GATE Exam

Vani Institute of Engineering for GATE Coaching

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Vani Institute of Engineering & Technology is started for AMIE course. Because of good reputation of this, they are started for GATE coaching. They are providing excellent coaching for all departments. They are conducting the long term class coaching as well as week end class coaching.

This Institute is providing a more moxk exam & on-line test series, which will be mentally & physically fit to the GATE Exam.

Contact address

VANI GATE Coaching centre @HYDERABAD

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGG. & TECH.
Opp:Chermas,Methodist Complex,
ABIDS,Hyderabad - 500 001.
Ph. 040-23204411/22,64522123,9704887991
vaniinstitute_hyderabad1991@yahoo.com

VANI GATE Coaching centre @BANGALORE

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGG. & TECH.
2nd floor,Central Complex, above State Bank Of Mysore & above AXIS Bank ATM,
Opp: Nataraj Theatre,
Rajeev Gandhi Statue,
Behind Central Bus Stop,
Seshadripuram, BANGALORE-560020
Ph. 080- 23565294, 65355794, 9241772625,9342815291.
vaniinstitute_bangalore@yahoo.com

VANI GATE Coaching centre @CHENNAI

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGG. & TECH.
off no: 19/9, near canara bank,
burkit road,t.nagar, chennai-600017
ph:044- 24345294, 09444045294
email: vani_chennai91@yahoo.com

VANI GATE Coaching centre @PUNE

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGG. & TECH.
No. 98, A-Wing,4th Floor,
Shrinath Plaza, F C Road,
Shivaji Nagar, PUNE-411005
Ph. 020 - 020-25530424,64010135,09225504097.
Email: vani_pune@yahoo.com

VANI GATE Coaching centre @KOCHI

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGG.&TECH
I st floor , opp:kaloor bus stand,
kaloor , kochi-682017
ph: 9961677999
email: vani.kochi@gmail.com

Coaching Center for GATE Aspirants

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IES GATE ACADEMY

The IES GATE ACADEMY have started at Hyderabad. This is providing a intensive class room coaching to All India level competitive exams of Awareness to all interested Engineering Graduates.

- This Institutes provides a experienced and dedicated faculty from IISC, IIT and Hyderabad

- Regular & week end class room coaching

- More useful mocktest

- Good material practice books and question banks

- Regular tests for each subject

Contact address:

GATE Coaching Chennai@ T.Nagar

The IES-GATE Academy

No:1 soundararajan street

Behind TTD Temple, above AP tourism office

T.Nagar, Chennai- 600017

ph: 91-9445017000

GATE Coaching Chennai@Anna Nagar

The IES-GATE Academy

class rooms @ Jessie mosses matriculation Higher secondary school

Near saravana Bhavan Hotel

Blue star blus

stop Anna Nagar

Chennai - 600106

Ph: 91-9445027000

GATE Coaching Chennai@Tambaram

The IES-GATE Academy

Class rooms @ Valluvar Gurukulam High school,

Near west Tambaram bus stand

Chennai - 600045

Ph: 91-9445037000

Study Material and Books for GATE ECE Preparations

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The Study Material and Books for GATE ECE students are below.

Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods,Transform Theory Study Material and Books:

Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S.Grewal

Calculus, Differential equations, Complex variables Study Material and Books:

Intermediate Mathematics, S.chand publications by B.V.Sastry , K.Venkateswarlu ( if i remember ) both the volumes.

Probability and Statistics Study Material and Books:

Probability , statistics and queuing theory by S.C.Gupta & V.K.Kapoor

Networks: Network graphs Study Material and Books:

Network Analysis by Van Valkenburg

Network Theory by Alexander Sadiku, UA Bakshi

Network Theory by Shaum’s outline, Robbins and Miller

Electronic Devices Study Material and Books:

Electronic Devices and Circuits by Boylestead

Solid State Electronic Devices by Benjamin G Streetman

Integrated electronics by Milman Halkias

Electronic Devices and Circuits by David A Bell

Integrated Circuits: Sedra Smith, K.R. Botkar

Electronic Principals by Malvino

Analog and Digital Circuits Study Material and Books:

Engineering Circuit Analysis Hayt & Kemmerly

Electric Circuits by Joseph A. Edminister

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits – Sadiku

Electronic Circuit Analysis by Donald Neamen

Electronic Devices and Circuits by Boylestead

Micro Electronic Circuits by Sedra & Smith

Digital Circuits Anand Kumar, Morris Mano

Signals and Systems Study Material and Books:

Signals and System by Oppenham and Schiener

Signals and System: by Schaum Series, Willsky & Nacob

Signals and System by Sanjay Sharma

Control Systems Study Material and Books:

Control Systems by Ogatta,Kuo

Linear Control Systems by B.S Manke.

