Gate 2014 important and newly Changes in Examination

Nov 2, 2012 · Posted in






Newly Changes in Gate 2014 Examination :






  1. 15 subject papers will be conducted by an Online computer based test: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE and XL.
  2. For all other papers (CS, EC, EE, IN, ME and PI) the candidates will be given the question printed on a paper, and they have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question using a black ink ball point pen.
  3. Female candidates are exempted for paying the application fee, as required by MHRD, Govt. of India.
  4. All Candidate related information and grievance redress will be available in a single Gate Online Applicant Interface
  5. Soft copies of photographs and signature must be upload during online application (This is in addition to sending recent photograph of applicant with signed application).
  6. A new formula will be used for calculating the GATE score
  7. Biometric information (Photograph and Finger print) may be captured on the day of the examination for randomly selected candidates.
The Subject papers which will be conducted by an Online test are given detailed below:

  1. AE - Aerospace Engineering
  2. AG - Agricultural Engineering
  3. AR - Archtecture and Planning
  4. BT - Biotechnology
  5. CE - Civil Engineering
  6. CH - Chemical Engineering
  7. CY - Chemistry
  8. GG - Geology and Geophysics
  9. MA - Mathematics
  10. MN - Mining Engineering
  11. MT - Metallurgical Engineering
  12. PH - Physics
  13. TF - Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
  14. XE - Engineering Sciences
  15. XL - Life Sciences
The Remaining Papers which will be conducted by a printed on a paper are given detailed below:

  1. CS - Computer Science and Information Technology
  2. EC - Electronics and Communication Engineering
  3. EE - Electrical Engineering
  4. IN - Instrumentation Engineering
  5. ME - Mechanical Engineering
  6. PI - Production and Industrial Engineering