GATE 2022 Registrations likely to begin

27-Aug-2021

The online registration process for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022 is likely to begin from the last week of August 2021 on the official website.

GATE 2022 is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and six other Indian Institutes of Technology at

Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Indian Institute of Technology Chennai,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee &
The Indian Institute of Science at Bengaluru,

On behalf of-

The National Coordination Board - GATE,
The Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education (MoE),
Government of India

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various Under-Graduate subjects in Engineering and Science for admission into the master's program and recruitment by some public sector companies.

Eligibility Conditions

A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher year of any Under-Graduate degree program OR has already completed a government-approved degree program in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts.

How to apply?

Interested and eligible candidates can visit the official website, i.e., “gate.iitkgp.ac.in”

GATE 2022: Examination Pattern?

Examination Mode	Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration	3 hours
Number of Subjects (Papers)	29
Sections	General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subjects
Type of Questions	(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities	Recall Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis
Number of questions	65 Questions
Negative marking	For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be a negative marking. For the 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For the 2-mark MCQ, the 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. No negative markings for MSQ & NAT.