Communications Study Material and Books:

Communication Systems by Simon Haykin

Principle of Communication System by B. P. Lathi

Principle of Communication System by Taub & Schilling

Communication Systems by Carlson

Communication Systems by Sanjay Sharma

Electromagnetics Study Material and Books:

Electromagnetic Waves & Radiating Systems by Hayt, JD Kraus

Elements of Electromagneticsby Sadiku

Electromagnetics by J.D.Kraus

Engineering Applications of Electromagnetic Theory by Liao

Few other useful books for GATE ECE preparation.

Gate 2010 by R.S. Kanodia (for questions only)

Previous GATE Question papers(Made Easy Publishers,GK publishers etc)

Previous Engg Services question papers(Made Easy Publishers)

Aptitude Test-D R Choudhary

GATE Physics Self Study Book by Surekha Tomar

Multiple Choice Questions with Explainatory Answers by UPKAR Publication , Agra

Free Video Courses for GATE ECE preparation by IIT Professors.

Wish you all a great luck with your GATE preparation and wish you the best in results.

Duplicate GATE Score Card

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Duplicate GATE scorecard may be issued to candidates on request to the Chairman, GATE 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600036.

Steps to requesting a Duplicate GATE Score Card
If anyone loses the scorecard then lodge a complaint with police and sends as a proof the copy of FIR lodged in the police station of the area where the student lost the scorecard.Accidentally damages the scorecard beyond recognition and the candidate produces an affidavit made in a court of law declaring that he/she has accidentally (cause should be mentioned) damaged the original scorecard beyond recognition. accidentally damages the scorecard which is still recognizable, but cannot be used as a certificate any more, and sends the damaged scorecard to the Chairman, GATE 2011, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036.

The candidate will be issued a GATE 2011 scorecard with the word 'Duplicate' on it and authenticated by the signature of the Chairman, GATE 2011, IIT Madras if the candidate sends the following to the Chairman, GATE 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600036:

An application on plain paper addressed to the Chairman, GATE 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600036 requesting for duplicate GATE 2011 scorecard. The candidate's GATE 2011 registration number must be mentioned in the application.

A Demand Draft for Rs 250.00 drawn in favour of the Chairman, GATE 2011,IIT Madras payable at Chennai as fees for the duplicate scorecard
Self addressed A4 size envelope affixing postal stamp worth Rs 25.00 on it.

GATE 2012 Contacts

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1 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560 012 080-2293 2392 FAX 080-2360 1227 gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in	2 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076 022-2576 7068 FAX 022-2572 3706 gateoffice@iitb.ac.in	3 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 011-2659 1749 FAX 011-2658 1579 gateoffice@admin.iitd.ernet.in
4 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039 0361-258 2751 FAX 0361-258 2755 gate@iitg.ernet.in	5 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016 0512-259 7412 FAX 0512-259 0932 gate@iitk.ac.in	6 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302 03222-282091 FAX 03222-278243 gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in
7 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036 044-2257 8200 FAX 044-2257 8204 gate@iitm.ac.in	8 Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 01332-284531 FAX 01332-285707 gate@iitr.ernet.in

GATE 2012 Results

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GATE 2012 results will be announced on March 15, 2012 at 10:00 hrs and will be available on the GATE websites of IITs and IISc. GATE 2012 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2012 results.

GATE 2012 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between IIT Delhi and the requesting organization. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Delhi.

GATE 2012 Scorecard

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Details about the contents of GATE 2012 Scorecard will be made available in gate zone website at an appropriate time.There is no provision for issue of Additional GATE scorecard.

The GATE 2012 Committee has the authority to decide the qualifying score for each GATE paper. In case any claim or dispute arises in respect of GATE 2012, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi and New Delhi alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such dispute or claim.

GATE 2012 Admit Card

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GATE 2012 Admit card can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued. Bring the admit card at the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification. ONLY one of the following photo identifications is permitted: Driving license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. Photocopies of the original identification document are not acceptable. Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if original and valid photo identification is not presented.

