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Information regarding GATE exam for 2008
Posted Date: 19 Nov 2007 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: General
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Posted By: kthangamani Member Level: Silver
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GATE'2008 information system
Candidates will be required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration. The examination will be held from 0930 hours to 1230 hours on Sunday, February 10, 2008. The list of papers for GATE 2008 is given under structure of GATE. The question papers will be in english only.
Before applying for GATE 2008, candidates must assure themselves that they have chosen the right paper, which qualifies them to become eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in. The criteria for postgraduate admission with Scholarship/ Assistantship are different in various Institutes. GATE Offices will not provide any information in this regard. For more details, the candidates are required to contact the Institutes/Universities to which they are interested in seeking admission.
The choice of the paper is the responsibility of the candidate.
Information about the pattern of the questions is given under question paper pattern.
Structure of GATE Examination
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The GATE 2008 examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration.
• The question paper will consist of only objective type questions. Each question will have four choices for the answer. Only one choice is correct. Wrong answers carry negative marks.
• Each paper is for a maximum of 150 marks.
A candidate will have to choose any one of the papers listed below:
PAPER CODE PAPER CODE
Aerospace Engg. AE Information Technology IT
Agricultural Engg. AG Mathematics MA
Architecture and Planning AR Mechanical Engg. ME
Civil Engg. CE Mining Engg. MN
Chemical Engg. CH Metallurgical Engg. MT
Computer Science and Engg. CS Physics PH
Chemistry CY Production and Industrial Engg. PI
Electronics and Communication Engg. EC Pharmaceutical Sciences PY
Electrical Engineering EE Textile Engg. and Fibre Science TF
Geology and Geophysics GG Engineering Sciences XE*
Instrumentation Engg. IN Life Sciences XL*
*Papers XE and XL are of general nature and will comprise the following sections:
XE paper sections (Engineering Sciences) XL paper sections (Life Sciences)
SECTIONS CODE SECTIONS CODE
Engg. Mathematics (Compulsory) A Chemistry (Compulsory) J
Computational Science B Biochemistry K
Electrical Sciences C Biotechnology L
Fluid Mechanics D Botany M
Materials Science E Microbiology N
Solid Mechanics F Zoology O
Thermodynamics G
Polymer Science and Engineering H
Food Technology I
Candidates appearing in XE or XL papers are required to answer three sections. Sections (A) and (J) are compulsory in XE and XL papers respectively. Candidates can choose any two out of the remaining sections mentioned against the respective papers.
• The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. However, some guidelines are suggested below:
(a) Candidates are expected to appear in a paper (one of the listed papers) appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree.
(b) However, the candidates are free to choose any paper according to their admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which they wish to seek admission.
• The question paper of GATE 2008 will be fully of objective type.
(a) Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response Sheet (ORS).
(b)There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction for each wrong answer will be 25% of the allotted marks.
Question Paper Pattern
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The question paper will consist of only objective type questions. 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 for each wrong answer will be 25% of the allotted marks.
• MAIN PAPERS
• XE - SECTION A PAPER (Engineering Mathematics)
• XE SECTION PAPERS EXCEPT FOR SECTION A
• XL SECTION PAPERS
Contacts
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Zone-1
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560 012
Phone: 080-2293 2392
Fax: 080-2360 1227
email: gate(at)gate.iisc.ernet.in
Zone-2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai,
Mumbai 400 076
Phone: 022-2576 7068
Fax: 022-2572 3706
email: gateoffice(at)iitb.ac.in
Zone-3
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas,
New Delhi 110 016
Phone: 011-2659 1749
Fax: 011-2658 1579
email: gate(at)admin.iitd.ernet.in
Zone-4
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, North Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039
Phone: 0361-258 2751
Fax : 0361-269 0789
email: gate(at)iitg.ernet.in
Zone-5
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016
Phone: 0512-259 7412
Fax : 0512-259 0932
email: gate(at)iitk.ac.in
Zone-6
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302
Phone: 03222-282091
Fax : 03222-278243
email: gate(at)adm.iitkgp.ernet.in
Zone-7
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036
Phone: 044-2257 8200
Fax : 044-2257 8204
email: gate(at)iitm.ac.in
Zone-8
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667
Phone: 01332-284531
Fax: 01332-285707
email: gate(at)iitr.ernet.in
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