Registration deadline for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022 extended

Indian Institute for Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has extended the Registration deadline for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022. Candidates can now apply for GATE 2022 through the official website: gate.iitkgp.ac.in. till September 28 without any additional fee. Previously, the last date to apply for the exam was September 24, 2021. 

The GATE 2022 exam is scheduled to be held on February 5, 6, 12, and 13, 2022 in two sessions each day. It will be a fully computer-based test (CBT). The forenoon session will be conducted from 9 am to 12 pm and the afternoon session will be conducted from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. 

Steps to Apply for GATE 2O22

  • Log on to the official website of GATE 2022
  • On the homepage, under the “GATE 2022 ONLINE APPLICATION” tab, click on, “Apply Online”
  • Enter all the required details
  • Pay the application fee and click on submit

The Application fee for general category is Rs. 1500 and for reserved category candidates is Rs. 750/-.

With 2 new papers – GE (Geomatics Engineering) and NM (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering), there will be a total of 29 papers in GATE 2022. The examinations will be entirely of objective type. The pattern of questions will include some multiple-choice questions (MCQ), while the remaining questions may include multiple-select questions (MSQ) and/or numerical answer type (NAT) questions.

The papers will test the following qualities of candidates: recall comprehension application analysis and synthesis. There will be a total of 65 questions in the papers — 10 questions (general awareness) and 55 questions (subject)