GATE conducted online successfully in two subjects

The Indian Institutes of Technology at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee and the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore on Monday successfully conducted online Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2010 for two out of the 21 papers.

Examinations in the two subjects, namely textile engineering and fiber science (TF) and mining engineering (MN), were conducted using computers by these institutes. About 1,700 candidates got registered for these examinations, which were conducted simultaneously in eight cities over two shifts, an official release said.

The offline version of the examination in the other 19 papers will be conducted all over the country on 14 February, the release said, adding that the online examination will be repeated on a larger scale in subsequent years.

GATE is an all-India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, department of higher education, ministry of human resource development.

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship / assistanceship in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify through GATE. A GATE score is also required for candidates with bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, architecture or master's degree in any branch of science, mathematics, statistics, computer applications for admission to master's / doctoral programme in engineering, technology, architecture as well as for doctoral programmes in relevant branches of science with MHRD or other government scholarship/assistantship.