The application process for GATE 2015 shall commence on September 1, 2014. Interested candidates will have to apply online through the zonal GATE websites of IISc or any of the seven IITs.
The GATE 2015 score will be valid for a period of three years from the date of announcement of results. All the papers in GATE 2015 will be held in online mode only and some examinations will be conducted in multiple sessions.
According to GATE 2015 website, the GATE examination will be held on January 31, February 01, 07, 08, 14, 2015. There are some important facts aboutt GATE 2015 that candidates should know before applying and preparing for the examination.
The Online Computer Based Test (CBT) will be held for all the 22 papers. The online examination paper will contain some questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keypad. Rest of the questions shall be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
Candidates will have to go through biometric information (photograph and fingerprints) verification before the start of the examination.
GATE 2015 examinations will be held in two sessions - forenoon and afternoon sessions on alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between January 31, 2015 and February 14, 2015. Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2015 will be held in multiple sessions.
Subjectwise examination schedule will be notified later. For GATE 2015, the entire process of filling up of application form, uploading of certificates/documents etc. will be online and the candidates should not send any hard copy of their application form/documents, etc. to any of the IIT/IISc zonal GATE office.
Payments of application fees will be accepted only online through different modes like net banking, debit/credit card, e-challan, etc. The admit cards for GATE 2015 would be available through the online process only. Candidates can download their admit card from GATE 2015 website. No hard copy of admit cards will be posted to the candidates.