Instructions to the GATE 2013 Applicants

1. The print out generated from GATE site should contain the following pages.
(a) This page: Address Slip and Instructions.
(b) Application form, filled with the information you provided online.
(c) Bank Challan in Triplicate (available as a separate file for download from the GATE Online Application Interface), if you have chosen Offline Challan Payment (Not applicable for female candidates).
2. On the GATE copy of the Application Form, paste a 4.5cm x 3.5cm printed copy of the SAME color photograph you uploaded online.
(a) Use good quality glue to ensure that the photograph does not separate from the application.
(b) Do not pin, stapple, sign, or attest the photograph.
3. Read the declaration and put your signature in the box next to it.
4. If you are in the final year or you have a backlog after appearing for the final year exam, you must get your

Principal’s or HOD’s sign and seal in the last portion of the application form. Submit the whole form to the Principal’s office without cutting it.
5. If you have opted for Challan payment, wait for 48 hours after your online submission to visit the bank’s branch. You can visit any branch of the bank printed on your challan.
6. The bank teller will verify the details printed on the challan with the data available on their computer and then accept the payment. The bank will retain one copy and give you back the remaining copies: one of which you have to send along with the printed application form and the other is for your reference.
7. Mailing Documents to GATE office.
(a) Cut the Address Slip and paste it onto an A4 sized envelope (Do not fill address by hand or tamper the address slip).
(b) Collect the supporting documents shown under Enclosure Checklist in the application form (if you have uploaded the soft copy of the documents online, you need not send a hard copy). Mark the check list boxes.
(c) Do NOT FOLD the application form and Do NOT STAPLE or pin the documents to the form.
(d) Send the packet by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to the address mentioned. The application packet should REACH the respective GATE office on or before Monday, 8 October 2012.

Note: GATE Application ID should be preserved for further correspondence with GATE organizer.