17 GATE subject exams concluded; 10 more to be conducted this week

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and the four sessions, spread over the weekend in Mumbai, ended on Sunday, February 7.

According to reports, the examination was taken by 4.95 lakh candidates across the country. Moreover, a total of 17 subject examinations were conducted. On the other hand, the average attendance was 78.1 per cent which is in line with the percentage that this test clocks each year. Meanwhile, the remaining 10 subjects will be taken by approximately 4.2 lakh candidates registered next week.

This year, the GATE examinations are being conducted by IIT Bombay. In addition, the GATE exam authorities have introduced two new subjects that are Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH). Earlier on January 17, 2021, GATE 2021 conducting body had uploaded the guidelines video that all the candidates must know about before they attend the examinations.

In view of the examinations, authorities informed that the aspirants clearing the GATE examinations will be eligible for taking admissions to MTech courses at the IITs institutes. Candidates can also apply to various PSU jobs through their GATE score. Moreover, the GATE 2021 examinations were reportedly conducted in two shifts where the first shift started from 9:20 am and ended at 12:30 am whereas the afternoon shift started from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) consider GATE 2021's scorecard to shortlist the candidates for various jobs. However, some PSUs directly recruit the candidates based on their GATE score. However, all the shortlisted candidates have to undergo a further selection process, which may vary as per various PSUs.