GATE 2015 Exam Dates | Notification | Pattern

About GATE 2015:

Are you searching for information on GATE 2015? If "yes" then your search rightly ends here. 


GATE 2015:- Graduate Aptitude Test 2015 is a complete computer based (online) test directed in 22 engineering subjects for admission to post graduate engineering programs such as M.Tech/M.E and Ph.D,as well as for recruitment to the posts of Management Trainees (M.T)/ Executives in PSU (public sector companies).

GATE Exam is easy or tough?
GATE exam is different from others as it tests engineering basics in a smart way. This exam is not easy as you are required to master the entire syllabus. To crack GATE exam 2015 you need to put in hardwork as well as apply your knowledge in the best possible way 

GATE 2015 Facts:- 

  • GATE Organizing Institute (2015):- IIT Kanpur
  • GATE 2015 Registration dates:- September 01 to October 10, 2014.
  • GATE 2015 Exam date:-31st January, 1st, 7th, 8th and 14th February, 2015.
  • Examinations for some GATE 2015 papers will be held in different sessions. 
  • Complete Computer Based Test for 22 Engineering Papers.
  • Introduction of new  paper Ecology and Evolution Subject Code- EY. (2014)
  • GATE 2015 Exam Pattern:- 
  1. GATE 2015 exam paper will contain both numerical and multiple- choice questions. 
  2. Answers are to be entered using a virtual keypad. 

GATE 2015 important dates:

•Start date for online registration: 1st September 2014 (00:00 Hrs).
•Last date for online registration: 10th October 2014 (11:59 hours).
Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of Examination City via GOAPS login:- 21st November 2014.
•Download of admit card: 17th December 2014.
•GATE  2015 Exam Date: 31st January, 1st, 7th, 8th and 14th February, 2015.
Morning session- 09:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Evening session- 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm.
•GATE 2015 Result: 12th March 2015 (10:00 Hrs).

GATE 2015 Eligibility Criteria:-

Educational Qualification:-

•Bachelors Degree in Engineering/ Technology/Architecture (minimum 04 years duration). 
• Students in their final year of study are also eligible to apply for GATE 2015.
•Masters Degree in Science/ Mathematics/Statistics/ Computer Application or equivalent from a recognized university. 
•Students in the final year of study are also eligible to apply for GATE exam
•Applicants in the second or higher year of Four-year integrated Master’s degree programs (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/ Technology are also eligible to apply.
•Applicants in  fourth or higher year of Five-year integrated Master’s degree programs or Dual Degree programs in Engineering/Technology.
•Candidates with professional qualifications from professional societies like AMIE are also eligible to apply. 

•Note:candidates are required to submit certificate from Principal duly signed and stamped as per specifications.

CLICK HERE for GATE 2015 FORMAT OF CERTIFICATE FROM PRINCIPAL.


GATE 2015 Paper Pattern:-


•Type of Test- Computer based online test
•Duration- 3 hours
•Total Marks- 100
•Number of Questions -65
•Question Type- Multiple Choice type and numerical type
10 questions will be on general aptitude containing 15 marks. 


•Marking Scheme-
a.1-mark multiple-choice questions:  deduction of 1/3 marks for a wrong answer
b.2-mark multiple choice  questions: deduction of 2/3 marks for wrong answer.
c.No negative marking for numerical type questions.
d.GA section has 5 questions of one mark each. 
e.5 questions for 2 marks each. 

How to Apply for GATE 2015? 


Three important instructions for GATE 2015:

(A) Registration:-

You are required to register yourself providing a valid email-ID, number and GOAPS password. Choose an email-ID that you check frequently and valid personal mobile number as information may be messaged or emailed to you.

(B) GOAPS Password:-

On enrollment you will receive a password. You must remember this password along with GOAPS enrollment ID. Choose a password that cannot be guessed easily (it should not be your name, date of birth, or some string of numbers or letters like 12345, abcd, etc.). This is to ensure that the data provided to you on GATE 2015 Login is not accessible to anyone. 

GOAPS Enrollment ID:-

On registration, an email containing your GOAPS Enrolment ID will be sent to you. You need to remember this along with the GOAPS password for all GATE 2015 related communications/website operations. 


•STEP#1:Fill in the necessary data in the GATE 2015 online application form. 
•STEP#2:The data you have entered can be edited at any stage if required. 
•STEP#3:Upload the required soft copy of photo, signature and Certificate from Principal (duly signed and stamped by the Principal). 
•STEP#4:Check the correctness of the photo and your signature that are uploaded. If you are not satisfied, you may upload them again. 
•STEP#5: You will have to select the payment option (details given below) while filling the online form. 
•STEP#6 GOAPS allows you to enter data, “Save” partially filled , “Logout”, and resume filling in by logging in again. 
•STEP#7:Before you make the payment, you will be shown a “Preview” of your application, where you have to carefully check for any errors. 

