GATE 2024 Registration will begin soon. The eligible candidates can fill GATE 2024 Application Form through GOAPS Portal (GATE Login) on the GATE official website. Applications will be accepted until September 2023 (tentatively). IISc Bangalore will release the GATE 2024 Exam notification. The organizing institute will publish the notification PDF containing all the required details of the GATE Exam. IISc Bangalore will announce the GATE 2024 exam dates. GATE 2024 Exam notifications will be updated here as per the GATE official website so that candidates can check the Exam Dates, Registration Fee, Exam Date, Exam Pattern, Updated Syllabus and Two-Paper Combination.
GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is a national-level examination conducted jointly by the seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. IISc Bangalore will conduct GATE 2024. The GATE 2024 Exam Notification is expected to be released in July 2023, along with the official brochure, exam date, and application form link.
GATE requires a comprehensive understanding of the respective subjects. GATE 2024 will be conducted on 29 subjects tentatively by February 2024. The GATE exam will be conducted across the country in different cities listed below. It will be a Computer Based Test (CBT) conducted in online mode.
Qualifying for GATE 2024 will make you eligible for higher studies or financial assistance for Master’s and Doctoral programmes. Note that it does not ensure admission, scholarship, or jobs at PSUs. It entirely depends on the Institute’s admission criteria, which is also similar for PSU jobs. Explore the Benefits of the GATE Exam to know more in detail.
GATE 2024 Notification
Candidates can check the GATE Brochure to have a fair idea about the regular schedule and related information about the GATE Exam which will be released soon.
GATE 2024 Latest News
- The authorities will release the GATE official notification brochure in July 2023.
- GATE 2024 online application will be opened for registration soon. Check GATE 2024 Application Form for more details.
- GATE 2024 Brochure, along with the latest GATE 2024 Syllabus, Notifications, and GATE 2024 Important Dates, will go live in September 2023.
- GATE 2024 will be held on Saturday and Sunday of the first two weeks of February 2024.
- Earlier, the authority also added two new papers for GATE exams. Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, as well as Geomatics Engineering, are the two new papers, thus making it 29 subjects for the GATE Exam.
GATE 2024 Highlights
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Particulars |
Details |
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Full Form |
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
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Organizing Body |
IISc Bangalore |
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Mode of Application |
Online |
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Mode of Examination |
Computer-based Test (Online) |
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Exam Frequency |
Once a year |
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Exam Duration |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
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Number of Subject Papers |
29 |
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Number of Questions |
10 (General Aptitude) + 55 (Subject)= 65 |
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Question Type |
MCQ, NAT, MSQ |
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Applications Per Year |
Around 9 Lakhs |
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Official Website |
https://gate.iisc.ac.in/ |
GATE 2024 Important Dates
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Activity |
Tentative Dates |
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Online Application Process Opens |
August 2023 |
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Closing Date of REGULAR Online Registration/Application Process |
September 2023 |
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Closing Date of EXTENDED Online Registration/Application Process |
October 2023 |
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Modifications in GATE 2024 Application |
October 2023 |
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Availability of GATE Admit cards for Download |
January 2024 |
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GATE 2024 Examinations |
Saturday and Sunday of first two weeks of February 2024 |
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Candidate’s Response Available in Application Portal |
February 2024 |
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Answer Keys Available on Application Portal |
February 2024 |
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Submission of Challenges by Candidates on Answer Keys |
February 2024 |
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Announcement of Results for GATE 2024 |
March 2024 |
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Availability of Score Card for Download by Candidates |
March 2024 |
GATE Resources
Here we have provided the resources for GATE 2024. Candidates can directly access it by clicking on the links below.
GATE Exam 2024 Registration
Registration for GATE 2024 will begin in August 2023(expected). The registration will be purely online. The last date for the online registration/application process is expected to be in September 2023 (without late fees). However, the authorities will extend the regular registration date till October 2023. Candidates will also be allowed to apply for an extended period by paying a late fee.
The following steps will walk you through the registration process.
- Go to GOAPS Portal
- Fill in the candidate’s name (as per valid ID proof)
- Valid email ID
- Country of residence
- Mobile number
- Password
Once your registration is successfully done, you will be provided with an enrolment ID. Note that verification of either your mobile number or email ID is required to pay the application fees. The verification is done by sending OTP (One Time Password) to your email ID and mobile number.
