GATE - The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an all India Examination conducted by the six Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The Objectives of GATE are:

To identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Post Graduate Programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Pharmacy at the National level.

To serve as benchmark for normalisation of the Undergraduate Engineering Education in the country.