GATE 2022: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

GATE 2022: GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is one of the popular examinations of the country which is regulated jointly by 7 IITs (Guwahati, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Mumbai, Kanpur, Delhi, and Chennai) and IISc rotationally. It is a gateway for eligible applicants to get admission in various PG engineering courses such as M.Tech, M.E offered by IITs, NITs, other CFTI and many other private institutions. The direct admission in the Ph.D. course has also been done through GATE.  Let’s have a look at the details of the GATE 2022- application process, eligibility criteria, exam dates, etc.

GATE 2022 Overview

• EXAM: GATE 2022 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
• ORGANIZING INSTITUTE: To be updated
• MODE OF EXAM: 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: To be updated.

GATE Application Form

GATE 2022 Important Dates

Commencement of Online Application Form	1st week of September 2021
Last Date of Application Form Submission	last week of September 2021
Last Date of Application with late fee	1st week of October 2021
Last Date to request for the change in exam city	2nd week of  November 2021
Mock Test Release	3rd week of November 2021
Availability of Admit Card	1st week of January 2022
Exam Date	1st week of February 2022
Declaration of result	2nd week of March 2022
Downloading of Score Card Begins	3rd week of May 2022
Counselling Commence	2nd week of April 2022

Eligibility Criteria

Those candidates fulfill the given eligibility criteria, they can apply GATE 2022.

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	2022
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	2022
B.Sc. Research/ B.S.	4-years Bachelor’s degree in Science (post-diploma or after 10+2)	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2022
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	2022
Int. M.E/ M.Tech(Post-B.Sc.)	4-years Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology	Presently in the 2nd/3rd/4th year or completed	2024
Int. M.Sc/ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five years integrated B.S./M. S. program	Pursuing final year examination or completed	2022
M. Sc./ M.A./ MCA or Equivalent	Master’s degree in Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in final year or completed	2022
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

Application fee

For Examination Centres in India
All other candidates	Rs. 1500
Female candidates	Rs. 750
SC/ST/PwD* category candidates	Rs. 750
For Examination Centres in Foreign Countries
Dubai and Singapore	US$ 100
Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka, and Kathmandu	US$ 50

GATE 2022 Exam Pattern

• 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.
• 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).
• 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	Question No.		No. of questions		Marks per question	Total Marks
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 2022 Admit Card

Candidates can download the GATE Admit Card 2022 from the official site. The admit card will be uploaded online from 2^nd week of December. In order to get it, you need to login to GOAPS by entering your enrolment ID and your valid email address. The admit cards are important to be downloaded on time as it consists important details such as roll number, the name of the candidate, examination center and examination schedule. Candidates need to bring GATE Admit Card with a valid Photo ID proof in order to enter the examination hall.

Papers to Apply for GATE

Sno.	Paper	Code
1.	Aerospace Engineering	AE
2.	Agricultural Engineering	AG
3.	Architecture and Planning	AR
4.	Biotechnology	BT
5.	Civil Engineering	CE
6.	Chemical Engineering	CH
7.	Computer Science & Information Technology	CS
8.	Chemistry	CY
9.	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC
10.	Electrical Engineering	EE
11.	Engineering Sciences	XE
12.	Petrolium Engineering	PE
13.	Geology and Geophysics	GG
14.	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
15.	Life Sciences	XL
16.	Mathematics	MA
17.	Mechanical Engineering	ME
18.	Mining Engineering	MN
19.	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
20.	Physics	PH
21.	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
22.	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science	TF
23.	Ecology and Evolution	EY

Zone and Administrative Institutes for GATE

Zone	Administering Institute	Zonal Websites
Zone-1	IISc. Bangalore	http://gate.iisc.ac.in/
Zone-2	IIT Bombay	http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/
Zone-3	IIT Delhi	http://gate.iitd.ac.in/
Zone-4	IIT Guwahati	http://www.gate.iitg.ac.in/
Zone-5	IIT Kanpur	http://gate.iitk.ac.in/
Zone-6	IIT Kharagpur	http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/
Zone-7	IIT Madras	http://gate.iitm.ac.in/
Zone-8	IIT Roorkee	http://www.iitr.ac.in/gate/
Zone-9	International GATE, IIT Guwahati

GATE 2022 Cut Off

The cut off marks will be declared differently by each participating institute and it will also be distinct for different courses. Various public and private sector undertakings that consider GATE scores for employment purposes will also declare their own cut off marks. The cut off marks will be published in the official website.

GATE 2022 Counseling Procedure

Indian institution of Technologies (IITs) will not engage in the activity of organizing a common GATE Counselling for granting admission to various PG courses. After the declaration of the official GATE result, candidates have to register separately to various IITs. All the NITs will organize the Centralized Counselling for PG engineering programmes such as M.Arch. / M.Tech. /M.Plan.

• The procedure of counseling will be scheduled by CCMT (Centralized Counseling for M.Tech/ M.Arch/ M.Plan).
• The counseling will start once the results for GATE 2022 will be declared.
• The allotment of seats will be done on the basis of applicants’ performance in the written examination.