How to Apply GATE 2012 Exam

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Before applying gate 2012, candidates are advised to download the GATE 2012 Information Brochure and read it carefully. Candidates have to apply GTAE 2012 only Online mode. Details of GTAE 2012 application fee and the steps in the application process are given below.

GTAE 2012 Application Fee

Application Fee for the General and OBC Category candidates: Rs.1000

Application Fee for the SC/ST/PD Category candidates: Rs.500/-

PD: Person with Disability

GTAE 2012 Application Process

Step 1:Decide Payment Option

Gateway Payment:

GATE 2012 Payment can be made using netbanking. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.30/-)

Challan Payment:

GATE 2012 application payment by cash at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches. Bank service charge is extra (maximum of Rs.25/-)

Step 2: Obtain SC / ST / PD Certificate (if applicable)

Authorities empowered to issue Certificates

Step 3: Apply Online

Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online.

At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages:

Page-1: Instructions

Page-2: GATE 2012 Application - GATE Copy

Page-3: GATE 2012 Application - Candidate's Copy

Page-4: Address Slip of respective zonal GATE office

Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only)

Take a print out of the entire file on A4 size white sheets using a laser/inkjet printer.

Step 4: Cash Payment: (only for Challan Payment option)

The bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. Take it to any one of the branches of ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy and will return two copies to you. In those two copies, retain the Candidate's copy with you and attach the GATE Copy with the application.

Step 5:

Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place of Page-2.

Sign at the designated place of Page-2.

Paste Page-4 on top of an 10 inch x 12 inch size laminated envelope.

Step 6: Post/Submission

Before posting your application form, make sure that, in addition to the other relevant attachments, you have attached either a copy of the degree certificate or a certificate from your college principal as indicated below:

Candidates should submit a copy of the degree certificate or provisional certificate if they have passed their qualifying degree in 2011 or before.

Candidates with the following eligibility conditions should submit a certificate signed by the Principal of the college, where the candidate is studying, clearly indicating the year of passing of the candidate in the qualifying degree.

Students in the final year of Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2).

Students in the final year of Master's degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent.

Students in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.

Students in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

To download the format of the certificate to be sent by the candidates, click here.

Candidates With Backlog: Candidates with a backlog of papers should submit a copy of the marks sheet of eighth semester (for those in Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture or equivalent) or a copy of the marks sheet of fourth semester (for those in Master's degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent).

Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City, so as to reach on or before Monday, 24th October, 2011

It can be handed over personally to the respective Zonal GATE Office on or before Monday, 24th October, 2011.

GATE 2012 Exam Schedule and Important Dates

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GATE 2012 Examination will include both ONLINE and OFFLINE examinations as per the following schedule:

Type	Date	Time	Paper Codes
Online	29 January 2012 (Sunday)	09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs	AR, GG and TF
Online	29 January 2012 (Sunday)	14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs	AE, AG and MN
Offline	12 February 2012 (Sunday)	09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs	BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI
Offline	12 February 2012 (Sunday)	14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs	CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL

Please note these important dates for the Gate 2012 Exam

Commencement of Online Application submission	Monday	12 September 2011 (00:00 Hrs)
Last date for Submission of Online Application (website closure)	Monday	17 October 2011 (23:00 Hrs)
Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office	Monday	24 October 2011
Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city	Friday	09 December 2011
Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites	Monday	02 January 2012
GATE 2012 Online Examination for Papers: AR, GG and TF	Sunday	29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Online Examination Papers: AE, AG and MN	Sunday	29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI	Sunday	12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2012 Offline Examination Papers: CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL	Sunday	12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of results	Thursday	15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)

GATE 2012 Exam Structure

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A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in the table given below. In the tables given below, the columns titled 'Paper Title' and 'Title of the Section' provide links to the appropriate syllabus. The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below. The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission. Requests for change of GATE Examination paper after the submission of Application Form will not be considered.

GATE 2012 Examination Papers

AE Aerospace Engineering

AG Agricultural Engineering

AR Architecture and Planning

BT Biotechnology

CE Civil Engineering

CH Chemical Engineering

CS Computer Science and Information Technology

CY Chemistry

EC Electronics and Communication Engineering

EE Electrical Engineering

GG Geology and Geophysics

IN Instrumentation Engineering

MA Mathematics

ME Mechanical Engineering

MN Mining Engineering

MT Metallurgical Engineering

PH Physics

PI Production and Industrial Engineering

TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

XE Engineering Sciences

XL Life Sciences

XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of examination.

