GATE Scholarship is a merit scholarship offered to first-year M.E/M.Tech./M.Arch candidates who have qualified GATE exam. An amount of INR 12,400 is offered to qualified candidates for a duration of 24 months or for the overall duration of the course, whichever is of a lesser duration. GATE Scholarship is offered to students enrolled only in full-time courses at AICTE approved institutions.
AICTE has extended the last date to register for GATE Scholarship for the academic year 2022-23. Candidates can now complete their online application for GATE Scholarship till December 31, 2022. Last date for verification by the respective institute is January 15, 2023. Candidates can use the direct link to apply for PG Scholarship (GATE).
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Event | Important Dates |
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Advertisement | August 28, 2022 |
GATE Scholarship Registration Starts | September 1, 2022 |
GATE Scholarship Registration Ends | |
Last Date for Verification by Institute | January 15, 2023 |
Scholarship Amount | INR 12,400 |
Scholarship Duration | 2 Years |
Eligibility | Valid GATE Score |
Scholarship Registration Process | Online |
Also Check: GATE Financial Assistance
The first and major requirement for the candidates to be entitled to GATE scholarship is to have a valid GATE score at the time of admission into their desired course. Students who do not have a valid score card when they get admitted in the course or those students who qualify the examination after the day of admission has passed will not be eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Here are the detailed eligibility criteria for the GATE scholarship by AICTE to help the candidates:
Once the candidates fulfill all the eligibility criteria and qualify for the scholarship, the amount will be deposited to their bank accounts every month for a period of 2 years or till the date of completion of courses they are pursuing, whichever is earlier.
To apply for and avail the scholarship for the GATE examination, the students need to follow the below-given steps:
Here is a list of documents required while registering for GATE Scholarship:
Candidate’s Aadhar Card (Exemption for students from Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, and Meghalaya) | GATE scorecard |
Caste certificate's PDF copy BC Candidates - Non-Creamy Layer Certificate in pdf format, not older than 1 year | Passbook of Candidate (in pdf format) |
Procedure to be followed by Institutes and students
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Before applying for the scholarship, the students must know all the details with respect to the scholarship and should be aware of all the necessary information. Here are a few key points for the candidates to refer to:
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Ques: What are the eligibility criteria for getting the GATE scholarship grant after qualifying the examination?
Ans. To be eligible for the GATE scholarship issued by the AICTE for GATE qualified candidates, the students must be pursuing a full-time PG program. This program should be one of these AICTE approved postgraduate courses: Master of Technology, Master of Engineering, Master of Pharmacy, and Master of Architecture. The students must be admitted into institutes approved by the AICTE or in the University departments approved by the AICTE. Additionally, the candidate must have a valid GATE scorecard at the time of admission into the program.
Ques: Can the student change the branch of the Savings Bank account be used or for the GATE scholarship or open a new account in the bank for the scholarship amount?
Ans. No, the bank account should not ideally be changed during the period of the course in order to ensure a smooth transfer of the scholarship amount to the bank account. Changing the branch of the account or opening a fresh account will raise difficulties in the disbursal of the GATE scholarship which will then affect the candidate's course.
Ques: If a student has already been granted a scholarship through their State Government or through the Central Government, are they still eligible for GATE scholarship?
Ans. No. If the candidate has already availed a scholarship funded by the Central Government or by their State Government, then they are no longer eligible for receiving the GATE Scholarship by AICTE. Students who are on any kind of salary or stipend are also not qualified for availing this scholarship.
Ques: What is the procedure for the online application for the GATE scholarship?
Ans. To apply online for the grant of the GATE scholarship, the students need to head over to the official website of AICTE, aicte-india.org. Here, they will find direct links that will take them to the page where they will need to enter the required details like institute ID, student ID, and other important details. They will then need to upload scanned copies of the documents, as asked. After this, the details will be verified by the Institute and it will then be granted to the students.
Ques: What documents are required to be uploaded by the students while applying for the GATE scholarship?
