NationalGovt2026 cycle
GATE
IITs & IISc (on rotational basis)
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- Engineering & Technical
- Level
- National
- Type
- Govt
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Overview
- Conducting body
- IITs & IISc (on rotational basis)
- What you get
- M.Tech admissions, PSU recruitment, PhD eligibility across India
- Latest content cycle
- 2026
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EligibilityPending verification
Minimum education
Graduation
Final-year candidates
Yes
Official sourceGATE 2026 official eligibility criteria ↗
Exam patternPending verification
GATE Computer Science and Information Technology
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Engineering Mathematics · 13 marks
- Computer Science and Information Technology · 72 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer questions. Negative marking applies only to incorrect MCQs: one-third for a one-mark MCQ and two-thirds for a two-mark MCQ.
Official sourceGATE 2026 official question-paper pattern ↗
Official sourceGATE 2026 official information brochure ↗
SyllabusPending verification
General Aptitude4 chapters · 21 trackable topics
Verbal Aptitude5 topics
- Basic English grammar
- Vocabulary in context
- Idioms and phrases
- Reading comprehension
- Narrative sequencing
Quantitative Aptitude7 topics
- Data interpretation
- Numerical computation and estimation
- Ratio and percentage
- Powers, exponents and logarithms
- Permutations and combinations
- Mensuration and geometry
- Statistics and probability
Analytical Aptitude4 topics
- Deduction and induction
- Analogy
- Numerical relations
- Logical reasoning
Spatial Aptitude5 topics
- Translation and rotation
- Scaling and mirroring
- Assembly and grouping
- Paper folding and cutting
- Two- and three-dimensional patterns
Engineering Mathematics4 chapters · 24 trackable topics
Discrete Mathematics9 topics
- Propositional and first-order logic
- Sets, relations and functions
- Partial orders and lattices
- Monoids and groups
- Graphs and connectivity
- Matching and colouring
- Combinatorics
- Recurrence relations
- Generating functions
Linear Algebra5 topics
- Matrices
- Determinants
- Systems of linear equations
- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
- LU decomposition
Calculus5 topics
- Limits and continuity
- Differentiability
- Maxima and minima
- Mean value theorem
- Integration
Probability and Statistics5 topics
- Random variables
- Uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson and binomial distributions
- Mean, median, mode and standard deviation
- Conditional probability
- Bayes theorem
Computer Science and Information Technology9 chapters · 73 trackable topics
Digital Logic6 topics
- Boolean algebra
- Combinational circuits
- Sequential circuits
- Minimisation
- Number representations
- Fixed and floating-point arithmetic
Computer Organization and Architecture6 topics
- Machine instructions and addressing modes
- ALU, datapath and control unit
- Instruction pipelining and hazards
- Memory hierarchy
- Cache and main memory
- I/O interface and interrupts
Programming and Data Structures9 topics
- Programming in C
- Recursion
- Arrays
- Stacks and queues
- Linked lists
- Trees
- Binary search trees
- Binary heaps
- Graphs
Algorithms10 topics
- Searching and sorting
- Hashing
- Asymptotic analysis
- Worst-case time and space complexity
- Greedy method
- Dynamic programming
- Divide and conquer
- Graph traversals
- Minimum spanning trees
- Shortest paths
Theory of Computation7 topics
- Regular expressions and finite automata
- Context-free grammars
- Push-down automata
- Regular and context-free languages
- Pumping lemma
- Turing machines
- Undecidability
Compiler Design7 topics
- Lexical analysis
- Parsing
- Syntax-directed translation
- Runtime environments
- Intermediate code generation
- Local optimisation
- Data-flow analysis
Operating Systems9 topics
- System calls and processes
- Threads and concurrency
- Inter-process communication
- CPU scheduling
- Synchronization
- Deadlock
- Memory management
- Virtual memory
- File systems
Databases9 topics
- ER model
- Relational model and algebra
- Tuple calculus
- SQL
- Integrity constraints
- Normal forms
- File organisation
- Indexing
- Transactions and concurrency control
Computer Networks10 topics
- Layering concepts
- Circuit and packet switching
- Data-link framing and error detection
- MAC and Ethernet
- Routing protocols
- IPv4, CIDR and fragmentation
- ARP, DHCP and ICMP
- NAT
- Transport protocols and congestion control
- DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP and e-mail
Official sourceGATE 2026 official test-paper and syllabus portal ↗
Important datesPending verification
Year
2026
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