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GATE 2025 Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme, and Weightage

GATE 2025 Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme, and Weightage: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a national-level online test conducted for admission to postgraduate engineering (ME/ M.Tech)  or research courses and PSU recruitment. GATE 2025 examination will be conducted on February 2025 by IIT Roorkee

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted jointly by the IISc Bangalore and seven other IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)

Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission to Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering, Technology, and Architecture.

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GATE Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme, and Weightage

GATE 2025 Paper and its Code

GATE Test PaperCodeGATE Test PaperCode
Aerospace EngineeringAEGeology & GeophysicsGG
Agricultural EngineeringAGInstrumentation EngineeringIN
Architecture and PlanningARMathematicsMA
Biomedical EngineeringBMMechanical EngineeringME
BiotechnologyBTMining EngineeringMN
Civil EngineeringCEMetallurgical EngineeringMT
Chemical EngineeringCHNaval Architecture & Marine EngineeringNM
Computer Science & Information TechnologyCSPetroleum EngineeringPE
ChemistryCYPhysicsPH
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (NEW)DAProduction & Industrial EngineeringPI
Electronics & Communication EngineeringECStatisticsST
Electrical EngineeringEETextile Engineering & Fibre ScienceTF
Environmental Science & EngineeringESEngineering SciencesXE
Ecology and EvolutionEYHumanities & Social SciencesXH
Geomatics EngineeringGELife SciencesXL

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 syllabus (85 marks). Click here for a detailed Pattern of the Question Papers.

GATE 2025 Combination of Two Papers

Combination of TWO Papers Allowed to Appear in GATE 2025 (subject to availability of infrastructure and schedule)

Code of the First PaperCodes of the Second PaperCode of the First PaperCodes of the Second Paper
AECE, ME, XEGEAR, CE, CS, ES, GG
AGCEGGGE
ARCE, GEINBM, EC, EE, ME
BMBT, INMACS, DA, PH, ST
BTBM, XLMEAE, DA, IN, NM, PI, XE
CEAE, AG, AR, ES, GE, NM, XEMTXE
CHES, PE, XENMCE, ME
CSDA, EC, GE, MA, PH, STPECH
CYXE, XLPHCS, DA, EC, EE, MA, XE
DACS, EC, EE, MA, ME, PH, ST, XEPIME, XE
ECCS, DA, EE, IN, PHSTCS, DA, MA, XH
EEDA, EC, IN, PHXEAE, CE, CH, CY, DA, ME, MT, PH, PI
ESCE, CH, GEXHST
EYXLXLBT, CYChemistry, EY

GATE 2025 Pattern of Examination

ParticularsDetails
Examination ModeComputer-Based Test (CBT)
Duration3 Hours
Number of Subjects (Papers)29
SectionsGeneral Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject(s)
Type of Questions(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
(b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilitiesRecall, Comprehension, Application, Analysis & Synthesis
Number of Questions10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XLGeneral Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XLGeneral Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Marking SchemeQuestions carry 1 mark and 2 marks
Negative MarkingFor a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be a negative marking.
For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
For the 2-mark MCQ, the 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
NO negative marking for MSQ & NAT.
XE Paper SectionsCodeXH Paper SectionsCodeXL Paper SectionsCode
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (15 marks)AReasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks)B1Chemistry (Compulsory) (25 marks)P
Any TWO optional Sections (2×35 = 70 marks)_Any ONE optional Section
(60 marks)
_Any TWO optional Sections
(2×30 = 60 marks)
_
Fluid MechanicsBEconomicsC1BiochemistryQ
Materials ScienceCEnglishC2BotanyR
Solid MechanicsDLinguisticsC3MicrobiologyS
ThermodynamicsEPhilosophyC4ZoologyT
Polymer Science and EngineeringFPsychologyC5Food TechnologyU
Food TechnologyGSociologyC6__
Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesH____

GATE 2025 Marks Distribution

Paper CodeGeneral Aptitude (GA) MarksCompulsory SectionSubject MarksTotal MarksTotal Time* (Minutes)
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, TF; Subject marks in these papers include questions on Engineering Mathematics (13 marks), which are paper-specific.1585100180
CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST1585100180
AR [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or Part B2 can be selected during Exam. B1: Architecture or B2: Planning]156025100180
GE [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam.
B1 – Surveying and Mapping or B2 -Image Processing and Analysis.]
155530100180
GG [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B can either be Geology (B1) or Geophysics (B2) — which must be chosen at the time of Application.]152560100180
XE [Section A (Engineering Mathematics) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam]15152 x 35100180
XH [Section B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any ONE additional Section at the time of Application]152560100180
XL [Section P (Chemistry) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam]15252 x 30100180

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 syllabus (85 marks). Click here for a detailed Pattern of the Question Papers.

GATE 2025 Architecture and Planning (AR): New Pattern

  • Part A is compulsory for all candidates.
  • Part B contains two optional sections: Part B1 (Architecture) and Part B2 (Planning).

Candidates have to choose any one of these during the examination.

GATE 2025 Paper contains the General Aptitude (GA) section (15 Marks) as it is applicable for all papers.
GATE 2025 Paper consists of two parts covering the syllabus: Part A (60 marks) and Part B (25 marks)

GATE 2025 Exam Cities

ZonalTentative List of Examination Cities/Towns
Zonal 1: GATE Office,
IISc,
Bengaluru – 560 012
Andhra Pradesh: Ananthapuramu, Kurnool
Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad
Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli)/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya , Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru
Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda
Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair
Zonal 2: IIT Bombay
(Mumbai – 400 076)
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi
Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi-Mumbai-Thane, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Wardha, Yavatmal
Goa: Goa
Zonal 3: IIT Delhi
(New Delhi – 110 016)
Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar
Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu-Samba, Srinagar
Ladakh: Leh
Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Ujjain
New Delhi: New Delhi
Rajasthan: Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Uttar Pradesh: Greater NOIDA, Mathura
Zonal 4: IIT Guwahati
(Guwahati – 781 039)
Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar
Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
Jharkhand: Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad
Manipur: Imphal
Meghalaya: Shillong
Mizoram: Aizawl
Nagaland: Dimapur, Kohima
Sikkim: Gangtok
Tripura: Agartala
West Bengal: Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri
Zonal 5: IIT Kanpur (Kanpur – 208 016)Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna
Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi , Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi
Zonal 6: IIT Kharagpur
(Kharagpur – 721 302)
Andhra Pradesh: Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Chhattisgarh: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Jharkhand: Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Odisha: Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Kakatpur (Puri), Rourkela, Sambalpur
West Bengal: Bankura, Berhampur-Murshidabad, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkata, Suri (Birbhum)
Zonal 7: IIT Madras
(Chennai – 600 036)
Andhra Pradesh: Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati
Kerala: Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam , Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram
Pondicherry: Puducherry
Tamilnadu: Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Madurai, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
Telangana: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal
Zonal 8: IIT Roorkee
(Roorkee – 247 667)
Haryana: Ambala, Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh: Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla-Solan
Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot
Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur
Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee

This is a tentative list of examination cities, and any change will be updated on the website.

Choice of Examination City:
A candidate can choose THREE cities from the list of examination cities given above. All three choices must be from the same GATE 2025 zone. GATE 2025 reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one and allot a city that may not be from any of the choices selected by the candidate.

Changes in GATE 2025 give various options in the selection of subjects with two new subjects introduced this year changes that benefit most of the students Moreover, 3rd-year students can also apply for GATE 2025. As GATE score is valid for 3 Years from the date of the result announcement.

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