Sunday, September 22, 2013

UPSC Advt No 13/2013 for various vacancies - Last date 3rd October, 2013

Union Public Service Commission, UPSC has advertised for recruitment of 57 various posts in various departments of Central Government of India.  The last date for online application is on or before 3-10-2013 by 23:59 hrs.  Eligible candidates can apply online. 

GATE 2014 Eligibility Criteria

A candidate who wants to apply for GATE 2014 should know the full details of the Eligibility Criteria for GATE 2014.  The eligibility criteria for GATE 2014 gives full details about the qualification in terms of academics, age, pass percentage and the marks in the qualifying examination.  Only those candidates who meet the specified eligibility criteria for GATE 2014 will be allowed to apply for GATE 2014 and write the examination.  

A  candidate before starting the application process for GATE 2014 should ensure that he meets the eligibility criteria for GATE 2014.  He/She should also determine the GATE paper which he/she wants to appear for.  A candidate is allowed to appear for only one paper in GATE 2014.


You can see all the details of eligibility for GATE 2014 by visiting the GATE 2014 official website.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

What is new in GATE 2014


There are some changes in GATE 2014 compared to GATE 2013.  Here are the details of what is new in GATE 2014.

  1. A new paper "Ecology and Evolution" is introduced in GATE 2014.
      
  2.  The examination for all the 22 papers will be held online computer based test.  Some questions will need numerical answers to be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keyboard.  Rest of the questions will be of multiple choice type.
  3. GATE 2014 will be held in multiple sessions. There will be 12 testing windows spread over one month period between 1st February to 2nd March, 2014.
  4. Papers with more number of applicants will have more number of sessions.  This means that there will be two separate papers of similar difficulty levels in these streams
  5. The application fee has been increased to 1500 for general and OBC category students while it is 750 for female and SC/ST students.   Last year, the application fee was waived off for female applicants. 

GATE 2014 announcement for Online Applications

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology that are listed below on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The Announcement for GATE - 2014 Examination has been made by IIT, Kharagpur.     

The GATE committee comprises of representatives from the above institutes is the only authority for conducting the examination and declaration of the results. The GATE-2014 is conducted by constitution of 8 zones.  The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are as follows
 Zone 1 :   IISc,  Bangalore.  
Phone: 080 22932392, 080 23600902, FAX: 08023601227
Email: gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in


Zone 2 :  Iindian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Phone: 022 25767068, 022 25724054, FAX:022 25723706 Email: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in

Zone 3 : Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Phone: 011 26591749, 011 26596137 FAX: 011 26581579
Email: gate@admin.iitd.ernet.in


Zone 4 : Indian Institute of Technology, Gawahati
Phone: 0361 2582751, FAX:0361 2582755
Email: gate@iitg.ernet.in


Zone 5 : Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Phone: 0512 2597412, FAX: 0512 2590932
Email: gate@iitk.ac.in


Zone 6 : Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Phone: 03222 282091, FAX: 03222 278243
Email: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in


Zone 7 : Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Phone: 044 22578200, FAX: 044 22578204
Email: gate@iitm.ac.in


Zone 8 : Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Phone: 01332 284531, FAX: 01332 285707
Email: gate@iitr.ernet.in


The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting the GATE 2014 Examination lies with IIT, Kharagpur which is designated as Organizing Institute for GATE 2014.

Here are some of the important dates for GATE 2014.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR GATE 2014 

  • GATE 2014 Online application processing system starts on : Monday 2nd Sept., 2013
  • Last date for enrollment ( after this only enrolled candidates can fill the application):  Tuesday, 1st October, 2013.
  • Last date for submission of online application through website : Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
  • Last Date for the receipt of Print-out of the ONLINE Application along with all the supporting documents at the respective Zonal GATE Offices : Thursday, 10th October, 2013
  • Last date for request for change in choice of city : Wednesday, 20th November, 2013
  • Availability of Admit Card on the GOAPS website for printing : Wednesday, 1st January, 2014
  • GATE 2014 Online Examination : Saturdays and Sundays between 1st February and 2nd March, 2014.
    • Forenoon session : 9:00 hrs to 12:00 Noon
    • Afternoon Session : 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
  • Announcement of results on the website : Friday, 28th March, 2014 (10:00 hrs)

 Examinations for all the 22 papers will be conducted by an ONLINE MODE only Computer Based Test (CBT).

For more details of application procedure and other details, please visit GATE 2014 Official Website.