It has been a year since the GATE Geomatics paper was launched. Ever since there are new offers coming up based on the GATE Geomatics paper. If you love remote sensing, and geographical data and want to pursue it as a career, this could open doors for you.
Did you know ISRO deals with a lot of geomatics! They have set up an institute called the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). It is the key institute for geospatial technology and remote sensing.
We will see the following sections
Syllabus and Previous Year's Paper
The difference made by GATE GE
GATE GE as secondary paper
Opportunities after GATE GE
Expert Insights on GATE GE
GATE GE courses at APSEd
GATE Geomatics Syllabus and Previous Year Paper
The syllabus for GATE GE is purely based on geomatics-related topics ranging from remote sensing to surveying and photogrammetry. Given below is a glimpse of the syllabus of the GATE GE paper.
The GATE GE paper consists of the following sub-divisions.
General Aptitude: 15 marks
Engineering Maths, Remote Sensing, GNSS & GIS: 55 marks
Part B: 30 marks
Part B - you have to attempt only one section out of the following
Maps, Land Surveying, Aerial Photogrammetry
Data Quantisation & processing, Digital Image Processing, Radiometric & geometric corrections, Image enhancement, transformation, segmentation & classification.
There are questions that a Civil Engineering student can quickly answer with the knowledge of surveying and subjects like remote sensing, and photogrammetry. This is definitely a plus for Civil Engineering students and they can start concentrating on the rest of the subjects.
The Difference made by GATE GE
Earlier, if you had to pursue geomatics-related studies / remote sensing-related studies - the option was to write papers like Civil Engineering / Engineering Sciences & so on. In these, you had to study subjects that are irrelevant to geomatics and remote sensing. Imagine, you want to be in the geomatics field, but you have to study subjects like structures to get into it. This makes it difficult for a geomatics enthusiast to get a good score in these other papers.
But now, you have a paper purely based on geomatics-related subjects. If you really like it, you will have a fair chance at GATE now.
Who can give GATE GE as a secondary paper?
With the introduction of two features i.e., can attempt the GATE exam from the third year, and can attempt two papers in the same year, the GATE exam has become more accessible for the aspirants. Therefore, one can attempt GATE GE as a secondary paper. Students who are writing Civil Engineering as a primary paper can attempt Geomatics Engineering as a second paper.
Other than the GATE CE paper, the following papers are eligible as primary papers for giving GATE GE as a secondary paper.
Agricultural Engineering (AG)
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
Environmental Science & Engineering (ES)
Geology and Geophysics (GG)
Mathematics (MA)
Mining Engineering (MN)
Physics (PH)
Opportunities After GATE Geomatics Engineering
MTech Offers with GATE GE
Geomatics has opportunities both in the research field and a good number of opportunities in the private sector side as well. Therefore, one can either go in to research field or could take a job, both of which are easily offered after the completion of the course. Given below is a list of institutes offering PG in various programs through the GATE GE paper.
Note these points before you read further
IITs, NITs & other institutes which were already accepting students through GATE scores are more likely to take students through GATE GE as well. M.Tech courses like Geomatics, Geoinformatics, and Remote Sensing have more chances
Institutes like IIRS which had their own admission procedure - we will have to wait & see if they will accept students through GATE GE as well.
You can also use this score in institutes & places that just ask for GATE Score
List of institutes offering M.Tech in Geomatics / Remote Sensing
IIRS, Dehradun
IITs [IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, etc]
IIST, Trivandrum
ISM, Dhanbad
Delhi Technological University
Guru Jambheshwar University Institute of Science & Technology, Hisar
IRS, Anna University, Chennai
Faculty of Geomatics and Space Applications, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
VTU, Regional Center, KSRSAC Bangalore
Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics, Pune
Centre for Environment, Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra
NITs [NIT Surathkal, NIT Allahabad, NIT Warangal, NIT Bhopal, etc]
Shared below is a snap of institutes along with the courses offered by them based on the GATE GE paper.
PSU Offers with GATE GE
There cannot be an affirmative answer to this. But yes, it is possible to get into ISRO or related space centers either through GATE Score or through M.Tech in Geomatics / Remote sensing for scientist positions.
Career Opportunities after M.Tech in Geomatics
Research Opportunities: There is huge scope for research opportunities in Geomatics at the national level organizations, and academic institutions in India as well as abroad. Geoinformatics is considered one of the advanced technologies like Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, etc
Opportunities in the government sector: Opportunities in departments like State Remote Sensing Centers, Geology and Mining, Department of Space, and Department of Science and Technology to name a few
Opportunities in the private sector: There are many private companies like ESRI-India, ERDAS India, RMSI, Rolta India, and geospatial industries like Aarav Unmanned Systems Pvt. Ltd, Tech Mahindra, GeoknoPvt Ltd, and Satsure to name a few.
Expert Insights on GATE GE
For now, GATE GE is a relatively new paper and more options are yet to come based on the GATE GE paper. But below given are some expert insights for Geomatics engineering aspirants that showcase the potential of this field. Reference as quoted.
“The decision to add Geomatics Engineering will be a boon for those seeking admission in MTech and Ph.D. Geoinformatics. Now aspirants will be able to take this exam by following a specific syllabus for the subject. This will eventually help them score better,” says Colonel Kailash Chandra Tiwari, professor, Multidisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics, Delhi Technological University, who played a vital role in the inclusion of Geoinformatics/Geospatial Technologies as a subject in GATE.
“The subject is in great demand worldwide because satellite/earth observation data is used by all countries irrespective of whether they launch satellites or not,” says Tiwari.
GATE-qualified candidates in Geomatics Engineering will be able to apply for MTech /Ph.D. in various institutions including IITs. “Other than IITs, students can apply at IIST/IIRS, Delhi Technological University, and many other universities,” says Tiwari.
Raaj Ramsankaran, associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), says the inclusion of Geospatial Science and Technology popularly known as Geo-informatics or Geomatics Engineering will increase the popularity of the subject.
“Additionally, GATE qualified candidates can also apply for recruitments in PSUs including ISRO, Space Applications Centre (SAC), one of the major centers of the ISRO and DRDO among others,” says Ramsankaran.
GATE Geomatics Engineering Courses at APSEd
APSEd offers a dedicated course for the GATE GE. There are a variety of options to choose from our list of offered courses. With options like recorded content, live classes, one on one mentoring, and much more, APSEd courses are great value-for-money deals that an aspirant can never miss out on.
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