* The GATE 2008 examination consists of a single paper
of 3 hours duration and carries a maximum of 150 marks.
* The question paper of GATE 2008 will be fully objective
type.
* Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening
the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective
Response Sheet (ORS).
* There will be negative marking for wrong answers.
The deduction will be 25% of the marks allotted.
GATE 2008 will have 22 papers:
Candidates appearing in XE or XL papers are required
to answer three sections . Sections (A) and (H) are compulsory
in XE and XL respectively. Candidates can choose any two
out of the remaining sections mentioned against the respective
papers.
The choice of the appropriate paper
is the responsibility of the candidate. However, some
guidelines are suggested below:
* Candidates are expected to appear in a paper appropriate
to the discipline of their qualifying degree.
* However, the candidates are free to choose any paper
according to their admission plan, keeping in mind the
eligibility criteria of the admitting institute.
GATE 2008 - Structure
of GATE
Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper
of three hours duration. The examination will be held
from 0930 to 1230 hrs. on Sunday, February 11, 2007. The
list of papers for GATE 2008 is given under Structure
of Gate. The question papers will be in English only.
Before applying for GATE 2008, 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. GATE
Offices are not in a position to provide any information
in this regard. Some information regarding postgraduate
programmes in various Institutes is given under PG admission.
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.
Some information about the pattern of the questions
is given under Question Paper Pattern.
GATE 2008 - Eligibility
The GATE Committee is the sole authority for regulating
the examination and declaring results.
• GATE
Qualification
Admission to Postgraduate Programmes, with MHRD and
some other government scholarship/assistantship, in
Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/Science
at engineering colleges/institutes in the country will
be open to those who qualify through GATE.
Some engineering colleges/Institutes specify GATE as
mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing
students to postgraduate programmes.
However, GATE qualification by itself does not guarantee
admission or scholarship/ assistantship.
Candidates are required to find out the procedure of
final selection and award of Scholarship/ Assistantship
from the institutions in which they seek admission.
• Eligibility
The candidates with following academic background are
eligible to appear in GATE 2008:
* 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 recognised by UPSC/AICTE
(e.g. AMIE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who
have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional
courses are also eligible.
Main Papers (Non-XE/XL Papers)
The question paper
will be for a total of 150 marks divided into three
groups:
Group I : Question Numbers 1 to 20 (20 questions) will
carry one mark each (subtotal 20 marks) .
Group II: Question Numbers 21 to 75 (55 questions)
will carry two marks each (subtotal 110 marks). Out
of this, Q.71 to Q.75 may be questions based on common
data .
Group III: Question Numbers 76 to 85 (10 questions)
will carry two marks each (subtotal 20 marks). These
questions are called linked answer questions. These
10 questions comprise five pairs of questions (76 &
77, 78 & 79, etc.). The solution to the second question
of each pair (e.g. Q.77) will be linked to the correct
answer to the first one (e.g. Q.76) in the pair.
Each question will have four choices for the answer.
Only one choice is correct.
Wrong answers carry 25% negative marks. In Q.1 to Q.20,
0.25 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer and
in Q.21 to Q.76, Q.78, Q.80, Q.82 and Q.84, 0.5 mark
will be deducted for each wrong answer. However, there
is no negative marking in Q.77, Q.79, Q.81, Q.83 and
Q.85.
Papers bearing the code AE, AG, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE,
IN, IT, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF will contain questions on
Engineering Mathematics to the extent of 20 to 25 marks.
The multiple choice objective test questions can be
of the following type:
Each choice containing a single stand-alone statement/phrase/data.
Example
Q. The phenomenon known as “Early Effect”
in a bipolar transistor refers to a reduction of the
effective base-width caused by
A) electron-hole recombination at the base
the reverse biasing of the base-collector junction
the forward biasing of emitter-base junction
the early removal of stored base charge during saturation-to-cutoff
switching
Each choice containing a combination of option codes.
The question may be accompanied by four options P,
Q, R, S and the choices may be a combination of these
options. The candidate has to choose the right combination
as the correct answer.
Example
Q. Choose the correct combination of true statements
from the following:
P : The ratio of isentropic to isothermal bulk modulus
for a gas is equal to its specific heat ratio (C P/C
V)
Q : The viscosity of gas is an increasing function of
temperature
R : The viscosity of a gas is a decreasing function
of temperature
S : The compressibility co-efficient of a gas decreases
with increase in Mach number
(A) Q, S (B) R, S (C) P, S (D) P, Q
Assertion[a]/Reason[r] type with the choices stating
if [a]/[r] are True/False and/or stating if [r] is correct/incorrect
reasoning of [a]
Example
Q. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following
assertion and reasoning:
Assertion [a]: Bernoulli's equation can be applied
along the central streamline in a steady laminar fully-developed
flow through a straight circular pipe.