GATE 2024 Application Fee (Per Subject Paper)
For Examination Centres in India
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For Examination Centres in India |
Regular Period |
During the Extended Period |
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Female candidates (per paper) |
₹ 850 |
₹ 1350 |
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SC / ST / PwD* category candidates (per paper) |
₹ 850 |
₹ 1350 |
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All other candidates (per paper) |
₹ 1700 |
₹ 2200 |
For Examination Centres outside India
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For Examination Centres outside India |
Candidate Category |
Regular Period |
During the Extended Period |
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Group-1: Dhaka and Kathmandu |
All candidates including Female and SC/ST/ PwD |
USD 100 |
USD 150 |
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Group-2: Dubai and Singapore |
USD 200 |
USD 250 |
GATE 2024 Online Application
After completing the registration, the candidate must fill in the following details on the Application Form.
- Candidates will be required to fill in the address for communication (including PIN code)
- Eligibility degree details are required to be mentioned
- College name and address of the institution with PIN code
- GATE paper(s) (subject)
- Choice(s) of GATE examination cities
- A high-quality image of the candidate’s photograph
- Good quality image of candidate’s signature
- Scanned copy of valid photo Identity Document (ID), which you MUST carry to the examination hall
- Scanned copy of Category (SC/ST) Certificate in PDF to be uploaded (if applicable)
- Scanned copy of PwD Certificate in PDF (if applicable)
- Scanned copy of Dyslexic Certificate in PDF (if applicable)
- Fee payment can be made through net-banking/debit card/credit card/wallet details
GATE 2024 Admit Card
GATE Admit Card will be available to download on the GATE 2024 official website in January 2024. Admit Cards will not be sent to your email ID or by post. Candidates must bring a printout of the downloaded Admit Card on the day of examination to their respective centers for verification purposes, along with their photo identity document (NO photocopy/scanned copy/NOT an expired document).
The candidate’s photograph and signature images must be clear and legible. The photograph on the admit card and photo identity document should match the candidate’s appearance.
GATE 2024 Exam Pattern
IISc Bangalore will publish the GATE 2024 exam pattern very soon. All the particulars and details are given below.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Examination Mode |
Computer Based Test (CBT) |
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Duration |
3 Hours |
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Number of Subjects (Papers) |
29 |
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Sections |
General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject |
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Type of Questions |
(a) Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple-Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions |
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Questions for testing these abilities |
Recall Comprehension Application Analysis & Synthesis |
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Number of Questions |
10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions |
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Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL |
General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
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Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL |
General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
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Marking Scheme |
Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks |
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Negative Marking |
For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer |
GATE 2024 Marking Scheme
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Paper Code |
General Aptitude (GA) Marks |
Subject Marks |
Total Marks |
Total Time (Minutes) |
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AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST |
15 |
85 |
100 |
180 |
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AR [Part A + Part B1 or B2 (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] |
15 |
60 + 25 |
100 |
180 |
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GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II)] |
15 |
55 + 30 |
100 |
180 |
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GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)] |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
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XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
15 + (2 x 35) |
100 |
180 |
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XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
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XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
25 + (2 x 30) |
100 |
180 |
GATE 2024 List of Subject Codes:
GATE 2024 will be conducted in 29 different subjects, listed below.
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GATE Paper |
Code |
GATE Paper |
Code |
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Aerospace Engineering |
AE |
Instrumentation Engineering |
IN |
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Agricultural Engineering |
AG |
Mathematics |
MA |
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Architecture and Planning |
AR |
Mechanical Engineering |
ME |
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Biomedical Engineering |
BM |
Mining Engineering |
MN |
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Biotechnology |
BT |
Metallurgical Engineering |
MT |
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Civil Engineering |
CE |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
NM |
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Chemical Engineering |
CH |
Petroleum Engineering |
PE |
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Computer Science and Information Technology |
CS |
Physics |
PH |
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Chemistry |
CY |
Production and Industrial Engineering |
PI |
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Electronics and Communication Engineering |
EC |
Statistics |
ST |
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Electrical Engineering |
EE |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
TF |
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Environmental Science & Engineering |
ES |
Engineering Sciences |
XE* |
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Ecology and Evolution |
EY |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
XH** |
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Geomatics Engineering |
GE |
Life Sciences |
XL*** |
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Geology and Geophysics |
GG |
Generally, GATE papers have a format of 15 marks for General Aptitude and 85 marks for the particular Subject. XE* (Engineering Sciences), XH** (Humanities & Social Sciences), XL*** (Life Sciences) have multiple optional sections, which are listed below.
