Know more in details about GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

29 August,2022  |  By Brainwonders

What is GATE?

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is an All-India entrance test managed and authorised in eight national regions. The GATE Committee conducts the exam, faculty members of IITs and IISc on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education and National Coordinating Board. The primary goal of the GATE exam is to test students' knowledge and awareness in subjects like Science and Engineering.

Multiple Public Sector Undertakings use the GATE scorecard in order to recruit applicants for distinguished jobs at GAIL, Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil, etc.

GATE Exam Highlights

Particulars	Details
Full Exam Name	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Short Exam Name	GATE
Managing By	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Exam Level	National
Languages	English
Mode of Application	Online
Application Fee (General)	1500
Mode of Exam	Online
Mode of Question Papers	MSQ/MCQ/NAT
Exam Duration	3 Hours

GATE Eligibility Criteria

The GATE Eligibility requirement is based on various parameters such as education qualification, age, nationality, etc. 

• The minimum qualification required for applicants is 10+2+3, i.e. the students must have completed their Bachelor’s degree. 
• Candidates who have certification from any of the professional societies, however, must ensure that the examinations administered by the societies are recognised by the MoE/AICTE/UGC/UPSC as equal to B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. / B.Planning, etc.
• Candidates who have achieved or are pursuing their qualifying degree outside of India: Must be in their third or higher year of study or have obtained a Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Technology / Science / Arts / Commerce.
• Indian students are eligible. International candidates from Nepal, Bangladesh, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will also be eligible.
• A candidate who is currently studying in the final year of the undergraduate degree or who has already completed the UG degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Commerce/ Arts/ Science/ Architecture.
• There is no attempt limit; candidates just have to meet the eligibility criteria for GATE.
• There is no maximum or minimum age limit for all the GATE aspirants enrolling in the GATE exam.

Subjects for GATE Exam 

GATE Exam will contain 27 disciplines/subjects starting this year. A candidate may present just one paper from each of the following fields.

GATE Paper	Code	GATE Paper	Code
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Mathematics	MA
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mechanical Engineering	ME
Biomedical Engineering	AR	Mining Engineering	MN
Biotechnology	BT	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
Civil Engineering	CE	Petroleum Engineering	PE
Chemical Engineering	CH	Physics	PH
Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
Chemistry	CY	Statistics	ST
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF
Electrical Engineering	EE	Engineering Sciences	XE
Environmental Science & Engineering (New)	ES	Humanities & Social Sciences (New)	XH
Ecology and Evolution	EY	Life Sciences	XL
Geology and Geophysics	GG

GATE Exam Paper Codes for XE, XL and XL Papers

XE Paper Sections	Code	XL Paper Sections	Code	XH Paper Sections	Code
Engineering Mathematics(Compulsory - 15 Marks)	A	XL Paper Sections	P	Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks)	B1
Any 2 optional sections (2x35 = 70 marks)		Any 2 optional sections (2x30 = 60 marks)		Any 1 optional section (60 marks)
Fluid Mechanics	B	Biochemistry	Q	Economics	C1
Materials Science	C	Botany	R	English	C2
Solid Mechanics	D	Microbiology	S	Linguistics	C3
Thermodynamics	E	Zoology	T	Philosophy	C4
Polymer Science and Engineering	F	Food Technology	U	Psychology	C5
Food Technology	G	-	-	Sociology	C6
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	H	-	-	-

GATE Exam Pattern

Particulars	Details
Examination Mode	Computer Based Test (Online)
Duration	3 Hours
Section	General Aptitude (GA) and Candidate Selected Subject
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Design of Questions	Application Analysis and synthesis Comprehension Recall
Number of Questions	10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions
Total Marks	100 Marks
Marking Scheme	All of the questions will be of 1 or 2 marks

GATE Exam Pattern: Section wise marks distribution

Paper Code	Marks Distribution
Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, XH, GG, MA, PH, and XL	General Aptitude (GA) - 15, Engineering Mathematics -13, and The subject of the Paper - 72
Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, MA, PH, XH, EY, GG, and XL	General Aptitude (GA)- 15 and The subject of the Paper- 85

GATE Exam Pattern Marking Scheme

There is a different marking scheme depending on which subject you are attempting. Go through the marking scheme of the different papers in the chart below.