Reason [r]: The shear stress is zero at the centre-line
for the above flow.
(A) Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct
reason for [a]
(B) Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct
reason for [a]
(C) Both [a] and [r] are false
(D) [a] is false but [r] is true
Match items : Match all items in Group 1 with correct
options from those given in Group 2 and choose the correct
set of combinations from the choices E, F, G and H.
Example
Q. Find the correct match between Group 1 and Group
2
Common data questions : Multiple questions may be linked
to a common problem data, passage and the like. Two
or three questions can be formed from the given common
problem data. 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.
Example
Common Data for Questions 74 & 75 :
KMnO 4 reacts with oxalic acid in the presence of excess
H 2 SO 4 to yield a manganese complex X which is colorless
in dilute solutions and pale pink in the crystalline
form [atomic number of manganese is 25] .
Q.74 The number of unpaired electrons present in the
complex X is
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Q.75 The calculated spin only magnetic moment for the
compound X is
(A) 5.92 BM (B) 4.90 BM (C) 3.87 BM (D) 1.73 BM
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 to be 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 82 & 83:
Consider a unity-gain feedback control system whose
open-loop transfer function is
Q.82 The value of “a” so that the system
has a phase-margin equal to is approximately equal to
(A) 2.40 (B) 1.40 (C) 0.84 (D) 0.74
Q.83 With the value of “a” set for a phase-margin
of , the value of unit-impulse response of the open-loop
system at t=1 second is equal to
(A) 3.40 (B) 2.40 (C) 1.84 (D) 1.74
XE/XL Papers
* XE and XL papers contain a number of sections as
given under Structure of GATE. Each Section is of 50
marks. Each Section will be fully objective type and
the questions are divided into three groups.
* Group I: Question Numbers 1 to 6 (6 questions) will
carry one mark each (subtotal 6 marks).
* Group II: Question Numbers 7 to 24 (18 questions)
will carry two marks each (subtotal 36 marks). Out of
this, Q.23 and Q.24 may be questions based on common
data.
* Group III: Question Numbers 25 to 28 (4 questions)
will carry two marks each. These questions are called
linked answer questions. These 4 questions comprise
two pairs of questions (25 & 26 and 27 & 28).
The solution to the second question of each pair (e.g.
Q.26) will be linked to the correct answer to the first
one (e.g. Q.25) in the pair (subtotal 8 marks).
All questions have four choices with only one being
correct.
Wrong answers carry 25% negative marks. In Q.1 to Q.6
of each section, 0.25 mark will be deducted for each
wrong answer and in Q.7 to Q.25 and Q.27, 0.5 mark will
be deducted for each wrong answer. However, there is
no negative marking in Q.26 and Q.28.
The pattern of multiple-choice questions is the same
as in the Main papers.
* The question paper of GATE 2008 will be fully objective
type.
* Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening
the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective
Response Sheet (ORS).
GATE 2008 - HOW TO
APPLY
There are two different ways by which candidates can
apply for GATE 2008, namely Online Registration and Offline
Registration. Detailed information about each of these
processes is given below.
Online Registration
Application fee: Rs. 900 for general category and Rs.
400 for SC/ST category.
The application fee is not refundable.
GATE 2008 -
1. How to Pay?
In order to fill in the
online application, payment has to made apriori.
The payments can be made using SBI ATM or Demand
Drafts. The detailed procedure of making payments
using SBI ATM is explained below:
Steps
to be followed for ATM transaction
Step01: Enter your ATM card
Step02: Press <Services>
option
Step03: Enter <PIN>
Step04: Press <Examination
Fee>
Step05: Enter 1 and then press
<Yes>
Step06: Press <Yes>
Step07: Press <Examination
Fee>
Step08: Enter 1 for GEN [2 for
SC/ST] and then press <Yes>
Step09: Press <Continue>
Step10: Press <Saving A/C>
[if your account is SB] or <Current A/C>
[if it is Current]
Step11: Collect the original
slip
<x> is to mean that you
have to press x on the screen of ATM monitor.
Instructions: Do not forget to
send the Original Transaction Slip, SC/ST or Disability
Certificate (if applicable) alongwith the application
form (duly filled and signed) that is generated
while filling-in the Online Application to the
Organizing Chairman, GATE-2007, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-208016.
Remember that in the Application Form you have
to paste the recent Passport size Photograph (unsigned)
with light background.
Payments can also be made
through the Demand drafts. In the event, please
send the original Demand Draft (instead of the
ATM Transaction Slip) together with the application
form. Other enclosures are same as mentioned earlier.
GATE 2008 -
2. How to fill out the form
Offline Registration
Application fee: Rs. 1000
for general category and Rs. 500 for SC/ST category.
The application fee is not refundable.
Information Brochures and Application
Forms are obtainable on payment of cash from the
designated Bank Branches corresponding to each
zone. The bank pay-in-slip in original must be
attached to the candidate's application during
submission. Candidates can also obtain Information
Brochures and Application Forms by Post from/or
personally at the GATE offices. For this purpose
a Demand Draft is to be sent for the amount as
above to the Chairman, GATE of the corresponding
zonal GATE office, along with a request letter
and two self-addressed slips.
Filled in Application Form along with the bank
pay-in-slip / receipt of payment from GATE office
must be sent to the respective zonal GATE office
depending on the examination city where the candidate
wishes to appear.
Examination Cities
Address to which completed application form
is to be sent
Draft in favour of
Zone 1
Ananthapur, Bangalore, Davangere,
Hassan, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar,
Mysore and Surathkal
Chairman, GATE
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Bangalore 560 012
*
A candidate is eligible for Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) Scholarship/ Assistantship in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/Sciences
at engineering colleges/institutes in the country if he/she
qualifies in GATE . To avail the scholarship, additionally,
the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate
programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting
institution. GATE qualification by itself does not guarantee
admission. GATE qualified candidates in Engineering disciplines
are also eligible for the award of the Junior Research
Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Some government organizations
prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying
to the post of a Scientist/Engineer.
*
As per the directives of the Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, the following procedure
is to be adopted for admission to postgraduate programmes
(Master's and Doctoral) with MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship
. The GATE performance of the candidate will be considered
for admission. If the candidate is to be selected through
interview for postgraduate programmes, minimum 70% weightage
is to be given to the GATE performance . The remaining
weightage (30% maximum) can be given to the marks obtained
by the candidate in his/her qualifying examination or
interview. Candidates opting for a general paper (XE or
XL) should be further examined (by interview/written test)
by the admitting institution. In such cases also the weightage
for GATE score should not be less than 70%. The admitting
institution will prescribe minimum passing percentage
of marks in the interview. Some Colleges/Institutes specify
GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission without
MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship.
*
Candidates are advised to seek details about admission
procedures and availability of MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship
from the department of their interest or postgraduate
office of the concerned institution. GATE offices will
not entertain any enquiry about admission and award of
Scholarship/Assistantship.
*
While qualifying in GATE is essential for all candidates
seeking admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD
Scholarship/Assistantship, the management of the postgraduate
Scholarship/Assistantship is the responsibility of the
admitting institution. The GATE Committee has no role
in the award or disbursement of Scholarship/Assistantship.
Similarly, reservation of seats under different categories
is as per the policies and norms prevailing at the admitting
institution and the Government of India rules.
*
According to MHRD rules, the award of postgraduate Scholarship/Assistantship
to GATE qualified candidates is for a maximum period of
24 months for Master's degree programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/Science.
*
Every qualified candidate will receive an original GATE
Scorecard valid for two years. Additional Scorecards (up
to a maximum of two) will be issued only once on request
and on payment of Rs 300 per card. Such requests should
reach the Organizing Chairman, GATE 2008, Indian Institute
of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur 208016 before August 31,
2007 together with a bank draft in favour of Chairman
GATE, IIT Kanpur, payable at Kanpur . These cards will
be labelled as Additional Scorecard -1 and Additional
Scorecard - 2 at the top. However, if the candidate changes
his/her admitting institution by using the additional
scorecard(s), he/she is required to clarify the matters
related to his/her admission and Scholarship/Assistantship
with the new institution where subsequent admission change
is sought.
*
At present, students in the Integrated Master's Degree
and Dual Degree programmes in Engineering/ Technology
are eligible to appear in GATE 2008 in order to qualify
for the postgraduate scholarship in their own institutions
only. They are not eligible for admission to a fresh M.E/M.Tech.
programme.
GATE 2008 - EXAMINATION
CITIES (Information for filling the Application Form)