XE: Engineering Sciences

Paper Section Title of the Section

XE A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)

XE B Fluid Mechanics

XE C Materials Science

XE D Solid Mechanics

XE E Thermodynamics

XE F Polymer Science and Engineering

XE G Food Technology

XL: Life Sciences

Paper Section Title of the Section

XL H Chemistry (Compulsory)

XL I Biochemistry

XL J Botany

XL K Microbiology

XL L Zoology

XL M Food Technology

GATE 2012 Examination Type

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and also some 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. Click here to view the pattern of question papers. The examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.

Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.

GATE 2012 Exam Structure

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GATE 2012 Examination Papers

AE Aerospace Engineering

AG Agricultural Engineering

AR Architecture and Planning

BT Biotechnology

CE Civil Engineering

CH Chemical Engineering

CS Computer Science and Information Technology

CY Chemistry

EC Electronics and Communication Engineering

EE Electrical Engineering

GG Geology and Geophysics

IN Instrumentation Engineering

MA Mathematics

ME Mechanical Engineering

MN Mining Engineering

MT Metallurgical Engineering

PH Physics

PI Production and Industrial Engineering

TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

XE Engineering Sciences

XL Life Sciences

XE: Engineering Sciences

Paper Section Title of the Section

XE A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)

XE B Fluid Mechanics

XE C Materials Science

XE D Solid Mechanics

XE E Thermodynamics

XE F Polymer Science and Engineering

XE G Food Technology

XL: Life Sciences

Paper Section Title of the Section

XL H Chemistry (Compulsory)

XL I Biochemistry

XL J Botany

XL K Microbiology

XL L Zoology

XL M Food Technology

GATE 2012 Examination Type

Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.

GATE 2012 Question Types

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GATE 2012 Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple choice questions in all papers and sections will contain four answers, of which only one is correct. The types of questions in a paper may be based on following logic:

(i) Recall:

These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline. The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory of the subject or at most from a one-line computation.

Example

Q. During machining maximum heat is produced

(A) in flank face (B) in rake face

(ii) Comprehension:

These questions will test the candidate's understanding of the basics of his/her field, by requiring him/her to draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas.

Example

Q. A DC motor requires a starter in order

(A) to develop a starting torque

(B) to compensate for auxiliary field ampere turns

(D) to provide regenerative braking

(iii) Application:

In these questions, the candidate is expected to apply his/her knowledge either through computation or by logical reasoning.

Example:

Q. The sequent depth ratio of a hydraulic jump in a rectangular channel is 16.48. The Froude number at the beginning of the jump is:

(A) 10.0 (B) 5.0

(iv) Analysis and Synthesis:

These can be linked questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor. Or these can be common data questions, in which two questions share the same data but can be solved independently of one another.

GATE 2012 Common data questions

Multiple questions may be linked to a common data problem, passage and the like. Two or three questions can be formed from the given common data problem. Each question is independent and its solution obtainable from the above problem data/passage directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required to solve the next question). Each question under this group will carry two marks.

Example

Common Data, for instance, Questions 48 and 49 in main paper:

Let X and Y be jointly distributed random variables such that the conditional distribution of Y, given X=x, is uniform on the interval (x-1,x+1). Suppose E(X)=1 and Var(X)= 5/3

First question using common data:

Q.48 The mean of the random variable Y is

(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 3/2 (D) 2

Second question using common data:

Q.49 The variance of the random variable Y is

(A) 1/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1 (D) 2

GATE 2012 Linked answer questions:

These questions are of problem solving type. A problem statement is followed by two questions based on the problem statement. The two questions are designed such that the solution to the second question depends upon the answer to the first one. In other words, the first answer is an intermediate step in working out the second answer. Each question in such linked answer questions will carry two marks.

Example:

Statement for Linked Answer Questions, for instance, for Questions 52 and 53 in Main Paper:

The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given by

First question of the pair:

Q.52 The value of K which will cause sustained oscillations in the closed loop system is

Second question of the pair:

Q.53 The frequency of sustained oscillations is

The questions based on the above four logics may be a mix of single stand alone statement / phrase / data type questions, combination of option codes type questions or match items types questions.

