GATE 2011 | GATE 2011 Application Forms | GATE Examination Dates

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.
GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

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

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2011 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Madras, designated as the Organising Institute for GATE 2011 .

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture or Master's degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master's degree programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
GATE qualification is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.

Important Dates of GATE 2011

Commencement of sale of Application Form and Information Brochure :Tuesday September 21, 2010

Commencement of Online Application Form submission :Tuesday September 21, 2010 (09:00 Hrs onwards)

Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form at Bank Counters:Wednesday October 27, 2010
Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form at zonal GATE office counters: Friday October 29, 2010

Last date for Submission of Online Application Form (website closure): Wednesday
October 27, 2010  (18:00 Hrs)

Last date for the Receipt of completed Offline/Online Application Form at the respective zonal GATE Office: Tuesday November 02, 2010

Website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city  : Friday December 10, 2010

Date for reporting any discrepancy in the choice of examination cities or in the choice of GATE paper : Friday December 31, 2010

Date for reporting the non-receipt of admit cards for ONLINE examination papers:
Thursday January 20, 2011

Last date for reporting the non-receipt of admit cards for OFFLINE examination papers:
Monday January 31, 2011

GATE 2011 Online Examination: Papers: GG and TF - Sunday January 30, 2011 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)

GATE 2011 Online Examination : Papers: AE and MN - Sunday January 30, 2011
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)

GATE 2011 Offline Examination : Papers: AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI
Sunday February 13, 2011 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)

GATE 2011 Offline Examination Papers: AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL
Sunday : February 13, 2011 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)

Announcement of results : Tuesday March 15, 2011 (10:00 Hrs)

Eligibility for GATE 2011:

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE:




  • Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.




  • Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.




  • Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.




  • Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
GATE Examination Structure of GATE 2011

A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in the table given below. In the tables given below, the columns titled 'Paper Title' and 'Section Title' provide links to the appropriate syllabus.

The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.

The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission.

GATE Examination Papers of GATE 2011

Code Paper Title
Code Paper Title
XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of examination.

XE: Engineering Sciences

Paper Section Section Title
XL: Life Sciences

Paper Section 


Title of the Section
XL J Botany
XL L Zoology

GATE 2011 Examination Type

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. Click here to view the pattern of question papers. The examination for the papers with codes AE, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using keyboard/mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.

Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.

How to Apply of GATE 2011?

Candidates can submit Application Form in two different modes : Online and Offline. The preferred mode of application process is Online
Application – Category - Application Fee
Online General/OBC Rs.800/-
SC/ST/PD Rs.400/-
Offline
General/OBC Rs.1,000/-
SC/ST/PD Rs.500/-
   Service Charges Extra (Maximum Rs.30/-)                        PD: Person with Disability
Offline Application Process
Step 1: Procurement of Application Form
Candidate can obtain a packet containing:




  • Offline Application Form




  • Information Brochure




  • Envelope
from:
   A. Designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment.
   B. Over the counter from Zonal GATE Office after handing over Demand Draft for appropriate amount.

Step 2: Obtain SC/ST/PD Certificate (if applicable)
Authorities empowered to issue Certificates

Step 3: Fill in the Application Form
Candidates must follow the instructions provided in GATE 2011 information brochure.

Step 4:




  • Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place of OMR sheet.




  • Sign at the designated places of OMR sheet.




  • Write the examination city first choice code, paper code and the address of the Institute on the envelope.
Step 5: Post/Submission

Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, so as to reach on or before Tuesday, November 02, 2010
OR

It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

Online Application Process

Step 1:Decide Payment Option




  • Gateway Payment:
    Payment can be made using credit or debit cards or netbanking through the payment gateway of ICICI Bank / Bill Desk / HDFC.




  • Challan Payment:
    Payment by cash at State Bank of India or Indian Bank branches.
Step 2: Obtain SC/ST/PD Certificate (if applicable)
Authorities empowered to issue Certificates

Step 3: Apply Online
Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online.
At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages:




  • Page-1: Instructions




  • Page-2: GATE 2011 Application Form - Institute's Copy




  • Page-3: GATE 2011 Application Form - Candidate's Copy




  • Page-4: Address Slip




  • Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only)
Take a print out of the entire file.

