1.Information Brochure GATE 2012Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Organizing Institute Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

2. GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING GATE 2012CONTENTS1. GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 21.1. ZONAL ADMINISTERING INSTITUTES ............................................................................................... 21.2. ELIGIBILITY FOR GATE ................................................................................................................... 21.3. GATE QUALIFICATION .................................................................................................................... 21.4. POSTGRADUATE ADMISSIONS WITH MHRD SCHOLARSHIP ............................................................ 41.5 APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCESS ................................................................................................ 42. STRUCTURE OF GATE 2012 ............................................................................................................... 42.1. EXAMINATION PAPERS .................................................................................................................... 42.2. EXAMINATION SCHEDULE AND CITIES ............................................................................................ 52.3. EXAMINATION TYPE ........................................................................................................................ 62.4. GATE RESULTS AND SCORECARD .................................................................................................. 63. WHAT IS NEW IN GATE 2012? ...................................................................................................... 73.1 APPLICATION PROCESS.............................................................................................................. 73.2 PREFINAL YEAR STUDENTS ...................................................................................................... 73.3 ADMIT CARD ................................................................................................................................. 73.4. ONLINE EXAMINATION IN TWO ADDITIONAL PAPERS .................................................................. 73.5. TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN ONLINE PAPERS ..................................................................................... 74. PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPERS AND MARKING .................................................................. 74.1. MARKING ......................................................................................................................................... 84.2. TYPES OF MULTIPLE CHOICE OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS .................................................................... 95. OTHER INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 11ANNEXURE I: EXAMINATION CITIES AND QUALIFYING DISCIPLINES .......................... 12A. ZONE-WISE LIST OF OFFLINE EXAMINATION CITIES AND CORRESPONDING CODES .................... 12B. ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF OFFLINE EXAMINATION CITIES AND CORRESPONDING CODES ......... 13C. ONLINE EXAMINATION CITIES ....................................................................................................... 14D. QUALIFYING DISCIPLINES ................................................................................................................ 15Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 1 of 15 3. GATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGGraduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and1. General Informationconducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology onbehalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry ofHuman Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, isthe sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding1.1. Zonal Administering Institutesadministering institutes are: Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Zone 2 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Zone 3 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Zone 4 - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Zone 7 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeThe examination cities and the contact details of the zonal administering institutes are given inTable 1.The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2012 lies with Indian Instituteof Technology Delhi, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012. The following categories of candidates ONLY are eligible to appear for GATE:1.2. Eligibility for GATEa) Bachelors degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.b) Bachelors degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.c) Masters degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.d) Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Masters degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.e) Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Masters degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.f) Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government1.3. GATE Qualificationscholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify inGATE examination. Candidates with Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture or Masters degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/ComputerApplications, who qualify in GATE examination are eligible for admission to Masters degreeprogrammes in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes inrelevant branches of Science with MHRD or other Government scholarships/assistantships. Toavail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme,as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Mastersdegree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoralprogrammes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awardedby many Government organizations.Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 2 of 15 4. GATE 2012 GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGTable 1: Examination cities and contact details of the zonal GATE officesZonesExamination cities forContact details BengaluruAnanthapur, Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bengaluru, Chairman, GATEONLINE ExamOFFLINE Exam HyderabadDavangere, Hassan, Hubli , Hyderabad, Kurnool,Indian Institute of Science MangaloreMahabubnagar, Mangalore, Mysore,Bengaluru 560 012 Zone 1Phone: 080-2293 2392Secunderabad and SurathkalFax:080-2360 1227E-mail: gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in AhmedabadAhmedabad, Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Chairman, GATE Mumbai Aurangabad, Bhusawal, Goa, Gondia, Gulbarga,Indian Institute of Technology Pune Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Lonavala, Loni, Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076Phone: 022-2576 7068Mahesana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Zone 2Fax:022-2572 3706Navi Mumbai, Pandharpur, Pune, Rajkot, Sangli,E-mail: gateoffice@iitb.ac.inSatara, Shegaon, Solapur, Surat, Thane,Vadodara, and Wardha DelhiAjmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Delhi Central, Delhi East, Chairman, GATE GurgaonDelhi North, Delhi South, Delhi West, Faridabad,Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Jaipur Gurgaon, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Sikar, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 Zone 3Phone: 011-2659 1749Udaipur, and UjjainFax:011-2658 1579E-mail: gateoffice@admin.iitd.ac.in Durgapur Agartala, Asansol, Bhagalpur, Dhanbad,Chairman, GATE Guwahati Durgapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar,Indian Institute of Technology PatnaGuwahati, Guwahati 781 039Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna, Silchar, Siliguri, and Zone 5 Zone 4Phone: 0361-258 2751TezpurFax:0361-258 2755E-mail: gate@iitg.ernet.in Allahabad Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal,Chairman, GATE KanpurGorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jhansi, Kanpur,Indian Institute of Technology Lucknow Lucknow, Saugar (Sagar, MP), Sultanpur and Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016Phone: 0512-259 7412 VaranasiFax:0512-259 0932E-mail: gate@iitk.ac.in Kolkata,Balasore, Berhampur (Orissa), Bhimavaram,Chairman, GATE VijayawadaBhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Cuttack, Eluru, Indian Institute of Technology Visakhapatnam Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302Phone: 03222-282091 Zone 6 Machilipatnam, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi,Fax:03222-278243 Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikakulam, E-mail: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.inTadepalligudem, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam ChennaiBapatla, Chennai North, Chennai South,Chairman, GATE Coimbatore Chidambaram, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Dindigul,Indian Institute of Technology ErnakulamErnakulam, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, KannurMadras, Chennai 600 036Phone: 044-2257 8200(Kerala), Karimnagar, Khammam, Kollam,Fax:044-2257 8204Kothagudem, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Madurai, Zone 7E-mail: gate@iitm.ac.inManchiryal, Nagercoil, Nalgonda, Nellore, Ongole,Palakkad, Puducherry(Pondicherry), Salem,Tenali, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram,Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati andWarangal Chandigarh Amritsar, Bathinda, Bijnor, Chandigarh, Chairman, GATE NoidaDehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeHaridwar, Hisar, Jalandhar, Kota, Kurukshetra,Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 Zone 8Phone: 01332-284531Ludhiana, Mathura, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar,Fax:01332-285707Noida, Patiala, Rohtak, Roorkee, Shimla and E-mail : gate@iitr.ernet.inYamunanagar Note: GATE 2012 Committee may drop any place as examination city at its discretion Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 3 of 15 5. GATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING1.4. Postgraduate Admissions with MHRD ScholarshipAs per the directives of the MHRD, the following procedure is to be adopted for admission to thepostgraduate programmes (Master and Doctoral) with MHRD scholarship/assistantship. Theperformance of the candidate in GATE will be considered for admission. If the candidate is to