1. GATE- An Approach
By,
Bhaskara Naik S, Scientist .
SAMEER,Mumbai

2. • What's is this Gate-??
 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering – Initially
used to screen the Mtech,ME and PhD
aspirants and now it has been extensively used
to screen Government sector aspirants.
 Scholarship is paid during studies., student
can easily afford his needs.
As for as my views, Gate can be looked in 2
different aspects.
 Entry in to higher studies i.e Mtech/ME/PhD/JRF/RA in one of the
best technology institutes in the country.
 Entry in to PSUs , Govt companies or Research Organizations.

3.  No of attempts-No such restrictions.
 All Gate cleared students will get Scholarship
from MHRD i.e 8000/m no matter in which
he/she takes admission for GATE.
 Gate clear- In the sense one who scores more
than or equal to the cut off marks decided by
IITs/MHRD. i.e if cut off for gate-2012 is 25
marks for general. That means one who scores
25 or more , He/Hshe will be Gate cleared
student.
 Gate score is valued for 2 years.

4.  Participate in cutting edge research – exposure
to universities that are shaping the new frontiers
of science and technology.
 The best faculty interaction, there is; you will
work with some of the finest brains in India who
will guide and motivate you to higher goals.
 Excellent opportunities to pursue higher goals
such as serving India and giving back to society.
You can work with government organizations
such as DRDL, ISRO, ECIL and
BEL,SAMEER ,BHEL etc.
 Be a part of legacy that has shaped modern
India. Right from Narayan Murthy to many others
who have contributed significantly to the country.

5. • Importance Of Gate- an aid for higher
studies-It pays you 8000/-per month
 Open the floodGATE to a glorious career in the
corporate world, research or the government
sector”. Fulltime
PhD
IIT’s
Mtech
GAT NIT’s ME Part time
E
State JRF
Institutes

6. PhD: Doctor of Philosophy Scholarship-
18,000/month for 1st 2 years and 20,000 for
next 2 years.
• Basically the study of problems in particular
topics-depends on interest of candidate which
leads to new research and which will be used
for like hood of mankind.
• Usually 3 years of study, can be extended for 1
more year.
• PhD is basically working on real-time
problems ,mainly faced by Defense ( Navy, Air
force, Military),DRDO,ISRO labs etc.
• Can carryout research funded by Govt or
private agency.

7.  Good opportunities to works as a
faculty/research in institutions.
 Can avail opportunity to carryout Post Doc in
overseas.
 Can work with our own passion.
 PhD from any IIT is highly valued everywhere.
 Study is very narrowed over here, i.e study on
only particular topic.
 All IITs and premier colleges will provide Dual
Degree(Mtech+PhD).This is may be the good
option.

8. Full Time
-2 years
M.Tech
RA**
Part Time
-3 years**
PA**
RA-Research Associate.
PA-Project Associate.
** May vary as per institution norms.

9. • Mtech :Master Of
Technology
 Almost 50% theoretical study and 50% practical
 Total-4 semesters; First 2 semester-theoretical
and last 2 semester-project
 Leads to study of particular interested field from
your specialization.
 It can offer you a platform for PhD
 Best option for faculty/Research positions in
Institutions and R&D centers.
 Enhanced options for research and job
opportunities once you complete your post
graduation.
 All IITs and NIITS and other INSTITUTE’s

10. • RA-Research Associate.
 Academic research position.
 Offered by research institutes or Govt labs like CSIR,BARC etc.
 He/she needs to assist the laborotories of faculty under whom
he assigned.
 3 years of Durations.
 Needs to research under principle supervisor
 9000/month or may vary(usually higher sallary) , may vary
depends up on institution and labs.
 Usually RA will work on projects funded by industries,defenses
Labs etc,
 Hands on experience on research that is really boost the career,
in both higher studies and Jobs.
 http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-
Webpage/RecruitmentGenerateAdvertisement.jsp?advcirno=E-
53/P(12)09-10 visit this, u will understand the importance
better.