Ans. The scanned copies of all the below documents needs to be uploaded by the candidates on the web portal to apply for GATE Scholarship:
Ques: Where can the information regarding the proposal of the rates of the GATE Scholarship grant be found for the reference of the candidates as well as the institutes?
Ans. The proposal for the rates of the GATE scholarship grant is provided for public reference in the form of advertisements in leading English and Hindi newspapers. All the details regarding the procedure along with the guidelines are mentioned in the advertisement and the students plus the institutes are advised to follow the same. In case someone misses to check the newspaper ads, a copy of these will be available on the bulletin of the web portal of AICTE.
Ques: Whom should the candidates contact in case they are facing any difficulties during the online submission of their application for the GATE Scholarship?
Ans. Candidates can contact the Helpdesk service provided by AICTE via email or calls or fax in case they have doubts about GATE Scholarship. The email ID for the help desk is pgscholarship@aicte-india.org, the contact number for calls is 011-24369620, and the fax number is 011- 24369627. This service will be available on all working days between 9:30 am to 5 pm.
Ques: Can I use a joint account with a family member for receiving the GATE scholarship amount after approval?
Ans. No, the students must provide a personal Savings Bank account number in order to receive the GATE scholarship. Joint accounts of any kind will not be considered for the application.
Ques: In case some data is wrongly entered by the candidate or the institute during the whole process, how can they update or delete this data while applying for a GATE scholarship?
Ans. If such a case occurs where the student or the institute has entered some wrong data on the web portal during the application submission and verification process, they can send an email to the Helpdesk service for lodging their grievance. This email should have attached files of the scanned copies of the documents which will help AICTE with resolving this issue.
Ques: Can the category be changed after applying for a GATE Scholarship?
Ans. No, only the category candidate has entered at the time of application will be considered for GATE Scholarship Eligibility.
Ques: Is there a cut-off for GATE Scholarship?
Ans. While there is a cut off for GATE Counseling, there is no cut off marks for GATE Scholarship.
Ques: Is uploading the Aadhar Card necessary for availing GATE Scholarship?
Ans. Yes, uploading the Aadhar Card is necessary for availing GATE Scholarship.
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It depends on your career goals. GATE offers more options for engineering students. It is an all-around examination. You can go for MTech, PSUs, MS, and FRM. If you want more options, GATE will be better for you.
If you want to do an MBA, after graduation, CAT will be the better option. Almost all top B-Schools accept CAT scores for MBA.
Many GATE toppers leave PSU and join NITIE, instead of IITs because it offers better placements. Usually, students with good scores join ONGC, NTPC, BHEL, IOCL, and others. Despite the good salary, PSU jobs can get monotonous after a few years. So, the top rankers start looking for better career options. If they wish to do an MBA, they need to prepare for CAT. Some do prepare for CAT, but many join NITIE as it is an easier option. NITIE takes admission through GATE and the GATE score is valid for 3 years. So, they can easily get admission based on their GATE score.
Also, the institute has a great placement record. During the NITIE Mumbai placement in 2022, the average CTC offered was INR 25.41 LPA. The video below will convince you further to join NITIE Mumbai
Overall, its the excellent opportunities offered by NITIE that makes mant GATE toppers leave PSU and join NITIE
GATE consists mostly of numerical questions. It tests the aptitude for solving questions in less time. BITS HD papers have 10-15 numerical questions usually. The numerical questions aren’t on the same level as GATE and are just formula-based problems. Usually, around 80-90% of BITS HD questions are theory oriented. You need to have a good grasp of your engineering subjects to score well in BITS HD. The questions can come from anywhere in the syllabus. BITS HD usually consists -
Also, note that BITS take admission based on GATE scores as well.
Here are some strategies that can help you prepare for GATE and ESE simultaneously.
First, go through the syllabus thoroughly. Once you are done with the syllabus, go through your notes and solve previous years' questions. Solve test series, and review hard questions. Analyze the tests you give and work on your mistakes.