New things in GATE 2011

Following are the few new things in GATE 2011 -

1. Online examination in two additional papers:

In GATE 2010, the papers with codes MN and TF had ONLINE examination.
In GATE 2011, two additional papers AE and GG will also have ONLINE examination.

The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 30, 2011. The ONLINE examination in GG and TF will be held in the forenoon session from 09.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs.
The ONLINE examination in AE and MN will be held in the afternoon session from 14.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs.

2. Numerical answer type questions in AE and TF papers:

In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer.

3. Offline examination is in two sessions:

In GATE 2011, the OFFLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, February 13, 2011. The OFFLINE examination in AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI papers will be held in the forenoon session from 09.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs. The OFFLINE examination in AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL will be held in the afternoon session from 14.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs.