What Is Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering(GATE), and Advantages Of Having Excellent Gate Score?

The GATE examination was conducted jointly Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology. The examination of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is conducted on the behalf National Coordination Board – GATE. Other organizations involved are Department of Higher Education, and MHRD ministry of Government of India. All the major IITS like Bombay, Madras, Roorkee, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, and Kharagpur are involved in conducting the gate examination. After the examination, the candidates are provided with GATE score based on their GATE examinations. 

Master of Engineering and Master of Technology are some of the areas where the students can get admission after securing good gate score. Some prestigious colleges also accept Gate score for getting admission into Doctor of Philosophy. Apart from getting admission, the candidates are also provided with suitable financial assistance from the ministry of human resource and development. Many organization recruits candidates for entry level jobs based on their performance in GAT Eexaminations. The selection of candidates into the master program can be done directly based on the GATE score or through admission tests, in accordance to the admission parameters set by different organizations. In cases of selection of candidates through admission tests, the weightage of gate score is 70% and admission tests is 30%. 

It is reported that an amount of 25000 rupees per month is awarded to students under the JRF-GATE scheme. The amount is increased to 28000 rupees per month after completion of two years of their JRF-GATE. The students are usually upgraded to SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) – GATE. After compilation of 5 years, the students are provided with Ph. D degree. 

Some of the popular subjects for appearing in gate examinations are Biotechnology, Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Metallurgical Engineering. In addition to this, the subjects of Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Computer Science & Information Technology, are also popular among candidates appearing in GATE examinations. Since, most of students appearing in engineering are placed in information technology firms. Hence the graduates appearing for the computer science has increased in recent past in cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. As per a recent survey conducted, it was reported that about 107,086 students appeared for computer science and information technology in the year 2010. The number of students has increased in the years 2015 where about 115,425 appeared for the computer science and information technology. 

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, are few public sector companies that recruit computer science graduate with valid GATE score. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and Bharat Broadband Network Limited, are other public & private sectors companies in India that recruits computer science graduates with gate score.  

For preparation of gate examination for computer science, the students or working professionals can enroll themselves in corresponding or regular GATE Computer Science Coaching rendered by reputed coaching centers in different cities of India.