beselected through interview for postgraduate programmes, minimum 70% weightage is to be given tothe performance in GATE. The remaining weightage (30% maximum) can be given to the candidatesacademic record or performance in interview. The admitting institution could however prescribeminimum passing percentage of marks in the interview. Some colleges/institutes specify GATEqualification as the mandatory requirement even for admission without MHRDscholarship/assistantship.Candidates are advised to seek details of admission procedures and availability of MHRD scholarship/assistantship from the concerned admitting institution. The criteria for postgraduate admission withscholarship/ assistantship are different for different admitting institutions. The management of thepostgraduate scholarship/assistantship is also the responsibility of the admitting institution. Similarly,reservation of seats under different categories is as per the policies and norms prevailing at theadmitting institution and Government of India rules. GATE offices will not entertain any enquiryabout admission, reservation of seats or award of scholarship/assistantship.A candidate declared Qualified in GATE at the time of admission is entitled for MHRD fellowshipfor 24 months unless he/she loses it due to poor performance in the registered programme. Thestudents of Integrated Master Degree and Dual Degree programmes in Engineering/Technology areeligible to appear in GATE 2012 in order to qualify for the postgraduate scholarships in their owninstitutions only. They are not eligible for admission to a fresh M.E./M.Tech. programme.a) Candidates need to apply/register ONLINE for GATE 2012. Application process for GATE1.5 Application Submission Process2012 is entirely ONLINE, and sale of application forms through banks / GATE officecounters has been discontinued. Details for applying ONLINE are available on the websitesof IISc and the seven IITs as given below in Table 2.Table 2: Websites of IISc and IITs IISc Bengalurugate.iisc.ernet.inZONE WEBSITE IIT Bombaywww.iitb.ac.in/gate IIT Delhi http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE IIT Guwahatiwww.iitg.ernet.in/gate IIT Kanpurwww.iitk.ac.in/gate IIT Kharagpur gate.iitkgp.ac.in IIT Madrasgate.iitm.ac.in IIT Roorkee www.iitr.ac.in/gateb) The application fee is Rs.1000/- for General/OBC Category candidates and Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PD* Category candidates. The application fee is non-refundable.*Person with Disability2. Structure of GATE 2012A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in Table 3. The syllabi of all the2.1. Examination Paperspapers are given in the GATE websites of IISc and IITs given in Table 2. Making a choice of theappropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect aresuggested below.Organizing Institute: IIT DelhiPage 4 of 15 6. The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifyingGATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING degree. The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission. Table 3: List of GATE papers and corresponding codesAerospace Engineering AE Instrumentation Engineering INPAPER CODE PAPERCODEAgricultural EngineeringAG MathematicsMAArchitecture and Planning AR Mechanical EngineeringMEBiotechnology BT Mining Engineering MNCivil Engineering CE Metallurgical Engineering MTChemical EngineeringCH Physics PHComputer Science and Information CSProduction and Industrial PITechnology EngineeringChemistry CY Textile Engineering and Fibre TF ScienceElectronics and Communication Engineering EC Engineering Sciences XE*Electrical EngineeringEE Life Sciences XL*Geology and GeophysicsGGXE PAPER SECTIONS CODE XL PAPER SECTIONSCODEEngineering MathematicsA Chemistry (Compulsory)HFluid MechanicsB Biochemistry I(Compulsory)Materials ScienceC Botany JSolid MechanicsD MicrobiologyKThermodynamics E Zoology LPolymer Science and EngineeringF Food Technology MFood TechnologyG* XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of thesections listed in the above table. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answerthree sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. Section A is compulsory in XE paper andSection H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sectionslisted under the respective papers, at the time of examination.2.2. Examination Schedule and CitiesGATE 2012 Examination will include both ONLINE and OFFLINE examinations as per thefollowing schedule:Examination Examination ExaminationExamination TimeGATE Paper CodesTypeCitiesDate (Day)AR, GG and TFListed inONLINETable 109:00 hrs 12:00 hrsAE, AG and MNJanuary 29,2012 (Sunday)14:00 hrs 17:00 hrsBT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PHListed in and PIOFFLINETable 1February 12,09:00 hrs 12:00 hrsCY, EC, EE, IN, MA,2012 (Sunday)MT, XE and XL14:00 hrs 17:00 hrsOrganizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 5 of 15 7. ONLINE Examination: Examination using computers where the candidate will choose theGATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGcorrect answer out of four options or fill in the numerical answer using mouse.OFFLINE Examination: Examination where the candidate will mark the correct answer out offour options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble.Other