Step 4: Cash Payment: (only for Challan Payment option)
The bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. Take it to any one of the branches of State Bank of India or Indian Bank (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy with them and will return two copies to you. In those two copies, retain the Candidate's copy with you and attach the Institute's Copy with the application form.

Step 5:




  • Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place of Page-2.




  • Sign at the designated places of Page-2.




  • Paste the Page-4 on top of a A4-size envelope.
Step 6: Post/Submission

Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, so as to reach on or before Tuesday, November 02, 2010
OR
It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

Availability of GATE Application Forms

Information Brochure and Application Form can be obtained on cash payment of Rs 1000/- (Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD) from the designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone (as given below). Application Form can also be obtained from the zonal GATE Offices after handing over Demand Draft for the appropriate amount.
The following table lists out the designated bank branches info:
Zone - Name of the Bank - Branches
IISc Bangalore - State Bank of India
Anantapur (Sainagar), Bangalore (IISc; Jayanagar IV Block; St. Marks Road), Bagalkot (Kalati Road) , Davangere (T.M.N. Complex), Hassan (Subhash Square), Hubli (Keshwapur), Hyderabad (Begum Bazar; Nampally; Parishrama Bhavan), Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Mysore (Sayyaji Rao Road), Secundrabad (Patni Circle, PBB, SP Road), Surathkal (Srinivasa Nagar), Tumkur (M.G. Road)
IIT Bombay - State Bank of India
Ahmednagar (Manamad Road), Akola (Sastri Nagar), Amravati (Near Shyam Talkies), Aurangabad (Kranti Chowk), Gulbarga (Super Market), Jalgaon, Jodhpur (High Court Complex), Kolhapur (Dasara Chowk), Latur (Opp. Bus Stand), Loni (Near Swami Samarth Mandir) Mumbai (Andheri W- Shopper's Stop; Dadar-SS Wagh Marg; IIT Powai; Main Br-Samachar Marg), Nagpur (Rly. Stn.), Nanded (Vazirabad), Nashik (Near Hotel Samrat), Navi Mumbai (Belapur), Pandharpur (Sawarkar Road), Panjim (Near Hotel Mandavi), Pune (Main; Deccan Gymkhana), Rajkot (Near Civil Hospital), Sangli (Ganapati Mandir), Satara (Pratap Ganj), Shegaon, Solapur (Budhwar Peth), Surat (Near Sambhaji Garden), Thane (Tembi Naka), Vadodara (Mandvi Branch), Wardha (Dr. J.C. Kumarappa Marg)
IIT Delhi - Canara Bank
Ahmedabad (Bhadra; Ashram Road), Ajmer (Kutchery Road), Alwar (Medalganj), Bhilwara (Pur Road),Bikaner (Kote Gate), Faridabad (Nehru Ground, NIT), Gurgaon (Old Railway Road), Indore (Siyaganj), Jaipur (M.I. Road, Malviya Nagar), Jammu (Sector 3, Trikuta Nagar), Jhunjhunu (Gandhi Chowk), New Delhi (IIT Delhi; Janpath; Maharani Bagh; Mayur Vihar-I; R.K. Puram; Shakti Nagar; Tagore Garden; Vivek Vihar), Sikar (Fatehpur Road), Srinagar (Residency Road), Udaipur (Madhuban), Ujjain (Ghee Mandi Daulatganj)
IIT Guwahati - State Bank of India
