GATE Notification 2020: Check Syllabus,Application Process & Important Dates

GATE is an entrance exam for admission in Master’s Degree and Ph.D. level Programmes of science and technology. The authority has released the GATE notification 2020 regarding the exam and other important events date. Candidates appearing for the exam must take proper note of everything. 

What is GATE?

The GATE exam is an online examination that is conducted to take admission into a Master’s Degree in Engineering and Technological Disciplines along with Ph.D. level courses. The admissions are granted in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other institutes/universities across India.

The examination is undertaken together by different IITs on a rotational basis on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB - GATE), a Department under the Ministry of Human Resources and Development.

 GATE Latest News

• The GATE 2020 exams will be the first GATE that has seats reserved for the aspirants from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category.
• According to the amendments by the Central Government, 10% additional seats will be reserved for EWS candidates.
• Results of GATE will be formulated following the normalization process.
• This will be the second time in GATE examinations, that paper of Statistics discipline will also be examined.
• Biomedical Engineering will be introduced for the first time in the GATE examination.
• Candidates can appear for only one discipline of their respective backgrounds. 

GATE Exam 2020 Highlights

GATE Exam Branches and Code

The GATE Exams are conducted for different branches of science, and the abbreviated code of each discipline is further given below:

• Aerospace Engineering- (AE)
• Agricultural Engineering- (AG)
• Biotechnology- (BT)
• Civil Engineering- (CE)
• Chemical Engineering- (CH)
• Computer Science and Information Technology- (CS)
• Electronics and Communication- (EC)
• Electrical Engineering- (EE)
• Instrumentation Engineering- (IN)
• Mechanical Engineering- (ME)
• Metallurgical Engineering- (MT)
• Mining Engineering- (MN)
• Petroleum Engineering- (PE)
• Production and Industrial Engineering- (PI)
• Textile Engineering and Fiber Science- (TF)
• Engineering Sciences- (XE)

GATE Important Dates

The candidates willing to sit for the GATE examinations in the year 2020, must be aware of the important events and event dates. GATE 2020 notification date is announced and to get more details, candidates should visit the official website.

Even they opt for GATE 2020 notification pdf download. The important event date associated with the GATE examination are: 

GATE 2020 Exam Schedule

GATE notification 2020, has released all the subject wise exam dates with timing and day. Candidates must know the important exam dates which are mentioned below in a table format. 

GATE Eligibility Criteria 2020

Before GATE notification 2020 apply online, aspirants must check the eligibility criteria to appear for the examination. This is the common GATE eligibility criteria for every candidate.

GATE Streamwise Education Qualification 2020

The GATE examination has separate eligibility criteria for aspirants belonging to different science and engineering degrees. The streamwise educational degree, passing year of examinations and others are given in a detail tabulated format below:

GATE Application Form 2020

The candidates who are preparing for the GATE have to apply and fill the application form to be able to appear and sit for the examination. The application will be done in an online mode and has the following steps.

Step 1: Candidates have to visit the official website – gate.iitd.ac.in.

Step 2: Need to register with the required information.

Step 3: Have to create and enroll with the registration id and password. This id and password must be saved for future references.

Step 4: Provide information on various personal details.

Step 5: Upload all the scanned pictures of signature, photograph, eligibility certificate and others in the format specified. 

Step 6: Complete the GATE Application fee payment.

Step 7: Submit the overall Application Form.

Step 8: Take a GATE Application form printout for future reference.

Step 9: Click and go the link ‘GOAPS’ to check the GATE Application form status. 

Candidates can check the displayed status from the categories mentioned below:

• Received
• Under Scrutiny
• Accepted
• Defect Status
• Status after Rectification
• Rejected with a Valid Reason

GATE Application Form Correction 

The Authority has released the GATE Application Form correction. The date of application form correction is from October 15 – November 25, 2019. Candidates can make correction in the following areas:

• Applicant’s Name
• Date of Birth
• Parents/Guardian’s Name
• Country 
• Parent’s Mobile Number
• Correspondence Address
• Qualifying Degree Details
• Category/Gender/PwD status/Dyslexia

GATE Admit Card

• To download the GATE Admit Card 2020, candidates have to visit the official website- gate.iitd.ac.in.
• Admit Card must have the name of the applicant, exam center, signature, and photograph.
• Before downloading the GATE Admit Card candidates must verify certain information.
• If there are any cases of discrepancies in the admit card, the candidates must report it to the conducting authority that is IIT Delhi. 
• Candidates must carry additional photo id proof like voter card, aadhar card, driving license, pan card, etc. 