important dates related to the GATE 2012 examination are listed in Table 4.Table 4: Other important dates Commencement of Online Application submission Monday Last date for:12 Sept 2011 a) Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) b) Receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at Monday 17 Oct 2011 Monday 24 Oct 2011 Announcement of resultsrespective GATE Offices Thursday 15 March 20122.3. Examination TypeThe GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objectivequestions. The pattern of question papers is given in Section 4. The examination for the paperswith codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where thecandidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all otherpapers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS)by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking foreach wrong answer, except for some questions, as explained in Section 4. Each GATE papershall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.2.4. GATE Results and Scorecarda. GATE 2012 results will be announced on March 15, 2012 on GATE websites of IISc and2.4.1. GATE Results seven IITs.b. GATE 2012 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2012 results.c. GATE 2012 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R&D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding between IIT Delhi and the requesting organization. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Delhi.Details about the contents of GATE Scorecard will be made available in the GATE websites at an2.4.2. GATE Scorecardappropriate time.The GATE 2012 Committee has the authority to decide the qualifying mark for each GATE paper.There is no provision for issue of additional GATE scorecard.In case any claim or dispute arises in respect of GATE 2012, it is hereby made absolutely clearthat the Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi and New Delhi alone shall have the exclusivejurisdiction to entertain and settle any such dispute or claim.Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 6 of 15 8. GATE 2012 GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING3. What is New in GATE 2012?3.1 Application ProcessIn GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing theGATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out ofthe filled ONLINE application with the candidates signature and a good quality photo affixed in theappropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any,on or before 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATEoffice counters has been discontinued.3.2 Pre-final Year StudentsPre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012. For details of eligibility, refer to section1.2.3.3 Admit CardAdmit card can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. SendingAdmit cards by post has been discontinued. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at leastone original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification. ONLY oneof the following photo identifications is permitted: Drivers license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID,College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date ofBirth and Residential Address. Photocopies of the original identification document are not acceptable.Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if original and valid photo identification is notpresented.In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE3.4. ONLINE Examination in Two Additional Papers2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINEexamination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.Forenoon session (09.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.Afternoon session (14.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and3.5. Types of Questions in ONLINE Papersnumerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choicesfor the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as theanswer and choices will not be given.As mentioned in section 2.3, the examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and4. Pattern of Question Papers and MarkingTF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enterthe answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have tomark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriatebubble against each question.GATE 2012 would contain questions of four different types in various papers:(i) Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each;(ii) Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data;(iii) Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question in the pair is requiredto answer its successor; andOrganizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 7 of 15 9. (iv) Numerical answer questions, where the answer is a number, to be entered by theGATE 2012 GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGcandidate.Examples of such questions can be found in section 4.2.In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA) are compulsory.In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF and XE, theEngineering Mathematics will carry 15 % of the total marks, the General Aptitude section willcarry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 70 % of the total marks is devoted to thesubject of