GATE 2012 Question Papers Pattern and Marking

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The examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and 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 and choices will not be given.

GATE 2012 would contain questions of four different types in various papers:
Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each.
Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data.
Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor.
Numerical answer questions, where the answer is a number, to be entered by the candidate.
Examples of such questions can be found in Question Types.

In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA) are compulsory.

In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, GG, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF and XE, the Engineering Mathematics will carry 15 % of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 70 % of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, GG, MA, PH and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 85 % of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

GATE 2012 Marking
For 1 mark multiple choice questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2 marks multiple choice questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. However, for the linked answer question pair, where each question carries 2 marks, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer to the first question only. There is no negative marking for wrong answer to the second question of the linked answer question pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.

GATE 2012 General Aptitude (GA) Section:

In all papers, GA questions are of multiple choice type, and carry a total of 15 marks. The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks)

GATE 2012 Question papers other than GG, XE and XL:

These papers would contain 25 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each (sub-total 25 marks) and 30 multiple choice questions carrying two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questions would be linked-answer questions. In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and 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 and choices will not be given.

GATE 2012 GG (Geology and Geophysics) Paper:

Apart from the General Aptitude (GA) section, the question paper consists of two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A is common for all candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geo-physics). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and either Section 1 or Section 2 in Part B.

Part A consists of 25 multiple choice questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Each section in Part B (Section 1 and Section 2) consists of 30 multiple choice questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questions would be linked-answer questions.

GATE 2012 XE Paper (Engineering Sciences):

In XE paper, Engineering Mathematics section (Section A) is compulsory. This section contains 11 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 15 marks: 7 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 7 marks), and 4 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 8 marks).

Each of the other sections of the XE paper (Sections B through G) contains 22 questions carrying a total of 35 marks: 9 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 9 marks) and 13 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 26 marks). Out of the 2-mark questions, 2 pairs are common data questions and 1 pair is linked answer questions.

GATE 2012 XL Paper (Life Sciences):

In XL paper, Chemistry section (Section H) is compulsory. This section contains 15 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 25 marks: 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 10 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks). Out of the 2-mark questions, 1 pair is common data questions, and 1 pair is linked answer questions.

Each of the other sections of the XL paper (Sections I through M) contains 20 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 30 marks: 10 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 10 marks) and 10 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks).

Eligibility For GATE 2012 Examination

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The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE 2012:

Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.
Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012.

What is New in GATE 2012 or Changes in GATE Exam 2012

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GATE 2012 Application Process:

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's 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 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATE office counters has been discontinued.

GATE 2012 Downloadable Admit Card:

Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued from this year. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 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.

GATE 2012 ONLINE examination in two additional papers:

In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Forenoon session (09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.

Afternoon session (14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.

Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers:

In the ONLINE papers (AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF), 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. The number of numerical answer type questions may vary between 5 and 10 in each question paper.

Pre-final year students:

Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012. For details, refer to eligibility for GATE examination.

Study Material and Books for GATE CSE and IT Preparations

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The best and most recommended reference books for CSE and IT GATE exam preparation.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Mathematical Logic:

” Discrete Mathematics ” by Tremblay and Manohar .

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Propositional Logic; First Order Logic, Set Theory and Algebra: Sets; Relations; Functions; Groups; Partial Orders; Lattice; Boolean Algebra.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Probability:

” Probability , statistics and queuing theory ” by S.C.Gupta and V.K.Kapoor

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book

Conditional Probability; Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation; Random Variables; Distributions; uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Combinatorics:

” Intermediate Mathematics ” , S.Chand publications , authors : B.V.Sastry and K.Venkateswarlu

” Higher Engineering Mathematics ” by B.S.Grewal for generating functions and recurrence relations .

( Bessel’s formula , Lagrangian Polynomial )

” Introduction to algorithms ” – Cormen etal ( CLRS ) for recurrence relations and asymptotics

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Permutations; Combinations; Counting; Summation; generating functions; recurrence relations; asymptotics.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Graph Theory:

” Intoduction to Graph Theory ” by Narsing Deo

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Connectivity; spanning trees; Cut vertices and edges; covering; matching; independent sets; Colouring; Planarity; Isomorphism

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Linear Algebra:

” Higher Engineering Mathematics ” by B.S.Grewal

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Algebra of matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Numerical Methods:

