About GATE exam

 

• IIT Madras is the organizing institute for GATE 2019.
• Information website for GATE 2019 is http://gate.iitm.ac.in
• GATE 2019 will be conducted on 24 subjects (also referred to as “papers”).
• Examination for all the 24 subjects (papers) will be conducted as ONLINE Computer Based Test (CBT).
  • The online examination paper will contain some questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using a virtual keypad. Rest of the questions will be of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type. The Candidates will use ONLY an on-screen virtual calculator provided for the examination.
• A candidate can appear only in ANY ONE paper of the GATE examination.
• GATE 2019 examinations will be held during the forenoon and afternoon sessions on 2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10th of February 2019.
  • Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2019 may be held in multiple sessions. However, a candidate can appear for the examination in one session ONLY.
  • Exact details of the complete examination schedule will be notified later on the GATE 2019 website.
• Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY at GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). The link will be made available on GATE 2019 website)..
  • The entire process of filling up of the application form and uploading of certificates/documents, etc. is in online mode only. The candidates should not send any hard copy of his/her application form/documents etc. to IIT Madras or any of the zonal GATE offices.
• The payment of application fees is through electronic mode.
• The Admit Cards for GATE 2019 would be available only on GOAPS website. Candidates can download their Admit Card from GOAPS website. No printed copy of the Admit Cards will be posted to the candidates
• The candidate has to appear at the GATE Examination Centre on the date and time specified in the Admit Card.
  • No request for any changes in the Centre or Date/Time specified in the Admit Card will be entertained. Similarly, this being an examination body with certain constraints, candidates needing very special or specific facility for the examination may not be entertained. Hence, candidates are requested to adhere to the facilities that are possible within the ambit and resources of GATE Examination Body.
• Physical calculators, mobile phones and wristwatches are strictly prohibited and candidates possessing these in the examination hall (even if not using) will be disqualified.
• Biometric information (Photograph and Fingerprints) for randomly selected candidates may be captured before the start of the examination.
• In all matters concerning GATE 2018, the decision of the GATE 2018 Committee will be the final and binding on all the applicants.
• Although GATE 2019 will be held at different test centres across the country, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, being the Organizing Institute, bears the overall responsibility of conducting GATE 2019. In case of any claims or disputes arising with respect to GATE 2019, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Madras High Court in Chennai alone will have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle them.