the paper.In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, GG, MA, PH and XL, the General Aptitude section willcarry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 85 % of the total marks is devoted to thesubject of the paper.For 1 mark multiple choice questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise,4.1. Markingfor 2 marks multiple choice questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. However,for the linked answer question pair, where each question carries 2 marks, 2/3 mark will bededucted for a wrong answer to the first question only. There is no negative marking for wronganswer to the second question of the linked answer question pair. If the first question in thelinked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question inthe pair will not be evaluated. There is no negative marking for numerical answer typequestions.4.1.1. General Aptitude (GA) SectionIn all papers, GA questions are of multiple choice type, and carry a total of 15 marks. The GAsection includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying2 marks each (sub-total 10 marks).4.1.2. Question papers other than GG, XE and XLThese papers would contain 25 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each (sub-total 25marks) and 30 multiple choice questions carrying two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out ofthese, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questionswould be linked answer questions. In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist ofquestions of multiple choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice typequestions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer typequestions, each question will have a number as the answer and choices will not be given.4.1.3. GG (Geology and Geophysics) PaperApart from the General Aptitude (GA) section, the question paper consists of two parts: Part Aand Part B. Part A is common for all candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section 1(Geology) and Section 2 (Geo-physics). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A andeither Section 1 or Section 2 in Part B.Part A consists of 25 multiple choice questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Eachsection in Part B (Section 1 and Section 2) consists of 30 multiple choice questions carrying 2marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common dataquestions, and two pairs of questions would be linked answer questions.Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 8 of 15 10. GATE 2012 GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING4.1.4. XE Paper (Engineering Sciences)In XE paper, Engineering Mathematics section (Section A) is compulsory. This section contains11 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 15 marks: 7 questions carrying 1-mark each(sub-total 7 marks), and 4 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 8 marks).Each of the other sections of the XE paper (Sections B through G) contains 22 questions carryinga total of 35 marks: 9 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 9 marks) and 13 questionscarrying 2 marks each (sub-total 26 marks). Out of the 2 mark questions, 2 pairs are commondata questions and 1 pair is linked answer questions.4.1.5. XL Paper (Life Sciences)In XL paper, Chemistry section (Section H) is compulsory. This section contains 15 multiplechoice questions carrying a total of 25 marks: 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5marks) and 10 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks). Out of the 2-markquestions, 1 pair is common data questions, and 1 pair is linked answer questions.Each of the other sections of the XL paper (Sections I through M) contains 20 multiple choicequestions carrying a total of 30 marks: 10 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 10 marks)and 10 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 20 marks).Each of the multiple choice objective questions in all papers and sections will contain four4.2. Types of Multiple Choice Objective Questionsanswers, of which the correct answer is to be marked. The types of questions in a paper may bebased on the following logic:(i) Recall: These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper.The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory of thesubject or at most from a one-line computation.Q. During machining maximum heat is producedExample(A) in flank face(B) in rake face(C) in shear zone(D) due to friction between chip and tool(ii) Comprehension: These questions will test the candidates understanding of the basics ofhis/her field, by requiring him/her to draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas.Q. A DC motor requires a starter in order toExample (A) develop a starting torque (B) compensate for auxiliary field ampere turns (C) limit armature current at starting(D) provide regenerative braking(iii) Application: In these questions, the candidate is expected to apply his/her knowledge eitherthrough computation or by logical reasoning.Q. The sequent depth ratio of a hydraulic jump in a rectangular channel is 16.48. The FroudeExamplenumber at the beginning of the jump is: (A) 5.0 (B) 8.0(C) 10.0 (D) 12.0(iv) Analysis and Synthesis: These can be linked answer questions, where