GATE

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

The well-known Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an exam conducted nationally by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, along with other Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) located in various cities, i.e. Roorkee, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Bombay and Delhi. The GATE exam is conducted on behalf of National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Ministry of Education (MoE), Department of Higher Education, Government of India. The examination of GATE is a Computer Based Test (CBT).Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay  is organising GATE 2021

If you are seeking admission or for financial assistance to Master's and Doctoral (Postgraduate Programs), with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and other Government Scholarships / Assistantships, you must qualify for the GATE exam. This exam is the admission criteria for pursuing the courses with these institutes.

Some of the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are also using the GATE score to recruit, and it is also used by various other universities in India as well as foreign for the admissions.

After the announcement of the result, the score of GATE 2021 will be valid for 3 years.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national exam conducted for the comprehensive understanding of the candidates to pursue in various undergraduate subjects of Engineering, Technology, Architecture and several post-graduate level subjects in the field of Arts, Commerce and Science.

 In GATE 2021, 27 subjects (also known as 'papers') are included for the exam.

The examination of GATE 2021 will be conducted over six days, which includes 12 sessions on the weekends of February 2021, dated, 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th and 14th. 

The GATE exam is being conducted in the different cities of India, as well as in six cities outside India (For international centres, the exam will only be conducted if the COVID-19 situation eases, and other restrictions are relaxed). Otherwise, the exam in international cities will be cancelled.

With the GATE score, the relative performance of the candidate is calculated for a particular subject. The exam is quantified, based on the examination data of several years.

Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM)

In IITs, The Master of Science and other post-B.Sc. programmes are offered with high-quality post-graduate education in various disciplines, which can be compared to several other courses in the world. As per the pace of technology in the current world, there should be a backup for basic science education and research. The research and academic ambience of IITs always motivates the students to pursue their career in R&D field of various subjects of science and technology. 

In the academic session 2004-2005, IIT started conducting this JAM test for admission to M.Sc and various other post-B.Sc. programmes at the IITs. The objective of this exam is to consolidate Science as the best career option for a bright future. JAM has also become a benchmark for the students looking for undergraduate level science education in the country