GATE 2017 with some changes
20-Dec-2016
GATE 2017 is conducted for admissions to post-graduate programmes (ME, MTech, direct PhD) in Indian institutes of higher education with financial assistance provided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and other government agencies.
- GATE 2017 will be conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee this year.
- The exam will be held during forenoon and afternoon sessions on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) on February 4, 2017, February 5, 2017, February 11, 2017 and February 12, 2017
- The examination for all the 23 papers (disciplines) will be held conducted by an online computer-based test.
- A candidate can appear only in any one paper of the GATE examination. Some of the papers in GATE 2017 will be held in multiple sessions.
- The online examination paper will contain some questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keypad. Rest of the questions shall be of multiple choice question type. The candidates will be provided a virtual on screen calculator
- Physical calculator, mobile phone, and wrist watches with calculation facility are strictly prohibited and candidates possessing these in the examination hall shall be disqualified
- Biometric information for randomly selected candidates may be captured before the start of the examination
The admit cards for GATE 2017 would be available through the online process only. The candidates can download their admit card from the official website and take a printout for future reference.
