GATE CHEMISTRY

The graduate aptitude test in engineering (GATE) Chemistry is one of the premium exams in India to become eligible for a career in scientific research and public sector undertakings (PSUs). A fully committed preparation for a period of time can only bring fruitful success in these exams. Royal Chem is ready to take this challenge with fellow aspirants out there to achieve a successful career.

Eligibility and Opportunities

A candidate who is currently studying in the third or higher year of any undergraduate degree program or has already completed any government-approved degree program in chemistry is eligible to appear for GATE Chemistry. Qualified GATE score can be used for seeking admission and/or financial assistance to (i) Master's programs and direct Doctoral programs in chemistry. GATE scores may also be used by some colleges and institutions for admitting students without MoE scholarships or assistantships. 

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Several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have been using the GATE score to shortlist candidates for recruitment. During the past few years, the PSUs that have used GATE scores in their recruitment process are Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Coal India Limited (CIL), Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited (CVPPL), Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Engineers India Limited (EIL), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), NLC India Limited (NLCIL), National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). Direct recruitment to Group-A level posts in the central government such as Senior Field Officer (Tele), Senior Research Officer (Crypto) and Senior Research Officer (S&T) in the Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, is now being done based on GATE score. The details of the scheme of recruitment are usually published in national newspapers/Employment News/Rozgar Samachar by the concerned authority.

Pattern of Test Paper

Every test paper has 65 questions carrying a total of 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks will be on General Aptitude (GA), which is intended to test typically language and analytical skills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GATE test papers contain questions of three types: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs); Multiple Select Questions (MSQs); and Numerical Answer Type (NAT).

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carry 1 or 2 marks each. Each MCQ will have a choice of four answers, out of which ONLY ONE choice is correct. For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be a negative marking. For a 1-mark MCQ, a 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for a 2-mark MCQ, the 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) carry 1 or 2 marks each. Each MSQ will have a choice of four answers, out of which ONE or MORE than ONE choice(s) is/are correct. There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in MSQ questions. However, there is NO partial credit for choosing partially correct combinations of answers.
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions carry 1 or 2 marks each. For NAT questions, the answer is a signed real number, which must be entered by the candidate using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor (the keyboard of the computer will be disabled). No choices will be shown for these types of questions. The answer can be a number such as 10 or -10 (an integer only).

The answer may be in decimals as well, for example,10.1(one decimal) or 10.01 (two decimals) or -10.001 (three decimals). The stem of the NAT question will indicate the number of decimal places that must be specified in the answer. Candidates are advised to round off only at the end of the calculation and not at the intermediate stages of the calculation. There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions.

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