Paper Code	General Aptitude (GA) Marks	Subject Marks	Total Marks	Total Time (Minutes)
AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST, and BM	15	85	100	180
GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology OR Section 2 Geophysics)]	15	25 + 60	100	180
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections)	15	15 + (2 x 35)	100	180
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section)	15	25 + (1 x 60)	100	180
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)	15	25 + (2 x 30)	100	180

GATE Syllabus

GATE Agricultural Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Farm machinery
• Farm power
• Soil and water conservation engineering
• Irrigation and drainage engineering
• Agricultural process engineering
• Dairy and food engineering

GATE Architecture and Planning Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Architecture, planning, and design
• Construction and management
• Environmental planning and design
• 3 Urban design, landscape, and conservation
• Planning process
• Housing
• Services and infrastructure 
• History and contemporary architecture
• Building construction and structural systems
• Building services and sustainability
• Regional and settlement planning
• Planning techniques and management
• Infrastructure planning

GATE Biotechnology Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• General biology
• Genetics, cellular, and molecular biology
• Fundamentals of biological engineering
• Bioprocess engineering and process biotechnology
• Plant, animal, and microbial biotechnology
• Recombinant DNA technology and other tools in biotechnology

GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Structural engineering
• Geotechnical engineering
• Water resources engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Transportation engineering
• Geomatics engineering

GATE Chemical Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Process calculations and thermodynamics
• Fluid mechanics and mechanical operations
• Heat transfer
• Mass transfer
• Chemical reaction engineering
• Instrumentation and process control
• Plant design and economics
• Chemical technology

GATE Computer Science and Information Technology Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Computer science and information technology

GATE Chemistry Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Physical chemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Organic chemistry

GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Networks, signals, and systems
• Electronic devices
• Analog circuits
• Digital circuits
• Control systems
• Communications
• Electromagnetics

GATE Electrical Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Electric circuits
• Electromagnetic fields
• Signals and systems
• Electrical machines
• Power systems
• Control systems
• Electrical and electronic measurements
• Analog and digital electronics
• Power electronics

GATE Geology and Geophysics Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Common section
• Geology
• Geophysics

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Instrumentation engineering

GATE Mathematics Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Mathematics

GATE Mechanical Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Applied mechanics and design
• Fluid mechanics and thermal sciences
• Materials, manufacturing and industrial engineering

GATE Metallurgical Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Metallurgical thermodynamics
• Transport phenomena and rate processes
• Mineral processing and extractive metallurgy
• Physical metallurgy
• Mechanical metallurgy
• Manufacturing processes

GATE Mining Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Mining geology, mine development, and surveying
• Geomechanics and ground control
• Mining methods and machinery
• Surface environment, mine ventilation, and underground hazards
• Mineral, economics, mine planning, systems engineering

GATE Petroleum Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Petroleum engineering

GATE Physics Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Mathematical physics
• Classical mechanics
• Electromagnetic theory
• Quantum mechanics
• Thermodynamics and statistical physics
• Atomic and molecular physics
• Solid state physics
• Electronics

Nuclear and particle physics

GATE Production and Industrial Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• General engineering
• Manufacturing processes-I
• Manufacturing processes-II
• Quality and reliability
• Industrial engineering
• Operations research and operations management

GATE Statistics Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Statistics

GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Textile engineering and fibre science

GATE Ecology and Evolution Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Ecology
• Evolution
• Mathematics and quantitative ecology
• Behavioural ecology
• Applied ecology and evolution

GATE XE Engineering Mathematics Syllabus

• Linear algebra
• Calculus
• Vector calculus
• Complex variables 
• Ordinary differential equations
• Partial differential equations
• Probability and statistics
• Numerical methods

GATE XE Fluid Mechanics Syllabus

• Flow and fluid properties
• Kinematics of fluid motion
• Integral analysis for a control volume
• Differential analysis
• Dimensional analysis
• Internal flows
• Bernoulli's equation and its applications, potential flows
• External flows

GATE XE Materials Science Syllabus

• Classification and structure of materials
• Thermodynamics, kinetics, and phase transformations
• Properties and applications of materials
• Characterization and measurements of properties
• Processing of materials
• Degradation of materials

GATE XE Solid Mechanics Syllabus

• Mechanics of rigid bodies
• Mechanics of deformable bodies
• Vibrations

GATE XE Thermodynamics Syllabus

• Basic concepts
• First law of thermodynamics
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Properties of pure substances
• Thermodynamic relations
• Thermodynamic cycles
• Ideal gas mixtures

