I want to write Statistics paper in GATE exam to opt Data Science course in IITs. What is the eligibility?
If an applicant wants to write the GATE Statistics (ST) paper and subsequently apply for Data Science courses in IITs, he/she must be either pursuing his/her final year studies or holding a bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Technology, or any appropriate Science stream. Many
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You can appear for GATE-Statistics if you meet any one of the following:-
Completed or in Final Year of:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (any branch)
Bachelor's degree in Science/Statistics/Mathematics/Computer Applications
Master's degree in any relevant field (Math/Stats/CS/Applications)
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Surely, GATE previous year papers are very useful in preparation for the exam. It will help in understanding the overall exam structure, paper pattern and subejct-wise weightage of topics. Every GATE aspirant must solve GATE previous year papers.
GATE previous year answer key with solutions can be checked on Shiksha page. These previous year question paper solutions have been prepared by subejct experts and will help GATE aspirants to prepare for the exam.
The provisional answer key of GATE is the preliminary answer key provided by the organising institute which is kept open for review and challenge by students. After the review, the final answer key is released.
No, the question papers released by coaching institutes are prepared using memory based questions from students who appear in the exam. They are not the actual papers. The official/actual papers are released only by the organising institute.
GATE scorecard 2026 will be released on March 19, 2026. Candidates will be able to check their scorecard by login to the website using their credentials.
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