GATE 2025 TEST PAPERS &

 SYLLABUS

GATE 2025 will be conducted for 30 test papers. The following table shows the list of papers with codes. Please click the Paper/Code to download the syllabus.

A candidate is allowed to appear either in ONE or UP TO TWO test papers. Please see the page Two-Paper Combination for more details.

Gate Test Paper

Code

Aerospace Engineering

AE

Agricultural Engineering

AG

Architecture and Planning

AR

Biomedical Engineering

BM

Biotechnology

BT

Civil Engineering

CE

Chemical Engineering

CH

Computer Science & Information Technology

CS

Chemistry

CY

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

DA

Electronics & Communication Engineering

EC

Electrical Engineering

EE

Environmental Science & Engineering

ES

Ecology and Evolution

EY

Geomatics Engineering

GE

Geology & Geophysics

GG

Instrumentation Engineering

IN

Mathematics

MA

Mechanical Engineering

ME

Mining Engineering

MN

Metallurgical Engineering

MT

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

NM

Petroleum Engineering

PE

Physics

PH

Production & Industrial Engineering

PI

Statistics

ST

Textile Engineering & Fibre Science

TF

Engineering Sciences

XE

Humanities & Social Sciences

XH

Life Sciences

XL

 

The test papers will be in English. Each GATE 2025 paper is for a total of 100 marks, General Aptitude (GA) is common for all papers (15 marks), and the rest of the paper covers the respective test paper syllabus (85 marks). Click here for detailed pattern of the question papers.

 

XE Paper Sections

Code

Engineering Mathematics
(Compulsory)
(15 marks)

A

Any TWO optional Sections

 

(2x35 = 70 marks)

 

Fluid Mechanics

B

Materials Science

C

Solid Mechanics

D

Thermodynamics

E

Polymer Science and Engineering

F

Food Technology

G

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

H

XH Paper Sections

Code

Reasoning and Comprehension
(Compulsory)
(25 marks)

B1

Any ONE optional Section

 

(60 marks)

 

Economics

C1

English

C2

Linguistics

C3

Philosophy

C4

Psychology

C5

Sociology

C6

XL Paper Sections

Code

Chemistry
(Compulsory)
(25 marks)

P

Any TWO optional Sections

 

(2x30 = 60 marks)

 

Biochemistry

Q

Botany

R

Microbiology

S

Zoology

T

Food Technology

U

Important Link

Official Website for GATE 2025 Syllabus