the answer to the firstquestion of the pair is required in order to answer its successor. Or these can be common dataOrganizing Institute: IIT DelhiPage 9 of 15 11. questions, in which two questions share the same data but can be solved independently of eachGATE 2012 GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGother. Common data based questions: Two questions are linked to a common data problem, passage and the like. Each question is independent and its solution is obtainable from the above problem data or passage directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required to solve the next question). Each question under this group will carry two marks.ExampleStatement for Common Data Questions, for instance, for Questions 48 and 49 in MainLet X and Y be jointly distributed random variables such that the conditional distribution of Y,Paper:given X=x, is uniform on the interval (x-1,x+1). Suppose E(X)=1 and Var(X)=5/3.Q.48 The mean of the random variable Y isFirst question using common data:(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 3/2 (D) 2Q.49 The variance of the random variable Y isSecond question using common data: (A) 1/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1(D) 2Linked answer questions: These questions are of problem solving type. A problem statement isfollowed by two questions based on the problem statement. The two questions are designedsuch that the solution to the second question depends upon the answer to the first one. In otherwords, the first answer is an intermediate step in working out the second answer. Each questionin such linked answer questions will carry two marks.ExampleStatement for Linked Answer Questions, for instance, for Questions 52 and 53 in MainPaper:The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given byKG (s) H (s) =s( s + 1)(2s + 1)(3s + 1)First question of the pair:Q.52 The value of K which will cause sustained oscillations in the closed loop system is (A)(B) (C)(D)60 70 8090 121121 121121Second question of the pair:Q.53 The frequency of sustained oscillations is (A)(B) (C)(D)111 1rad/secrad/sec rad/sec rad/sec 12 111211The questions based on the above four logics may be a mix of single stand alonestatement/phrase /data type questions, combination of option codes type questions ormatch items type questions.Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 10 of 15 12. GATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGFor additional information, announcements and results, visit any of the websites of the zonal5. Other InformationGATE offices (Please see Table 2).Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 11 of 15 13. GATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGANNEXURE I: Examination Cities and Qualifying DisciplinesA. Zone-wise List of OFFLINE Examination Cities and Corresponding Codes Sikar 315Chidambaram704(For the following GATE papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MT, PH, PI, XE and XL)Ananthapur 101 Udaipur 316Chittoor 705Zone 1: IISc BengaluruBagalkot 102 Ujjain317Coimbatore 706Belgaum103Dindigul 707Bengaluru104Ernakulam708Davangere105 Agartala 401 Gudur709 Zone 4: IIT GuwahatiHassan 106 Asansol402 Guntur 710Hubli107 Bhagalpur403 Kadapa 711Hyderabad108 Dhanbad404 Kannur (Kerala)712Kurnool109 Durgapur 405 Karimnagar 713Mahabubnagar 110 Gangtok406 Khammam714Mangalore111 Guwahati 407 Kollam 715Mysore 112 Imphal 408 Kothagudem 716Secunderabad 113 Itanagar 409 Kottayam 717Surathkal114 Jorhat 410 Kozhikode718 Kalyani411 Madurai719 Patna412 Manchiryal 720Ahmedabad 201Silchar413 Nagercoil721Zone 2: IIT BombayAhmednagar202Siliguri 414 Nalgonda 722Akola 203Tezpur 415 Nellore723Amravati204 Ongole 724Aurangabad205 Palakkad 725Bhusawal206Agra501Puducherry 726 Zone 5: IIT KanpurGoa 207Aligarh 502(Pondicherry)Gondia208Allahabad 503Salem727Gulbarga209Bareilly504Tenali 728Jalgaon 210Bhopal505Thanjavur729Kolhapur211Gorakhpur 506Thiruvananthapura730Latur 212Gwalior 507mLonavala213Jabalpur508Thrissur 731Loni214Jhansi509Tiruchirapalli 732Mahesana215Kanpur510Tirunelveli733Mumbai216Lucknow 511Tirupati 734Nagpur217Saugar (Sagar, MP)512Warangal 735Nanded218Sultanpur 513Nashik219Varanasi514Navi Mumbai 220 Amritsar 801Zone 8: IIT RoorkeePandharpur221 Bathinda 802Pune222Balasore601Bijnor 803 Zone 6: IIT KharagpurRajkot223Berhampur (Orissa) 602 Chandigarh 804Sangli224Bhimavaram603Dehradun 805Satara225Bhubaneswar 604Ghaziabad806Shegaon 226Bilaspur605Haldwani 807Solapur 227Cuttack 606Hamirpur (HP)808Surat 228Eluru 607Haridwar 809Thane 229Jamshedpur608Hisar810Vadodara230Kakinada (AP) 609Jalandhar811Wardha231Kharagpur 610Kota 812 Kolkata 611Kurukshetra813 Machilipatnam 612Ludhiana 814Ajmer301 Raipur613Mathura815 Rajahmundry 614Meerut 816Zone 3: IIT DelhiAlwar302Bikaner303 Ranchi615Muzaffarnagar817Delhi Central304 Rourkela616Noida818Delhi East 305 Sambalpur 617Patiala819Delhi North306 Srikakulam618Rohtak 820Delhi South307 Tadepalligudem619Roorkee821Delhi West 308 Vijayawada620Shimla 822Faridabad309 Visakhapatnam 621Yamunanagar823Gurgaon310Indore 311Jaipur 312 Bapatla 701 Zone 7: IIT MadrasJammu313 Chennai North 702Jodhpur314 Chennai South 703Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 12 of 15 14. GATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGB. Alphabetical Order of OFFLINE