GATE score now valid for three years

Scores of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) will henceforth be valid for three years. This will allow graduate engineers aspiring for admission to master?s degree programmes gain more work experience after completing their bachelor?s degree.

With GATE valid only for two years till now, students could only continue on a job for a year after completing their B.Tech. and then get admitted to an M.Tech. course. "A student who wanted to work for two years to repay a loan taken before admission to B.Tech. couldn't do so till now as his GATE score would have lapsed. But the change in rule will give them flexibility," said a senior official of the GATE admission committee.

Partha Pratim Biswas, former executive council (EC) member of Jadavpur University and a teacher, said: "The GATE score is important to get jobs in PSUs that do not hire graduate engineers too often. Sometimes, job opportunities in PSUs open after a gap of a year or two. It will greatly benefit those candidates who are waiting to get PSU jobs as the GATE score will now be valid for one more year."

The two-year validity of GATE scores was a deterrent for students who wanted to do their M.Tech. after joining jobs and gaining considerable work experience. "Most firms have a probation period of one year. So students need another year to gain experience. Moreover, companies also want students to get more than a year's industry experience. Now, students will get an opportunity to gain more than a year of industrial exposure and then join the M.Tech. programme," Biswas added.

A senior teacher of chemical engineering at JU further added, "The course curriculum that engineering students follow at various colleges hold relevance for a maximum of four years. Hence, even if the validity of GATE score is increased from two years to three years, there will be no dilution. Relevance of domain knowledge won't be destroyed."

"If the GATE score that a student may have achieved at the end of their fourth year undergraduate studies is valid for three years, then he can join a job and then pursue M.Tech. with considerable work experience. He will not have to reappear in GATE after two years of working, which would have required him to prepare for the examination all over again," said another teacher.

The success of extending validity of the GATE score card from two years to three can only succeed "if the GATE question pattern remains unaltered for three years. Else, the quality of students will vary," pointed out Biswas.
zyprexa fluoxetine sogvitamineruden.site zyprexa pris
esomeprazol 10 mg sobres esomeprazol 20 mg sandoz esomeprazol 20 mg
More News
CUET UG 2024: Application edit window begins today; steps to make correction
CUET UG 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the online application edit process today (April 6) for the Common University Entrance Test, Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2024 examination. Candidates can make the changes in the application ...
AP POLYCET 2024: Registration date extended; check admit card release date
AP POLYCET 2024: The State Board of Technical Education and Training today extended the registration deadline for AP POLYCET 2024. Candidates now have time till April 10 to apply at the official website — polycetap.nic.in. Initially,...
UP Board Results 2024: UPMSP warns students, parents against fraudulent calls
UP Board Class 10, 12 Results 2024: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) today cautioned students and parents against falling for fraudulent calls. The board said that it is aware that students and their parents might receive cal...
CUET PG 2024 Live Updates: Provisional answer key, result date and more
CUET PG 2024 Live Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the answer keys for CUET PG 2024 by this week. Once released, candidates can check the answer keys for CUET PG 2024 at the official website — pgcuet.samarth.ac....
JEE Main 2024 Session 2: These things are allowed in the exam hall
JEE Mains 2024 Session 2 Exam Guidelines: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin conducting session 2 of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2024 from April 4. Registered candidates can download their hall tickets from the official J...
AP TET Results 2024 Live Updates: How to check my score once released?
AP TET 2024 Results Live Updates: When announced, the AP TET results and scorecards can be downloaded from the official website -- aptet.apcfss.in.Manabadi AP TET Results 2024 Live Updates: The Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh will anno...
IIT Delhi invites applications for Project Management online certificate course
Interested students can apply for this course at the official website of IIT Delhi -- iitdelhi.emeritus.org.The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) on March 14 launched applications for an online certificate programme of Project Management. ...
GATE 2024 Result: Date, websites to check GATE scores
GATE 2024 Result Date, Time: Candidates who took the GATE 2024 exam can check their scores at the official website -- gate2024.iisc.ac.in.GATE 2024 Result Date, Time: The GATE 2024 result will be announced on March 16 by the IISc Bangalore. Candidate...
AP TET 2024 result: Where can I check my result?
AP TET 2024: Candidates who appeared for the exam will be able to download their scorecard from the official website -- aptet.apcfss.in. AP TET 2024 Result Link: The Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh will today release the results for th...
IIM Lucknow to launch angel investing certification programme
The two-day residential programme at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow EIC (Noida) campus will be held on April 6 and 7, 2024.Startup accelerator program India Accelerator Wednesday announced a partnership with the IIM-Lucknow Enterpri...