GATE 2019 Eligibility & Registration

IIT Madras has set some conditions related to academic qualifications, pass percentage, age limit etc which applicants have to fulfill in order to be eligible for GATE exam. If an applicant fails to meet with any of the given eligibility conditions then he/she will be not allowed to appear for the exam or admission process. All the applicants are requested to check the GATE eligibility criteria before submitting the GATE 2019 Application Form.

GATE is a national-level postgraduate engineering entrance examination conducted for admission to Master of Engineering (M.E) or M.Tech programmes in various NITs, IITs, and other technical institutes. Every year, this entrance examination is organized jointly by the IISc, Bangalore and seven IITs in support of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE. The GATE 2019 will be held for 24 papers. Out of these, a candidate can appear only in any one GATE paper. Through this post, aspirants can check the detailed info on GATE Eligibility criteria 2019 like who are eligible for the exam, academic qualification, age criteria, and other details. The detailed eligibility criteria for GATE 2019 examination is elaborated below.

Eligibility Criteria for GATE 2019

Nationality:

• Indian national candidates will be eligible for the exam.

• Candidates belonging to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) will also be eligible to appear.

Age Limit:

• There is no minimum or maximum age limit prescribed to appear for the examination.

Academic Details:

• Only those candidates who have completed/will complete their Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Master’s degree (M.Sc) in any relevant science subject from a recognised University or institution in 2019 will be eligible for GATE 2019.

• There is no minimum percentage required at the undergraduate level for appearing in GATE 2019.

• There is no limit on the number of attempts either. Hence, candidates who have appeared for GATE once earlier can appear again.

Qualifying Degree Eligibility for GATE 2019

Qualifying Degree	Qualifying Degree/ Examination (Descriptive)	Eligible candidates description	Qualifying Year cannot be later than
B.Arch	5 years Bachelor’s degree in Architecture	Students in final year of Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or already passed	2019
B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Pharm.	Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology( 4 years after 10+2)  or 3 years after B.Sc./ Diploma in Engineering/ Technology and those who are in the final year of these programmes	Students in final year of Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or already passed	2019
Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch.)	B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/ UPSC/ AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India)	Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses	NA
Int. M.E/ M.Tech (Post B.Sc.)	Post- B.Sc.Integrated Master’s degree programme in Engineering/ Technology (Four year programme)	pursuing the 2nd/3rd/ 4th year or already passed	2021
B.Sc.(Research)/ B.S	4 years after 10+2 Bachelor's degree in Science or Post Diploma in Science	Students in final year of Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or already passed	2019
M.Sc./ M.A./ MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent	Students in final year of Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or already passed	2019
Int. M. Sc/ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B.S.-M.S. programme	Students in final year of Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or already passed	2019
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2)	Integrated Master’s degree programs or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology (Five year programme)	pursuing the 4th/ 5th year or already passed	2020
Pharm. D. (after 10+2)	6 years program, consisting of internship or residency training (during sixth year)	pursuing the 4th/ 5th/6th year or already passed	2021

Documents Required in Support of Eligibility Criteria for GATE 2019

• If a candidate has completed one of the qualifying examinations as mentioned- above in the table in 2018 or earlier, then he/she has to be submitted the degree certificate/provisional degree certificate/course completion certificate/membership certificate as issued by the society or institute.

• If the candidate is expected to complete  one of the qualifying norms in 2019 or later as mentioned in the table above, then he/she had to upload their Provisional Certificate Letter (as issued by the Head of the Institute/Dean/Registrar/Head of Department) or a copy of marks card for Section A of AMIE, etc.

• All the documents have to be uploaded only while filling the online application. It does not have to be sent by post.

• Candidates with backlogs (failed subjects) in any of the subjects in their qualifying examination had to upload a copy of any of the mark sheet of the final year issued from the institute where he/she was studying.

Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Candidates for GATE 2019

• Candidates who are still pursuing or have obtained a degree from countries except India in technology or engineering (at least four years) can apply. Final year candidates can also apply for GATE 2019.

• Candidates who are pursuing or have obtained a postgraduate degree in any subject related to Science are also eligible to register for GATE 2019.

Important Note: Candidates who are pursuing or have obtained a higher degree other than the courses mentioned above must select the minimum qualifying degree while filling the application form for GATE 2019.