The experiment to conduct online test of two papers of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) has completed successfully. Indian Institutes of Technology at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee and the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore successfully conducted online Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2010 for two out of 21 papers on Monday.

Online tests were conducted for two subjects- Textile Engineering and Fiber Science (TF), and Mining Engineering (MN). Considering the recent cases of server failure during the IIM-CAT examination the GATE’s experiment became important for the government, especially for MHRD. The experiment was conducted simultaneously in eight cities over two shifts.

According to MHRD The experiment was conducted in GATE 2010 this year for the first time and depending upon the experience, online examination might be repeated on a larger scale in subsequent years. The offline version of the exam in other 19 papers shall be conducted all over the country on Feb 14, 2010. GATE is an all India examination conducted jointly by IISc and IITs on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)..