85% candidates to take GATE online test

85% candidates to take GATE online test

For the first time Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) will be organized online. The test witnessed 85% of attendance at seven centers in Bhopal. The exam was conducted in two shifts. The offline test will be organized on February 10.

The centres, where online GATE test in Bhopal conducted included IES engineering college, NRI, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Radharaman College of Engineering, Sagar Institute of Research and Technology (SIRT), Technocrats Institute of Technology (TIT) and Corporate engineering College.


GATE, an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of undergraduate subjects in engineering and technology is jointly conducted by the Indian Institute of Science and IIT-Bombay, IIT- Delhi, IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT-Madras and IIT-Roorkee.

The GATE score is used for admissions to post-graduate programmes of ME, M Tech and PhD in higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other government agencies. The score is also used by public sector companies like BHEL, IOC, PGC and NTPC for employment screening purpose.