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intro to pg courses and their admission procedure 3

tentative date table for the top pg entrance exams 5

gate – the Largest pg entrance exam 6

new Features for gate 2015: 7

gate 2015 important dates: 8

Important pG admIssIon throuGh GatE:

iits, ccmt, rgipt, Upes m.tech admission 9

othEr top pG EntrancE Exams - a brIEf of Each onE

Bits hd 10

Vitmee 12

srmee pg 13

mU oet pg 14

iiith pgee 15

LEssEr Known pG EntrancE Exams

Kiitee pg 16

saat pg 17

preparation mantras 18

must read 19

Quick Links 21

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a brIEf LooK at thE pG EnGInEErInG admIssIons:

The next step to the engineering graduates in our country is either a career or further studies. Further studies generally entail admissions to the Masters

in Engineering (M.E) or Masters in Technology (M.Tech) courses. Admissions to these specialized programmes are open mostly to engineering graduates, who need to appear for an entrance exam that tests their caliber in handling the specialized engineering post graduate programmes.

Generally M.Tech admissions in the country across all the universities and institutes start in May with applications available from March onwards depending upon the institutes and universities. GATE Applications are however available

generally in September with the exam held in February to March. Admissions are generally completed by June/July for most of the PG Courses. All states allow for the PG Engi-neering admissions through GATE with the exception of some of the southern states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha that also hold their entrance exams in addition to allowing admissions to the GATE qualified candidates. Private Universities like BITS, VIT University, and SRM University also hold their own entrance exams.

Candidates, who are GATE qualified, can apply to most of the Universities and institutes on the basis of their GATE scores, provided they meet the specified eligibility criteria

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in terms of academic qualifications, age limits in some cases and pass percentage. In most cases, candidates have to face an interview before they are allowed admissions.

Candidates, who have appeared for the other PG entrance exams, will have to check the results before applying for counselling. All the M.Tech admissions will entail document verification with candidates needing to submit the originals of the specified certificates. Only once these are found to be in order, candidates will be allowed to confirm their admis-sions by payment of the admission fees.

We take a look at each of the PG Entrance Exams that are

most commonly preferred by the students and important details for each one of them. This book aims to be a concise handbook for the Top PG entrance Exams in the country.

Careers360 hopes that the admission process through each one of these Top PG Entrance Exams are made simple and easy to understand for all the prospective PG students of the country.

Wishing you all the best in your PG Entrance Exams and further studies!!

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tEntatIvE datEs for thE top pG EntrancE Exams In thE country:

Candidates may refer to the table below to know the tentative dates for the below mentioned exams. PG aspirants may keep checking our website for the lat-

est updates on the PG engineering exams and admissions along with detailed guidelines on preparation for the same with the help of Topper Interviews and Experts Views form leading faculty members of various coaching centers.

In addition to the application dates and deadlines, Careers360 has also mentioned the dates for download of Admit Cards and the exam schedule. These aid the candi-dates avoid missing crucial events related to the PG Entrance Exams that they are interested in appearing for.

Exam Name Application Start Date Last Date for Application Admit Card Date Exam Date

GATE 2015 September 1, 2014 October 14, 2014 December 17, 2014 onwards

January 31 till February 14, 2015

BITS HD April 2015 May 2015 May 2015 May to June 2015

VITMEE February 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015

SRMEE PG December 2014 April 2015 April 2015 Last Week of April, 2015

MU OET PG September 22, 2014 March 2015 May 17 to 22, 2015 May 23 to June 15, 2015

IIITH PGEE January 2015 March 2015 April 2015 April 2015

KIITEE PG December 2, 2014 March 2015 April 2015 April 21 to 30, 2015

SAAT PG January 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 9, 2015

Note: Candidates are advised to check the M.Tech Admissions page here for the latest updates on all the major M.Tech admissions in the country.

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The largest Engineering entrance Exam for Post Graduate Studies in engineering in the country is the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering namely

GATE. Held by one of the IITs deemed to be the organizing institute for the year, GATE is held for the admissions to the M.Tech courses at the IITs, ISM Dhanbad and the IISc, Bangalore. Other prominent institutes that allow admis-sions on the basis of GATE include the IIST, RGIPT and such. Admissions to the PG engineering programmes in the country at many private and state funded institutes are through GATE.