” Numerical Methods ” – by S.S.Sastry

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
LU decomposition for systems of linear equations; numerical solutions of non linear algebraic equations by Secant, Bisection and Newton-Raphson Methods; Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Calculus

” Intermediate Mathematics ” , S.chand publications , authors : B.V.Sastry , K.Venkateswarlu

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Limit, Continuity & differentiability, Mean value Theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of definite & improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivatives, maxima & minima.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Formal Languages and Automata Theory:

” Formal Languages and Automata theory ” , J.D.Ullman etal

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Regular languages and finite automata, Context free languages and Push-down automata, Recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, Un-decidability;

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Analysis of Algorithms and Computational Complexity:

” Introduction to algorithms ” – Cormen etal ( CLRS )

” Computer Algorithms ” – Horowitz and Sahani

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Asymptotic analysis (best, worst, average case) of time and space, Upper and lower bounds on the complexity of specific problems, NP-completeness.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Digital Logic:

” Digital Logic circuits and Design ” by Morris Mano

GATE Exam Topics covered by this text book
Logic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of Combinational and Sequential circuits; Number representation and Computer Arithmetic (fixed and floating point);

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Computer Architecture:

” Computer Organisation ” by Morris Mano
” Computer Architecture ” by Briggs and 2 chinese authors ( blue cover pad ) { for pipelining }

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and Data-path, hardwired and micro-programmed control, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode), Serial communication interface, Instruction pipelining, Cache, main and secondary storage.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Data structures:

” Data structures ” Schaumm’s outline series
” Data structures in PASCAL ” by Horowitz and Sahani
” Data structures and Algorithms ” by Weiss etal
” Introduction to algorithms ” – Cormen etal ( CLRS )

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Notion of abstract data types, Stack, Queue, List, Set, String, Tree, Binary search tree, Heap, Graph;
Textbook :

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Programming Methodology:

” Programming with C ” – Byron Gottfried , Schaumm’s outline series
” Principles of Programming Languages ” by Robert W Sebesta , Addison Wesley
” Programming with C++ ” – Balaguruswamy

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
C programming, Program control (iteration, recursion, Functions), Scope, Binding, Parameter passing, Elementary concepts of Object oriented, Functional and Logic Programming

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Algorithms for problem solving:

” Data structures ” Schaumm’s outline series
” Data structures in PASCAL ” by Horowitz and Sahani
” Computer Algorithms ” – Horowitz and Sahani
” Data structures and Algorithms ” by Weiss etal
” Introduction to algorithms ” – Cormen etal ( CLRS )

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Tree and graph traversals, Connected components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths; Hashing, Sorting, Searching; Design techniques (Greedy, Dynamic Programming, Divide-and-conquer);

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Compiler Design:

” Principles of Compiler Design ” , Aho , Ullman etal .
” Systems Programming ” by John . J . Donovan

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Lexical analysis, Parsing, Syntax directed translation, Runtime environment, Code generation, Linking (static and dynamic);

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Operating Systems:

” Operating system concepts ” by Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin
” Advanced Unix Programming ” by W. Richard . Stevens
” Advanced Unix Programming ” by N.B.Venkateswarlu , BPB publications

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Classical concepts (concurrency, synchronization, deadlock), Processes, threads and Inter-process communication, CPU scheduling, Memory management, File systems, I/O systems, Protection and security.

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Databases:

” Database Management systems ” – Raghu RamaKrishnan
” Database system concepts ” – Silberschatz , Korth , Sudarshan
” Database systems ” – C.J.Date { normalisation is very lucidly written }
” Principles of Database Systems ” – J.D.Ullman { This is a very good book }

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
Relational model (ER-model, relational algebra, tuple calculus), Database design (integrity constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential files, indexing, B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control;

GATE Preparation Books and Study Materials for Computer Networks:

” Computer Networks ” – Tenenbaum
” Data communications and Networking ” – William Stallings

GATE Exam Topics covered by these text books
ISO/OSI stack, sliding window protocol, LAN Technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), TCP/UDP, IP, Basic concepts of switches, gateways, and routers.

Some more important books and study materials for your GATE preparation:
” Multiple choice questions ” – Timothy . J . Williams , TMH publications
” Gate Question Papers ” – G.K.Publishers { follow it only for questions , answers are all wrong in it }
“Aptitude Test” -D R Choudhary
” Multiple choice questions ” – Timothy . J . Williams , TMH publications
” Gate Question Papers ” – G.K.Publishers

If you find any other books or study materials, find any of these books and study materials direct free downloadable link online, please share it here. it will help many gate aspirants for their gate preparations.

