GATE 2013 important changes

[TafzirAzad]

What are the main changes in GATE 2013, compared to GATE 2012 examination ? Is there any change in Exam structure..

[gateman]

The exam structure and syllabus is not changed. But there are some changes in GATE2013 with regard to the online tests, and application procedure. The main changes are as below
1. 15 subject papers will be conducted by an ONLINE computer based test: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE, and XL.
2. Female candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
3. All candidate related information and grievance redressal will be available in a single
GATE Online Applicant Interface.
4. Soft copies of photograph and signature must be uploaded during online application (This is in addition to sending recent photograph of applicant with signed application).
5. A new formula will be used for calculating the GATE score.
6. Biometric information (Photograph and fingerprint) maybe captured on the day of the examination for randomly selected candidates.

[gateman]

For more details visit http://gateapp.iitb.ac.in