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Hi,

I have completed Msc(I.T) in 2009. am i eligible for gate exam?

Originally Posted by pravinaug17

Hi,

I have completed Msc(I.T) in 2009. am i eligible for gate exam?

GATE stands for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering .This exam is conducted for M-Tech admission , PHD admission and some of the organization recruit the candidate through GATE score.

If you have Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Architecture/Design or its equivalent or masters degree in science department are applicable for GATE Exam.There is no marks criteria.

Final year of above mentioned degree are applicable for GATE Exam.But prefinal year candidate are not applicable for GATE exam.

Yes , You are applicable for GATE exam because you have completed M.Sc degree in IT stream .

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours time. The question paper consists of only objective type questions.

There are no restriction for attempts in GATE exam.You can apply here maximum time.There is no age criteria but your minimum age must be above 18 years.

GATE score is valid for TWO years.3rd year student are NOT eligible for This year GATE exam.Only final year and pass out batch are eligible for 2012 GATE exam.

List of the Top M-Tech college through GATE score are given below-

IISc Bangalore
http://www.iisc.ernet.in

IIT Bombay
http://www.iitb.ac.in

IIT Guwahati
http://www.iitg.ernet.in

IIT Kanpur
http://www.iitk.ac.in
IIT Kharagpur
http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/

IIT Madras
http://www.iitm.ac.in

IIT Delhi
http://www.iitd.ernet.in/

IIT Roorkee
http://www.iitr.ac.in

TIFR
http://www.tifr.res.in

NIT Trichy
http://www.nitt.edu

NIT Warangal
http://www.nitw.ac.in.

List of the PSU which are taken the candidate through GATE score -

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
• GAIL India Limited.
• Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL).
• NTPC Ltd (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited).
• PGCIL (Power Grid Corporation of India Limited).
• IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited).
• BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited).
• Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
• BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited).
• National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO).
• CONCOR (Container Corporation Of India Ltd).
• MECON Limited.

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Originally Posted by pravinaug17

Hi,

I have completed Msc(I.T) in 2009. am i eligible for gate exam?

Yes,you will be eligible to apply for GATE(Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) for taking admission in M.Tech Course as well as through this exam,you will also able to get jobs in Maharatnas/Navratnas Companies.

There is No age Limit to apply for this exam.
There is No Minimum Marks required to apply for this exam.

Exam Pattern for GATE Exam :-

• Total Number of questions will be 65.
• There will be 55 questions which will include Technical questions from your stream.
• Only 10 question will be from General ability which includes questions from Reasoning,General Awareness and English Grammar.
• Total marks for this exam will be 100.
• Total duration for this exam will be 3 hours.

Marking Schemes :-

• Question 1 to 25 - Total marks 25 and each questions will be of 1 marks.
• Question 26 to 55 - Total marks will be 60 and each questions will be of 2 marks.
• Questions 48 to 51 - Each questions will be of 2 marks.
• Question 56 to 60 - Each questions will be of 1 marks and total marks will be 5.
• Question 61 to 65 - Each questions will be 2 marks and total marks will be 10.

Yes you are eligible for GATE paper code CS which is for computer science and engineering/information technology .

Paper pattern- In 2013 paper pattern was objective types consisting 100 marks and total time to attempt the paper was 3 hrs.Paper was purely from engineering branch you choose and engineering mathematics.General aptitude and English also asked so be prepare for it also.

Exam date-There are two modes available 1) Online paper on 20th january
2) Offline on first Sunday on February.

Eligibility-60 % marks in engineering/MSc from any recognized university.

Application form- Application form will be available from September.You have to fill application online only,no offline form will be available.

Syllabus- When you will fill the application then you will have a option to download the brochure.You can see detailed syllabus in it.

Top institute through GATE exam-

Indian institute of technology,Madras
Indian institute of science ,Bangalore
Defence institute of advance technology,Pune
Jadavpur university,Kolkata
Indian institute of technology,Bombay
indian institute of technology,Kanpur
Tata institute of fundamental research
Indian institute of technology,Roorkee
Indian institute of technology,Delhi
Indian institute of technology,Kharagpur
Indian institute of echnology,Guwahati
All the NITs
All the new IITs
All the central govt universities.

Yes, being an M.Sc holder in IT, you are eligible for GATE. No specific percentage of marks is required to apply. There is no restriction in the number of exam attempts. The test is conducted by 7 IIT’s and IISc. It is usually conducted in the month of February.

Yes, being an M.Sc holder in IT, you are eligible for GATE. No specific percentage of marks is required to apply. There is no restriction in the number of exam attempts. The test is conducted by 7 IIT’s and IISc. It is usually conducted in the month of February.

Yes you can apply for GATE if you have M.Sc. IT qualifications from a recognized University.

Those who have Masters Degree in Computer Applications or Information Technology are eligible to apply for GATE.

Also those who have B.Tech. in any discipline from a recognized Board of education can apply for GATE.

There is no age limit to apply for this examination if you have the qualification.

GATE is Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering which is conducted by IITs and IISc Bangalore for admission into M.Tech. course.

GATE score will also help you in getting scholarship which is sponsored by AICTE for higher studies. You will get stipend during your post graduation from a AICTE approved institution if you qualify GATE.

Some PSUs also hire on the basis of GATE score. Companies like GAIL, BHEL , SAIL, NTPC etc hire engineering based on the GATE score.

So you can apply for GATE for Computer Science stream. So start your preparation for GATE as you have the required qualification.

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