GATE 2014 Exam- Facts and Figures:

F A total of 10,33,625 candidates registered for GATE 2014. Female candidates comprised of 30.17 % of the applicants.

F 8, 89,156 candidates (86.02%) appeared for the exam with 86% of the Male and 85% of the Female registrants appearing for the examination.

GATE 2015 will be conducted online for all 22 papers with multiple choice questions (MCQs) and numerical ones to be done using the virtual keypad.

Examination Name: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineer-ing

GatE:

Commonly called as GATE

Conducted by: Administered jointly by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) listed below for the National Coordi-nation Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Gov-ernment of India.

Organizing Institute for GATE 2015: IIT Kanpur

Salient Features of GATE 2015

F Admission to 15 IITs and IISc is based on GATE 2015.

F The operations related to GATE in each of the 8 zones are managed by a Zonal GATE Office at IISc and the partici-pating IITs.

F For GATE 2015, the Organizing Institute is Indian Insti-tute of Technology, Kanpur.

F The Organizing Institute (OI) is responsible for the end-to-end process and coordination amongst the administer-ing Institutes.

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F GATE 2015 Scores will be valid for Three years from the date of announcement of the GATE Results.

F All the supporting documents have to be sent online. Hard copies will not be accepted.

F Payments have to be made online or through E-challan. Online payments included debit/ATM cards, credit cards or internet banking.

F Random Biometric verification will be done for candidates before the examination.

F Choice of a third city as secondary choice for appearing for the GATE 2015 Exam while filling the GATE 2015 Application Form

F Online calculators will have to be used by students.

GATE 2015 Application Procedure: Through the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS)

F Candidates have to register first by providing a valid Email ID and a currently in use mobile number along with a pass-word.

nEw fEaturEs for GatE 2015:

F The login Id will be mailed to the candidates.

F Personal Particulars have to be entered.

F Scanned photograph and signature as per specifications have to be uploaded.

F Application fee to be paid online or through e-challan.

F Download and print the online Application after submis-sion for future reference.

GATE 2015 Application Fee: to be paid through Online Net Banking/ SBI I-Collect/ Axis Bank I-Connect/ e-challan

F General/OBC-NCL Male Candidates/Other Candidates: Rs. 1500

F SC / ST / PD category Candidates: Rs. 750

F Women Candidates: Rs. 750

Note: Additional bank charges apply as per norm

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GatE 2015 Important datEs:

F Application Availability: from September 1, 2014 to Octo-ber 14, 2014

F Payment of GATE 2015 Application Fees and submission of application form: October 20, 2014 (only for candidates with Enrolment ID)

F Request for Change in the Choice of City : By November 21, 2014

F Download of Admit Card: December 17, 2014

F GATE 2015 Examination: January 31, February 1, 7, 8 and 14, 2015

F Timings: Forenoon: 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon, Afternoon: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM

F Result Announcement: March 12, 2015

Chairman, GATE 2015Indian Institute of TechnologyKanpur - 208 016Website: http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/#

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IITs: 15 IITs excluding IIT Ropar, which does not have a PG programme, IISc Bangalore, ISM Dhanbad, issue notifications separately for admissions to the M.Tech

courses offered at these institutes. Candidates have to appear for an interview after being shortlisted. In some cases, candi-dates will have to appear for another written test to be held by the respective IIT in order to avail admissions.

CCMT: Admissions to the M.Tech courses and some of the dual courses at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other central institutes is held commonly through the Centralised Counselling for M.Tech/M.Plan. Conducted by MNIT Jaipur, Applications to the CCMT will be gener-ally available in April with eligibility for GATE qualified candidates only. Candidates must apply online and fill their choices for their preference of M.Tech discipline and the institute preferred.

RGIPT: The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technol-ogy allows for M.Tech admissions through GATE scores. Candidates must apply online in March 2015 for admissions on the basis of their GATE scores. Shortlisted candidates

Important pG admIssIon throuGh GatE:

will have to attend an interview before being selected for admissions.

UPES: The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies offers exclusive M.Tech courses in Petroleum Technology in addition to other disciplines of PG Engineering. Admissions to the M.Tech courses at UPES are through the academic performance of the candidates in the qualifying degree. Candidates with valid GATE scores will be given preference. Admissions to UPES have already been announced and candidates can apply online and offline. They have to attend an interview before being allowed admissions for the M.Tech courses at UPES.

