GATE Eligibility

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy
  and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
• Master's
  degree
  holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or
  equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such
  programmes.
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's
  degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or
  higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree
  programme and Dual
  Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination conducted by
  professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.
  Those who have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses
  are also eligible.