S. Vishnu Sharma
GATE 2023 registration is about to start from August 30 2022 and the test will be conducted by IIT Kanpur for 2023. Students who wish to study post graduation in engineering or science can focus on this exam.
The talk about conducting GATE 2023 has been doing rounds for quite sometime now and the official website of the exam has also been opened now. Students can visit the official website ‘https://gate.iitk.ac.in/’ to gather more information.
As far as schedule of the exam is concerned, students can visit the official website with help of url mentioned above from August 30 2022 and start applying. The website is active now, the link for submitting application is yet to activated.
Link for registering and submitting applications will likely be made active on the official website by August 30 2022. There is more of the information about the great exam here.
About GATE 2023
Students who wish to do post graduation in engineering, sciences can aim for this test. This exam is conducted by IISc Bangalore and IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee on behalf of National Coordination Board-GATE which comes Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
GATE is usually conducted by either one of the above mentioned organizations by taking turns. The scores in the exams are considered even by private educational institutions while providing admission into postgraduate engineering, science courses.
Students who pass GATE exam can apply for postgraduate courses and attend the admission process directly without having the need to appear for the written test conducted by the educational institution.
Candidates need to appear for GATE and get good score to apply for certain vacancies in PSUs. The exam which was largely restricted to sciences and engineering has now added into it even subjects from arts and humanities also recently.
Dates
Applications can be submitted from August 30 2022 onwards, closing of application submission is on 30 September 2022. Candidates who have submitted applications can make corrections from 4 to 11 November 2022.
The admit cards for GATE 2023 will be available for download for from 3 January 2023 onwards. GATE 2023 examination will happen on 4,5,11,12 February 2023. The result for GATE 2023 will be available on 16 March 2023. Score cards will be made available for download from 21 March 2023. The schedule of GATE 2023 is provided below in a tabular format and students can see it for details:
Dates related to GATE 2023
| Activity | Day | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Online Application Process Opens (https://gate.iitk.ac.in ) | Tuesday | 30th August 2022 |
| Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process | Friday | 30th September 2022 |
| Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process | Friday | 7th October 2022 |
| Modifications in GATE 2023 Application | Friday to Friday | 4th to 11th November 2022 |
| Availability of GATE Admit cards for download | Tuesday | 03rd January 2023 |
| GATE 2023 Examinations | Saturday & Sunday | 04th, 05 th and 11th, 12th February 2023 |
| Candidate’s response available in Application portal | Wednesday | 15th February 2023 |
| Answer keys available on Application portal | Tuesday | 21st February 2023 |
| Submission of challenges by candidates on Answer Keys | Wednesday to Saturday | 22nd to 25th February 2023 |
| Announcement of Results for GATE 2023 | Thursday | 16th March 2023 |
| Availability of Score Card for download by candidates | Tuesday | 21st March 2023 |
Eligibility
A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program OR has already completed any government approved degree program in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Science/ Commerce/ Arts is eligible for appearing in the GATE 2023 exam.
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Students who have appeared for the qualifying exam in the above mentioned subjects and are waiting for the results can also apply. Candidates who are about to appear for the qualifying exam can also apply for GATE 2023. These candidates have to pass the exam and provide a proof for that by the time of admission. More information about the qualification is provided in the table below:
| Degree / Program | Qualifying Degree / Examination | Description of Eligible Candidates | Expected Year of Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.E. / B.Tech. / B. Pharm. | Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc. / Diploma in Engineering / Technology) | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2024 |
| B. Arch. | Bachelor’s degree of Architecture (5- year course) / Naval Architecture (4- year course) / Planning (4- year course) | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2025 (for 5-year program), 2024 (for 4-year program) |
| B.Sc. (Research) / B.S. | Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma / 4 years after 10+2) | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2024 |
| Pharm. D. (after 10+2) | 6 years degree program, consisting of internship or residency training, during third year onwards | Currently in the 3rd/ 4th/ 5th/ 6th year or already completed | 2026 |
| M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.V.Sc. | Degree holders of M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.V.Sc and those who are in the 5th/ 6th/ 7th semester or higher semester of such programme. | 5th/ 6th/ 7th or higher semester or already completed | 2024 |
| M. Sc. / M.A. / MCA or equivalent | Master’s degree in any branch of Arts / Science / Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalent | Currently in the first year or higher or already Completed | 2024 |
| Int. M.E. / M.Tech. (Post-B.Sc.) | Post-B.Sc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (4-year program) | Currently in the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th year or already completed | Any year |
| Int. M.E. / M.Tech. / M.Pharm or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2) | Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering / Technology (5-year program) | Currently in the 3rd/ 4th/ 5th year or already completed | 2025 |
| B.Sc. / B.A. / B.Com. | Bachelor degree in any branch of Science / Arts / Commerce (3 year program) | Currently in the 3rd year or already completed | 2023 |
| Int. M.Sc. / Int. B.S. / M.S. | Integrated M.Sc. or 5-year integrated B.S.-M.S. program | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2025 |
| Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch.) | B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MoE / UPSC / AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India and so on) | Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses | Enrolled Upto 31st May 2013* |
| B.Sc. (Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry) | 4-years program | Currently in the 3rd/ 4th year or already completed | 2024 |
Points to remember
# If a candidate is pursuing any higher degree or has already obtained a degree higher than that mentioned in the Table below the candidate will be allowed to appear for GATE 2023 examination.