Wish you all the best.

Number of Students Appeared In GATE 2011

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Every student who wants to pursue higher education in India is aware of GATE. It is one of the most popular competitive exams second to the IITs. You can judge the popularity of a competitive exam by simply the number of students appearing in it. This statistics also allows you prepare harder and put in much more efforts and to aim much higher. And this is the reason why students look around for such valuable information. Irrespective to the number of available seats in the IITs for MTech, the number of students keeps increasing each year. With the passing of each year there has been a significant increase in the number of students appearing for the exam and it is anticipated that the same number of students will also appear for GATE exam in 2012 as well. With the limited number of available seats you need to focus more and get an idea as to what you need to do. Although the numbers look scary however, you need to focus and be sincere towards your preparation.

Number of students appeared in GATE 2011
Discipline/ Course / Stream Number of students appeared
Computer Science and Engineering and IT 136027
Electronics and Communication Engineering 137853
Electrical Engineering 72680
Mechanical Engineering 81175
Civil Engineering 29347
Instrumentation Engineering 18456
Chemical Engineering 12994
Production and Industrial Engineering 3792
Biotechnology 16425

Do not let these numbers scare you, they are meant so that you do better. You need to be aware of the fact how big this task you need to do. If you are appearing for Electronics and Communication Engineering you need to be ahead of 137853. So remember as you enjoy movies or go on dates and of course sleeping and day dreaming others are there who are pushing themselves hard to give GATE their best shot. Only the best survive and you need to put in your best if you don’t want to miss the last chance to get into the IITs. If you put in your best efforts throughout the preparation process you will surely be calm on the exam day and all your efforts will be paid off on the day of the result. Then you will definitely feel good about giving something a miss and make a lot of people proud.

All you need is FOCUS! Good Luck!
Kindly let me know if you want to add anything else and you are free to share your views as well.

GATE Exam 2010, GATE 2011 Qualifying Marks

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This list shows Valid Gate Score of GATE Exam 2010 and 2011 or minimum qualifying marks for applying various institutions and colleges admit students based on their gate exam score with MHRD scholarships / assitanceship Rs 8000 per month. One who got the below mentioned minimum marks respect their community is called GATE qualified candidate.

GATE Exam 2012 Syllabus

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More details about the GATE 2012 Exam

Agricultural Engineering GATE Exam Pattern

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The Agricultural Engineering GATE exam paper contains 65 questions carrying 100 marks, in which 10 general aptitude questions for 15 marks, 10 questions from mathematics for 15 marks. Rest 45 questions are from agricultural engineering (Farm machinery + Soil & Water + Irrigation and Drainage + Post Harvest process and Food.)

General Aptitude Pattern
1) Five questions carrying one mark each
One question based on simple mathematical logic (Venn diagram etc)
Two questions to choose the most appropriate word from the options given to complete the sentences.
One question to choose the word closet/opposite in meaning to given word
One question to choose a pair of word which expresses the relation in the given pair.
2) Last five questions are of 2 marks each, in which one question is to choose appropriate conclusion from a given paragraph and rest are based on mathematics.

Mathematics Pattern
1) Five questions carrying 1 mark each.
2) Five questions carrying 2 marks each.

Agricultural Engineering Pattern
Twenty questions of 1 mark each.
Twenty five questions each carrying 2 marks, which includes two pairs of common data question and two pairs of linked answer questions.
Approximately equal weightage are given to questions from three sections namely

Farm machinery
Post harvest
Soil and water + irrigation and drainage.

Agricultural Engineering Books for GATE Exam

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Books for GATE Exam

Principles of Agricultural Engineering Vol. I & II, by T P Ojha & A M Michael.
Elements of Agricultural Engineering, by Dr. Jagdishwar Sahay.
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, by R Suresh.
Irrigation: Theory & Practice, by A M Michael.
Transport Processes & Separation Process Principle, by C J Geankoplis.
Numerical Approach in Agricultural Engineering, by Sanjay Kumar.
Concepts & Applications in Agricultural Engineering by M K Mohanty & N B Dash.