Requirements for filling GATE 2015 online application form:


01.Personal information (name, date of birth, your personal mobile number, parent’s name, parent’s mobile number, etc).
02.Complete residential address including pincode.
03.Eligbility degree details (College Adress and pincode of college).
04.GATE paper code and choice of GATE examination cities. 
05.High quality recent passport sized photograph in JPEG format acceptable maximum resoultion of 640 × 480 (0.3 Mega pixel) or minimum resolution of 320 × 240.
06.Scanned copy of signature on A4 size paper (2.5 cm × 6 cm) with maximum resolution of 800 × 300 or minimum accepted resolution of 400 × 150. 

CLICK HERE for PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SPECIFICATION.
(Please refer to pages 17 to 20).

Please note the following:
a) Valid ID proof needs to be produced at session of exam. 

b) Photograph and signature taken using mobile phone are not acceptable and can result in disqualification of application. 



GATE 2015 Application Fee:-

GATE 2015 application fee can be paid online through net banking facility or through deposit of cash in any branch of the State Bank of India. 


Category
Fee
General OBC and NCL Male candidate
Rs, 1500
SC/ST and PD candidates
Rs 750
Women candidates
Rs 750



GATE 2015 Papers with paper codes

Paper
Code
Paper
Code
Aerospace Engineering
AE
Geology and Geophysics
GG
Agricultural Engineering
AG
Instrumentation Engineering
IN
Architecture and Planning
AR
Mathematics
MA
Biotechnology
BT
Mechanical Engineering
ME
Civil Engineering
CE
Mining Engineering
MN
Chemical Engineering
CH
Metallurgical Engineering
MT
Computer Science and Information Technology
CS
Production and Industrial Engineering
PI
Chemistry
CY
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science
TF
Electronics and Communication Engineering
EC
Physics
PH
Electric Engineering
EE
Engineering Science
XE
Ecology and Evolution
EY
Life Sciences
XL

GATE 2015 XE and XL Papers

XE Paper Section
Code
XL Paper Section
 Code
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
A
Chemistry (Compulsory)
H
Fluid Mechanics
B
Biochemistry
I
Materials Science
C
Botany
J
Solid Mechanics
D
Biotechnology
K
Thermodynamics
E
Zoology
L
Polymer Science and Engineering
F
Food Technology
M
Food Technology
G




GATE 2015 Zonal Centers:-

GATE 2015 is being organized by IIT Kanpur and will be conducted at the following exam centers under various GATE 2015 zonal centers.

Zonal Centers
Tentative List of Exam centers
IISc Bangalore
Bangalore - 560 012
Website: gate.iisc.ernet.in
Alappuzha, Aluva, Ananthapur, Attingal, Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Chengannur, Davengere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Idukki, Kannur, Kanjirapally, Kasaragod, Kolar, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangalore, Manipal, Muvattupuzha, Mysore, Nedumangad, Pala, Palakkad, Payyannur, Punalur, Shimoga, Thrissur , Tumkur and Vadakara.

IIT Bombay, Powai,
Mumbai - 400 076
Website: www.gate.iitb.ac.in
Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj,  Gandhinagar, Goa, Hyderabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Lonavala, Mahabubnagar, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Secunderabad, Solapur, Surat, Thane and Vadodara.
IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas,
New Delhi – 110016
Website: www.iitd.ac.in/gate
Alwar, Bahadurgarh (Haryana), Bikaner, Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Indore, Jammu, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, Palwal (Haryana), Shimla, Sikar, Udaipur-Chittorgarh and Ujjain.
IIT Guwahati
Guwahati – 781039
Website: www.iitg.ernet.in/gate
Agartala, Asansol, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri and Tezpur.
IIT Kanpur
Kanpur – 208016
Website: www.iitk.ac.in/gate
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Saugar (Sagar, MP), Sultanpur and Varanasi.
IIT Kharagpur (ORGANISING INSTITUTE)
Kharagpur – 721302
Website: gate.iitkgp.ac.in
Balasore, Berhampur (Orissa), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikakulam-Vizianagaram, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.
IIT Madras
Chennai – 600036
Website: gate.iitm.ac.in
Angamaly, Bapatla, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ernakulam, Erode, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kanyakumari, Karimnagar, Karur, Khammam, Madurai, Nagercoil, Nalgonda, Namakkal, Nellore, Ongole, Puducherry (Pondicherry), Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Virudhunagar and Warangal.
IIT Roorkee
Roorkee – 247667
Website: www.iitr.ac.in/gate
Ambala, Amritsar, Bathinda, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani-Bhimtal, Hamirpur (HP)-Una, Jalandhar-Phagwara, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana-Moga, Meerut, Mohali-Rupnagar-Fatehgarh Sahib, Moradabad, Noida, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala-Sangrur, Roorkee-Muzaffarnagar, Sirmaur, Solan, Sonepat and Yamunanagar.