11. • PA-Project Associate
 As same as RA, but change is that, PA’s are
hired on particular funded project and they have
to work on that.
 Pay or scholarship is decided by funder or
Institution.
 All IITs,NITs, labs like CSIR,DRDO Labd,ISRO
labs e.t.c. will offer these positions.
 Need to apply via institutional advertisements
using GATE scores.

12. • ME or MS(Master of Engineering or Master of
science)
 Almost 85 % practical study and 15 %
theoretical.
 He/she should require to submit a thesis and
that may qualifies to PhD.
 They are meant to carryout research in industry
or R&D organizations.
 Can avail very good positions in R&D ,Govt or
private industries.
 A MS or ME holder have very high
opportunities to carry out his/her PhD in world
best isntitute.

13. JRF-Junior Research Fellow
 He She will be paid depends on GATE or R&D
centers as per their norms
 Usually it’s a research position at a university or
research institutions.
 He/she may work independently or under the
supervision of principal Investigator.
 Carrying out research in reputed R&D
organizations or Institutes, which may leads to
PhD in good institutions of the world.
 Lots of organizations including
IITs,NITs,ISRO,DRDO,BARC,CSIR state
universities etc.. Will offer JRF

14. • New in GATE 2013
 Organizing Institute-IIT Bombay.
 Female candidates are exempted from
paying the application fee, as required by
MHRD, Govt. of India.
 A new formula will be used for calculating the
GATE score.

15.  Biometric information (Photograph and
fingerprint) maybe captured on the day of the
examination for randomly selected candidates.
• Some Important Dates-
 Last date for request of change of city- 20/11/2012.
 Availability of admit card-05/12/2012.
 GATE 2013 Online Examination-20/01/2013,Sunday.
 GATE 2013 Offline Exam -10/02/2013.
Results announcement-15/03/2013.
Note:No admit cards will send by mail or post.
Admit cards can be only downloadable online from
zonal website.
 Your zonal website is IISC bangalore.

16. • Exam format of GATE-2013
 A paper based examination where the
candidate will mark the correct answer out of
four options in an Optical Response Sheet
(ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble with
a black ink ballpoint pen.
 Things to be carried to exam center
Black ink pen (No pencil – hence Be careful
while bubbling the answer)
 Scientific Calculator without data connectivity
is allowed.
Valid (not expired) original(not Xerox etc)
photo ID proof like DL,Passport,VoterID,
College ID etc.

17. • Structure of GATE-2013
 A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 22
papers listed in the table
 The choice of the appropriate paper is the
responsibility of the candidate.
 The candidate is expected to appear in a paper
appropriate to the discipline of his/her
qualifying degree.
 The candidate is, however, free to choose any
paper according to his/her admission plan,
keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the
institutions in which he/she wishes to seek
admission.

18. • Pattern of Question paper
 Total Qusetions-65
 Single paper
 Total marks-100
 Question paper- has two sections.
 General aptitude.
 Specialization of the paper+mathematics.
 Paper has 4 different types of questions.
 1)Multiple choice questions of 1 or 2 marks each,
which has a 4 answers ,out of which one correct
answer has to choose.
 2) Common data questions( which are also multiple
choice questions),where 2 successive questions use
the same set of input data.

19. Linked answer questions-where the answer to
the first question in the pair is required to answer the 2nd
numerical answer type questions, each question will
have a number as the answer.
Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude
(Language and Analytical Skill) carrying 15 marks
apart from the core subject of the paper.

20. • Design of Questions:
 Recall - obtain the answer either from his/her
memory of the subject or at most from a one-line
computation.
 Comprehension- test the candidate’s
understanding of the basics of his/her field
 Application - apply his/her knowledge either through
computation or by logical reasoning
 Analysis and Synthesis – these can be linked
answer questions or common data questions

21. • Gate Results
 GATE 2013 results will be announced on
March 15, 2013 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices
of IISc and seven IITs and their websites.
 GATE 2013 score is valid for TWO YEARS
from the date of announcement of the GATE
2013 results.
 There is no provision for regarding and
retotalling.
 No photocopies of the machine-gradable
Optical Response Sheets (ORS) will be made
available.
 No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained.