M.Tech admissions at institutes like the IIST – Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology as well as the M.Tech admissions in most of the states are through GATE scores. GATE is an important PG Engineering Entrance Exam and the toughest too. Needless to say, it still is the entrance to be attempted by students wishing to avail admis-sions to most of the institutes and universities in the country.

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Exam Name: Birla Institute of Technology & Science Higher Degree Exam

Commonly called as: BITS HD Admission Test

Conducting Institute: Birla Institute of Technology & Science for admissions to the campuses at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad and Dubai.

About BITS HD Admission Test 2015: The Birla Institute of Technology & Science conducts online tests for admission to Higher Degree programmes leading to M.E degree at its campuses at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad

BITS HD Admission Test 2015 Selection Procedure: Candidates have to appear for the Online Tests followed by Group Discussion and a Personal Interview.

BITS HD Admission Test 2015 Exam Pattern: Consists of two parts as follows-

F Part 1: An online exam of 60 minutes duration consist-ing of 60 questions in Core Mathematics, Core Physics, English Language Skills & Principles of Management and Computer Programming with each section consisting of 15 questions

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Part II: This is an compulsory section with 100 questions to be answered in 120 minutes (Note: Candidates applying for only Software systems need not attempt this section)

F Candidates, who are applying for M.E. in Software systems will have to attempt a special test consisting of 50 ques-tions to be answered in 60 Minutes.

F Marks: Each correct answer fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark.

BITS HD Admission Test 2015 Application Fees: Rs.1900 to be paid online via (Credit/Debit/Net banking) OR offline by cash at selected ICICI branches using a challan to be printed from the website

BITS HD Admission Test 2015 Application Form Process:Candidates have to fill the online BITS HD 2015 Applica-tion Form.

They also have to send a print out of the filled in online appli-cation form to the Admissions officer, BITS, Pilani-333031

BITS HD Admission Test 2015 Important Dates

F Start of Online Applications: April, 2015

F Last Date for submission of the Applications: May, 2015

F Test Center and slot allotment and announcement to Can-didates: May, 2015

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F Hall ticket Download: May Third Week, 2015

F Online Tests: May, 2015

F Result: June, 2015

Contact Info:Admissions Office, BITS, Pilani - 333 031 (Rajasthan) IndiaTel: 01596-242205 Fax: 01596-244183 Website: http://www.bitsadmission.com

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vItmEE:Exam Name:VIT Master’s Entrance Examination

Commonly called as: VITMEE

Conducting Institute: VIT University

About VITMEE 2015 : Admissions to the M.Tech programmes available at the VIT University at its Vellore and Chennai Campuses are through the VITMEE exam. Candidates with valid GATE scores can also apply for the M.Tech admissions at VIT University.

VITMEE 2015 Selection Procedure: on the basis of the VITMEE 2015 Scores

VITMEE 2015 Exam Pattern:VITMEE comprises of Computer Based Tests (CBT) of 100 marks for 110 questions in total. There is no negative marking.

VITMEE 2015 Application Process:

F VITMEE 2015 Application is online and candidates are required to upload the photograph and signature as per specifications.

F The printout of the filled-in VITMEE 2015 Online Appli-cation Form (after successful submission) must be sent to the university.

VITMEE 2015 Application Form Fees: Rs 950 to be paid via DD or Net Banking/ Credit or Debit Cards

VITMEE 2015 Important Dates:

F Availability of Application forms: February, 2015 till May 2015

F Slot Booking and Admit Card Download: May Third Week, 2015

F VIT Masters Entrance Examination: June, 2015

F Result: June, 2015

Contact:Director – PG AdmissionsVIT University Vellore-632 014,Tamil Nadu, India.Website: http://admission.vit.ac.in

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Exam Name: SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam- SRMJEEE (Name has been changed for 2015 onwards)

Commonly called as SRMEEE

Conducting Institute:SRM University (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University) for the Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani Campus, NCR Campus

About SRMEEE PG 2015: The SRMEEE PG 2015 is the entrance examination for admission to the various Post Graduate programmes in Engi-neering and Technology at the SRM University campuses. SRMEEE PG 2015 Selection procedure: on the basis of performance in the SRMEEE PG 2015.Candidates with valid score in GATE 2015 and TANCET 2015 can also apply.