# The candidates with B.Sc./ B.A./ B.Com. degrees (3-year program) desirous to seek admission for masters programs in IITs may refer to JAM-2023 Examination.
How to apply
The next biggest question is how to apply for GATE 2023? The reply is online. Candidates have to visit the official website at ‘https://gate.iitk.ac.in/index.html’
Above mentioned url has to be clicked for visiting the official website. Soon after the website downloads, upon clicking the above website, the candidates have to click the link for registration.
Post clicking the link for registration, candidates have to feed information like their name, age, qualification, date of birth and complete the registration and obtain a user account comprising a username and password.
Candidates can login to their account with help of username and password obtained after registration and start filling the form for GATE 2023. The required details have to be filled and the registration fees is to be paid and the form has to be submitted.
Registration charges
The registration fees to be paid while submitting application form for GATE 2023 is Rs 850 per paper for women candidates. Charges are the same with regards to candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories. Candidates from other all other categories have to pay Rs 1700 per paper.
charges to be paid while submitting application form for GATE 2023 during extended period (1st October to 7th October) is Rs 1350 per paper for women candidates. Charges are the same with regards to candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories. Candidates from other all other categories have to pay Rs 2200 per paper. The information is also available in tabular format below:
| For Examination Centres in India |
|---|
| Candidate Cateogry | Regular Period (30th Aug to 30th Sept 2022) |
During the Extended Period (1st Oct to 7th Oct 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Female candidates (per paper) | ₹ 850 | ₹ 1350 |
| SC / ST / PwD* category candidates (per paper) | ₹ 850 | ₹ 1350 |
| All other candidates including foreign nationals (per paper) | ₹ 1700 | ₹ 2200 |
| For Examination Centres outside India |
|---|
| For Examination Centres outside India | Candidate Category | Regular Period (30th Aug to 30th Sep 2022) |
During the Extended Period (1st Oct to 7th Oct 2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group-1: Dhaka and Kathmandu | All candidates including Female and SC/ST/ PwD |
USD 100 | USD 150 |
| Group-2: Dubai and Singapore | USD 200 | USD 250 |
Point to remember
The above Application fees are for single paper. The fees for candidates opting for double-paper would be twice of the above-mentioned fees.
Exam and papers
GATE 2023 will be conducted for 29 papers. The table shows the list of papers with codes. The test will be conducted as a computer based test and candidates have to answer questions on a computer.
The questions will be related to graduate level engineering, science, arts and humanities subjects. Each GATE 2023 paper is for 100 marks. General Aptitude is common for all the candidates and this is for 15 marks, the rest of the marks are for questions that are related to the subject chosen by the candidates.
Candidate will be assigned to appear only in one of the sessions for the papers running in multiple sessions. Candidates must familiarize themselves with the paper code as it is required both during application and examination.
Test centers
GATE 2023 will be conducted at various cities located across India, the centers for the test will be divided into zones which will be under the supervision of respective eminent educational institutions situated in each area.
