GATE Eligibility

YES, Candidates who have taken admission after finishing their Diploma courses in their second year are technically in their 3rd year after completing 10 + 2. Any undergraduate student in 3rd year or higher years of any government-approved programme in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Arts/Commerce/Science can appear for GATE Exam. 

No, Candidates who are in final/ 3rd or above year in their graduation only can fill GATE application form. Candidates in 1st or 2nd year of graduation cannot fill in the GATE application form. 

No, A candidate needs to have a minimum bachelor's degree in engineering/ science/ arts/ Humanities. to appear for GATE exam. Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) is an entrance exam for admission to postgraduate courses. 

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According to instruction one can appear for Gate examination in their third year of graduation, generally GATE exam occurs in fabruary means by that time third year’s second semester (6th semester) is going on, it implies that student can appear for GATE exam after 5 semester for the first time.

For getting good results in GATE first attempt during third year one should must start serious preparation from 3rd semester.

No, a 3-year BSc Computer Science degree from IDOL Mumbai University's distance education programme is not eligible for GATE CS Exam. You won't be eligible for GATE CS Exam with just a BSc degree. Only final year or passed out students of BTech, BE, M.Sc and MCA are eligible to apply.

However, you can prepare and get MSc CA or MCA from a good college/university now. After that, you will be eligible to apply for GATE CS. 

NIT Arunachal Pradesh course admissions are based on merit and scores of entrance examinations. The accepted entrance exams for admission to undergraduate courses are JEE Main and DASA UG. The accepted entrance exams for admission to postgraduate courses are GATE, CCMT, IIT JAM, and others. So if there is a non-GATE candidate then admission is possible but for either BTech or MSc programmes and not for MTech. For more information please click here.

As we know, admission to the M.Tech programmes offered at NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs is done via CCMT counselling based on GATE scores. The conducting body for CCMT counselling changes every year. After the announcement of the organising body, candidates can check the result of the seat allotment on the official website.

The CCMT eligibility is mentioned below: - Candidates must have a valid GATE score - A minimum of 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks must be acquired in the qualifying exam (For General and OBC). -

For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, the eligibility is set at a minimum of 6.0 CGPA or 55% marks.

GATE 2024 answer key will be released on February 21, 2024. The window to challenge the provisional answer key will open on February 22 and will be available till 25. The final answer key will be released along with the result. Candidates not satisfied with the GATE 2024 official answer key can submit their challenge. The final answer key will be released along with the announcement of the GATE result. Candidates have to visit the official website to check the answer key. Know more about GATE 2024 Answer key: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-answer-key.