GATE Syllabus 2025

GATE Exam Syllabus 2025

General Aptitude (GA)  (Common in all papers)

A. Verbal Ability:

English Grammar

Sentence Completion

Verbal Analogies

Word Groups

Instructions  

Critical Reasoning

Verbal Deduction

B. Numerical Ability:

Numerical computation

Numerical Estimation

Numerical Reasoning

Data Interpretation

(C) Technical Aptitude 

AE: Aerospace Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Flight Mechanics, Space Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Structures, Propulsion.

AG: Agricultural Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, etc.

AR: Architecture and Planning

Architecture and Design, Building Materials, Construction and Management, Building and Structure, Environmental Planning and Design, etc

BT: Biotechnology

Engineering Mathematics, General Biotechnology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Plant and Animal Biotechnology, etc

CE: Civil Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Structural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, etc

CH: Chemical Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Process Calculations and Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations, etc

CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology

Engineering Mathematics, Digital Logic, Computer Organization, and Architecture, Programming and Data Structures, etc

CY: Chemistry

Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry & Organic Chemistry.

EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Networks, Signals and Systems, Electronic Devices, Analog Circuits, Digital Circuits, etc

EE: Electrical Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Electric Circuits, Electromagnetic Fields, Signals and Systems, Electrical Machines, etc

EY: Ecology and Evolution

Ecology, Evolution, Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, etc.

GG: Geology and Geophysics

Common Section (Earth and Planetary system, Weathering and soil formation, etc), Geology & Geophysics.

IN: Instrumentation Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Circuits, Signals and Systems, Control Systems, etc.

MA: Mathematics

Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Algebra, Functional Analysis, Numerical Analysis, etc

ME: Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Applied Mechanics and Design, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, etc

MN: Mining Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Mine Development, and Surveying, Geomechanics and Ground Control, etc.

MT: Metallurgical Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, Thermodynamics and Rate Processes, Extractive Metallurgy, etc.

PE: Petroleum Engineering

Linear Algebra, Petroleum Formation Evaluation, Oil and Gas Well Testing, etc.

ST: Statistics

Calculus, Probability, Linear Algebra, Inference, Stochastic Processes, Multivariate Analysis, Design of Experiments & Regression Analysis.

PH: Physics

Mathematical Physics, Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, etc.

PI: Production and Industrial Engineering

Engineering Mathematics, General Engineering, Manufacturing Processes I, Quality and Reliability, etc

TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

Engineering Mathematics, Textile Fibers, Fabric manufacture, Structure, and Properties, etc.

XE -A:

Engineering Mathematics

XE-B:

Fluid Mechanics

XE-C:

Materials Science

XE-D:

Solid Mechanics

XE-E:

Thermodynamics

XE-F:

Polymer Science and Engineering

XE – G:

Food Technology

XE – H:

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

XL – P:

Chemistry

XL-Q:

Biochemistry

XL-R:

Botany

XL – S:

Microbiology

XL – T:

Zoology

XL – U:

Food Technology