The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

 

The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:
Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IIT Bangalore)
Zone 2 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ( IIT Bombay)
Zone 3 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
Zone 4 - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ( IIT Guwahati)
Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
Zone 7 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee)

 

The GATE 2007 examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration and carries a maximum of 150 marks. T he question paper of GATE 2007 will be fully objective type. Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response Sheet (ORS). There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction will be 25% of the marks allotted. Commencement of sale of information brochure and GATE application forms/ online application form submission Wednesday - 20 Sept 2006

Last date of issue of Information Brochures and Application Forms by post from GATE Offices at bank counters - Friday 27 Oct 2006 at GATE office counters - Monday - 30 Oct 2006 Last date for Online application form submission (website closure) - Friday 27 Oct 2006

Receipt of completed Offline application Forms at different GATE Offices
Monday 30 Oct 2006

Receipt of completed Online Application Forms at IIT Kanpur - Monday - 30 Oct 2006

Last date for Dispatch of Admit Cards by the respective Institutes
Monday - 22 Jan 2007

Date of the Examination - Sunday - 11 Feb 2007

Announcement of GATE results Thursday - 15 March 2007