The zones are – Zone 1 (IIS Bangalore), Zone 2 (IIT Bombay), Zone 3 (IIT Delhi), Zone 4 (IIT Guwahati), Zone 5 (IIT Kanpur), Zone 6 (IIT Kharagpur), Zone 7 (IIT Madras), Zone 8 (IIT Roorkee). GATE 2023 exam centers are located outside India also. More information is available in table below and students can refer them for additional details:
Zone 1 (IIS Bangalore)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IISc Bangalore, Bengaluru – 560 012 |
Andhra Pradesh Ananthapuramu, Kurnool Kerala Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur Karnataka Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru Telangana Hyderabad Andaman and Nicobar Port Blair -(26 Cities). |
Zone 2 (IIT Bombay)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 |
Gujarat Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara Maharashtra Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Navi-Mumbai-Thane, Nagpur, Nanded, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar Goa Goa -(30 Cities). |
Zone 3 (IIT Delhi)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Delhi, HauzKhas, New Delhi – 110 016 |
Haryana Faridabad, Gurugram Jammu and Kashmir Jammu-Samba, Srinagar Ladakh Leh Madhya Pradesh Indore, Ujjain New Delhi New Delhi Rajasthan Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Uttar Pradesh Greater NOIDA, Mathura – (17 Cities). |
Zone 4 (IIT Guwahati)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Guwahati Guwahati – 781 039 |
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Bihar Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Jharkhand Dhanbad Meghalaya Shillong Mizoram Aizawl Nagaland Dimapur-Kohima Tripura Agartala West Bengal Asansol-Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri –(18 Cities). |
Zone 5 (IIT Kanpur)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Kanpur Kanpur – 208 016 |
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi –(12 Cities). |
Zone 6 (IIT Kharagpur)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur – 721 302 |
Andhra Pradesh Eluru, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Chhattisgarh Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur Jharkhand Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Odisha Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur West Bengal Baharampur-Murshidabad, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata – (24 Cities). |
Zone 7 (IIT Madras)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Madras Chennai – 600 036 |
Andhra Pradesh Chirala, Chittoor, Gudur, Guntur, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati Kerala Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram Pondicherry Puducherry Tamilnadu Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar Telangana Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal – (34 Cities). |
Zone 8 (IIT Roorkee)
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247 667 |
Haryana Ambala Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Punjab Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee – (15 Cities). |
Centers outside India
| Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns | |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson, GATE, IIT Kanpur Kanpur – 208 016 |
Bangladesh Dhaka UAE Dubai Nepal Kathmandu Singapore Singapore –(4 International Cities). |
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| If the total number of candidate registered at a center is very few, the Organizing Institute, at its discretion may drop the center. Candidates registered at this/these center would be given the option of changing their examination city or their fees will be reimbursed. | ||
Charges for corrections
Candidates can make corrections in the applications submitted in connection with GATE 2023 as per the schedule mentioned above. They have to pay certain charges for making corrections in the application form for GATE 2023 and their details are mentioned below:
(applicable from 4th to 11th November 2022) )
| No. | Description of Changes / Modifications | Fee Charges (per paper) |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | Change in Name | 500 |
| (ii) | Change in Date of Birth | 500 |
| (iii) | Change in choice of examination cities | 500 |
| (iv) | Change of existing paper | 500 |
| (v) | Add a second paper (from given combinations with respect to the primary paper) | 500 plus suitable amount per paper for the candidate’s category |
| (vi) | Change of gender to female | 500 |
| (vii) | Change of gender from female to any other gender | 500 + 850 = 1350 (For All other candidates) |
| (viii) | Change of category to SC/ST | 500 |
| (xi) | Change of category from SC/ST to any other | 500 (For female candidates OR PwD candidates) |
| 500 + 850 = 1350 (For All other candidates) | ||
| (x) | Change from Non-PwD/Dyslexic to PwD/Dyslexic | 500 |
| (xi) | Change from PwD/Dyslexic to Non-PwD/Dyslexic | 500 (For Female candidates OR SC/ST candidates) |
| 500 + 850 = 1350 (For All other candidates) | ||
| (xii) | Any other change in category (not mentioned above) | 500 |
| (xiii) | Details of Parents/Guardian/Correspondence Address | 500 |
| (xiv) | College Name and Location, Roll No., Registration No. | NIL |