Eligibility For GATE

2010 August 30

Most of you may not be interested in this, but many other who don’t have Engineering degree are posting lots of questions related to eligibility of GATE exam. And most of these questions are from students, who are from science background. But this will also help friends from engineering background to help others if they doubts about GATE eligibility.

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE :

  • Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
  • Master 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 degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/ Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.
  • Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

Those criteria are given by GATE official website. Let me elaborate it for students’ by name of degrees.

Second and third year MCA students are eligible for GATE.
First and Second year MSc students are eligible for GATE.
BSc. BCA and BCS (a three years degree) students are not eligible for GATE Exam.
BSc. (Tech), a four years degree, third and final year students are eligible for GATE exam.
B.Tech or BE integrated students are eligible from their third year of integrated degree.

If you have any other degrees or have questions related to GATE eligibility, please feel free to drop a comment. This is a part GATE 2011 preparation guide, which more GATE related posts to help students.

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  1. sir gate exam bachelor degree ke baad kitni bar diya ja sakta hai.

    • pravin gupta Permalink

      Sir,im a student of 2st year mechanical engineering(mumbai univesity) i got a drop in 1st year ,im eligible for GATE exam in 3rd year

  2. swati Permalink

    sir i m student of mca 4th sem from distance edu punjab technical university which is approved by aicte/dec/ugc. can i apply for gate 2012

  3. Rinky Permalink

    if 3rd year btech student clears gate exam then will she be admitted to mtech offering collg for eg iit without completing 4th year in ec ??or else then when??

    • srimathi Permalink

      ur gate exam score is valid for 2 years.u will join for M.E after completing ur bachelor degree.

  4. Rinky Permalink

    pls sir do reply as soon as possible

  5. manoj Permalink

    I m a BE 2011 pass out i didnt join ME this year studying additional course,is GATE 2012 is eligible for me?
    Plz mail to me to manojprabhakar00@gmail.com

  6. Kaviyarasan Permalink

    I am a third year mechanical engg student
    Heard that, from this on-wards only final year students are eligible for gate exam.
    I am not sure about this.

    please Clarify !

    Thanks.

  7. Ramakrishna R V Permalink

    hello sir….i am a 2010 passed out….am i eligible to write GATE exam…and 1 thing i would like to ask you is…did i need to submit any form..from college that i am not in either pre-final or final year..and i had completed my btech in 2010,….please give me reply fast sir expecting a favourable reply

  8. Tinku jangid Permalink

    I have completed my BCA. Can I give gate exam.

  9. arun Permalink

    i am final year in b.c.a.may i write GATE exam?

  10. Hapreet Singh Permalink

    hello sir…..
    i done my master degree in science(M.Sc in Chemistry).
    Am i eligible for GATE exam?

  11. Deeksha Gupta Permalink

    sir
    i am 1st year m.sc physics may i write gate exam

  12. Venkatesan.V Permalink

    After my Diploma completion now I joined in BE Mech.engg at PSG college of tech. Combatore.as lateral entry ,But i didn’t study +2.,
    Can i write IIT gate exam?

  13. I completed my diploma in engg. in 2009. now iam in B.E. last year.
    am i eligible to take GRE?
    plz reply me.

  14. Sampada Permalink

    Sir, i m in final year engg with E&TC branch. but i have one gap
    after second year sir i am eligible for GATE? Gap is allowed?
    Plz guide me.

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