GATE
2014: General Instructions during Examination
1.
Total duration of the GATE examination is 180 minutes.
2.
The clock will be set at the server. The countdown timer at the top
right corner of
screen will display the remaining time available for
you to complete the examination.
When
the timer reaches zero, the examination will end by itself. You need
not
terminate the examination or submit your paper.
3.
Any useful data required for your paper can be viewed by clicking on
the Useful
Common Data button that appears on the screen.
4.
Use the scribble pad provided to you for any rough work. Submit the
scribble pad at
the end of the examination.
5.
You are allowed to use a non-programmable type calculator, however,
sharing of
calculators is not allowed.
6.
The Question Palette displayed on the right side of screen will show
the status of
each question using one of the following symbols:
The
Marked for Review status for a question simply indicates that you
would like to look at
that question again. If a question is
answered, but marked for review, then the answer will
be considered
for evaluation unless the status is modified by the candidate.
Navigating
to a Question :
7.
To answer a question, do the following:
- Click on the question number in the Question Palette to go to that question directly.
- Select an answer for a multiple choice type question by clicking on the bubble placed before the 4 choices, namely A, B, C and D. Use the virtual numeric keypad to enter a number as answer for a numerical type question.
- Click on Save & Next to save your answer for the current question and then go to the next question.
- Click on Mark for Review & Next to save your answer for the current question and also mark it for review, and then go to the next question.
Caution:
Note that your answer for the current question will not be saved,
if you navigate
to another question directly by clicking on a
question number without saving the answer to
the previous question.
You
can view all the questions by clicking on the Question Paper button.
This feature is
provided, so that if you want you can just see the
entire question paper at a glance.
Answering
a Question :
8.
Procedure for answering a multiple choice (MCQ) type question:
- Choose one answer from the 4 options (A,B,C,D) given below the question, click on the bubble placed before the chosen option.
- To deselect your chosen answer, click on the bubble of the chosen option again or click on the Clear Response button.
- To change your chosen answer, click on the bubble of another option.
- To save your answer, you MUST click on the Save & Next button.
9.
Procedure for answering a numerical answer type question:
- To enter a number as your answer, use the virtual numerical keypad.
- A fraction (e.g. -0.3 or -.3) can be entered as an answer with or without '0' before the decimal point. As many as four decimal points, e.g. 12.5435 or 0.003 or -932.6711 or 12.82 can be entered.
- To clear your answer, click on the Clear Response button.
- To save your answer, you MUST click on the Save & Next button
10.
To mark a question for review, click on the Mark for Review &
Next button. If an
answer is selected (for MCQ) or entered (for
numerical answer type) for a question
that is Marked for Review,
that answer will be considered in the evaluation unless
the status
is modified by the candidate.
11.
To change your answer to a question that has already been answered,
first select
that question for answering and then follow the
procedure for answering that type of
question.
12.
Note that ONLY Questions for which answers are saved or marked for
review after
answering will be considered for evaluation.
Choosing
a Section :
13.
Sections in this question paper are displayed on the top bar of the
screen. Questions
in a Section can be viewed by clicking on the name
of that Section. The Section you
are currently viewing will be
highlighted.
14.
A checkbox is displayed for every optional Section, if any, in the
Question Paper. To
select the optional Section for answering, click
on the checkbox for that Section.
15.
If the checkbox for an optional Section is not selected, the Save &
Next button and
the Mark for Review & Next button will NOT be
enabled for that Section. You willonly be able to see questions in
this Section, but you will not be able to answer
questions in the
Section.
16.
After clicking the Save & Next button for the last question in a
Section, you will
automatically be taken to the first question of
the next Section in sequence.
17.
You can move the mouse cursor over the name of a Section to view the
answering
status for that Section.
Changing
the Optional Section :
18.
After answering the chosen optional Section, partially or completely,
you can change
the optional Section by selecting the checkbox for a
new Section that you want to
attempt. A warning message will appear
along with a table showing the number of
questions answered in each
of the previously chosen optional Sections and a
checkbox against
each of these Sections. Click on a checkbox against a Section that
you want to reset and then click on the RESET button. Note that
RESETTING a Section
will DELETE all the answers for questions in
that Section. Hence, if you think that you
may want to select this
Section again later, you will have to note down your answers
for
questions in that Section. If you do not want to reset the Section
and want to
continue answering the previously chosen optional
Section, then click on the BACK
button.
19.
If you deselect the checkbox for an optional Section in the top bar,
the following
warning message will appear: "Deselecting the
checkbox will DELETE all the answers
for questions in this Section.
Do you want to deselect this Section?” If you want to
deselect,
click on the RESET button. If you do not want to deselect, click on
the BACK
button.
20.
You can shuffle between different Sections or change the optional
Sections any
number
of times.
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