About gate exam
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. The score may also be used by Public sector units for employment screening purposes.
Recruitment through GATE
PSUs in India, for long, have had troubles conducting their recruitment processes with more than 100,000 students giving the exams for less than 1000 jobs (A selection rate of less than 1%). After sensing the exponential rise in the number of engineering students in India who wish to "land" a PSU job, the PSUs have decided that GATE score shall be the primary criteria for initial shortlisting. This change was the primary cause for the rapid increase in applicants for GATE 2012.
IOCL was the first PSU which successfully tested out this system and was followed, two years later by NTPC, IOCL & Powergrid.
Usually these companies release their recruitment notifications right after GATE notification, indicating that candidates have to take GATE to be considered for a job in their organizations.
[edit]History of Oranizing Institutes
Year | Organizing Institute |
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1990 | IISc Bangalore |
1991 | IIT Madras |
1992 | IIT Delhi |
1993 | IIT Bombay |
1994 | IIT Kharagpur |
1995 | IIT Kanpur |
1996 | IISc Bangalore |
1997 | IIT Madras |
1998 | IIT Delhi |
1999 | IIT Bombay |
2000 | IIT Kharagpur |
2001 | IIT Kanpur |
2002 | IISc Bangalore |
2003 | IIT Madras |
2004 | IIT Delhi |
2005 | IIT Bombay |
2006 | IIT Kharagpur |
2007 | IIT Kanpur |
2008 | IISc Bangalore |
2009 | IIT Roorkee |
2010 | IIT Guwahati |
2011 | IIT Madras |
2012 | IIT Delhi |
2013 | IIT Bombay |
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