Gate - 99 Percentile in 60 days: October 2008

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results. GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2009 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2009. Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship/assistantship at engineering colleges/institutes in the country are open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master's degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification, however, is not required for candidates with Master's degree in Engineering /Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy, who may be seeking scholarship/ assistantship for relevant doctoral programmes.Some institutions specify GATE as the mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist / Engineer. For complete details refer the Information Brochure DISCLAIMER:This website has been launched to provide the candidates and public-at-large, information about the GATE 2009. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions below, do not access this site or any pages thereof. The information and materials contained in the site, including text, graphics, links or other items - are provided on an "As Is" and "As Available" basis. Although, GATE 2009 Committee which organises and conducts GATE 2009 tries to provide information accurately it expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in this information and materials. No warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory, including but not limited to the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose and freedom from computer virus, is given in conjunction with the information and materials. In no event, GATE 2009 Committee will be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, losses, or expenses arising in connection with this site or use thereof or inability to use by any persons, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay of operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure, even if GATE 2009 Committee, or representative thereof, are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses or expenses. The GATE 2009 committee cannot be held responsible for reduced access speeds due to bandwidth overloads especially close to the submission date.

Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration. The examination will be held from 09:30 hours to 12:30 hours on Sunday, February 08, 2009. The list of papers for GATE 2009 is given under S tructure of GATE . The question papers will be in English only. Before applying for GATE 2009, candidates must assure themselves that they have chosen the right paper, which qualifies them to become eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in. The criteria for postgraduate admission with Scholarship/ Assistantship are different in various Institutes/Universities. GATE Offices will not provide any information in this regard. For more details, the candidates are required to contact the Institutes/Universities to which they are interested in seeking admission. The choice of the paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Information about the pattern of the question papers is given under Q uestion Paper Pattern.

Important Dates

Commencement of : 1) Sale of information brochure and offline application forms 22nd September 2008 Monday 2) Online application form submission 22nd September 2008 Monday Last date of issue of Information Brochure and Application forms : 1) by post from GATE Offices 17th October 2008 Friday 2) at bank counters 24th October 2008 Friday 3) at GATE office counters 29th October 2008 Wednesday Last date for : 1) Online application form submission (website closure) 24th October 2008 Friday 2) Receipt of completed Online/Offline Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office 29th October 2008 Wednesday Date of the examination 08th February 2009 Sunday Announcement of results 15th March 2009 Sunday

Eligiblity

Following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE: Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes. Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AME by ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible. Candidates can submit Application Form in two different modes : OFFLINE and ONLINE OFFLINE ONLINE Application fee General & OBC Rs. 1000 Application fee General & OBC Rs. 900 SC/ST/PD Rs. 500 SC/ST/PD Rs. 400 Application Submission Process Application Submission Process Step. 1 Procurement of Application Form Candidate can obtain a packet containing (i) OFFLINE Application Form (ii) Information Brochure (iii) Acknowledgment Card (iv) Envelope from: Designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment. Zonal GATE Office by sending a request letter and TWO self-addressed slips along with a Demand Draft for appropriate amount. Zonal GATE Office after handing over Demand Draft for appropriate amount. Step. 1 Obtain a Demand Draft The candidates must obtain a Demand Draft, drawn on any nationalized bank in favor of Chairman of the corresponding zonal GATE Office, the website of which the candidate wishes to submit online Application. Step. 2 Online Application New Registration Registered Candidates --> Step 2. Fill in the Application Form Step 3. Take print out of Application Form Save the PDF file, take a printout, Sign at appropriate places and paste photograph. Step 3. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable. Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates . Step 4. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable. Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certifica tes. Step 4. Post/Submission Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, on or before Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Or It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office. Step 5. Post/Submission Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, the website of which has been used for making ONLINE registration on or before Wednesday, October 29, 2008. OR It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