GATE 2020 Exam Pattern

The GATE exam notification 2020 is out, and the candidates preparing for it must be aware of the GATE exam pattern. All the essential information regarding the examination are mentioned below in the table. 

GATE Marking Scheme 2020

• The total marks of the GATE Examination are 100. 
• 2/ 3rd marks will be deducted for questions carrying 2 marks. 
• 1/ 3rd marks will be deducted for questions carrying 1 mark. 
• There is no negative marking for NAT questions. 

GATE Syllabus

The GATE examination has a common paper of General Aptitude for all the candidates. This section carries 15% of the total marks.

This GA paper has two subparts which incorporate the verbal ability and numerical ability. The topics under both these sections are given below. 

GATE Syllabus for Verbal Ability

This section has topics from English Grammar and Logical reasoning. The following subjects are tested in this section:

• English Grammar
• Sentence Completion
• Verbal Analogies
• Word Groups
• Instructions
• Critical Reasoning
• Verbal Deduction

GATE Syllabus for Numerical Ability

This section includes questions that assess the basic mathematical skills of candidates. The following subtopics are covered in this section of the GATE exam. 

• Numerical computation
• Numerical Estimation
• Numerical Reasoning
• Data Interpretation

GATE Civil Syllabus

The GATE Civil Syllabus includes two papers engineering mathematics and the concerned discipline. Engineering Mathematics has a weightage of 15% while the topics under civil engineering contain 70% marks.

Engineering Mathematics Paper (Civil Engineering)

• Linear Algebra
• Calculus
• Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) 
• Partial Differential Equations (PDE) 
• Probability and Statistics
• Numerical Methods

Civil Engineering Paper

• Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Geomatics Engineering

GATE Mechanical Syllabus

The GATE Mechanical Syllabus includes two papers engineering mathematics and the concerned discipline. Engineering Mathematics has a weightage of 15% while the topics under mechanical engineering contain 70% marks.

Engineering Mathematics Paper (Mechanical Engineering)

• Linear Algebra 
• Calculus
• Differential Equations 
• Probability and Statistics
• Numerical Methods
• Complex Variables

Mechanical Engineering Paper

• Manufacturing
• Thermal Science
• Fluids Mechanics
• Heat Transfer
• Theory of Machines and Variations

GATE Electronics Syllabus

The GATE Electronics and Communication Syllabus includes two papers engineering mathematics and the concerned discipline. Engineering Mathematics has a weightage of 15% while the topics under electronics and communication contain 70% marks.

Engineering Mathematics Paper (Electronics and Communication)

• Linear Algebra
• Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Probability and Statistics
• Numerical Methods
• Vector Analysis
• Complex Analysis

Electronics and Communication Paper

• Networks, Signals, and Systems
• Electronic Devices
• Analog Circuits
• Digital Circuits
• Control Systems
• Communications
• Electromagnetics

GATE Cut off

This is the GATE cut-off of 2019 released by IIT-Madras after the results were declared. 

GATE Civil Cutoff 2019

Given below is the GATE Civil Category-wise Cut off:

GATE Mechanical Cutoff 2019

Given below is the GATE Mechanical Cutoff for different categories:

GATE Electronics Cut off  2019

GATE Electronics Cutoff for various categories is given below:

PSU Recruitment through GATE

There are recruitments in different PSUs through GATE scores but additionally, candidates have to check the overall eligibility criteria set by these companies to get recruited. The different types of PSUs where candidates can get recruitment are mentioned below:

• Mini-Ratna PSUs (PEC Limited, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, THDC India Limited, and others).
• Navratna PSUs (BEL, Power Grid, Oil Indian Limited, and others).
• Maharatna PSUs (BHEL, GAIL, SAIL, IOCL, and others).

GATE Counselling 2020

Gate latest notification regarding the counselling has also been released. The following are the important events and dates for the counselling procedure. 

Colleges Accepting GATE 2020 Score

These are the list of colleges that are accepting the GATES 2020 Scores.

• IIT, Bombay 
• IIT, Bhubaneswar
• IIT, Delhi
• IIT, Gandhinagar
• IIT, Guwahati
• IIT, Kanpur
• IIT, Kharagpur
• IIT, Madras
• IIT, Mandi
• IIT, Patna
• IIT, Roorkee
• IIT, Ropar
• IIT-(BHU), Varanasi

This is the overall detail regarding the GATE notifications and exam dates for aspirants preparing for GATE exams. The information provided above will help them in their preparation strategies and application process of the GATE examination.