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| Monday, Sep 29, 2008
The road to GATE 2009
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is the dominant factor in M.Tech admissions.
A score in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
is a pre-requisite for admission to M.Tech. programmes. While
conducting interviews, 70 per cent weightage will be given to
GATE score and 30 to academic merit.
The institution concerned will prescribe the minimum percentage
of marks required.GATE score is essential for all students seeking
admission to M.Tech. or postgraduate programmes with scholarship
or assistantship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development
(MHRD).
Some colleges or institutes specify GATE score as the mandatory
qualification even for admission without MHRD scholarship.
However, mere GATE qualification does not guarantee admission.
Top-level institutions like IITs admit candidates having high
GATE scores only.
According to MHRD rules, the award of postgraduate scholarship
or assistantship to GATE-qualified candidates is for a maximum
period of 24 months for master’s degree programmes in
engineering, technology, architecture or pharmacy.
GATE-qualified candidates are also eligible for the award
of Junior Research Fellowship in the projects and laboratories
of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Some government organisations prescribe GATE qualification
as a requirement for applying to the posts of scientists or
engineers. GATE is an all-India examination conducted jointly
by the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and the seven
IITs on behalf of the Co-ordinating Board — GATE, Department
of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD),
Government of India. The overall coordination and responsibility
of conducting GATE - 2009 lies with the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Roorkee, designated as the organising institute
for GATE- 2009.
GATE - 2009
GATE - 2009 will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on February
8, 2009.
Applications can be submitted online or offline. Fee for applying
online is Rs.900 (Rs.400 for candidates belonging to the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories and differently-abled
candidates).
Offline application fee is Rs. 1,000 (Rs. 500 for candidates
belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories
and differently-abled candidates). Last date for submitting
online application is October 24, 2008. Results will be announced
on March 15, 2009.
Information about GATE - 2009 is also available on the web
sites http://gate.iisc.ernet.in (IISc Bangalore); www.iitb.ac.in/gate
(IIT Bombay); www.iitd.ac.in/gate (IIT Delhi); www.iitg.ernet.in/gate(IIT
Guwahati); www.iitk.ac.in/gate (IIT Kanpur); http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in
(IIT Kharagpur); and http://gate.iitm.ac.in (IIT Madras).
Eligibility
B.E. or B.Tech., B.Arch. and B.Pharm. holders and those in
the final or pre-final year of such programmes are eligible
to apply for GATE - 2009.
Master’s degree holders in any branch of science, mathematics,
statistics or computer applications; those who are in the
final or pre-final year of such programmes; holders of integrated
master’s degree or dual degrees in engineering or technology;
and AMIE or AME holders are also eligible to appear for GATE.
Those who are choosing any one of the following centres —
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur,
Kozhikode, Kannur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchirappalli,
Tirunelveli, Puducherry, Chennai, Madurai, Dindigal, Guntar,
Nagarcoil and Tirupati — as an examination centre should
send their applications to the chairman, GATE, Indian Institute
of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 (Phone: 044-22578200).
GATE examination has only one paper of three-hour duration
— 60 questions in the multiple choice objective type,
carrying a maximum of 100 marks.
One can choose any one of the following papers: aerospace
engineering; agricultural engineering; architecture and planning;
civil engineering; chemical engineering; computer science
and information technology; chemistry, electronics and communication
engineering; electrical engineering; geology and geophysics;
instrumentation engineering; mathematics; mechanical engineering;
mining engineering; metallurgical engineering; physics; production
and industrial engineering; pharmaceutical sciences; textile
engineering and fibre science; and life sciences.
One is expected to appear for a paper appropriate to the discipline
of their qualifying degree. However, one is free to choose
any paper according to their future study plan. (Information
technology has been merged into computer science paper.) Negative
marking will be effected in paper valuation.
GATE - 2009 results will be announced on March 15, 2009 and
is valid for one year from the date of announcement.
Score card consisting of GATE score, percentile score and
all-Indian rank will be sent to the qualified candidates.Detailed
syllabus of the papers can be downloaded from the web sites
of IITs.
M.Tech. at IITs
Majority of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) provide
M.Tech. study facilities in electronics and communications
or related engineering disciplines.
Meritorious engineering graduates in electronics and communication
or respective branches with valid GATE scores are eligible
for admission.
The Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, conducts
M.Tech. in communication systems; control guidance and instrumentation;
digital signal processing; and micro electronics and VLSI
design. Meritorious B.Tech. holders in electronics and communication
engineering with valid GATE scores are eligible for admission.
IIT Madras also offers M.S. and Ph.D. programmes. Research
facilities leading to Ph.D. in wireless communication; fibre
optics; optical communication and networks; signal and image
processing; networking and so on are also offered.
For details, visit www.iitm.ac.in.
The Centre for Applied Research in Electronics, IIT Delhi,
conducts M.Tech. in radio frequency design and technology;
and electronics (communication) engineering. Research facilities
related to signal processing; microwave and micro electronics
are also offered. ( www.iitd.ac.in/pg/mtech.htm)
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering of
IIT Guwahati offers M.Tech. in two specialisation areas —
signal processing and VLSI. A Ph.D. programme is also offered.
( www.iitg.ernet.in/ece).
Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
of IIT Kharagpur offers M.Tech. with specialisation in fibre
optics and light wave engineering; micro electronics and VLSI
design; telecommunication system engineering; visual information;
and embedded system engineering. (http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/m.tech)
Courtesy: The Hindu - Education Plus
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