About GATE : The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all - India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.GATE or Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers is considered a benchmark as for as an examination's capability to measure a candidate's potential is concerned.GATE score hence obtained by is used to determine the candidate's chance of securing admission for higher studies in engineering like M.Tech & PhD in institute of repute. Alternatively GATE scores are also required by organisations like BARC, ISRO etc all for purposes of employment as scientists. This exam conducted normally in the 2nd Sunday of February is organised by one of the IIT's or IISC Bangalore every year.
About IES : IES,Indian Engineering Service exam conducted by the union public service commission UPSC leads to the candidate's absorption in government engineering organizations viz railway,telecoms etc. all these jobs are class one graded and are regarded very prestigious.The written examinations are normally scheduled in the last week of the June.
About PSU : PSU, a number of Public Sector Units which are high performing with appreciable bottom lines conduct written examinations to induct employees. The exams are a test of the candidate's engineering knowledge and general aptitude.Navratna or highly profitable enterprises are highly sought after. like Indian oil,ONGC,BSNL etc.
Q.2. What is the objective of GATE ?
The objective of GATE is to identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission in Postgraduate Programs in Engineering at the national level. Some Engineering Colleges / Institutes specify GATE as a mandatory qualification for admission for Postgraduate Programs. For doing M.Tech. and Ph.D programme from IIT, IISc and other reputed institutes one should have a very good GATE percentile. On the basis of this score students have to applied for different IITs or other insitutes. Once the student got admission to the programme they are awarded scholarship of Rupees 12000/- per month during the M.Tech programme or Ph.D.
Q.3. Why should I Appear For GATE?
In order to pursue M.Tech program in a leading institute of the country we must opt for GATE. The benefits of M.Tech are as listed below:
- Companies coming for Campus Placement in leading Institutes are better as well as large in number.
- Salaries offered for M.Tech are higher as compared to B.E.
- M.Tech degree leads to specialization and furthering of interest in a certain area which may lead to Ph.D
- M.Tech degree is a must for those wishing to apply for Faculty/Research positions in educational Institutes/R&D centers.
- Scholarship of Rs. 12000.0 per month by the Government of India is paid during the entire period of 18 months of M.Tech.
- The M.Tech program is a 3 semester (18 months) program.
Q.4. All You Need To Know About GATE
All Engineering students have to make a choice that defines their career. The three most popular options among the engineers are:
- A job.
- Management.
- M.Tech.
It’s not necessary that 100% of the engineering students get placed in one or the other company. In such a situation they have to make achoice between Management and M.Tech. In the past, a large crowd was diverted towards management in order to achieve a lum-sum amount of money. But if we consider the present scenario, then we can’t under-estimate the next option i.e. M.Tech. In order to support this fact, we want to let you know that the number of students appearing in GATE has been increasing every year.
Q.5. What is IES for Electronics & amp;Communication?
Indian Engineering Service exam is conducted by UPSC every year in 2nd week of June for post of class-1 officer in various departments like Indian Railway,Telecom, Defence, and Wireless&planning, Ordinance, power engineering &inspection services etcs.All posts will be as class-1 officer only.
Many people are good at management, and if they have interest in pursuing a management degree then they should opt for the management. However, M.Tech provides a direction for a research-oriented job or a faculty position in a university. One may even take up a management position in a research-based enterprise through M.Tech. In all the choice between both kinds of careers depends completely on an individual and its area of interest. After making a choice, what he or she needs to do is to prepare well for it that requires proper understanding of the option chosen. So here is the beginning…
- Some Engineering colleges / institutes specify GATE as a mandatory qualification for the admission of students to Postgraduate Programmes.
- Admission to Postgraduate Programmes, with MHRD and other government scholarship / assistantship, in engineering / Technology / Architecture / Pharmacy / Science at Engineering colleges / institutes in the country will be available only to those who qualify through GATE.
- GATE qualification by itself doesn’t guarantee either admission or scholarship / assistantship. The candidate is required to find the procedure of final selection and award of scholarship / Assistantship from the Institutions to which the candidate seeks admission.
- Gate qualified candidates in Engineering / Technology disciplines are eligible for the award of the Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. GATE qualification also serves as a requirement for applying to the Post of Scientists in some Government Organizations.
Q.5. What is IES for Electronics & amp;Communication?
Indian Engineering Service exam is conducted by UPSC every year in 2nd week of June for post of class-1 officer in various departments like Indian Railway,Telecom, Defence, and Wireless&planning, Ordinance, power engineering &inspection services etcs.All posts will be as class-1 officer only.
Minimum qualification for IES Electronics job:
If you have done your B.TECH/BE in
1. Any branch which has word Electronics eg.Electronics&Telecomm,
Electronics&comm&Electronics engineering.
2. Computer science/Information technology
3. Electrical engineering
4. Any branch related to instrumentation engineering
Note: If you belongs to any circuit branch (Electronics, computer, IT, Instrumentation&Electrical) you are eligible for IES in Electronics&Tele Communication. There is no need of minimum percentage in your degree.
Pattern of paper:
There are 5 papers out of which 3 are objective types and 2 are conventional(Subjective) papers. Every paper carries 200 marks. These exams are conducted for 3 days. Result of written exam is declared and then successful candidates arecalled for interview which also carries 200 marks.So final result is delclared out of 1200 marks.
Paper-1:120 questions of GS&English (60+60)...Time-2hr
Paper-2:120 questions of Electronics&Comm paper-1...Time-2hr
Paper-3:120 questions of Electronics&Comm paper-2...Time-2hr
Paper-4: Theoretical&Numerical questions (Totally subjective paper)
It also carries 200 marks. All questions from Electronics&Comm...Time 3hr
Paper-5: Theoretical&Numerical questions (Totally subjective paper)
It also carries 200 marks. All questions from Electronics&Comm...Time 3hr Negative marking: 1/3 mark will be deducted as penalty for every wrong question .There is no negative marking in conventional paper.
Standard of questions:
Questions asked in all 5 papers require depth and conceptual study of Subject. For solving all those questions you must have basic concept and good practice of objective questions.
No of posts:
Generally no of seats vary from year to year and it is in the range of 60-70 Out of which most of the posts belong to Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineering (IRSSE).Reservation is as per Government of India rule.
Minimum cut-off marks:
After written exam UPSC short list students on the basis of performance in total marks in all 3 objective papers. Conventional paper will be evaluated only of successful students in objective paper. But interview call will be on the basis of performance in total 5 papers.
For interview call cut-off for general category is 425-450 marks. For OBC,SC&ST it will be reduce accordingly.
Range of highest marks in IES-Electronics (written exam)
Highest mark in IES-E&T written vary in range of 560-600.Total highest marks vary in range of 700(including interview marks).
1. Paper-1: In range of 100
2. Paper-2:in the range of 125
3. Paper-2 :in the range of 125
4. Paper-4:in the range of 150
5. Paper-5:in the range of 100
Note: These marks may vary from year to year but range remains same.