GATE 2013 NOTIFICATION

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Gate 2013 notification is out or is going to be out Main points :
• 16 streams will be conducted Online.
  ( Online papers: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE, and XL; Offline papers: CS, EC, EE, IN , ME, and PI )
• Only 6 streams will be conducted Offline.
  ( Offline papers: CS, EC, EE, IN , ME, and PI) .
• No Application Fee for female applicants

The application fee is
•  1200 for General/OBC male applicants and
•  600 for SC/ST/PD male applicants.
• Validity of GATE 2013 score will be for a period of TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of results.

Date Of Exam
• Commencement of online application: 1st September 2012 (Saturday)
• last date for submission of online application: 30th September 2012 (Sunday)
• Structure of the Test Paper remains the same - 65 Questions, 3 hours, 100 marks

What's New in GATE 2013?
• 15 subject papers will be conducted by an ONLINE computer based test: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE, and XL. Like the previous year the online examination will also contain a few questions where a numerical answer must be provided (instead of a choice from A,B,C,D).
• Female candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
• All candidate related information and grievance redressal will be available in a single GATE Online Applicant Interface. (What is it?)
• Applicant photograph and signature must be uploaded during online application.
• A new formula will be used for calculating the GATE score.
• Biometric information (Photograph and fingerprint) maybe captured before the examination for randomly selected candidates.

Changes in GATE 2012 that will continue to remain in force for GATE 2013.
• Application Process: For GATE 2013, as in GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 8 October 2012. Please note that application forms are NOT available for sale anywhere.
• Downloadable Admit Card: Admit cards are NOT sent by mail anymore. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 5th December 2012. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification.
• Use of black ink ball point pen for Offline exams: The use of pencils to darken the bubbles in the answer sheet for offline has been discontinued since GATE 2012. Candidates should use only black ink ball point pen for darkening of the bubbles in the answer sheet. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ball point pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the bubbles in the answer sheet very carefully.
• Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers: In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. Each online paper will have 15 or more marks worth of questions requiring numerical answers where possible.
• Pre-final year students: Pre-final year students are NOT eligible to write GATE 2013. For details, refer to eligibility for GATE examination.