Am I eligible for GATE After Correspondence MCA Degree

I have done MCA through distance education. Am I eligible for GATE Exam?

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, for admission to Post Graduation/PhD courses in Engineering and Architecture.

Yes distance learning degrees are accepted for GATE Exam. So, you are eligible for GATE Exam.

Eligibility:

=== Master degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent

==== 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.

=== Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE (I), AMICE (I) by the Institute of Civil Engineer (India)-ICE (I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.

Important Dates:

Application Filling, Application Submission: 2nd September 2013

Last Date for Enrolment: 1st October 2013

Last date for Submission of Online Application through Website: 3rd October 2013

Last Date for the receipt of Print-out of the ONLINE Application: 10th October 2013

Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of City: 20th November 2013

Availability of Admit Card on the GOAPS website for printing: 18th December, 2013

GATE 2014 Online Examination: Between 1st February and 2nd March 2014

Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website: 28th March 2014

Computer Syllabus:

The syllabus for the computer science engineering stream includes topics like basic mathematics, theory of computation, computer hardware and software systems.

Books:

Some of the popular books for Computer Science engineering include
Fundamentals of Data Structure written by Ellis Horowitz
Data Structures written by Lipshutz
Data structures using C and C++ written by Langsan, Augunstein and Tenebaum
Data Structures and Algorithms Analysis in C written by Mark Allen

__________________
Answered By StudyChaCha Member