Agartala (Hari Ganga Basak Rd.), Asansol (Bijoy Pal Sarani), Bhagalpur (Main), Bongaigaon (Main), Dhanbad (Main), Durgapur (Main), Gangtok (M.G. Marg), Guwahati (Pan Bazar), Imphal (Main), Itanagar (Main), Jorhat (Main), Kalyani (Main), Patna (West Gandhi Maidan), Shillong (Kachari Road), Silchar (Main), Siliguri (Main), Tezpur (Main).
IIT Kanpur - Union Bank of India
Agra (Wasan Plaza); Aligarh (Patthar bazar); Allahabad (Civil Lines), Bareily (Civil Lines); Bhopal (Jumerati), Etawah (Civil Lines), Faizabad (Motibagh), Gorakhpur (Golghar), Jabalpur (Cantt.), Jhansi (Civil Lines), Kanpur (Birhana Road; IIT), Lucknow (Hazratganj), Rewa (Raniganj), Sagar (Katra Bazar), Sultanpur (Super Market), Varanasi (Godowlia)
IIT Kharagpur - Canara Bank
Angul (Nataraj Building, Amalpadh), Balasore (Sahadevakunta), Berhampur (Orissa) (Chinna Bazar), Bhimavaram (P P Road), Bhubaneswar (Bapujinagar; Saheednagar), Bilaspur (Juna Bilaspur Main Road), Cuttack (Chowdhury Bazar), Eluru (Korrapativari Street, Powerpet), Howrah (N.S.Road), Jamshedpur (Bistupur), Kakinada (A.P.) (Jawhar Street), Kharagpur (Fatak Bazar, Kharida), Kolkata (Gariahat Road, Gole Park; Middleton Row, Park Street; Sector III, Near Tank No.13, Salt Lake; APC Roy Road, Sealdah), Machilipatnam (Valluri Raja Center), Raipur (Malviya Road), Rajahmundry (Hotharasi Street, Innespeta), Ranchi (S.N.Ganguly Road), Rourkela (Udit Nagar), Sambalpur (Modi Para), Sindri (Monohari Tand Marketing Complex), Srikakulam (New Chandra Mahal, G.T.Road), Tadepalligudem (K.N.Road), Vijayawada (Governor Pet; Patamata), Visakhapatnam (Dwarakanagar; MVP Colony; Dabagardens)
IIT Madras - State Bank of India
Bapatla, Chennai (Annanagar West; IIT), Chidambaram, Chittoor, Coimbatore (Race Course Road), Dindigul, Ernakulam (Broadway), Gudur, Guntur (SPBB), Kadapa (Cuddapah), Kannur (Town), Karaikudi, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kollam (Chinnakada), Kothagudem, Kottayam, Kozhikode (Kallai Road), Madurai (Vinayaga Nagar), Manchiryal, Nagercoil, Nalgonda, Nellore (Town), Ongole (Bapuji Mkt.), Palakkad (Civil Stn.), Pondicherry, Salem (Srirangapalayam), Tenali (Kothapet), Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram (Statue Br), Thrissur (Town), Tiruchirapalli (Palakarai), Tirunelveli (Palayamkottai), Tirupati (Tilak Road), Warangal (Battala Bazaar)
IIT Roorkee - Punjab National Bank
Amritsar (Lawrence Road), Bathinda (Bank Street), Bijnor (Civil Lines), Chandigarh (Sector 17-C Market), Dehradun (Aarhat Bazar), Ghaziabad (Nehru Nagar), Gwalior (Naya Bazar), Haldwani (Nainital Road), Hamirpur (HP) (New Road), Haridwar (Mayapur Chowk), Hissar (Dabra Chowk), Jalandhar (Civil Lines), Kota (Bhimganj), Kurukshetra (Railway Road, Thanesar), Ludhiana (Civil Lines), Mathura (Chatta Bazar), Meerut (Eastern Kachari Road), Muzaffarnagar (South Bhopa Road), Nainital (Mall Road), Noida (Sector 18, Chillera Aterial Mkt.), Pantnagar (Main Branch), Patiala (The Mall), Pauri Garhwal (Main Branch), Rohtak (Civil Lines), Roorkee (IIT Campus), Saharanpur (Civil Lines), Shimla (The Mall), Yamunanagar (New Grain Mkt.)
