Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

GATE 2020 answer key challenge facility has been started by IIT Delhi. Students having any objection in answers provided in provisional answer key can challenge the answers up to February 21 (up to 6:00 PM).  Answer key challenge has to be done online through GOAPS portal and a document supporting the claim has also to be submitted online. The provisional answer key of GATE 2020 was released on February 18. GATE 2020 question papers was made available in online mode on January 17. Earlier, the authorities had released the response sheet of GATE 2020 on February 12.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level entrance exam for admission to M.Tech programmes offered by government as well as many private institutes. GATE is conducted jointly by the seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Guwahati, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. GATE 2020 was conducted by IIT Delhi on February 1, 2, 8 and 9. Registration process of GATE 2020 and application form was available from August 31 to September 28 while October 5, 2019 was the last date to apply with a late fee. GATE 2020 admit card was released on January 3 in online mode. GATE 2020 mock test is also available in online mode. GATE was conducted in online mode as computer based test for all 25 papers including the new subject- Biomedical Engineering. The entrance exam was held in two sessions per day. GATE result 2020 will be declared on March 16 where as the score card of GATE will be available for download from March 20. GATE scores will be valid for a period of three years from the date of the release of the result. Candidates can use their GATE 2020 scores for admission purposes in the IITs through the Common Online Admission Portal (COAP) for IITs and CCMT for NITs or even apply to leading PSUs which recruit on the basis of the same. 

Candidates are urged to ensure they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria of GATE 2020, as otherwise they will not be considered for admission. Some of the important eligibility parameters that candidates are most concerned about are related to academic qualification, age limit, and nationality. Find the answers to these doubts below.

Academic Qualification:

While there is no minimum pass percentage that has been recommended for appearing in GATE 2020 exam, candidates must, however, meet eligibility criteria related to the qualifying exam which has been explained in the table below.

GATE Eligibility Criteria 2020 – Qualifying Exam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

*Candidates who possess certification from any of the professional societies must ensure that those examinations conducted by the societies are approved by MHRD/ AICTE as equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch.

Nationality:

• Indian nationals are eligible to apply for the exam  
• Additionally, candidates from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) can also apply.

Age limit: There is no age limit for appearing in the exam.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

The application form of GATE 2020 was available in online mode from August 31, 2019 through the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) till September 28, 2019. The last date for application form filling with late fee of Rs 500 was October 5. The application filling process of GATE 2020 through GOAPS included steps like registration, filling of essential information like contact, academic and personal details, uploading of photograph, and payment of application fee. When filling the GATE 2020 application form, only genuine and verifiable information had to be used. IIT Delhi released the list of candidates who have to rectify the marked defects in their GATE 2020 application form. The final date to rectify the defects is December 6, 2019 (5 PM).

Steps to fill GATE 2020 application form

• Registration: To start the application process, the candidate had to first get registered on the GOAPS portal using details like name, valid email id, country of residence and mobile number. The candidate also had to choose a password for future log-in. Upon successful registration, an enrolment number was generated.
• Filling the form: The application form had sections like – personal, academic and contact details, each of which had to be filled. Candidates had to enter the GATE paper they were appearing in and select two GATE exam centres from their zone and one from another zone.
• Uploading of photograph: Scanned images of photograph, signature and category certificate (if admission is sought under a particular category) had to be uploaded in the prescribed format.
• Application fee payment: The application fee varied on the gender and category of the candidate. For example, the application fee for general male candidates was Rs. 1500, while female candidates needed to pay only Rs. 750. The application fee could be paid in online mode only via net banking, credit or debit cards.

GATE 2020 Zone-wise Registrations

Application Fees