SRMEEE PG 2015 Exam Pattern: The test will be online

F The Question Paper will consist of 12 sections and candi-dates are required to answer only one section consisting of 100 questions (to include mathematics wherever relevant) in 150 minutes.

F Total marks will be 300 with negative marking of 1 mark for every wrong answer.

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SRMEEE PG 2014 Application:

F Candidates must pay an application fee of Rs 900 online via Debit/Credit cards OR Through Pre-Paid Vouchers OR DD OR Cash at select specified banks

F Candidates must send the filled in application along with the DD to the Director (Admissions), SRM University

SRMEEE PG 2015 Important Dates:

F Last date for receipt of filled-in application: March, 2015

F SRMEEE PGPG 2015 Entrance Examination: Online examination: April, 2015

F Publication of rank list & counseling schedule: May, 2015

F Counselling: May, 2015

Contact:Director (Admissions)SRM University, SRM Nagar Kattankulathur - 603203Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu,Website: http://www.srmuniv.ac.in

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Exam Name: Manipal University Online Entrance Test Post Graduate

Commonly called as: MU OET PG

Conducting Institute: Manipal University About MU OET PG 2015:Candidates must appear for the MU OET PG for admissions to the M.Tech programmes at the Manipal University. GATE qualified candidates will be given extra marks during the preparation of the MU OET PG Merit List.

MU OET PG 2015 Exam Mode: An online test for 1.30 hours for 60 questions out of which 10 will be devoted to Engineering Mathematics.

MU OET PG 2015 Application Process:

F Candidates can apply online only after paying a fee of Rs. 1600 via Credit/Debit Cards/ Net Banking or DD.

F Candidates have to upload photograph and signature OR email the photograph and signature soft copies to the uni-versity.

F Candidates paying via DD will have to send the printout of their application form to the university along with the DD.

MU OET PG 2015 Important Dates:

F Application Availability: September 22, 2014 to March 2015

F Slot Booking: May 16 to 21, 2015

F E-Hall Ticket: May 17 to 22, 2015

F MU OET PG 2015: May 23 to June 15, 2015

Contact Info:Director, Admissions Manipal UniversityManipal 576104, Karnataka, India Website: http://www.manipal.edu/

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Exam Name: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad Post Graduate Entrance Examination

Commonly called as: IIITH PGEE

Conducting Institute: International Institute of Informa-tion Technology, Hyderabad

About IIIT Hyderabad PGEE: Admission to PG programmes at IIITH will be on the basis of the performance at the Postgraduate Entrance Examina-tion (PGEE) and an interview to be held in Hyderabad.

IIITH PGEE 2015 Exam Pattern:PGEE is divided into two sessions, each of 90 minutes.

1. General Aptitude Paper: 1.5 hr. duration with Objective Questions asked in the examNOTE: Calculator not allowed

2. Subject Paper: 1.5 hr. duration

IIITH PGEE 2015 Application Form Process:

F Candidates must complete the IIITH PGEE 2015 Pre-registration process to receive the official link and identi-fication code for logging in.

F They can then log in and apply online via the Main regis-tration form.

F They must pay the Application fees of Rs. 2000/- for one programme and Rs. 50/- extra for each additional pro-gramme applied for via Credit Card or Demand Draft.

F After main registration; the candidate gets an acknowl-edgement email, which confirms that the registration is complete.

Note: Application will be considered valid only after the IIITH PGEE 2015 Pre-Registration and Main-Registration form is completed, and the application fee is received by IIIT-H.

IIITH PGEE 2015 Important Dates:

F Application Availability from: January, 2015 to March, 2015

F Admit Cards will be Available for download in PDF for-mat: April, 2015

F Date of the Postgraduate Entrance Examination: April, 2015

F Result: June, 2015

Contact:International Institute of Information TechnologyGachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032Andhra Pradesh, INDIAWebsite: http://admissions.iiit.ac.in

IIIth pGEE:

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Exam Name: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology PG Entrance Exam

Commonly called as: KIITEE PG

Conducting Institute: KIIT University

About KIITEE PG 2015: KIITEE is the exam conducted by the KIIT University for admission to the M.Tech courses at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.

KIITEE PG 2015 Selection Process Exemptions: GATE qualified candidates shall be accorded preference in the process of selection. GATE qualified candidates having Score 400 or above need not appear for KIITEE PG 2015.

