GATE English Literature – Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & More
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What is GATE 2022?
- Participating Institutes in GATE 2022
- What is GATE 2022 HSS?
- What is GATE English Literature 2022?
- Why should students from Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) appear for GATE exam?
- GATE English Literature 2022 Eligibility Criteria
- Humanities and Social Sciences GATE Exam Pattern and Syllabus
- GATE 2021 English Question Paper
- GATE Contact Information
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GATE English 2022 is one of the entrance exams of GATE to get admission to IITs in India for humanities and social sciences graduates.
Last year, a new framework of GATE entrance exam was introduced under which humanities and social sciences (HSS) graduates were allowed to apply for humanities and social sciences PG courses at IITs.
Under the HSS GATE paper, English literature has also been introduced. That allows English literature graduates to appear for GATE and secure a seat for MA English Literature and related courses at IITs.
However, since last year humanities and social sciences students are facing a lot of problems in understanding what exactly GATE is, whether they should appear for it or not, in which courses at IITs I can get admission, and what benefits do I get from GATE?
In this article, we tried to answer all your queries in detail in easy to understand language. At any point, if you want to ask questions, feel free to use the comment section below. We would love to resolve your queries in detail.
What is GATE 2022?
GATE is Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, it is an entrance test that is primarily conducted for PG engineering, science and management courses at IITs in India.
Apart from IITs, some Public Sector Companies have GATE as one of the eligibility criteria for their engineering job openings.
This year GATE 2022 organizing institute is IIT Kharagpur in collaboration with National Coordination Board, and Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India.
Participating Institutes in GATE 2022
Right now there are total eight institutes participating for GATE 2022 that given as following
| Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur |
| IIT Mumbai |
| IIT Delhi |
| IIT Guwahati |
| IIT Kanpur |
| IIT Chennai |
| IIT Roorkee |
| Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru |
What is GATE 2022 HSS?
In the year 2020, GATE changed its exam framework to accommodate Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) exams as well to allow students to seek admission in courses at IITs.
Basically, IIT Madras and a few others have introduced courses such as MA English, MA Public Policy etc. In order to offer admission into these, GATE had to introduce HSS exams.
What is GATE English Literature 2022?
If you’re an English Literature graduate then probably you would want to give GATE for multiple reasons. Let me list out all of those reasons for you:
| 1. If you’re able to secure a good rank, then you could easily secure a seat at IIT Madras for the MA English course. |
| 2. Admission on the basis of GATE ranking, will also make you eligible for Rs. 12,500/- monthly stipend. |
| 3. You can use GATE score for jobs in Public Sector Undertakings such as Indian Oil etc. |
| 4. GATE score can be used as proof of your excellence in English literature, which you can use for private sector jobs. |
| 5. GATE scores are valid for 3 years, which means if in future new courses are launched at IIT and also more foreign universities start accepting HSS GATE scores, you can apply. |
Why should students from Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) appear for GATE exam?
There are a few reasons that can help you to make a solid decision, that are as following:
| 1. IIT Madras is offering admission to MA English course with 47 seats, you could get a chance to secure a seat there. |
| 2. After admission, you will be eligible for 12,500/- monthly stipend. |
| 3. If any PSU (public sector undertakings) offer jobs under the HSS category, then you will be eligible to apply. |
| 4. You can use your GATE score to get admission in other HSS courses at IIT apart from MA English at IIT Madras. |
| 5. There’s a high possibility that IITs may launch new courses under the HSS category in 2-3 years. As your GATE score is valid for 3 years, therefore, you can use your GATE score to get admission. |
GATE English Literature 2022 Eligibility Criteria
| Qualification: Anyone in 3rd year of undergraduate degree or any undergraduate from Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science, Commerce and Arts background are eligible to appear for GATE 2022 examination for respective subjects. |
| Age Limit: There’s a no age upper or lower age limit to appear for GATE 2022. |
Humanities and Social Sciences GATE Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Humanities and Social Sciences Section Papers (Paper Code: XH)
| Section | Subject | Marks |
| Section 1 (General Paper) | Reasoning and Comprehension (Paper Code: B1) | 25 |
| Section 2 (One Subject Paper Optional) | Economics (C1)
English (C2) Linguistics (C3) Philosophy (C4) Psychology (C5) Sociology (C6) |
60 |
GATE Humanities and Social Sciences Exam Pattern
| Paper Code | XH** |
| Exam Mode | CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| Sections | General Aptitude + General Paper + Selected Subject |
| Types of Questions | MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) |
| Questions Breakup | 10 Questions General Aptitude
15 Questions General Paper 40 Questions Selected Subject —————————————- Total Questions = 65 |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Marking | 1 or 2 marks for questions |
| Negative Marking | 1/3 for each 1 mark question, and 2/3 for each 2 marks question |
GATE English Paper 2022 Exam Syllabus (Paper Code: XH – C2)
| Units | Syllabus |
| C2.1 | Multi-genre literature in English |
| C2.2 | Comparative, English translation, Indian and Indian subcontinent literature |
| C2.3 | Literary criticism and theory |
| C2.4 | History of English literature and literary studies |
| C2.5 | Research aptitude and literary forms, devices, concepts and genres |
For the rest of the syllabus refer to the PDF document here.
GATE 2021 English Question Paper
Download PDF GATE HSS 2021 Question Papers
GATE Contact Information
| Official Website | https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
| Organizing Institute Address | Gate 2022, GATE-JAM Office, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India-721302 |
| Phone Numbers | (03222) 282091 and (03222) 282095 |
| Contact Hours | Monday to Friday (10 am to 1 pm, and 2 pm to 5:30 pm) |
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