GATE 2025 Exam: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) will be held by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R) in February. The national-level examination assesses candidates on various parameters in subjects like engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts, and humanities for admission to various master’s and doctoral programmes.
Apart from this, a GATE candidate can secure recruitment from some public sector undertakings (PSU) if he cracks it.
This year’s GATE has two new initiatives — financial assistance and addition in the list of PSUs.
Not only admission to top Indian institutes but a GATE score can also be used to get financial assistance for:
–If a candidate wants to pursue a master’s programme or wants to take admission through a direct process in the doctoral programmes in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts, and humanities.
–For doctoral programmes, only selected subjects are available as mentioned above, however, the institution a candidate will choose for the programme must be supported by the Ministry of Education or any other government agencies.
Additionally, for master courses, MTech students will get financial assistance of Rs 12,400 per month which is generally paid up for 22 months. In the case of doctoral programmes, the assistance of Rs 37,000 will be given for two years and Rs 42,000 per month from the third to the fifth year.
— The Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Department at IIT Kanpur will admit MTech students through the GATE 2025 examination.
–NPCIL will be using GATE 2025 results of CE, CH, EC, EE, IN, and ME test papers for recruitment, as mentioned on the official website.
–GRID-India will be using GATE 2025 scores of EE test papers for recruitment, while GAIL Limited will use them for CH, CS, EE, IN, and ME papers.
Apart from the above, there are various other PSUs which take GATE scores for recruitment purposes like the Airports Authority of India, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Coal India Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Thermal Power Corporation among others.