GATE EXAM 2010

ABOUT GATE 2010

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.
GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2010 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, designated as the Organising Institute for GATE 2010 .

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture or Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant PhD programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Some institutions specify GATE qualification as mandatory even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank holders in some GATE papers are entitled to apply for “Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship” awarded by CSIR. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist / Engineer.

ABOUT GATE 2010 EXAMINATION

GATE 2010 will include both ONLINE and OFFLINE examinations as per the following details:

GATE Examination of TF paper - ONLINE examination
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee
February 07, 2010 (Sunday)
09.30 hrs – 12.30 hrs

GATE Examination of MN paper - ONLINE examination
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee
February 07, 2010 (Sunday)
14.30 hrs – 17.30 hrs

GATE Examination in all other papers - OFFLINE
In all cities listed in Examination Cities
February 14, 2010 (Sunday)
09.30 hrs – 12.30 hrs

TF : Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
MN : Mining Engineering

ONLINE Examination : Examination using computers where the candidate will select the correct answer out of four options with the help of keyboard and mouse

OFFLINE Examination : Examination in the usual manner as in the previous years where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble.
The list of papers for GATE 2010 is given under Structure of GATE. The question papers will be in English only.

Before applying for GATE 2010, candidates must assure themselves that they have chosen the right paper, which qualifies them to become eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in. The criteria for postgraduate admission with Scholarship/ Assistantship are different in various Institutes/ Universities. GATE Offices will not provide any information in this regard. For more details, the candidates are required to contact the Institutes/ Universities to which they are interested in seeking admission.

The choice of the paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Information about the pattern of the question papers is given under Question Paper Pattern

IMPORTANT DATES of GATE 2010

Commencement of Sale of Information Brochure and Offline Application Form/ Online Application Form submission - Tuesday Sept 22 2009

Last date of issue of Information Brochure and Application Form :
1) by post from GATE Offices Tuesday Oct 20 2009

2) at bank counters Wednesday Oct 28 2009

3) at GATE office counters Friday Oct 30 2009

Last date for :
1) Online application form submission (website closure) Wednesday Oct 28 2009 (18:00 hrs)

2) Receipt of completed Offline/ Online Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office Tuesday Nov 03 2009

Date of the examination :

1) Computer based ONLINE Examination for TF paper from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs Sunday Feb 07 2010
2) Computer based ONLINE Examination for MN paper from 14.30 hrs to 17.30 hrs Sunday Feb 07 2010
3) OFFLINE Examination for all papers except TF and MN from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs Sunday Feb 14 2010

Announcement of results Monday Mar 15 2010

ELIGIBILITY FOR GATE 2010

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE :

1. Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
2. Master degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
3. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemical Biology

School of Chemistry

Closing date: 23/09/2009
Reference: EPS/91076

Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Research Associate position to work with Prof Jason Micklefield in the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (http://www.mib.ac.uk/). This research aims to build on hits identified from a powerful combination of chemical and genetic selection that has provided a number of small molecules that can modulate gene expression through specific interactions with ‘riboswitches’ or aptamers located within the untranslated regions of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic mRNAs. The project is highly multidisciplinary, involving diverse aspects of chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Applications are encouraged from those with a relevant PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, biological sciences or a related discipline. Experience in any of the following (or related) areas would be advantageous: bio-organic chemistry and synthesis; biological chemistry; biochemistry; RNA; nucleic acid – small ligand interactions; biophysical techniques; basic molecular biology.

It is not expected that applicants will have experience in all of these areas, as a high level of interdisciplinary bioscience training and collaboration will be provided within the MIB.

The post is available from 1 October 2009 for 1 year.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Biotechnology JRF

School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu

Applications are invited for the position of one Junior Research Fellow for the project entitled, ‘Impact of Environment Radiation on Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Organisms’ funded by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Mumbai. The appointment will be for 3 years, till the end of the project.

Junior Research Fellow : One post

Qualification : M.Sc. Biotechnology (60% marks and above) or equivalent

JRF scale : Rs 12,000 (consolidated) + allowances as admissible by the BRNS norms.

