The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the detailed understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. GATE is conducted jointly by the Gate Organising Institutes which are seven IITs and IISC Bangalore on behalf of the National Coordination Board –GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. GATE is a gateway to Mtech, MSc or Ph.D. from IITs and IISC, Bangalore and from 2012 Public Sectors Undertakings (PSUs) started recruitment through GATE score.
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IIT Delhi will be conducting GATE 2020
Gate Organising Institutes
The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) jointly administer the conduct of GATE. They are divided into 8 zones.
- Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
- Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
List of GATE examination organizing institutes since 1985 are as follows:-
Sr No | Gate Organising Institutes | Organizing Year |
1 | IIT Delhi*** | GATE-2020 |
2 | IIT Madras** | GATE-2019 |
3 | IIT Guwahati* | GATE-2018 |
4 | IIT Roorkee | GATE-2017 |
5 | IISC Bangalore | GATE-2016 |
6 | IIT Kanpur | GATE-2015 |
7 | IIT Kharagpur | GATE-2014 |
8 | IIT Bombay | GATE-2013 |
9 | IIT Delhi | GATE-2012 |
10 | IIT Madras | GATE-2011 |
11 | IIT Guwahati | GATE-2010 |
12 | IIT Roorkee | GATE-2009 |
13 | IISC Bangalore | GATE-2008 |
14 | IIT Kanpur | GATE-2007 |
15 | IIT Kharagpur | GATE-2006 |
16 | IIT Bombay | GATE-2005 |
17 | IIT Delhi | GATE-2004 |
18 | IIT Madras | GATE-2003 |
19 | IISC Bangalore | GATE-2002 |
20 | IIT Kanpur | GATE-2001 |
21 | IIT Kharagpur | GATE-2000 |
22 | IIT Bombay | GATE-1999 |
23 | IIT Delhi | GATE-1998 |
24 | IIT Madras | GATE-1997 |
25 | IIT Bangalore | GATE-1996 |
26 | IIT Kanpur | GATE-1995 |
27 | IIT Kharagpur | GATE-1994 |
28 | IIT Bombay | GATE-1993 |
29 | IIT Delhi | GATE-1992 |
30 | IIT Madras | GATE-1991 |
31 | IISC Bangalore | GATE-1990 |
32 | IIT Kanpur | GATE-1989 |
33 | IIT Kharagpur | GATE-1988 |
34 | IIT Bombay | GATE-1987 |
35 | IIT Delhi | GATE-1986 |
36 | IIT Madras | GATE-1985 |
37 | IISC Bangalore | GATE-1984 |
From the above table, we can see that initially after every 6 years the circle repeats after 2008 the circle repeats after every 8 years.
Sr No | Gate Organising Institutes | Organizing Year |
1 | IIT Madras | 1985,1991,1997,2003,2011,2019 |
2 | IIT Delhi | 1986,1992,1998,2004,2012,2020 |
3 | IIT Bombay | 1987,1993,1999,2005,2013 |
4 | IIT Kharagpur | 1988,1994,2000,2006,2014 |
5 | IIT Kanpur | 1989,1995,2001,2007,2015 |
6 | IIT Bangalore | 1984,1990,1996,2002,2008,2016 |
7 | IIT Roorkee | 2009,2017 |
8 | IIT Guwahati | 2010,2018 |
From the above pattern, we can see that GATE– 2020 is being organized by IIT Delhi.
This is our perception according to the given pattern, we may be wrong but as far as the given pattern is considered, it seems that it is following the pattern of rotating the pattern after 6 and 8 years by the Gate Organising Institutes. ALL THE VERY BEST FOR GATE–2020.
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