Examination Cities and Corresponding CodesAgartala401 Guwahati407 Navi Mumbai 220 (For the following GATE papers: BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MT, PH, PI, XE and XL)Agra501 Gwalior 507 Nellore 723Ahmedabad 201 Haldwani807 Noida 818Ahmednagar202 Hamirpur (HP) 808 Ongole724Ajmer 301 Haridwar809 Palakkad725Akola 203 Hassan106 Pandharpur221Aligarh 502 Hisar 810 Patiala 819Allahabad 503 Hubli 107 Patna 412Alwar 302 Hyderabad 108 Puducherry(Pondicherry) 726Amravati204 Imphal408 Pune222Amritsar801 Indore311 Raipur613Ananthapur101 Itanagar409 Rajahmundry 614Asansol 402 Jabalpur508 Rajkot223Aurangabad205 Jaipur312 Ranchi615Bagalkot102 Jalandhar 811 Rohtak820Balasore601 Jalgaon 210 Roorkee 821Bapatla 701 Jammu 313 Rourkela616Bareilly504 Jamshedpur608 Salem 727Bathinda802 Jhansi509 Sambalpur 617Belgaum 103 Jodhpur 314 Sangli224Bengaluru 104 Jorhat410 Satara225Berhampur (Orissa)602 Kadapa711 Saugar (Sagar, MP)512Bhagalpur 403 Kakinada (AP) 609 Secunderabad113Bhimavaram603 Kalyani 411 Shegaon 226Bhopal505 Kannur (Kerala) 712 Shimla822Bhubaneswar 604 Kanpur510 Sikar 315Bhusawal206 Karimnagar713 Silchar 413Bijnor803 Khammam 714 Siliguri414Bikaner 303 Kharagpur 610 Solapur 227Bilaspur605 Kolhapur211 Srikakulam618Chandigarh804 Kolkata 611 Sultanpur 513Chennai North 702 Kollam715 Surat 228Chennai South 703 Kota812 Surathkal 114Chidambaram 704 Kothagudem716 Tadepalligudem619Chittoor705 Kottayam717 Tenali728Coimbatore706 Kozhikode 718 Tezpur415Cuttack 606 Kurnool 109 Thane 229Davangere 105 Kurukshetra 813 Thanjavur 729Dehradun805 Latur 212 Thiruvananthapuram730Delhi Central 304 Lonavala213 Thrissur731Delhi East305 Loni214 Tiruchirapalli732Delhi North 306 Lucknow 511 Tirunelveli 733Delhi South 307 Ludhiana814 Tirupati734Delhi West308 Machilipatnam 612 Udaipur 316Dhanbad 404 Madurai 719 Ujjain317Dindigul707 Mahabubnagar110 Vadodara230Durgapur405 Mahesana215 Varanasi514Eluru 607 Manchiryal720 Vijayawada620Ernakulam 708 Mangalore 111 Visakhapatnam 621Faridabad 309 Mathura 815 Warangal735Gangtok 406 Meerut816 Wardha231Ghaziabad 806 Mumbai216 Yamunanagar 823Goa 207 Muzaffarnagar 817Gondia208 Mysore112Gorakhpur 506 Nagercoil 721Gudur 709 Nagpur217Gulbarga209 Nalgonda722Guntur710 Nanded218Gurgaon 310 Nashik219Note: The first digit of the number code of an examination city indicates the corresponding zone. Forexample, the number code for Agartala is 401. The zone for Agartala is Zone 4. Refer to Table 1 for contactdetails of zonal GATE offices.Organizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 13 of 15 15. GATE 2012GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGC. ONLINE Examination Cities(For the following GATE papers: AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF)115 Bengaluru116 Hyderabad IISc Bengaluru117 Mangalore232 Ahmedabad233 Mumbai IIT Bombay234 Pune318 Delhi319 Gurgaon IIT Delhi320 Jaipur416 Durgapur417 GuwahatiIIT Guwahati418 Patna515 Allahabad516 Kanpur IIT Kanpur517 Lucknow622 Kolkata623 VijayawadaIIT Kharagpur624 Visakhapatnam736 Chennai737 Coimbatore IIT Madras738 Ernakulam824 Chandigarh825 NoidaIIT Roorkee826 RoorkeeOrganizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 14 of 15 16. GATE 2012 GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERINGD. Qualifying Disciplines Aeronautical Engg.Planning Discipline: Engineering/TechnologyDiscipline: Engineering/Technology Aerospace Engg. Plastic Technology Agricultural Engg.Polymer Technology/Science Applied Mechanics Production & Industrial Engg. ArchitectureProduction Engg./Production & Management Automobile Engg.Renewable Energy Biochemical Engg. Rubber Technology Biomedical Engg.Textile Engineering & Fibre Science Biotechnology All other disciplines in Engg./Technology Ceramic & Glass Technology Chemical Engg. Chemical Technology Civil/Civil & Environmental/Structural Engg./ Agricultural Science Discipline: Sciences Construction Engg.Applied Electronics Computer Engg.,/Computer Science &Applied Physics Engg./TechnologyBiochemistry Control and Instrumentation Bio-Sciences Electrical Engg./ Electrical and ElectronicsChemistry Engg./Power Engineering Computer Applications Electro-Chemical Engg.Earth Sciences Electronics & Comm./Electronics Engg./Comm. Electronics Engg./Telecommunication Engg. Engineering Physics Energy Engg.Geology/ Geophysics Environmental Engg. Industrial Chemistry Food Technology/Food Processing Engg. Life Science/Veterinary/Animal Science Industrial Engg.Life Sciences Industrial Management Life Sciences (Botany) Information Science/Information TechnologyLife Sciences (Zoology) Instrumentation/ Electronics/ControlMaterials Science Instrumentation & Process Control Mathematics/Applied Mathematics Manufacturing Engg. Microbiology Material Science and EngineeringNano Science & Technology Mechanical Engg.Nuclear Physics MechatronicsOperations Research Medical Instrumentation Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmacy Metallurgical Engg/ Industrial Metallurgy Physics Mineral Engg./Mineral DressingRadio Physics Mining Engg./Technology, Mining & Machinery Radio Physics & Electronics Naval Architecture/Marine Engg. Statistics Oil TechnologyTextile Chemistry Paint TechnologyAll other disciplines in Sciences Petro-Chemical Engg. Petroleum Engg./TechnologyOrganizing Institute: IIT Delhi Page 15 of 15