Examination Cities of GATE 2011
The city codes will be useful to the candidates while filling the application forms. The choice of the examination city depends on the examination type (online / offline examination). Even for the cities where both online and offline examinations are to be conducted, the city codes will be different for online and offline examinations.
Online Examination Cities of GATE 2011:
For candidates whose choice of GATE paper is one of the following: AE, GG, MN and TF.
Offline Examination Cities:
For candidates whose choice of GATE paper is one of the following: AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MT, PH, PI, XE and XL.
Qualifying Discipline Codes of GATE 2011
The qualifying discipline codes listed below will be useful while filling the applications.
Engineering / Technology Disciplines
Discipline - Code
Aerospace Engg. 01
Aeronautical Engg. 02
Agricultural Engg. 03
Applied Mechanics 04
Architecture 05
Automobile Engg. 06
Biochemical Engg. 07
Biomedical Engg. 08
Biotechnology 09
Ceramic & Glass Technology 10
Chemical Engg. 11
Chemical Technology 12
Civil/Civil & Environmental/Structural Engg./ Consturction Engg. 13
Computer Science & Engg./Technology 14
Control and Instrumentation 15
Electrical Engg. 16
Electro-Chemical Engg. 17
Electronics & Comm./Electronics Engg./Comm. Engg./Telecommunication Engg. 18
Energy Engg. 19
Environmental Engg. 20
Food Technology/Food Processing Engg. 21
Industrial Engg. 22
Industrial Management 23
Information Technology 24
Instrumentation/ Electronics/Control 25
Instrumentation & Process Control 26
Manufacturing Engg. 27
Material Scinece and Engineering 28
Mechanical Engg. 29
Mechatronics 30
Medical Instrumentation 31
Metallurgical Engg./ Industrial Metallurgy 32
Mineral Engg./Mineral Dressing 33
Mining Engg./Technology, Mining & Machinery 34
Naval Architecture/Marine Engg. 35
Oil Technology 36
Paint Technology 37
Petro-Chemical Engg. 38
Petroleum Engg./Technology 39
Planning 40
Plastic Technology 41
Polymer Technology/Science 42
Production Engg./Production & Management 43
Production & Industrial Engg. 44
Rubber Technology 45
Renewable Energy 46
Textile Engineering & Fibre Science 47
All other disciplines in Engg./Technology 48
Science Disciplines
Discipline - Code
Applied Electronics 61
Applied Physics 62
Agricultural Science 63
Biochemistry 64
Bio-Sciences 65
Computer Applications 66
Chemistry 67
Industrial Chemistry 68
Electronics 69
Engineering Physics 70
Earth Sciences 71
Geology/ Geophysics 72
Life Sciences 73
Life Science/Veterinary/Animal Science 74
Life Sciences (Botany) 75
Life Sciences (Zoology) 76
Materials Science 77
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics 78
Microbiology 79
Nano Science & Technology 80
Nuclear Physics 81
Operations Research 82
Physics 83
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmacy 84
Radio Physics 85
Radio Physics & Electronics 86
Statistics 87
Textile Chemistry 88
All other disciplines in Sciences 89
Codes of States / Union Territories
 