22. • Contact details
• Zone-1
 Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore 560 012
Phone : 080-2293 2392
Fax : 080-2360 1227
Email : gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in

23.  Students have to apply to individual
institutes and get application forms after the
GATE results are out.
 Mtech. course admission details are advertised
in leading newspapers from April 1 till July
end. However, some institutes do not advertise
and students should approach them directly for
the forms.
 The concerned institute may conduct a written
test and/or interview for admission.
 Students of M.Tech. are paid scholarships by
the Government of India for the entire 24-
months period.

24. • Gate score
 After the evaluation of the answers, the raw
marks obtained by a candidate will be
converted to a normalized GATE Score.
 From 2013, the GATE score will be
computed by a new formula.
 After the declaration of the results, a GATE
Scorecard will be issued to all the candidates of
a paper.
 There is no provision for issue of additional
GATE scorecards.

25. • After Exam,what next..?
 After declaration of GATE results, students must apply to
individual institutes to get their application forms.
 Institutes advertise for the M.Tech. admissions in leading
newspapers from 1st April till the end of July. However
some institutes do not advertise and therefore students
have to send request for the applications directly.
 Admission in the institute is based on GATE percentile.
 The concerned institute may conduct written test and/or
interview for the purpose of admission.
 If your GATE score is 96 you can go for admission in
NITs, Roorkie, BITS Pilani etc. If less than 85 you have to
look for other appropriate institutes

26. • Few Suggestions for Studies
 Utilize your free hours for the preparation.
 Divide into groups and make sure to work out maximum
questions during free time. Help each other with tough
problems.
 Each one take up a part of the syllabus. Study those
topics well and take a class for the rest.
 Maintain a common document where each person’s
choice will be published and an efficient schedule can be
prepared.
 Group work is always efficient and works. Make a habbit.
 Determination for success surely leads you to the
success.

27. • Gate clearing which needs a smart + hard work
and dedicated plan of course.
• Hardly you have 4 month for Gate exam and
this is more than sufficient.
• So, Choose the subjects that highly important
and your command over the subjects.
• As for as my views, subjects that too important
are,
 Control System.
 Signal and Systems.
 Network analysis.
 Logic design(Digital circuits)
 Electronic Devices
 Communication.
 Analog Circuit
 Mathematics.
 Never miss a single marks in Aptitude an English, its very important.

28. Have a look at table for the distribution of marks.
Mathematics, Control systems, signals and systems,
analog circuits, Network analysis e.t.c very important.

29. • Books that I prefer-
 Gate-Electronics and communications by R.K Knodia
–Noida publications
 It’s a set of book including Mathematics and previous
solved papers.
 Study the subjects that are too important and you are
good in and preferably chapetewise and solve the
chapterwise questions given in above said book.
 Stick to the only one convenient book .
 Some people use G.K publisher, but I feel, its format
is not good for GATE and it has a lot of mistakes.

30. • Some preferred books for the study of
concepts. ( It depends as your convenient).
 Network Analysis: Van Valkenburg
 Network and Systems: D. Roy Choudhary
 Integrated Electronics: Jacob Milman & C. Halkias,
Millman & Grabel.
 Integrated Circuits: K.R. Botkar.
 Op. Amps & Linear Integrated Circuit: Gayakwad
 Digital Logic & Computer Design: Moris Mano
 Signals and System: Uday Kumar ,Ganesh rao
 Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal or
Ganesh Rao.
 Principle of Communication System: Taub & Schilling.
 Communication System: A. Bruu Carlson.
 Electromagnetic Waves : Mathew Sadiku,K D prasad.

