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Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)Under Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD), Govt. of India,

In collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) through The Indian Embassy in

Nepal

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Vision

IIT system would over time provide scientists and technologists of the highest calibre who would engage in research, design and development to help building the nation towards self-reliance in her technological needs.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IITs)Established by an Act of Parliament

President of India is the Visitor

Minister for HRD is Chairman of the IIT Council

Each IIT has a Board of Governors

The Senate is responsible for academic policies, programs and standards

The Director is the Chairman of the Senate and Administrative Head

IIT System in IndiaTotal 22 IITs:

5 Old IITs – IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi (1951-1960)

2 Intermediate IITs – IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee (1990-2000)

9 New IITs – IIT Hyderabad, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Patna,IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Mandi, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Ropar, IIT Indore, IIT Varanasi

6 Very New IITs – IIT Tirupati, IIT Palakkad, IIT Chattisgarh, IIT Jammu, IIT Goa, IIT Dharwad

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Old 7 IITs are always within top 100 world class

institutes

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Ranks of IITs: QS World Ranking (Engg.)

MHRD 2016 Ranks of IITsRank Name City Score

1 IIT Madras Chennai 89.41

2 IIT Bombay Mumbai 87.66

3 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur 83.91

4 IIT Delhi New Delhi 82.02

5 IIT Kanpur Kanpur 81.07

6 IIT Roorkee Roorkee 78.68

7 IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad 77.22

8 IIT Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 75.2

9 IIT Ropar Rupnagar 74.88

10 IIT Patna Patna 74.68

11 IIT Guwahati Guwahati 74.62

14 IIT – BHU Varanasi 74.39

16 IIT Indore Indore 72

20 IIT Mandi Mandi 70.32

25 IIT Jodhpur Jodhpur 67.68

26 IIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar 67.58

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•Over the years, IITs have created a world class educational platform that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds.

•The faculty and alumni of IITs occupy key positions in academia and industry, both in India and abroad, and continue to make a considerable impact in all sections of the Society.

Why Study at IITs?

Benefits of taking GATE :

Benefits of taking GATE :

Direct Admissions to IITs for M.Tech or M.Tech-PhD dual degree

International candidates, may be provided with scholarship/assistantship (all or limited) as per the notification of the admitting Institutes.

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Get ready with scanned of all documents for

ONLINE application Graduate

degree/mark sheet or Pre-year mark sheet for final year students

Valid ID proofs

Photograph

Thumb impression

Fees payment (US 50 $)

Download ADMIT CARD Online

Reach Examination Centre atleast 30 minutes before (carry ID proofs)

Qualified GATE with a GATE score

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Important Features of GATE 2017

Online Exams for all 23 disciplines

One candidate can pursue One paper

Computer Based Examination

The session timings at GATE International Centers as per their local time shall be notified well in advance.

All information is available at GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) & www.gate.iitr.ernet.in.

Entire Application process Online

Availability of Admit card Online

Only 3 hours paper of 100 marks

Forenoon/Afternoon sessions

Valid Passport / Govt. issued ID / Student ID / Employee ID is

acceptedApplication fees : US $ 50

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KEY Features and DATES

The International candidates must have completed or are in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Post-Graduate (M.Sc) degree in any relevant science subject.

Who should apply?

GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens for Enrollment,

Application Filling, Application SubmissionSeptember 1, 2016 (Thursday)

Last Date for Submission of Online Application through Website October 4, 2016 (Tuesday)

Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of Examination City via GOAPS login

November 16, 2016 (Wednesday)

Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Interface for printing January 5, 2017 (Thursday)

Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website March 27, 2017 (Monday)12

Important FeaturesThumb impression of candidates needs to be

uploaded during the application procedure.

Scanned documents of qualified degree (Final year/semester mark sheet) / Pre-final mark sheet for final year students / Provisional certificate need to be uploaded online

Admissions are based on GATE score and the recruitment is Institute dependent

GATE qualification is mandatory to avail the Government scholarships

All GATE information is mentioned on www.gate.iitr.ernet.in

After evaluation of the answers, the raw marks obtained by a candidate are converted to a normalized GATE Score.

