Pattern of Examination
| Particulars |
Details |
| Examination Mode |
Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Duration |
3 Hours |
| Number of Subjects (Papers) |
27 |
| Sections |
General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject |
| Type of Questions |
(A) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
(B) Remaining types
- Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
|
| Questions for testing these abilities |
- Recall
- Comprehension
- Application
- Analysis and Synthesis
|
| Number of Questions |
10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions |
| Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL |
General 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 XL |
General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
| Marking Scheme |
All of the questions will be of 1 mark or 2 marks |
GATE 2025 Application Form
- The Submission of Online Applications for GATE 2025 will begin on August 24, 2024.
- The Last date for Application Form Online Submission is October 13, 2024.
GATE 2025 Registration Procedure
1) To register for the GATE 2025 entrance examination, candidates need the following
- Valid e-mail address
- Mobile Number
2) Students should note that only one person can register with one e-mail address.
3) Once registered, the candidate receives a GOAPS Enrolment ID.
Fill the GATE 2025 Application Form
1) Login using the GOAPS enrolment ID and password
2) Fill out the Application form with the required information and choose a city for the exam centre.
3) Choose the paper on which the candidate intends to give the exam.
4) Upload the necessary documents along with a photograph and signature/thumb impression.
5) Pay the application fees as mentioned below by Debit Card/Net Banking/e-challan.
6) Fill the Application form with the required information and choose a city for the exam centre from the GATE 2025 Exam Cities List
GATE 2025 Application Form Corrections
Candidates must fill the application carefully, the correction will not be allowed in any fields except exam city centre. Other details about GATE Application correction are given below:
- Candidates can make the correction in the exam city from 3rd week of November 2025 with correction fee of Rs. 500.
- Last year, the correction was done in Gender, Category and PwD status with Rs. 750 as correction fee.
- The correction will be allowed in the fields like Name of the candidate, Date of Birth, Name of Parent / Guardian, Year of Qualifying Degree etc.
- Apart from this, the institution has also provided correction facility in Name of the Candidate, Date of Birth, Name of Parent/Guardian, Qualifying Degree, Year of Qualifying Degree & Have you graduated in the above degree? by sending a request to officials along with document proof.
Fee Charges for changes/modifications (One-Time Only) in GATE 2025 Application.
| No. |
Description of Changes / Modifications |
Fee Charges |
| (i) |
Change in choice of examination cities |
500 |
| (ii) |
Change of existing paper |
500 |
| (iii) |
Add a second paper (from given combinations with respect to the primary paper) |
500 plus suitable amount per paper for the candidate’s category |
| (iv) |
Change of gender to female |
500 |
| (v) |
Change of gender from female to any other gender |
500 + 750 = 1250 |
| (vi) |
Change of category to SC/ST |
500 |
| (vii) |
Change of category from SC/ST to any other |
500 + 750 = 1250 |
| (viii) |
Change from Non-PwD to PwD |
500 |
| (ix) |
Change from PwD to Non-PwD |
500 + 750 = 1250 |
| (x) |
Any other change in category (not mentioned above) |
500 |
Application Fee
| For Examination Centres in India |
Regular Period |
During the Extended Period |
| Female candidates (per paper) |
750 |
1250 |
| SC / ST / PwD* category candidates (per paper) |
750 |
1250 |
| All other candidates (per paper) |
1500 |
2000 |
- The application fee has to be deposited through online mode by using either net banking or debit card or credit card.
- The fee will be non-refundable & non-transferable.
GATE 2025 Eligibility Criteria
1) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology (after 10+2/Diploma/B.Sc) and those who are in final year can also apply.
2) Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (5-year course) and those who are in the final year.
3) Bachelor’s Degree in Science (after 10+2/Diploma).
4) Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics / Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are the final year.
5) Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (4-year program) and those who are in 2nd/3rd/4th year
6) Post-Diploma/10+2 Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering / Technology (5-year program) and who are in the 4th/5th year.