GATE 2015 Formula and Score Calculation:-

A candidate's score is computed as: 
S = S_q + (S_t - S_q) \frac {M-M_q} {\overline{M}_t-M_q} 

where,
•S = GATE Score (normalised) of a candidate,
•M = Marks obtained by a candidate in a paper,
•Mq = Qualifying marks for general category candidates in the paper,
•Mt = Average Marks of top 0.1% or 10 (which ever is higher) of candidates in the paper,
•St = GATE Score assigned to Mt (around 900), and
•Sq = GATE Score assigned to Mq (around 300).
•Mq is usually 25 marks (out of 100) or μ + σ, whichever is higher. Here μ is the mean of marks of all candidates in a paper (with negative marks converted to zero) and σ is the standard deviation of the candidates' marks.

Recruitment through GATE 2015:-

Below is a list of companies who have signed a Memorandum of under Understanding (MOU) with a GATE organizing body to conduct Recruitment through GATE 2015 score

•Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
•Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
•Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
•National Fertilizers Ltd.
•Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.
•National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.
•National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.
•Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
•Vizag Steel Plant

In the future many more companies are to follow suit sensing the rise in number of engineering graduates in India. 


Number of Students who appeared for the exam in recent years:-


Year
Number of Students
2010
4,14,094
2011
5,52,530
2012
7,71,349
2013
9,84,855

GATE 2015 Syllabus:- 

CLICK HERE for GATE 2015 Syllabus for all 22 subjects.
(Refer pages 25 to 72).

GATE 2015 Sample Papers:- 

CLICK HERE for GATE Sample Questions.


GATE 2015 NOTIFICATION PDF FILE

CDS Exam 2015 Dates | Notification | Pattern

About CDS Exam 2015:

Thinking of serving in the defense services? Then your search for the same rightly ends here. The Combined Defense Service Examination, also known by the short form CDS is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC ) as part of recruitment to following defense academies in India entrusted with training of applicants for the defence services.


•Indian Military Academy
•Indian Naval Academy
•Airforce Academy
•Officer Training Academy
•Officer Training Academy (nontechnical posts)

This exam is invariably one of the most challenging of entrance tests in India. Conducted twice a year, this exam is a gateway to careers in the defense forces. 

Do you know- Unmarried graduates are eligible to appear for this exam. Candidates who successfully clear the CDS exam are selected into these respective academies on the basis of interview conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB).  This exam is conducted twice a year in the months of February and November. 

CDS 2015 Important Dates:

CDS (I) 2015 Dates:-

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:- 08.11.2014

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:-  05.12.2014 (FRIDAY)

DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM:-  15.02.2015 (SUNDAY)

DURATION OF EXAM:-  1 DAY

CDS (II) 2015 Dates:-

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:- 18.07.2015

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:-  14.08.2015 (FRIDAY)

DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM:-  01.11.2015 (SUNDAY)

DURATION OF EXAM:-  1 DAY

CDS 2015 Eligibility:

•Educational Qualification- 
a.Indian Military Training Academy/Officer Training Academy: Degree from recognized university or an equivalent qualification.
b.Indian Naval Academy- Bachelors degree in Engineering
c.Indian Air Force Academy- Degree from recognized university with subjects of Physics and Chemistry and Maths at 10+2 or Bachelors degree in Engineering

(Please note that applicants with qualifications from deemed university are eligible to apply for the exam subject to the fact that these universities are approved by the UGC. Candidates from blacklisted deemed universities are not eligible to apply.

Age Limit
I.Indian Military Academy : 19 to 24 years of age.
II.Indian Air Force Academy : 19 to 23 years of age.
III.Indian Naval Academy: 19 to 22 years of age.
IV.Officers Training Academy: 19 to 25 years of age

Physical Standards- Applicants must be physically fit as per the laid down physical standards for admission. 

How to Apply for CDS 2015:
STEP by STEP procedure for applying for CDS exam
Please note that you can apply both online and offline for the CDS

(Online)
•Log on to www.upsconline.nic.in.
•Registration process consists of two stages Part I and Part II.
•After completing the same you can select the CDS exam you would like to appear.

(Offline)
•Application forms for the CDS exam can be obtained from post offices and collection centers on the payment of Rs 20/-.
•The form should be filled in carefully and signed in the required places.
•Filled in application forms with supporting documents should be posted to the following address. 
•Envelopes used for the same should be superscribed with the name of the exam.

Address-Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069.

CDS Application Fee:
CDS Application Fee is Rs 200.Payment of application fee can be done through net banking facility or by making payment at State Bank of India. 

CDS 2015 Paper Pattern


•Duration- 6 hours
•Sections-  
a.Three for Indian Navy, Military and Airforce Examination
b.Two for Officer Training Examination

Marks
300 marks for Indian Navy, Military and Airforce Examination
200 marks for Officer Training Examination
•Duration per sections- 2 hours

Pattern 

Indian Military Academy / Air Force Academy / Naval Academy Exam

Subject
Marks
English
100
General Knowledge
100
Elementary Maths
100
Total
100


Officers' Training Academy

Subject
Marks
English
100
General Knowledge
100