GATE 2017 results will be announced on March 27, 2017 at 17:00 hours and will be available on the GATE Online Application Website.

GATE 2017 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results.

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Application and Admit Card Process All information related to the candidates is available in a single GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS).

Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY.

The photograph, signature, thumb impression, qualifying degree certificate, and category certificate (SC/ST/PwD) wherever applicable, must be uploaded during the online application.

Candidates shall be required to enter the Passport no. specified number in their identification card of any one of Passport, College ID, Employee identification or Driving License/Govt. issued ID proof.

Photo Identification is also done based on above ID proofs.

NO candidate shall be allowed to enter the examination hall after 30 minutes of the start of the examination.

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Aerospace Engineering - AE

Aerospace Engineering - AEAgricultural

Engineering - AGAgricultural

Engineering - AG

Biotechnology - BTBiotechnology - BT

Architecture and Planning - AR

Architecture and Planning - AR

Civil Engineering - CECivil Engineering - CE

Computer Science and Information Technology -

CS

Computer Science and Information Technology -

CS

Electronics and Communication Engineering - EC

Electronics and Communication Engineering - EC

Chemical Engineering - CH

Chemical Engineering - CH

Chemistry - CYChemistry - CY

Instrumentation Engineering - INInstrumentation Engineering - IN

Mechanical Engineering - ME

Mechanical Engineering - ME

Metallurgical Engineering - MT

Metallurgical Engineering - MT

Physics - PH Physics - PH

Geology and Geophysics - GG

Geology and Geophysics - GG

Mathematics - MA Mathematics - MA

Mining Engineering - MN Mining Engineering - MN

Petroleum Engineering - PE

Petroleum Engineering - PE

Production and Industrial Engineering - PI

Production and Industrial Engineering - PI

Textile Engineering and Fiber Science - TF

Textile Engineering and Fiber Science - TF

Electrical Engineering - EE

Electrical Engineering - EE

Engineering Sciences - XE

Engineering Sciences - XE

Ecology and Evolution - EY

Ecology and Evolution - EY

Life Sciences - XLLife Sciences - XL

Total 23 subjects

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GATE 2017 – Paper Overview

All papers will be Online – a Computer Based Test for 23 GATE subjects

Papers which are scheduled in more than one Session (Multi-Session) for CE, CS, EE, EC & ME

All other papers will be conducted in Single Session as per the examination scheduleNOTE:

Exact details regarding complete examination schedule of single and multi-session papers will be notified at a later date, on the GATE

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Total 65 questions of 100 marks Total 65 questions of 100 marks

In AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE, Engineering Mathematics: 15% of the total marksGeneral Aptitude : 15% of the total marksSubject paper : 70% of the total marks

In AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE, Engineering Mathematics: 15% of the total marksGeneral Aptitude : 15% of the total marksSubject paper : 70% of the total marks

AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH and XL,General Aptitude : 15% of the total marksSubject paper : 85% of the total marks

AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH and XL,General Aptitude : 15% of the total marksSubject paper : 85% of the total marks

Two types of questions:i) Multiple choice questions : 1 or 2 marks eachii) Numerical answer questions : 1 or 2 marks each

Two types of questions:i) Multiple choice questions : 1 or 2 marks eachii) Numerical answer questions : 1 or 2 marks each

Pattern of Question Paper

Pattern of Question Paper

Design of Question Paper

1. Recall1. Recall

2. Comprehension 2. Comprehension

3. Application3. Application

4. Analysis and Synthesis

4. Analysis and Synthesis

These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper

These questions will test the candidate’sunderstanding of the basics of their field

These questions will test the candidate’s knowledge either through computation or through logical reasoning.

In these questions, the candidate is presented with data, diagrams, images etc. that require analysis before a question can be answered

Marking SchemeMarking Scheme

No negative marking for numerical type questions

1-mark multiple-choice questions: 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer

2-mark multiple-choice questions: 2/3 markwill be deducted for a wrong answer

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and IITs are not about only academics