IIT Madras, NPTEL to provide free GATE coaching to nearly 10 lakh aspirants
India Today
Aspirants can access high quality lecture content covering the entire GATE syllabus and detailed video solutions of previous years' exams at the GATE preparation portal -- gate.nptel.ac.in .
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), IIT Madras, has introduced an online portal for GATE exam preparation, called - NPTEL GATE Portal.
With the aim of aiding students preparing for the GATE exam, the NPTEL GATE Portal has been made freely accessible to all students, with CSR support from India's leading travel technology organisation, Amadeus Labs Bengaluru. NPTEL is a joint initiative of IITs and IISc, a provider of free online certification courses.
The GATE preparation portal can be accessed through the following link - https://gate.nptel.ac.in.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level entrance exam that enables aspirants to seek admission for Masters or PhD in IITs or IISc and other renowned institutions. Multiple PSUs recruit applicants based on the GATE score.
Through the new portal, NPTEL aims to leverage its existing course content in the Engineering and Science domains from its 2,400 plus courses portfolio, to provide video solutions, practice tests, and online assistance in line with the GATE syllabus.
Congratulating NPTEL for developing this integrated platform during the launch event today, August 12, 2022, Professor V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, "GATE examination tests the knowledge in fundamentals acquired by a candidate during undergraduate education."
Highlighting the unique aspects of the GATE Preparation Portal, Dr Ramkrishna Pasumarthy, NPTEL Coordinator, IIT Madras, said, "In the NPTEL course discussion forums many learners would ask whether the course content would be enough to clear the GATE exam. The learners would request to solve GATE related problems or provide some assistance in preparing for GATE.