GATE XE Polymer Science and Engineering Syllabus

• Polymer science and engineering

GATE XE Food Technology Syllabus

• Food chemistry and nutrition
• Food microbiology
• Food products technology
• Food engineering

GATE XE Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Syllabus

• Atmospheric and Ocean science

GATE XL Chemistry Syllabus

• Atomic structure and periodicity
• Structure and bonding
• s, p, and d block elements
• Chemical equilibrium
• Electrochemistry
• Reaction kinetics
• Thermodynamics
• Structure-reactivity correlations and organic reaction mechanismsChemistry of biomolecules

GATE XL Biochemistry Syllabus

• Biochemistry

GATE XL Botany Syllabus

• Botany

GATE XL Microbiology Syllabus

• Microbiology

GATE XL Zoology Syllabus

• Zoology

GATE XL Food Technology Syllabus

• Food chemistry and nutrition
• Food microbiology
• Food products technology
• Food engineering

GATE Biomedical Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Engineering mathematics
• Electrical Circuits
• Signals and systems
• Analog and digital electronics
• Measurements and control systems
• Sensors and instrumentation
• Human anatomy and physiology
• Medical imaging systems
• Biomechanics
• Biomaterials

GATE Environmental Science and Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Mathematics foundation
• Environmental chemistry
• Environmental microbiology
• Water resources and environmental hydraulics
• Water and wastewater treatment and management
• Air and noise pollution
• Solid and hazardous waste management
• Global and regional environmental issues
• Environmental management and sustainable development

GATE XH Reasoning and Comprehension Syllabus

• Reasoning and comprehension

GATE XH Economics Syllabus

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Statistics, econometrics and mathematical economics
• International economics
• Public economics
• Development economics
• Indian economy

GATE XH English Syllabus

• English

GATE XH Linguistics Syllabus

• Language and linguistics
• Levels of grammar and grammatical analysis
• Historical linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Areal typology, universals, cross-linguistic features
• Methods of analysis
• Applied linguistics

GATE XH Philosophy Syllabus

• Classical Indian philosophy
• Contemporary Indian philosophy
• Classical and modern western philosophy
• Contemporary western philosophy

GATE XH Psychology Syllabus

• Research methods and statistics
• Psychometrics
• Biological and evolutionary basis of behaviour
• Perception, learning, memory and forgetting
• Cognition
• Personality
• Motivation, emotion and stress and coping
• Social psychology
• Development across the lifespan
• Applications of psychology

GATE XH Sociology Syllabus

• Sociological theory
• Research methodology and methods
• Sociological concepts
• Agrarian sociology and rural transformation
• Family, marriage, and kinship
• Indian society/ sociology of India
• Social movements
• Sociology of development

GATE Geomatics Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Geomatics engineering (part-A)
• Geomatics engineering (part-B: Section-I)
• Geomatics engineering (part-B: Section-II)

GATE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Syllabus

• General aptitude
• Naval architecture and marine engineering

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many times we can give gate exam?

Ans: There is no limit or age cirteria for GATE exam. As many time she/he wishe to give a exam.

2. What is the GATE exam for?

Ans: The GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) exam is a national-level test conducted for candidates seeking admission to Master's programs, postgraduate engineering (ME/M.Tech) courses, and research programs in various institutions across India1.

3. Is GATE tougher than IIT?

Ans: In terms of difficulty, GATE is considered tougher than IIT JEE (Joint Entrance Exam). GATE's difficulty stems from its comprehensive testing of technical knowledge and analytical skills, while IIT JEE primarily focuses on undergraduate engineering concepts2.

4. What is the percentage of eligibility for the GATE exam?

Ans: There is no specific percentage eligibility for the GATE exam, particularly for B.Tech candidates. However, IITs and NITs might ask for a minimum of 60% in B.E or B.Tech if you're considering admission to these institutes1.

5.What is GATE exam eligibility?

Ans: GATE exam eligibility criteria include having a bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/Technology) or pursuing a master's degree in any branch of science/mathematics/statistics/computer applications or equivalent.

6. What is the GATE exam purpose?

Ans: The purpose of the GATE exam is to assess the core knowledge and subject proficiency of students. It evaluates their understanding of subjects and their ability in respective fields, often for admission into postgraduate programs and recruitment by various companies.

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