KIITEE PG 2015 Exam Pattern: The paper will consist of 120 questions of Objective multiple choice type with negative marking for wrong answers. Dura-tion of exam: 2 hours

KIITEE PG 2015 Application Form Process: There are no application fees.

F Candidates can apply online or download the application form. Candidates, who apply online, have to take the print out of the Application form after successful submission.

F The Completed Application form (online or downloaded) must be signed by the candidates and the Parent /Guard-ian and sent to the KIIT University along with the speci-fied documents through Registered/Speed Post /Courier.

F Candidates must mention “KIITEE-2015 APPLICA-TION FORM and Application number” on the top of the Envelope.

KIITEE PG 2015 Important Dates:

F Application availability from: December 2014 to March 2015

F Admit Card availability: April 2015

F KIITEE PG Exam: April 21 to 30, 2015

F Result Declaration: Mid May, 2015

F Counselling: May to June, 2015

Contact:Director AdmissionsAdmission Cell (Koel Campus),KIIT University, Bhubaneswar-751024Orissa, India.Website: www.kiitee.ac.in, www.kiit.ac.in

KIItEE pG:

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Exam Name: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University Admission Test (SAAT).

Commonly called as: SAAT PG

Conducting Institute: Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University

About SAAT PG 2015: Admissions to the M.Tech programmes at Siksha ‘O’ Anu-sandhan University are through the GATE/ SAAT PG scores

SAAT PG 2015 Selection Procedure: On the basis of GATE /SAAT PG scores followed by a per-sonal interview.

SAAT PG 2015 Application Form Fees: Rs. 500 payable Offline by cash payment/DD or Online through debit/credit cards.

SAAT PG 2015 Application Form Process:

F Candidates can obtain the Application Forms online or at designated branches of Axis Bank, Syndicate Bank, Cen-tral Bank and Punjab National Bank.

F They must send the hard copy to the university.

SAAT PG 2015 Important Dates:

F Availability of Application forms from : January, 2015 to April 2015

F SAAT PG 2015 exam: May 9 , 2015

F Result: May, 2015

F Counselling: Last week of May 2015

Contact:Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University Jagamara, KhandagiriBhubaneswar - 751030, Odisha, IndiaWebsite: http://soauniversity.ac.in/home/iter/home

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Candidates must keep in mind that all the PG Entrance Examinations will follow one another after the GATE 2015 exam is completed. In fact, most of the exams will be held in April, May and some in June, 2015.

Candidates interested in GATE 2015 Preparation tips and guidelines can check out EBOOK for the same.

For the other PG Entrance Exams, the following Prepa-ration Mantras will aid in tackling the exams in a suc-cessful manner.

1. Time Management is of utmost importance. So schedule your time such that there is scope for study and practice.

2. Check the Syllabus before starting your preparation. Pre-pare a chart-topic wise that keeps you tuned to the syllabus

prEparatIon mantras:needed to be covered by you for the Entrance Exams.

3. While preparing for each topic, make handy notes to help during the last days prior to the exams.

4. Once a topic is done, make sure that you have practiced enough to know where you stand in terms of your prepara-tion.

5. Make sure that the syllabus is completed 2 to 3 months in advance so that you can concentrate on practice.

6. It is seen that most of the entrance exams are now online, so it becomes important that you should have ample prac-tice with online tests to know and adapt to the online exam environment.

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ExpErt opInIon & GuIdELInEs:

must rEad for GatE 2015 prEparatIon:

Sumeet Kumar Sar – Faculty (ECE),

GATE forum

Jitendra Sinha Director GATE Forum

Nitin Rakesh Prasad, Director, THE GATE ACADEMY

Vishvadeep Gothi, Subject Matter Expert, CSE, THE GATE

ACADEMY

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toppEr prEparatIon tIps & tEchnIquEs:

Ankit Goyal (EE AIR 1)

Abinash Das (AIR 3 EC)

Aditya Gusain (AIR 5, Biotechnology)

Ashish Behera (IE AIR 1)

Saurabh Sarda (AIR 3- CSE)

GATE 2014 Topper Interview-

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quIcK LInKs

M.Tech Admissions 2015

IIT M.Tech Admissions 2015

CCMT 2015

IIITH PGEE 2015

BITS HD 2015

VITMEE 2015

SRMJEEE PG 2015

MU OET PG 2015

UPES M.Tech 2015

KIITEE PG 2015

SAAT PG 2015