What is GATE Examination

GATE is a national level entrance exam conducted for the admission in post graduate courses in various engineering colleges of India. The IISc (Indian Institute of Science) and seven IITs (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) jointly conduct and administer GATE. The GATE-related operations are managed by 8 zones, which are managed by a zonal GATE Office at the IITs or IISc. Each year an Organizing Institute (OI) is responsible for the end-to-end process and coordination amongst the administering Institutes. For year-2014, The Organizing Institute is "IIT Kharagpur".

• The Eight Zones for G.A.T.E. Exam conduction are :

Zone	Office	Zone	Office
1.	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	5.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2.	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	6.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
3.	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	7.	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
4.	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	8.	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

GATE exam is conducted for a total 21 papers, out of which candidate is free to choose any paper according to his/her admission planning.

• GATE papers and their respective codes :

SI.No	Paper	Code		SI.No	Paper	Code
1	Aerospace Engineering	AE		12	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
2	Agricultural Engineering	AG		13	Mathematics	MA
3	Architecture and Planning	AR		14	Mechanical Engineering	ME
4	Biotechnology	BT		15	Mining Engineering	MN
5	Civil Engineering	CE		16	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
6	Chemical Engineering	CH		17	Physics	PH
7	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS		18	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
8	Chemistry	CY		19	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF
9	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC		20	Engineering Sciences	XE*
10	Electrical Engineering	EE		21	Life Sciences	XL*
11	Geology and Geophysics	GG

	XE Paper Sections	Code			XL Paper Sections	Code
	Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)	A			Chemistry (Compulsory)	H
	Fluid Mechanics	B			Biochemistry	I
	Materials Science	C			Botany	J
	Solid Mechanics	D			Microbiology	K
	Thermodynamics	E			Zoology	L
	Polymer Science and Engineering	F			Food Technology	M
	Food Technology	G