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About GATE The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are
Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
About IES Indian Engineering Services (ES) are the Technical Services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. Government spending comprises more than 15 percent of India's GDP. Given the extent of tasks and functions managed by the public sector this extends to a fairly broad segment of the economy covering the Railroads, Military, Public works, Power, Telecommunications, etc. Like in most countries, the Government of India recruits its civil servants and officials on the basis of merit. The middle management positions in the bureaucracy are filled through competitive exams. Large number of people take these exams competing for limited seats. Some seats are Reserved in India for the underprivileged sections of society. A combined competitive examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC); for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services (IES). The test is conducted in May or June every year at centres across India, namely: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizwal, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur (Guwahati), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Sambalpur, Shillong, Simla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur, Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Vishakapatnam. Recruitment to Group - A Services / Posts and Group - B Services / Posts are made under the following categories of Engineering:
The Indian Railways cadres are the most sought after in all these categories. Civil Engineering : Group A Services/Posts (i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers. (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts). (iii) Central Engineering Service. (iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts). (v) Indian Ordinance Factories Services (Engineering Branch) (Civil Engineering Posts) (vi) Central Water Engineering (Gr. 'A') Service (Civil Engineering Posts). (vii) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts). (viii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P&T Building Works (Gr'A') Service About IES Selection Process Examination The Exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) in the month of June India wide. There are objective as well as subjective papers. One paper for GS (General Science) is part of the assessment system apart from the engineering subject of the candidate. The entire technical subject is divided into two papers (PAPER 1 and PAPER 2. There is a three day schedule of the written examination, comprising in all five written examination. The first day is allocated for the General Studies (GS) paper. This exam is of 2 hrs duration. On the first day there is just one exam. The second day is allocated for the Objective Papers. There are two objective exams for each paper separately and each being of 2 hrs in duration. The third day is allocated for the Conventional (Subjective) Papers. There are two subjective exams for each paper separately and each being of 3 hrs in duration. The subjective answer sheets of a candidate are evaluated only once he qualifies the objective examinations. Interview The candidates who qualify the written exam are called for Interview by the board which is appointed by The President of India. The notification of the examination is updated in the UPSC calender and is available on their web site. About JTO |
