INSTRUCTIONS TO FILL IN ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

A. The online application process consists of the following pages (menus)

• Profile
• Academic
• Fee Payment
• Photo Upload
• Print Application

B. How to Register:
To start with, candidates need to register with their email ids, a password of at least 8 characters,
date of birth (as per GATE score card), GATE Year, GATE Registration Number, current category
(category in which you are applying for), qualifying degree as per Table 4
(http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech/tab_4.pdf), background discipline as per Table 5
(http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech/tab_5.pdf). Note that the data entered during the registration
can not be changed later.

C. Upon successful registration, a candidate would be able to login with registered email and
password to progressively fill in information pertaining to each of the above five pages.

D. Please note that application process is sequential in nature. Hence an applicant will not be able
to go to Academic page without filling in and subsequently saving requisite details in Profile
page.

E. Applicants should fill up the profile page first. Note that some of the fields in this page have been
automatically populated and disabled to edit. Applicant should fill the remaining data and click
save to go to Academic page. Save academic details to go to fee payment page.

G. In Fee payment page, applicants are requested to fill up the fee payment details. For GEN/OBC
candidates the application fee is Rs 500/-. For SC/ST/PwD candidates the application fee is Rs
250/-. The Application fee is non refundable. You must obtain the demand draft for the required
amount in favour of IIT Kharagpur on any nationalized bank payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal
or through online mode by using internet banking, Credit/Debit Cards.

H. At the Photo upload page, candidates are urged to go through the Instructions before
uploading soft copies of a) candidate passport size photos and b) candidate hand written
signature. All files being uploaded should be in jpg format.

I. Finally, the candidate should go ahead and freeze the application. Please note that no further
editing in any form is possible once the application is frozen. Subsequent to freezing the
application, the candidate should go ahead and print the application and send the same
along with attested photocopies of proof of documents (as in the check list of the application
form downloaded) and requisite demand draft to:

The Chairperson GATE,

GATE Office,
IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur -721302
West Bengal

J. Website closure for submission of online form is April 23, 2014. The last date for receipt of duly
filled-in complete application form is April 30, 2014.