31. • Some tips for Mathematics.
 Graduation level mathematic books are sufficient.
 Go through the Gate papers of 10-12 years, and note
down the topics on which questions are appeared.
 Study on that and solve the questions.
 Usually topics will repeat but not questions .
• Some tips for Aptitude.
 General aptitude by R S Agarwal or any Aptitude
book is good enough.
 Go through the Go through the Gate papers of 10-12
years, and note down the topics on which questions
are appeared.
 Study on that and solve the questions.
 Usually topics will repeat but not questions .
 Make a habit of discussing the aptitude questions in
group.

32. • Make use of INTERNET
 Browse the net for Gate information's regarding how to crack,how
to prepare, free mock test etc,
 Make use of portals which provide free mock test on subjects
 Which will helps you to understand yourself like,your
understandings of subjects, time that you have taken, topics on
which you are weak etc.
 All Gate coaching has their own website and make use of that.
 Few useful portal addresses are,
http://www.engineersinstitute.com
http://www.onlineies.com/ register in this n u can avail free mock test.
http://www.inspirenignite.com/- Best for Gate information in all aspects
but u may not get mock test in this as it is a discussion forum
http://www.engineersinstitute.com/gate_2013_14_mock_test_series_el
ectronics_engineering_ece.php-- for mock test.
www.gatehelp.com
http://gateforum.com/
http://www.onlineies.com/blog-ies-bangalore-gate-ies-jto-psus-
coaching-center for few tips.
These are few examples, you can get plenty in web. Just Google it.

33. Gate-in Job Aspect:

34. • Above table clearly shows the importance of
GATE.
• In future we can predict that most PSUs ,R&D,
and Central govt companies will hire through
Gate exam.
• I can assure you that, one who clears the gate,
has good opportunities in higher study as well
as jobs.

35. • Some statistics regarding Gate:
Some specializations under ECE (May vary depends on
college).
1.Communication Systems.
2. VLSI / Micro Electronics.
3.RF&Microwaves(online in few IITs n NITs).
4 .Electronic Design & Technology (Chip Design)
5. Digital Electronics
6. Systems & Signals
7. Computer Science, if interested.
8. Instrumentation & Controls
9. Interdisciplinary courses like Satellite Technology,
Internet Science, Aerospace, Management and Industrial
Engineering.

36. • Selection crietria
1. Rank / Score category-wise obtained in GATE-2013
2. Percentage in B.Tech/ B.E.
3. Written Test (Institutes)
4. Interview.
In Case of GATE Score : The GATE score is given 70%
weight age and remaining 30% Weight age is for the
written test / Interview. The exact ratio may differ so
before you apply just verify once through official
notification.
ONLY GATE Score is required at IISC Bangalore, IIT
Madras ,IIT Kharagpur, IIR Roorkee.
IIT Delhi admits Through : 1. GATE Score ( Without
Test / Interview : 75% marks or 8.5 CGPA ) 2. GATE
Score (With Written Test / Interview: 60% marks or 6.75
CGP )

37. IIT Delhi GATE-2011 Cutoff For M.Tech
Communication Engg.
 GEN: 810
 OBC: 780
 SC: 545
 ST: 495
 PH: 495
IIT Roorkee GATE-2011 Cutoff For M.Tech :
91.33(percentile
IIT Roorkee GATE-2012 Cutoff For M.Tech : (67.00).
http://www.engineersinstitute.com/M_Tech_Admission_in_El
ectronics_and_Communication_Engineering%20_2012-
13_through_GATE_2012-13_score.php visit this for more
information's.

38. • Finally few tips for answering questions.
 Never attempt un known questions.
 Don’t be hurry, read the questions carefully and
answer.
 50+ correct answers are sufficient.
 Attempt the known questions first then go for rest.
 Try to answer aptitude part fully.
 Don’t be tensed. Try your level best and hope for the
best.
 Be focused and determined for success.

39. Remember, YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF
YOUR OWN DESTINY. At the end ,when you
look back, you should feel great about
yourself. Set the dreams and achieve it. Life is
meant for our dreams. Make it.
I have given my best to make this document.
Hope it will useful.All the best for your future.
By,
Bhaskara Naik S