Candidates with previous experiences on chromosome studies will be given preference. Applications on plain paper showing full name, address (with phone number), date of birth, qualifications and experience, and additional information (if any), along with the copies of the certificates and mark sheets should reach the Registrar, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu within 15 days of the appearance of this advertisement. The envelope containing the
application should be superscribed ‘Application for the BRNS Project, PR107’. The application could as well be e-mailed to: registrar@vit.ac.in

The selected candidates should be willing to join the project at the earliest, and undertake travel to collect materials from distant places. No TA/DA will be paid to attend the interview.

Griffith University International Postgraduate Research 2009, Australia

Griffith University International Postgraduate Research 2009, Australia: The GUIPRS is designed to attract and support highly ranked international applicants during the University’s annual postgraduate research scholarship round. The scheme extends the provision of tuition fees scholarships beyond the University’s allocated International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS). The GUIPRS covers tuition fees for the student and overseas student health cover (OSHC) for the student and ependant(s). No other expenses are paid by this scheme, but award recipients may seek additional funding from alternative sources.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2009

Eligibility

The IPRS is available to international students only. Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, four years of higher education studies at a very high level and be intending to enrol full-time in an approved doctoral or research masters program.

Part-time awards may be offered to students who, for social or medical reasons, are unable to study full-time.

Duration

The IPRS may be held for up to two years for a research masters program and up to three years for a doctoral program. A six month extension may be granted to doctoral students in certain circumstances.

How to apply

Applicants must submit the following to the Griffith Graduate Research School¹.

New applicants

New applicants must submit:

• a research higher degree and scholarship application form² (includes two academic referee reports)
• certified or original transcripts
• 500 word statement
• curriculum vitae (CV)

Current students

Current students must submit:

• a covering letter
• a research higher degree and scholarship application form² (includes two academic referee reports)
• updated research outline
• copies of publications (where applicable)

Closing date

Applications for the Annual Scholarship Round must be submitted by 31 October. Applications may be submitted at anytime before this date, however cannot be considered until after 31 October.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD scholarship in computational biochemistry

PhD scholarship in computational biochemistry

We are looking for talented candidates for an international-level PhD degree in computational evolution of metal proteins at The Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

This new, international research project with collaborators at Stanford University involves the study of iron-containing proteins: Why did they evolve to their particular current structures, and how are these structures evolutionary optimized for protein functions?

Mapping the evolved structure-function principles of metalloproteins has far-reaching consequences, because metals are of such importance in all of biochemistry. Ultimately, the knowledge gained from computer simulations will be used to develop new tailored metal sites, cleaner and more effective catalysts for use in industry (green chemistry), and for the design of new, improved medicine. These research areas are very active and of growing future importance, because of the need to process increasingly complex information. The techniques play a dominant role in rational molecular design and will continue to grow in importance, both within academic research and within the private sector.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a master’s degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering. Skills within several of the following areas are relevant: Physical chemistry, computational biology / chemistry, mathematical modeling, bioinorganic chemistry, biophysics, quantum chemistry, computers/programming.

Approval and Enrolment

The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.

Salary and appointment terms

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students (approximately € 3,500 / month). The period of employment is 3 years.

You can read more about our research on www.kpje.com. Or see: Jensen, K. P.; Bell, III, C. B.; Clay, M.; Solomon, E. I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12155-12171; Jensen, K. P. Computational-chemical evolution of metal sites, in: Encycl. Inorg. Bioinorg. Chem. 2009, in press; Jensen, K. P. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 10357-10365.

Application

We must have your online application by 15 October 2009.

Apply for the position at www.dtu.dk/vacancy – Please open the link “apply for this job online” and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

PhD Scholarship in Lipid-mediated Signalling, Denmark

A PhD scholarship in Lipid-mediated signalling is available in the group of Associate Professor Nils J. Færgeman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark. The position is to be filled by 15 October 2009 or soon thereafter.

We are seeking a candidate interested in understanding how lipids act as signalling molecules and how lipids regulate cellular signalling pathways. The project aims to characterize how perturbations in lipid metabolism affect cellular signalling cascades and protein modifications in mammalian cells and in model organisms. The work will include use of genetic and biochemical techniques in combination with state of the art mass spectrometric instrumentation.

The scholarship is available for students with four years of academic studies within biochemistry, molecular biology and/or biomedicine. Applicants with prior experience in molecular genetics, lipid biochemistry and with C. elegans are preferred. The applicant will be enrolled within the 4+4 PhD programme at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark.

Application Deadline: 15 September, 2009 at 12 noon

Further Scholarship Information and Application