have scored 95% it does not essentially translate to a percentile of 95. You are competing with the best in India, and to get through GATE you should know where you stand to be among the ‘top few’ selected for the interview.

5. Simulate actual test environment : This is very important. The actual test happens in a classroom, and is timed. When you take up the test, switch off your cell phone, have a timer which times your tests, and avoid taking any breaks. Also, if possible, take up a mock test series which enables you to take the test in a classroom environment.

GATE Exam Time Table For 2011 All The Best Friends.........

Hello friend,
The GATE exam time table, for the year 2011, will be as follows
February 13, 2011
9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m
Subjects--AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI

2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m
AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL 

The online examination will be conducted as follows
January 30, 2011
9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m
GG and TF

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
AE and MN 

For details regarding question pattern, click here

Eligibility of the GATE Exam Pattern of the GATE And Some Important Tips:

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones such that One Indian Institute of Science(IISc),Bangalore and the Seven IITs(Bombay,Kharagpur,Kanpur,Guahati,Roorkee,Madra s,Delhi)

According to the Eligibility of the GATE:

1:You should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology or Architecture or Pharmacy of 4 years after 10+2.

2:You can also apply if you are in the final or pre-final year examination of the Master Degree.

or
3:You have to be a Master degree holders in any branch of Science like Physics,Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Applications etc....

4:You can also apply if you are in the final or pre-final year examination of the Master Degree.

However,Exam Pattern of the GATE:

Each paper contains 65 questions carrying 100 marks

1:Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each
Total: 25 marks
Negative Mark:1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

2:Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each
Total :60 marks
Negative Mark:2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

3:Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs): will have common data questions. Each question will carry two marks
Total:8 marks
Negative Mark:2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

4:Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer questions.

If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks

Total:8 marks
Negative Mark:There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.

5:Q.56 to Q.60:will be from General Aptitude (GA) will carry one mark each
Total :5 marks.
Negative Mark:1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

6:Q.61 to Q.65 will be from GA will carry two marks each
Total: 10 marks
Negative Mark:2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Some Important Tips:

1:According to me,maintain a time table to allow yourself to devote minimum6-8hrs per day for the GATE.

2:Then try to collect the base or main material of any subject.

3:.Study the Syllabus

4:Try to solve the Previous questions papers

5:Try to Solve more and more problems,

6:Try to discover more and more new own tricks by which you can easily solve any problem in a less time .

How to Prepare for GATE Exam In Short Time , Tips And Tricks For GATE Exam. Preparation

Before the marathon begins, the ‘runner’ puts in months, even years, of effort before he actually runs the race. As the saying goes – get your fundamentals right.


GATE is an exam that tests you on your fundamentals. The questions are generally derivations of the fundamentals. Preparation for GATE is an ongoing process, and is supposed to happen in stages. First get your fundamentals right, and then test yourself on those fundamentals. When you have done this, you should pit yourself with the competition, which means a mock test which would give you a percentile to let you know where you stand amongst competitors. How do you choose which coaching material to go with. This is something that is quite subjective. A coaching material cannot be assessed until you have gone through it. So, you could go by the word of your seniors as to what coaching material they followed to prepare for GATE. Here are some parameters on which you can decide whether you should go for a particular coaching institute, use a particular coaching material, or tests:


1.Material Collection
Syllabus : All the relevant books based on the subject(Divide the books in two groups - (1)
Fundamental and basic concepts (2) Problem oriented
Some books helpful for pre-requisite knowledge on the subject
Some good guide books for GATE
Previous questions papers

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