The state / union territory codes listed below will be useful while filling the offline applications.
Code - State/Union Territory
AN Andaman & Nicobar
AP Andhra Pradesh
AR Arunachal Pradesh
AS Assam
BR Bihar
CH Chandigarh
CG Chattisgarh
DD Daman & Diu
DH Dadra and Nagar Haveli
DL Delhi
GA Goa
GJ Gujarat
HP Himachal Pradesh
HR Haryana
JD Jharkhand
JK Jammu & Kashmir
KA Karnataka
KL Kerala
LD Lakshadweep
MP Madhya Pradesh
MH Maharashtra
MN Manipur
MA Meghalaya
MZ Mizoram
NL Nagaland
OR Orissa
PY Puducherry (Pondicherry)
RJ  Rajasthan
SM Sikkim
TN Tamil Nadu
TA Tripura
UK Uttarakhand
UP Uttar Pradesh
WB West Bengal
OT Others
Patterns of Question Papers of GATE 2011
The pattern of question paper depends on the paper code. For GATE 2011 examination, there are 5 different patterns of question papers. The corresponding links are given below:
There will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks.
Q.1 to Q.25 (25 questions) carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Q.26 to Q.55 (30 questions) carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Questions Q.56 - Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA). Questions Q.56 - Q.60 (5 questions) carry 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and questions Q.61 - Q.65 (5 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
Questions Q.48 - Q.51 (2 pairs) are common data questions. and Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) are linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated.
NEGATIVE MARKING:For Q.1 - Q.25 and Q.56 - Q.60, ⅓ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For Q.26 - Q.51 and Q.61 - Q.65, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The question pairs (Q.52, Q.53), and (Q.54, Q.55) are questions with linked answers. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
Questions on Engineering Mathematics will carry about 15% of the total marks (excluding General Aptitude section) in all the papers bearing the codes AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT and PI.
There will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Q.1 to Q.25 (25 questions) carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Q.26 to Q.55 (30 questions) carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Questions Q.56 - Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA). Questions Q.56 - Q.60 (5 questions) carry 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and questions Q.61 - Q.65 (5 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
Questions Q.1-Q.25 and Q.31-Q.65 are of multiple choice type. Questions Q.26-Q.30 are of numerical answer type.
Questions Q.48 - Q.51 (2 pairs) are common data questions. and Qquestion pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) are linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated.
NEGATIVE MARKING: There is negative marking for multiple choice type questions. For Q.1 - Q.25 and Q.56 - Q.60, ⅓ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For Q.31 - Q.51 and Q.61 - Q.65, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The question pairs (Q.52, Q.53), and (Q.54, Q.55) are questions with linked answers. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions Q.26-Q.30.
Questions on Engineering Mathematics will carry about 15% of the total marks (excluding General Aptitude section) in all the papers bearing the codes AE and TF
There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Apart from General Aptitude (GA), the question paper consists of two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A is common for all candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geophysics). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and either Section 1 or Section 2 in Part B.
Part A consists of 25 questions; all questions carry 1-mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Each of the sections (Section 1 and Section 2) in Part B consists of 30 questions; all questions carry 2-marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Questions Q.48 - Q.51 (2 pairs) are common data questions. and Qquestion pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) are linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the linked answer questions pair depends on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Questions Q.56 - Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA). Questions Q.56 - Q.60 (5 questions) will carry 1-mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and questions Q.61 - Q.65 (5 questions) will carry 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
NEGATIVE MARKING:For Q.1 - Q.25 and Q.56 - Q.60, ⅓ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For Q.26 - Q.51 and Q.61 - Q.65, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The question pairs (Q.52, Q.53), and (Q.54, Q.55) are questions with linked answers. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks.
There are 11 questions carrying 15 marks in XE Engineering Mathematics section paper (Section A), which is compulsory. Questions Q.1 - Q.7 (7 questions) carry 1-mark each (sub-total 7 marks), and questions Q.8 - Q.11 (4 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 8 marks).
Each of the other XE section papers (Sections B through G) contains 22 questions carrying 35 marks. Questions Q.1 - Q.9 (9 questions) carry 1-mark each (sub-total 9 marks). Questions Q.10 - Q.22 (13 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 26 marks). Questions Q.17 - Q.20 (2 pairs) are common data questions with 2-marks each. Questions Q.21 and Q.22 (1 pair) are linked answer questions with 2-marks each. The answer to the second question of the pair of linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated.
There are 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA), which is compulsory. Questions Q.1 - Q.5 (5 questions) carry 1-mark each (sub-total 5 marks), and questions Q.6 - Q.10 (5 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