NIT CALICUT Mtech Cutoff 2010

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National institute of tech.calicut is the one of the best institute for Mtech.normally cutoff for NIT colleges is less than the cutoff for IIT colleges.in this year for 2011 the cutoff for NIT will reduce by some extend due to the number of IIT for Mtech is increased by some extend. For any queries regarding the cutoff for nit and cutoff for iit you can mail me or can ask through comment. Cutoff for nit calicut is normally high as compare to the other Cutoff for NIT

for the year 2010 nit calicut mtech cutoff is high as compare to the other NIT cutoff.
NIT CALICUT Mtech Cutoff 2010:

NIT calicut mtech cutoff for computer science:
category OPEN OBC SC ST
score 594 544 398 364

NIT calicut mtech cutoff for Electronics and communicatio:
category OPEN OBC SC ST

score 566 534 412 321

NIT calicut mtech cutoff for Electrical engg:
category OPEN OBC SC ST

score 500 457 358 326

NIT calicut mtech cutoff for Civil engg:
category OPEN OBC SC ST

score 352 316 320 ..

NIT calicut mtech cutoff for Mechanical engg:
category OPEN OBC SC ST

score 404 370 302 ..

the above cutoff is given by analysing the lowest seat given in that particular department.

How and Where To Apply for MTech admission

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Most of student are dont know where to apply? for Mtech admission.student are confuse they dont know where to apply? and how to apply? to resolve such type of queries regarding the Mtech admission i have given some tips for where to apply and how to apply for Mtech admission at IISC/IIT/NIT/other institutes which offer Mtech education.student get good mark and good rank in GATE exam but loose mtech admission because of their ignorance regarding the admission procedure for Mtech i have seen such example.during the admission to mtech you need to aware of all admission dates and last date of submission of form.mtech admission procedure is step wise procedure
first IISC bangalore admission procedure start they invite admission for mtech during

the month of february before the result of gate exam.any times no one dont know when mtech admission for iisc start.after the result their is no more days are available to apply for the IISC so who has guarantee of good score in GATE exam can apply for Mtech admission at IISC.after iisc mtech admission IIT Mtech admission start.the IIT Mtech admission start from the next date of gate result and you can apply for IIT up to 20 april normaly.then since april admission for nit institute start nit admission procedure is too lengthy one.it is from april to Auguest.normally the institutes other than IISC/IIT/NIT there admission start from april onwords some institute like BITS PILANI has their own entrance exam for Mtech admission and also IIIT has its own entrance exam for Mtech admission.their are many more other institutes which admission is purely based on the GATE score and performance in the interview/written test.their are such institutes apart from nits which has more cutoff than nit for Mtech admission like COEP pune etc.
for iisc bangalore admission is given purely based on the gate score and performance in the written test held at IISC bangalore some higher rank student got direct admission for mtech admission at iisc i am one of them.after IISC admission procedure IIT mtech admission start normally for the first round for Mtech admission direct admission is given.then the remaining vacant seats are filled by taking interview/written test at particular IITs.some iit like iit kharagpur for first round they conduct the interview for mtech admission.

GATE 2010 Cutoff for NIT Trichy

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National institute of technology, Trichy is one of the best institutes in india.the students who are not securing admission in the IITs.they can take admission in the top NIT.NIT trichy is one of the top NIT in india.Cutoff for NIT trichy is same like the cutoff of indian institute of technology.sometimes student takes admission to the NIT trichy inspite of taking admission to the IIT.Cutoff for NIT trichy is high enough.i have given Cutoff for nit trichy below will it helpful for you. For any queries regarding nit cutoff,nit admission procedure you can ask anything by email or by comment.

CUTOFF FOR NIT TRICHY 2010:
Cutoff for NIT warangal for computer science and engg.
category OPEN OBC SC ST
score 582 542 400 305

Cutoff for NIT warangal for Electronics and communication engg.
category OPEN OBC SC ST
score 606 570 372 342

Cutoff for NIT warangal for Mechanical engineering.

category OPEN OBC SC ST
score 552 522 351 314

Cutoff for NIT warangal for Civil engineering.

category OPEN OBC SC ST
score 373 300 300 ..

Cutoff for NIT warangal for Electrical and Electronics engineering.

category OPEN OBC SC ST
score 543 500 392 467
the above cutoff for nit trichy is given by analysing the lowest seat given to the particular department and particular specialisation.cutoff for nit is not much high most of students got selected for mtech admission in any one of the nit.but nit trichy is one of the top nit among all the nits.