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GATE 2019:Candidates can go to appsgate.iitm.ac.in to start applying for GATE 2019, which is being conducted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras this year.

Updated on: Sep 3, 2018, 16:46:11 IST
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The process of filing the applications for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2019 is in progress on gate.iitm.ac.in.

GATE 2019: The closing date for submitting the online application is September 21, 2018, and the extended date is October 1, 2018. (HT file)
GATE 2019: The closing date for submitting the online application is September 21, 2018, and the extended date is October 1, 2018. (HT file)

Candidates can go to appsgate.iitm.ac.in to start applying for GATE 2019, which is being conducted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras this year. The application process started on September 1.

The closing date for submitting the online application is September 21, 2018, and the extended date is October 1, 2018. The admit card will be released on January 4, 2019, for GATE 2019 to be held on February 2, 3, 9,10, The results will be announced on March 16, 2019.

The application must be submitted online through GOAPS website appsgate.iitm.ac.in by paying the required application fee. All information regarding the application is available on the GOAPS website.

A new paper of statistics has been added in GATE 2019 syllabus. Gate 2019 will be conducted in 24 papers and a candidate can appear only in one paper in any one session.

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It is mandatory for students seeking admission or financial assistance to master’s programs and direct doctoral programs in engineering/technology/architecture and doctoral programs in relevant branches of science, in the institutions supported by the Union ministry of human resource development and other government agencies.

In some colleges and institutions, which admit students without the HRD ministry’s scholarship or assistantship, the GATE qualification is mandatory. Many public sector undertakings (PSUs) also use the GATE score in their recruitment process.

These PSUs include Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Power Grid Corporation of India among others.

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