Competitive examination conducted jointly by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT — Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), on behalf of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) will be held on February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2017. The admit card for the annual exam is available on the official website appsgate.iitr.ac.in, since January 5, 2017.
From 1984, GATE is conducted for the candidates seeking admission for postgraduate (Masters) degrees or Doctorate level at all IITs, NITs and IISc.

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