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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering ( GATE ) is the entrance test for admission to post graduate programs of Engineering and Science in IISc Bangalore, IITs, NITs and other engineering colleges in India. Mostly taken by engineering graduates, GATE has become one of the most popular entrance tests in India.

The number of candidates appearing in GATE 2010 has doubled from GATE 2009. In GATE 2009, 206,421 students appeared for the test while in GATE 2010, the number of candidates appeared is 420,596. With more than 4.2 lakh students, GATE has the third highest number of applicants for any competitive test for admission to educational institutes in India after AIEEE and IIT JEE beating the likes of CAT.

With the pace at which Engineering Colleges are opening across the country, the number of students passing out of engineering will only increase which will lead to a further increase in total number of applicants for GATE.

The Franchise concept is the most trusted and successful business model in the Indian educational system. Gateforum offers a complete business format to the franchisees including support in setting up and operating the centre. In general our Franchisees will have :

• Access to the brand GATEFORUM.
• Opportunity to work with the leader in GATE training in India.
• Exposure to standard business process, with highest level of ethical standards.
• Advantage of a widespread, pan India network of 40 centers.
• Access to high quality study material and faculty orientation programs.
• Guidance in marketing and promotion.

Advantages of being a GATEFORUM Franchisee

Lower risks: It’s a proven fact that starting with an established player is always safer than jumping alone into alien territory. And we are the single largest national player in GATE preparation domain.

Startup Assistance: With our accumulated learning and team of professionals we will make sure that your business enterprise takes off smoothly.

Business Plan: We will provide the basic business plan and know-how to operate the centre.

Training : All new partners and their team will undergo the basic training to deal with issues like GATE and M Tech. Specific modules like marketing and counseling training will be available on request.

Brand Name: As a partner, one will be authorized to use the trusted brand name GATEFORUM.

Quality products and Services: Gateforum has the best study material and test series in the industry. We also offer innovative products such as eTutor – online classes. Gateforum franchisee would have access to all the products and services offered by the company.

We are open to partner with anyone with a zeal to serve the student community, and who can carry forward the GATEFORUM`s promise of quality service.

Along with the passion to educate, motivate students and the desire to shape their future. Following are skills/abilities required :

• A postgraduate, preferably an Engineer from IIT/NIT or any other premier institute.
• Ability to mobilize the resources as and when required.
• Having a good network among the local teaching fraternity.
• Must be a local resident of the location applied for, or should have complete idea of the locality.
• Ability to invest Rs 5 to 10 lakhs, based upon the location and type of centre chosen.
• Should be involved personally in the centre’s operations.
• Good administrative skills, managerial ability and relationship marketing skills.
• Previous experience in the service industry, preferably educational services.

Gateforum Franchise is available in two variants, CLC - Classroom Learning Center and DLC - Distance Learning Center.

Following table lists the offerings of CLC & DLC.

Products offered by Gateforum – Classroom Learning Center
SN	Products	Brief Description
1	Intensive Classroom Program	Classroom training for GATE along with study material and TarGATE.
2.	Correspondence Course	A set of 10 books along with past GATE solved papers.
3	eTutor	Online Classes for GATE that can be accessed through Internet
4	TarGATE	All India classroom test series for GATE conducted in 40 cities
5	Online Test Series	Internet based test series for GATE.

Products offered by Gateforum – Distance Learning Center
SN	Products	Brief Description
1.	Correspondence Course	A set of 10 books along with past GATE solved papers.
2	eTutor	Online Classes for GATE that can be accessed through Internet
3	TarGATE	All India classroom test series for GATE conducted in 40 cities
4	Online Test Series	Internet based test series for GATE.

Required Infrastructure

• A minimum of 1000 SFT space, owned or leased/rented, in a prime student friendly commercial locality.
• Must have good visibility, should be seen clearly from main road.
• One counseling desk, and a reception area to serve, 8 – 10 students at one time.
• A dedicated student library of technical books (list will be provided).
• Basic amenities like water, electricity, power backup, washroom, and drinking water for students.

System Requirement

• Computers (P4 or above, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, with combo drive and licensed Windows XP Professional SP 2 or above.)
• One printer cum scanner.
• Broadband internet connectivity, 1 MBPS or above.
• Power back up facility.
• A dedicated telephone line.

Manpower Requirement

• One Center Manager.
• One experienced student counselor.
• Two marketing executives.
• One office boy.

Presently, franchise opportunities for the following cities are available. Applications from locations not listed in the following list will also entertained, on case to case basis.

East	West	North	South
Bhagalpur	Bilaspur	Agra	Ananthpur
Bokaro	Jalgaon	Ajmer	Belgaum
Dhanbad	Kolhapur	Aligarh	Guntur
Jamshedpur	Nashik	Chandigarh	Hubli
Ranchi	Rajnandgaon	Dehradun	Tirupati
Shillong	Sangali	Gorakhpur	Madurai
Siliguri	Ujjain	Gwalior	Nellore
Sindri		Jallandhar	Salem
		Jhansi	Vellore
		Jodhpur	Vijayawada
		Kurukshetra
		Ludhiana
		Meerut
		Varanasi