Each paper contains 60 questions carrying 100 marks TOP Question Paper Pattern of GATE papers bearing the code s AE, AG, AR, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI, PY and TF Question Paper Pattern of GATE paper bearing the code GG Question Paper Pattern of SECTION A in GATE paper bearing the code XE Question Paper Pattern of SECTIONS B to G in GATE paper bearing the code XE Question Paper Pattern of SECTION H in GATE paper bearing the code XL Question Paper Pattern of SECTIONS I to M in GATE paper bearing the code XL (Refer Exam Structure for GATE papers, codes & Syllabi) Types of multiple choice questions Question Papers bearing the codes : AE, AG, AR, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI, PY and TF Paper Code Patterns of Question papers Negative Marks for wrong Answer AE, AG, AR, CE, CH, CS CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI , PY, TF Q.1 to Q.20 : Will carry one mark each (sub-total 20 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.21 to Q.50 : Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.51 through Q.56 (3 pairs) will be common data questions. Each question will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Question pairs (Q.57, Q.58) and (Q.59, Q.60) will be linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the last two pairs will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.57 and Q.59, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.58 and Q.60. Go to TOP GG Paper : (Geology & Geophysics) Paper PART A Part A common to both Geology & Geophysics candidates (Q.1 to Q.20) carrying one mark each (sub-total 20 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Sections 1 & 2 in PART B Part B will contain two sections : Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geophysics). In this section, Q.21 to Q.50 (30 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.51 to Q.56 (3 pairs) will be common data questions Each question will carry two marks. 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Question pairs (Q.57, Q.58) and (Q.59, Q.60) will be l inked answer questions:. The answer to the second question in these two pairs will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.57 and Q.59, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.58 and Q.60. Go to TOP XE Paper - Section A (Engineering Mathematics) Section A in XE paper There will be 12 questions carrying 20 marks in XE Section A (Engineering Mathematics) paper Q.1 to Q.4 (4 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 4 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.5 to Q.12 (8 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 16 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Go to TOP XE section papers (Sections B through G) will contain 24 questions carrying 40 marks Sections B, C, D, E, F & G in XE papers Q.1 to Q.8 (8 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 8 marks) 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.9 to Q.18 (10 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 20 marks). 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.19 through Q.22 (2 pairs) will be common data based questions. Each will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.23, Q.24 will be linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the pair of linked question will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each will carry two marks For Q.23, 2/3 mark will be deducted for wrong answer. There will be no negative mark for Q.24. Go to TOP XL Paper Section H (Chemistry) Section H in XL paper There will be 18 questions carrying 30 marks in XL Section H paper Q.1 to Q.6 (6 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 6 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.7 to Q.14 (8 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 16 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. (Q.15, Q.16) will be common data questions . Each question will carry two marks each 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Question pair (Q.17, Q.18) will have linked answer question. Each question will carry two marks each. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair. For Q.17, ⅔ mark will be deducted for wrong answer. There is no negative mark for Q.18. Go to TOP XL Paper Sections (Sections I through M ) Sections I, J, K, L & M in XL paper XL section papers (Sections I through M) will contain 21 questions carrying 35 marks Q.1 to Q.7 (7 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 7 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.8 to Q.21 (14 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 28 marks). 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Types of multiple choice questions Multiple choice questions in all papers and sections will contain four answers, of which only one is correct. The types of questions in a paper may be based on following logic: (i) Recall: These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline. The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory of the subject or at most from a one-line computation. ExampleQ. During machining maximum heat is produced (A) in flank face (B) in rake face(C) in shear zone (D) due to friction between chip and tool. (ii) Comprehension: These questions will test the candidate’s understanding of the basics of his/her field, by requiring him/her to draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas. ExampleQ. A DC motor requires a starter in order (A) to develop a starting torque(B) to compensate for auxiliary field ampere turns(C) to limit armature current at starting(D) to provide regenerative braking (iii) Application: In these questions, the candidate is expected to apply his/her knowledge either through computation or by logical reasoning. Example Q. The sequent depth ratio of a hydraulic jump in a rectangular channel is 16.48. The Froude number at the beginning of the jump is: (A) 10.0 (B) 5.0 (C) 12.0 (D) 8.0 (iv) Analysis and Synthesis: These can be linked questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor. Or these can be common data questions, in which two questions share the same data but can be solved independently of one another. Go to TOP Common data questions : Multiple questions may be linked to a common data problem, passage and the like. Two or three questions can be formed from the given common data problem. Each question is independent and its solution obtainable from the above problem data/passage directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required to solve the next question). Each question under this group will carry two marks. ExampleCommon Data, for instance, Questions 55 and 56 in main paper: Let X and Y be jointly distributed random variables such that the conditional distribution of Y, given X=x, is uniform on the interval (x-1,x+1). Suppose E(X)=1 and Var(X)=5/3. First question using common data: Q.55 The mean of the random variable Y is (A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 3/2 (D) 2 Second question using common data: Q.56 The variance of the random variable Y is (A) 1/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1 (D) 2 Go to TOP Linked answer questions: These questions are of problem solving type. A problem statement is followed by two questions based on the problem statement. The two questions are designed such that the solution to the second question depends upon the answer to the first one. In other words, the first answer is an intermediate step in working out the second answer. Each question in such ‘linked answer questions’ will carry two marks. Example Statement for Linked Answer Questions, for instance, for Questions 59 and 60 in Main Paper: Consider a machine with a byte addressable main memory of 216 bytes. Assume that a direct mapped data cache consisting of 32 lines of 64 bytes each is used in the system. A 50x50 two dimensional array of bytes is stored in the main memory starting from memory location 1100H. Assume that the data cache is initially empty. The complete array is accessed twice. Assume that the contents of the data cache do not change in between the two accesses. First question of the pair: Q.59 How many data cache misses will occur in total? (A) 48 (B) 50(C) 56 (D) 59 Second question of the pair: Q.60 Which of the following lines of the data cache will be replaced by new blocks in accessing the array for the second time? (A) line 4 to line 11 (B) line 4 to line 12(C) line 0 to line 7 (D) line 0 to line 8 The questions based on the above four logics may be a mix of single stand alone statement / phrase / data type questions, combination of option codes type questions or match items types questions

Contact Details

Contact details Telephone, fax e-mail Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore 560 012 Phone: 080-2293 2392 Fax: 080-2360 1227 gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Phone: 022-2576 7068 Fax: 022-2572 3706 gateoffice@iitb.ac.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 Phone: 011-2659 1749 Fax: 011-2658 1579 gate@admin.iitd.ernet.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039 Phone: 0361-258 2751 Fax: 0361-258 2755 gate@iitg.ernet.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016 Phone: 0512-259 7412 Fax: 0512-259 0932 gate@iitk.ac.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302 Phone: 03222-282091 Fax: 03222-278243 gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036 Phone: 044-2257 8200 Fax: 044-2257 8204 gate@iitm.ac.in Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 Phone: 01332-284531 Fax: 01332-285707 gate@iitr.ernet.in

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