GATE Exam 2016, examination centers, results, study material, how to prepare, previous year question papers, discussion, and general guidance. Know all Gate exams updates. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering or GATE exam is a national level exam for engineering students and other science background students normally a deciding factor for getting admission to M-Tech or MS courses in most of the premium colleges in India with a scholarship. However, these exam is also used as recruitment examination for various PSU's exam such as IOCL, BPCL, NHPL and others.