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- Domain
- Engineering & Technical
- Level
- National
- Type
- Govt
- Application closes
- 25 Sept 2025
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Conducting body
IITs & IISc (on rotational basis)
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M.Tech admissions, PSU recruitment, PhD eligibility across India
Latest content cycle
2026
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25 Aug 2025 → 25 Sept 2025
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Minimum education
Graduation
Final-year candidates
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Qualification pathway
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The listed paper codes are choices, not 30 sequential stages. A candidate selects one primary paper and may select a permitted second paper under the official combination rules. Admission or recruitment then follows the receiving institute or employer’s separate rules.
30 available paper codes
AE · AG · AR · BM · BT · CH · CY · CE · CS · DA · EY · EE · EC · XE · ES · GE · GG · XH · IN · XL · MA · ME · MT · MN · NM · PE · PH · PI · ST · TF
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Exam Dates: 2026-02-15
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What each stage contains
GATE Aerospace Engineering (AE)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Aerospace Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Agricultural Engineering (AG)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Agricultural Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Architecture and Planning (AR)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Architecture and Planning subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Biomedical Engineering (BM)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Biomedical Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Biotechnology (BT)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Biotechnology subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Chemical Engineering (CH)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Chemical Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Chemistry (CY)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Chemistry subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Civil Engineering (CE)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Civil Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
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 (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Ecology and Evolution (EY)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Ecology and Evolution subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Electrical Engineering (EE)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Electrical Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Electronics and Communication Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Engineering Sciences (XE)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Engineering Sciences — sectional paper: compulsory section(s) + candidate-chosen optional section(s) per the official pattern · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Environmental Science and Engineering (ES)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Environmental Science and Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Geomatics Engineering (GE)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Geomatics Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Geology and Geophysics (GG)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Geology and Geophysics subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Humanities and Social Sciences (XH)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Humanities and Social Sciences — sectional paper: compulsory section(s) + candidate-chosen optional section(s) per the official pattern · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Instrumentation Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Life Sciences (XL)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Life Sciences — sectional paper: compulsory section(s) + candidate-chosen optional section(s) per the official pattern · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Mathematics (MA)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Mathematics subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Mechanical Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Metallurgical Engineering (MT)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Metallurgical Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Mining Engineering (MN)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Mining Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Petroleum Engineering (PE)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Petroleum Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Physics (PH)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Physics subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Production and Industrial Engineering subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Statistics (ST)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Statistics subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)
computer based testQuestions
65
Maximum marks
100
Duration
180 min
Subject distribution
- General Aptitude · 15 marks
- Textile Engineering and Fibre Science subject syllabus (engineering papers include Engineering Mathematics within this component) · 85 marks
Marking rule
MCQ, MSQ and numerical-answer (NAT) questions. Negative marking applies only to wrong MCQs: 1/3 mark for a 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 mark for a 2-mark MCQ; no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
SyllabusPending verification
Showing all 68 topics, across all 3 subjects and 17 chapters.
General Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude
- Basic English grammar: tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech
- Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context
- Reading and comprehension
- Narrative sequencing
Quantitative Aptitude
- Data interpretation: data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional plots, maps, and tables
- Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series
- Mensuration and geometry
- Elementary statistics and probability
Analytical Aptitude
- Logic: deduction and induction
- Analogy
- Numerical relations and reasoning
Spatial Aptitude
- Transformation of shapes: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping
- paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions
Engineering Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics
- Propositional and first order logic
- Sets, relations, functions, partial orders and lattices
- Monoids, Groups
- Graphs: connectivity, matching, colouring
- Combinatorics: counting, recurrence relations, generating functions
Linear Algebra
- Matrices, determinants, system of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition
Calculus
- Limits, continuity and differentiability
- Maxima and minima
- Mean value theorem
- Integration
Probability and Statistics
- Random variables
- Uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson and binomial distributions
- Mean, median, mode and standard deviation
- Conditional probability and Bayes theorem
Computer Science and Information Technology
Digital Logic
- Boolean algebra
- Combinational and sequential circuits
- Minimization
- Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point)
Computer Organization and Architecture
- Machine instructions and addressing modes
- ALU, data‐path and control unit
- Instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards
- Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage
- I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode)
Programming and Data Structures
- Programming in C
- Recursion
- Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs
Algorithms
- Searching, sorting, hashing
- Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity
- Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide‐and‐conquer
- Graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths
Theory of Computation
- Regular expressions and finite automata
- Context-free grammars and push-down automata
- Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma
- Turing machines and undecidability
Compiler Design
- Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation
- Runtime environments
- Intermediate code generation
- Local optimisation, Data flow analyses: constant propagation, liveness analysis, common sub expression elimination
Operating System
- System calls, processes, threads, inter‐process communication, concurrency and synchronization
- Deadlock
- CPU and I/O scheduling
- Memory management and virtual memory
- File systems
Databases
- ER‐model
- Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL
- Integrity constraints, normal forms
- File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees)
- Transactions and concurrency control
Computer Networks
- Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks
- Basics of packet, circuit and virtual circuit- switching
- Data link layer: framing, error detection, Medium Access Control, Ethernet bridging
- Routing protocols: shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link state routing
- Fragmentation and IP addressing, IPv4, CIDR notation, Basics of IP support protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Transport layer: flow control and congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets
- Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email
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2026 cycle
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Exam Dates: 2026-02-15
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