7) Integrated M.Sc. or 5 years integrated B. S. /M. S. program and those who are in the final year.
8) B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India)
GATE 2025 Exam Pattern
Exam Mode: It will be organized in online mode (computer-based test).
Papers: GATE examination will be conducted for 29 subjects/papers on February 3,4,10, & 11, 2025.
Type of Questions: In the examination, MCQs & Numerical type questions will be asked. Session: Examination will be held in two sessions, i.e. forenoon (9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon) & afternoon (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM).
Duration: Exam duration will be of three hours.
Attempt: Candidates can appear only in any one paper of GATE examination.
Number of Questions: Total of 65 questions will be asked in the examination.
Section Common in All GATE Papers: It is compulsory to attempt the General Aptitude (GA) section.
Marks: The question paper will be of 100 marks.
GATE 2025 Examination Schedule
GATE 2025 entrance test will be conducted on February 3-4 and 10-11, 2025. The examination may be conducted in two sessions (i) Morning Session – 09:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and (ii) Afternoon Session – 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM.
GATE 2025 Syllabus
For the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI and TF
1) General Aptitude – Verbal and Numerical Ability
2) Engineering Mathematics
3) Core Subject
For papers bearing the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA and PH
1) General Aptitude – Verbal and Numerical Ability
2) Core Subject
GATE Sample Papers / Model Papers
Candidates who are currently preparing for the upcoming examination can check GATE 2025 sample papers from the article given below. The previous year's question papers can be utilized by the candidates for practice purposes. The official answer key of GATE has also been provided to make the preparation process of GATE 2025 easier and more efficient. By using the sample papers of GATE 2025, the candidates will be able to know the exam pattern and the type of questions which might be asked in the examination.
GATE 2025 Admit Card
GATE 2025 entrance exam admit cards will be released on 3rd January 2025. Candidates have to use their enrolment id, password etc to download their admit cards.
GATE 2025 Answer Key
The GATE 2025 entrance exam answer key will be released after a few days of completion of the GATE 2025 entrance examination. Students can match their answers with the released answer key and if needed they raise objections by paying the nominal fee.
GATE 2025 Results
1) GATE 2025 entrance exam results will be released on March 2025.
2) The results will be valid for up to 3 years from the time of results are declared.
3) GATE 2025 Score Cards will be released after the release of GATE exam results
GATE 2025 Score Card
The scorecard will be made available only to qualified candidates. It will be released after the declaration of the result.
- GATE scorecard 2025 will be valid for three years after the announcement of the result.
- Candidates should download their scorecard from 23rd March 2025.
GATE 2025 Counselling
GATE 2025 counselling procedure will be Centralized Counselling for M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan (CCMT). Candidates get admission in NITs, IISc, through the counselling procedure which will be based on their scorecard. Students can also apply individually to the IITs when they release the admission notification. Counselling procedure will be scheduled after the results announcement.
FAQS:
NO, one e-mail address can be used to submit only one application form.
Please login to the GATE 2025 application website https://appsgate.iitr.ac.in again and continue the application process
NO. Category certificate is required only to decide the rate for the application fee.
When you can get back online, first check the status of your payment on the GATE application website. a) If the payment was received by GATE, you can continue the process of printing the application form. b) If the payment was not received by GATE, you have to start with the payment step again, to complete payment.
This happens because of some failure in internet transactions. You MUST initiate a fresh payment process on the GATE application website, and make the payment again. The money that was debited from your account in the first attempt will be credited to your bank account within seven working days. You will be charged only once. Any excess/unaccounted debits will be returned to you.
You can check the status of your application by logging into GOAPS website.
Only numbers of the following identification cards shall be accepted: Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar UID, College ID, Employee Identification Card for Indian candidates and for International candidates, ONLY a valid Passport/ Government issued ID/College ID/ Employee ID/Driving License shall be accepted as the recognized identification.