After the candidate completes his graduation in computer science and engineering, he can appear for GATE. GATE is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of candidates in various undergraduate subjects of engineering and science for admission into the Master’s Program of institutes as well as jobs at Public Sector Companies. The syllabus of GATE for computer science and engineering mainly includes the following:
Mentioned above is the outlined syllabus for GATE. There are minor changes being introduced frequently in the syllabus as well as the nature and weightage of questions.
After qualifying GATE, the candidate can go for further studies like post-graduation and Ph. D. from top tier institutes including IITs and NITs and receive stipend and fellowships based on the performance in the respective course or can apply for job in a PSU. Many PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) prefer candidates from computer science and engineering background among some other selected branches owing to the nature of services they provide and the nature of products they manufacture or deal with.
Some such PSUs that prefer candidates from computer science and engineering as their major field of study include:
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) shortlists candidates for the interview on the basis of GATE scores. The shortlisted candidates need to appear for the personal interview after completion of the document verification process. The final list of selected candidates is prepared on the basis of merit determined by the aggregate marks obtained by giving 85% weightage to GATE scores and the remaining 15% weightage to marks secured in the interview. The recruitments are conducted for the post of Scientist Grade ‘B’.
Like many other PSUs, the recruitment process takes place in two stages. The candidates are shortlisted for interview on the basis of their GATE scores. Candidates who qualify the interview are recruited as Graduate Engineer Trainees (GET).
The applications are open from April to June. Recruitments are made on the basis of GATE scores and performance in the interview. Recruitments are conducted for various posts depending on qualification. Graduate engineers are recruited as Engineers/Officers, Post – graduate engineers are recruited as Research Officers in Research and Development Center.
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) recruits graduate engineer candidates with computer science as their major discipline. The applications are open during June-July. DRDO conducts a three – step process for recruitment of candidates on the basis of their GATE scores for the post of Scientist Grade ‘B’. The steps include shortlisting through GATE scores, descriptive examination and personal interview.
Candidates with valid GATE scores can apply for programs as per the specified eligibility. Non – GATE candidates can also apply for the programs by appearing for an online test. The candidates are shortlisted on the basis of their performance in GATE or the BARC online test for the interview. Thereafter, the selected candidates are called for a final interview in Mumbai. Candidates who clear the interview are selected as Scientific Officers.
Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) conducts recruitment for the post of Graduate Engineer Trainees in Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Science Engineering. ECIL Recruitment through GATE offers jobs to engineers with post-training placements at the Headquarters in Hyderabad or in any of Zonal/Branch/Site Offices located across India. The areas include Design & Development, Projects, Marketing, Production, QA and Field of Engineering. GATE scores are taken into consideration while shortlisting the candidates for the personal interview. Final selection is done based on the GATE scores and interview scores of the candidates.
The Punjab government owned company responsible for power generation and distribution in the state, recruits Assistant Engineers (On Training) on the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scores. Another requirement that the candidate must have passed Punjabi of at least Matriculation level or its equivalent up to the date of document checking.
BBNL conducts recruitment through GATE score for candidates who have appeared for any of the papers from the following: Electronics and Communication (EC), Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) and Electrical Engineering (EE) Paper of GATE. It is mandatory for the candidates to hold 4 years of B.Tech degree (graduate engineers) for the position of Executive Trainees.
Some PSUs recruit candidates directly on the basis of their GATE scores with some specific required cutoff or percentile while some shortlist the candidates on the basis of their GATE scores for further stages of assessment that may include group discussion, descriptive examination or personal interview or all of these varying from company to company. Every PSU releases its own notification for the job.