Dear Student,

Greetings.

Definitely yes, GATE is completely beneficial for networking field. This exam is mainly for engineering students and this one of the most toughest exams in the world . Qualifying GATE with a good rank gives a graduated student many ways like huge job oppurtunities and for quality higher studies at higher institutes not only in india and it will definitely help you if you are a Btech student from computer science engineering.

The exam consists of the following syllabus:

Numerical Part: data link layer flow control, IP fragmentation, IP subnetting ,Routing Algorithms, Transport layer flow control policies and Network security (RSA,Digital Signature).

Theory part : Application layer protocol basics ( HTTP, DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, DHCP). IP, TCP, UDP Header structure, RARP, ARP, ICMP basic mechanism.TCP and UDP mechanism, CSMA/CD mechanism.OSI model basics. Router,Switch,Hub basics.

Wish you all the best!

GATe exam is for PsU recruitment and For Mtech Courses. It makes no sense to take GATE for networking domain. Rather go for certified CcNA course by MTNL which will giv ehands on exposure. You cn also take online courses from udemy and Udacity which is more recommended and is value for money.