GATEway to Success: IIT Madras Opens FREE Access to NPTEL Portal!
IIT Madras is assisting students in preparing for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) through its NPTEL-GATE portal. With more than 50,700 registrations, this platform provides a wealth of resources for GATE preparation, including previous year’s questions from 2007 to 2022, covering 16 years of exam topics.
Launched in August 2022, the NPTEL-GATE portal is a collaboration between various IITs, including IIT Madras and IISc, Bengaluru. Amadeus Labs Bengaluru is sponsoring this initiative.
GATE is a nationally recognized exam that assesses candidates’ understanding of engineering, technology, natural sciences, architecture and humanities. Eligibility for GATE opens doors to master’s and direct doctoral programs with possible financial support.
Democratizing access to quality education
This year around 7000 students applied for GATE 2023 and around 1000000 students got through successfully. To support aspirants, NPTEL-GATE portal facilitates exam preparation through mock exams and live sessions.
Prof. Andrew Thangaraj, Coordinator, NPTEL-IIT Madras highlighted the engagement of students in GATE preparation through the portal. The NPTEL-GATE platform democratizes access to quality educational content and provides it for free.
Traditionally, students invest considerable time and money in GATE preparation. However, the NPTEL-GATE portal disrupts this pattern by providing free access to numerous resources. From August 2022 to February 2023, students took 115 mock exams covering key subjects such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electronics and communications, physics and chemistry.
In the current semester, which started on October 15, 2023, 19 tests have already been conducted in seven subjects, including biotechnology. The preparatory sessions conducted in the students’ popularity were 3,975 participants in 521 phase I sessions and 3,321 participants in 367 phase II sessions. The ongoing Phase III sessions will continue to cover key GATE topics interactively.
The IIT Madras NPTEL-GATE portal is a game changer that provides a free, comprehensive solution for GATE aspirants and ultimately makes quality education accessible to all.
