What: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE, will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2006.

GATE is an All-India examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Chennai and Guwahati and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board -- GATE, department of education, ministry of human resources development, Government of India.

Admission to post-graduate programmes with MHRD Scholarship/ Assistantship in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy and Sciences at colleges/ institutes in the country is open to those who qualify in GATE.

Are you eligible?

~ You could have a bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy.

~ You could have a master's degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics or its equivalent.

~ You could be in the second or higher year of the (post-BSc) four-year Integrated Master's degree programme in Engineering/ Technology or in the third or higher year of the five-year Integrated Master's degree/ Dual degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.

~ You could have qualification equivalent to BE/ BTech obtained through an examination conducted by professional societies recognised by the Union Public Service Commission/ All India Council for Technical Education. Candidates who have completed Section A or the equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

Note: Candidates appearing for the final examination for the qualifying degree can also apply.

How to apply

~ You may apply online by visiting gate.iitkgp.ac.in.

~ The application fee for the online mode is Rs 900 (Rs 400 for SC/ ST candidates). For the offline mode, the application fee is Rs 1,000 (Rs 500 for SC/ ST candidates).

~ You may obtain the information brochure and application form from designated Banks. For details, visit gate.iitkgp.ac.in.

~ You may also obtain the brochure and application form from the GATE offices of the zone in which you select your test centre, on payment of the application fee as above, by demand draft drawn in favour of the concerned institute.

~ You may also obtain the brochure and application form by post, by sending a request to the Chairman, GATE, at any of the IITs and IISc, along with two self-addressed slips and the application fee as above by demand draft drawn in favour of the concerned institute.

Important dates

~ Last date of submitting online applications: October 28

~ Last date for receipt of request for application form by post at the GATE offices: October 24

~ Issue of brochure and application forms at the bank counters ends: October 28

~ Issue of brochure and application forms at the GATE offices ends: October 31

~ Last date for receipt of the completed application form: October 31

~ Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering: February 12, 2006

Addresses

Kharagpur
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
Kharagpur -- 721 302

Phone: (03222) 282091

Fax: (03222) 278243

e-mail: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in

Web site: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/

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Mumbai
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
Powai
Mumbai -- 400 076

Phone: (022) 25767068

Fax: (022) 25723706

e-mail: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in

Web site: http://www.iitb.ac.in/

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Delhi
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi
Hauz Khas
New Delhi -- 110 016

Phone: (011) 26591749

Fax: (011) 26581579

e-mail: gate@admin.iitd.ernet.in

Web site: http://www.iitd.ac.in/

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Guwahati
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati
Guwahati -- 781 039

Phone: (0361) 2582751

Fax: (0361) 2690789

e-mail: gate@iitg.ernet.in

Web site: http://www.iitg.ernet.in/

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Kanpur
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur
Kanpur -- 208 016

Phone: (0512) 2597412

Fax: (0512) 2590932

e-mail: gate@iitk.ac.in

Web site: http://www.iitk.ac.in/

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Chennai
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
Chennai -- 600 036

Phone: (044) 22578200

Fax: (044) 22578204

e-mail: gate@iitm.ac.in

Web site: http://www.iitm.ac.in/

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Roorkee
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee
Roorkee -- 247 667

Phone: (01332) 284531

Fax: (01332) 285707

e-mail: gate@iitr.ernet.in

Web site: http://www.iitr.ac.in/

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Bangalore
GATE Office
Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore
Bangalore -- 560 012

Phone: (080) 22932392

Fax: (080) 23601227

e-mail: jmet@gate.iisc.ernet.in

Web site: http://www.iisc.ernet.in/