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XE* Paper Sections |
Code |
XH** Paper Sections |
Code |
XL*** Paper Sections |
Code |
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Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (15 marks) |
A |
Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
B1 |
Chemistry (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
P |
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Any TWO optional Sections (2 x 35 = 70 marks) |
Any ONE optional Section (60 marks) |
Any TWO optional Sections (2 x 30 = 60 marks) |
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Fluid Mechanics |
B |
Economics |
C1 |
Biochemistry |
Q |
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Materials Science |
C |
English |
C2 |
Botany |
R |
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Solid Mechanics |
D |
Linguistics |
C3 |
Microbiology |
S |
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Thermodynamics |
E |
Philosophy |
C4 |
Zoology |
T |
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Polymer Science and Engineering |
F |
Psychology |
C5 |
Food Technology |
U |
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Food Technology |
G |
Sociology |
C6 |
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
H |
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Explore GATE Exam Subjects to know more in detail.
GATE 2024 Examination Cities
GATE 2024 will be divided into exam cities zone-wise. A candidate is allowed to choose THREE cities from the list of examination cities. If a candidate chooses a particular city, the other two options must be only from the same GATE 2024 zone.
Tentative list of Zone-wise GATE 2024 Examination Cities is given below:
|
Zonal GATE Office |
No. of Cities |
Tentative List of Exam Cities |
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IISc Bangalore |
26 |
Andhra Pradesh: Ananthapuramu, Kurnool Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli)/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya , Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair |
|
IIT Bombay |
30 |
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar , Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Ambajogai, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Bhusawal, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi-Mumbai-Thane, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Wardha, Yavatmal Goa: Goa |
|
IIT Delhi |
17 |
Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu-Samba, Srinagar Ladakh: Leh Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Ujjain New Delhi: New Delhi Rajasthan: Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Uttar Pradesh: Greater NOIDA, Mathura |
|
IIT Guwahati |
18 |
Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Bihar: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Jharkhand: Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Manipur: Imphal Meghalaya: Shillong Mizoram: Aizawl Nagaland: Dimapur-Kohima Sikkim: Gangtok Tripura: Agartala West Bengal: Asansol-Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri |
|
IIT Kanpur |
12 |
Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi |
|
IIT Kharagpur |
24 |
Andhra Pradesh: Eluru, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Chhattisgarh: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur Jharkhand: Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Odisha: Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur West Bengal: Baharampur-Murshidabad, Bankura, Howrah, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolaghat, Kolkata |
|
IIT Madras |
34 |
Andhra Pradesh: Chirala, Chittoor, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati Kerala: Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram Pondicherry: Puducherry Tamil Nadu: Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar Telangana: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal |
|
IIT Roorkee |
15 |
Haryana: Ambala, Kurukshetra Himachal Pradesh: Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Shimla, Solan Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
|
International Centres |
4 |
Bangladesh: Dhaka UAE: Dubai Nepal: Kathmandu Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Maldives: Male Mauritius: Port Louis Singapore: Singapore Bhutan: Thimphu |
Frequently Asked Questions on GATE 2024
When should I apply for GATE 2024?
IISc Bangalore will begin the GATE 2024 registration on 30th August.
What are the changes in GATE 2024?
Application fees for both national and international students have been increased. GATE 2024 will be conducted at four international exam centers: Dhaka, Kathmandu, Dubai, and Singapore.
Is there any age limit to appear in GATE 2024?
No, there is no age limit to appear in GATE 2024.
Can I appear for any GATE 2024 paper?
Yes, but the candidate must select subjects appropriate to their qualifying degree.
Can I use one email to fill up multiple application forms?
No, you can fill up only one application form with a single email.
Who is conducting the GATE 2024 Examination?
The GATE 2024 examination will be conducted by IISc Bangalore.
Will PSU recruit through GATE 2024?
Yes, more than 50 PSUs will recruit trainee engineers through GATE 2024.
What is the GATE exam used for?
GATE exam is used to get admission for Postgraduate courses in top Indian colleges or universities along with recruitment in PSUs.
