50. GATE 2010

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Hi,

Finally, the information is Official. Making the changes below to reflect officially released structure.
1. GATE 2010 will be conducted by IIT Guwahati
2. The pattern is set to change again from the previous pattern.55 questions technical

+ 10 questions General Aptitude - 100 marks

3. GATE Score will be valid for two years. Once again. (confirmed)
4. Now you can give the exam in 3rd year itself.(confirmed)
5. GATE 2010 - Pharmacy still remains unincluded.(confirmed)

There is news that Pharmacy exam will be taken up by AICTE.

6. GATE 2010 examination for Mining Engineering (MN) and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) papers will be computer based ONLINE examination.

7. GATE Board is currently in discussion whether to extend the validity of GATE 2009 score to 2010. But they have not decided yet. It will be decided by December.

Information Brochure and Application Form can be obtained on cash payment of Rs 1000/- (Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD) from the designated Bank Branches.
Paper Pattern
Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks).
1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data questions.

Each question will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer questions.
The answer to the second question of the last two pairs will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair.
if the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted,

then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two mark.

There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.

Q.56 to Q.60 : From General Aptitude (GA) will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks).

1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Q.61 to Q.65 : From GA will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 marks)

2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
All the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF

will contain few questions on Engineering Mathematics carrying 15 marks.

GATE Forms will be available from 22 September. At select banks and from IIT/IISc counters.

General Aptitude Syllabus :
Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.

Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.

Commencement of:

Sale of Information Brochure and Offline Application Form/ Online Application Form submission

Sept 22 2009

Tuesday

Last date of issue of Information Brochure and Application forms:

1) By post from GATE Offices	Oct 20 2009	Tuesday
2) At bank counters	Oct 28 2009	Wednesday
3) At GATE office counters	Oct 30 2009	Friday

Last date for:

1) Online application form submission (website closure)	Oct 28 2009 (18:00 hrs)	Wednesday
2) Receipt of completed Offline/ Online Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office	Nov 03 2009	Tuesday

Date of the examination :

1) Computer based ONLINE Examination for TF paper from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs	Feb 07 2010	Sunday
2) Computer based ONLINE Examination for MN paper from 14.30 hrs to 17.30 hrs	Feb 07 2010	Sunday
3) OFFLINE Examination for all papers except TF and MN from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs	Feb 14 2010	Sunday
Announcement of results -	Mar 15 2010	Monday

AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION FORMS

Information Brochure and Application Form can be obtained on cash payment of Rs 1000/- (Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD) from the designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone (as given below).

Candidates can also obtain Information Brochure and Application Form by Post from the zonal GATE offices by sending a request letter and two self-addressed slips along with a Demand Draft for the amount (mentioned as above) payable at the city of the respective zonal GATE office.

Application Form can also be obtained from the zonal GATE Offices after handing over Demand Draft for the appropriate amount.