NEGATIVE MARKING:In XE Section A, for Q.1 - Q.7, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and for Q.8 - Q.11, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. In all other XE section papers (Sections B through G), for Q.1 - Q.9, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and for Q.10 - Q.20, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The question pair (Q.21, Q.22) is a linked answer question. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair. For Q.21, ?mark will be deducted for wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.22. In GA section, for Q.1 - Q.5, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and for Q.6 - Q.10, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks.
There are 15 questions carrying 25 marks in XL Chemistry section paper (Section H), which is compulsory. Questions Q.1 - Q.5 (5 questions) carry 1-mark each (sub-total 5 marks). Questions Q.6 - Q.15 (10 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks). Questions Q.12 and Q.13 (1 pair) are common data questions with 2-marks each. Questions Q.14 and Q.15 (1 pair) are linked answer questions with 2-marks each. The answer to the second question of the pair of linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated.
Each of the other XL section papers (Sections I through M) contains 20 questions carrying 30 marks. Questions Q.1 - Q.10 (10 questions) carry 1-mark each (sub-total 10 marks) and questions Q.11 - Q.20 (10 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks).
There are 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA), which is compulsory. Questions Q.1 - Q.5 (5 questions) carry 1-mark each (sub-total 5 marks), and questions Q.6 - Q.10 (5 questions) carry 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
NEGATIVE MARKING: In XL Section H, for Q.1 - Q.5, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and for Q.6 - Q.13, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The question pair (Q.14, Q.15) is a linked answer question. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair. For Q.14, ?mark will be deducted for wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.15. In all other XL section papers (Sections I through M), for Q.1 - Q.10, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and for Q.11 - Q.20, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. In GA section, for Q.1 - Q.5, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and for Q.6 - Q.10, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Syllabi for GATe 2011 Examination Papers
General Aptitude (GA) component common in all papers View / Download
AE: Aerospace Engineering View / Download
XE: Section A: Engineering Mathematics View / Download
AG: Agricultural Engineering View / Download
XE: Section B: Fluid Mechanics View / Download
AR: Architecture and Planning View / Download
XE: Section C: Materials Science View / Download
BT: Biotechnology View / Download
XE: Section D: Solid Mechanics View / Download
CE: Civil Engineering View / Download
XE: Section E: Thermodynamics View / Download
CH: Chemical Engineering View / Download
XE: Section F: Polymer Sc. and Engineering View / Download
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Tech. View / Download
XE: Section G: Food Technology View / Download
CY: Chemistry View / Download
EC: Electronics and Communication Engg. View / Download
XL: Section H: Chemistry View / Download
EE: Electrical Engineering View / Download
XL: Section I: Biochemistry View / Download
GG: Geology and Geophysics View / Download
XL: Section J: Botany View / Download
IN: Instrumentation Engineering View / Download
XL: Section K: Microbiology View / Download
MA: Mathematics View / Download
XL: Section L: Zoology View / Download
ME: Mechanical Engineering View / Download
XL: Section M: Food Technology View / Download
MN: Minining Engineering View / Download
MT: Metallurgical Engineering View / Download
PH: Physics View / Download
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering View / Download
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science View / Download
GATE 2011 Score Card
Details about the contents of GATE Scorecard will be made available in this website at an appropriate time.
There is no provision for issue of Additional GATE scorecards.
The GATE 2011 Committee has the authority to decide the qualifying score for each GATE paper. In case any claim or dispute arises in respect of GATE 2011, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Courts and Tribunals in Chennai and Chennai alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such dispute or claim
GATE 2011 RESULTS
 
GATE 2011 results will be announced on March 15, 2011 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices of IISc and seven IITs. GATE 2011 results will also be available on the websites of GATE offices
GATE 2011 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2011 results.
GATE 2011 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between IIT Madras and the requesting organization. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Madras.
The machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) are graded and scrutinized with extreme care. There is no provision for regrading and retotalling. No photocopies of the machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) will be made available. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
Contacts 

1 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560 012
080-2293 2392
080-2360 1227
gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in

2 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076
022-2576 7068
022-2572 3706
gateoffice@iitb.ac.in

3 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016
011-2659 1749
011-2658 1579
gate@admin.iitd.ernet.in

4 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039
0361-258 2751
0361-258 2755
gate@iitg.ernet.in

5 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016
0512-259 7412
0512-259 0932
gate@iitk.ac.in

6 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302
03222-282091
03222-278243
gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in

7 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Madras, Chennai 600 036
044-2257 8200
044-2257 8204
gate@iitm.ac.in

8 Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667
01332-284531
01332-285707
gate@iitr.ernet.in

GATE 2011 Website

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