GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test)

 

GATE 2025 : The official GATE website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in, now has the test-paper-by-test dates for the 2025 exam. The deadline for the GATE 2025 application form correction has been moved from November 10 to November 20, 2024 by IIT Roorkee. On October 31, 2024, the GATE 2025 application form correction facility opened. Along with correction costs for various details in the GATE 2025 application form, the official announcement has been made public on the GATE website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The deadline for alterations and revisions has been moved to November 20, 2024.The exam will be held on 1,2,15 and 16 ,2025 .

 

For admission to Masters of Technology (MTech) and direct PhD admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other institutes/universities throughout India, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, or GATE, is a national entrance exam. GATE is also accepted by a large number of state electrical boards (SEBs) and public sector undertakings (PSUs) for the recruitment of scientists and trainee engineers for group C-level positions. 

 

 GATE 2025 Exam Highlights

 

Particulars	Overview
Examination Name	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Commonly Known As	GATE
GATE 2025 organizing Institute	IIT Kanpur
GATE 2025 Official website	gate.iitk.ac.in
Administered By	Jointly by IISc Bangalore and Seven IITs
Purpose of Examination	Qualifying Examination for M.E./ M.Tech/ Ph.D admissions and PSU Recruitment
Application Mode	Online
Mode of Examination	Computer-Based Mode
Examination Duration	180 Minutes (3 Hours)
Frequency of Examination	Annual
Number of subject Papers	30 ( 1 new paper added )
Exam centers	To be notified ( over 200 )
Validity of GATE Score/Grade	3 Years
Applications per year	More than 8 Lakhs

 

 

GATE 2025 Important Dates

 

Events	GATE 2025  Dates
Release of GATE notification 2025	July 27, 2022
GATE 2025 registration start date	28 August - 3 October 2024
GATE registration 2025 last date	11 October , 2024
GATE 2025 registration last date with late fee	11 October , 2024
GATE application form correction date	31 October - 20 November , 2024
GATE admit card release date	January 2 , 2025
GATE 2025 Exam Date	February 1 , 2 , 15 and 16 , 2025
Release of GATE response sheets	February  2025
GATE answer key release date	February  2025
GATE 2025 answer key challenge date	February  2025

 

 

GATE 2025 Eligibility Criteria

 

Along with the IIT Kanpur GATE notice, the qualifying requirements were released. To apply for the exam, candidates must meet the GATE qualifying standards.

 

• Nationality: Indian citizens are required for the position. Candidates from Singapore, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are also welcome to apply.

• Age - There is no age limit for appearing in the GATE exam 2025.

• Academic Requirements: Candidates should hold a postgraduate (M.Sc.) degree in any pertinent field or have finished or be enrolled in their pre-final/final year of a bachelor's degree in engineering or technology (B.E./B.Tech).

 

 

GATE 2025 Application Form

 

On August 30, IIT Kanpur made the GATE 2025 application form available. The GATE test 2025 registration site has just been made available online. To register for the GATE test, candidates must fulfill the procedures listed below:

 

• IIT Kanpur GATE 2025 first registration Candidates must first register through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 registration link on the GATE online application processing system (GOAPS) by providing information such as their first, middle, and last names, a valid email address, their country of residence, their mobile number, and a password. Candidates must input the OTP obtained on their registered email address and cellphone number after entering their information. Candidates who successfully register will receive a special enrolment ID.

 

• Filling out the GATE application form for 2025 - After registering, candidates must fill out the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 application form with information such as their personal information, academic information, communication information, the paper they plan to take, exam center information, a photo ID proof, their signature, and a certificate of their category (for reserved categories).

 

• Papers that must be uploaded must be scanned copies of the required documents, including the required photo and signature.

 

• Payment of the application money - Following that, candidates must pay the GATE application fee online.

 

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  Submitting GATE 2025 registration form.

 

• Candidates will be able to monitor the progress of their application after submitting the GATE test application form and making the required fee payment. They must sign in to the COAP portal.

   

 

 

GATE 2025 Application Fees

 

Category	Amount	Late Fees
Male (General, OBC and Others)	Rs. 1,800	Rs. 2,300
SC/ ST/ PwD	Rs. 900	Rs. 1,400
Female candidates	Rs. 900	Rs. 1,400

 

 

GATE 2025 Application Form Correction

 

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 application form rectification will be available at IIT Kanpur for a specific amount of time. To make changes, candidates must log in to the GOAPS 2025 site. The registered applicants who filled out the GATE application form 2025 incorrectly will be able to fix the errors. The candidates' Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 registration form allows them to change the information shown below.

 

 

Details to be edited in GATE Application

 

• Name of the candidate

• Date of Birth

• Gender

• Category

• Country of Residence

• Parent/Guardian’s Mobile Number

• Correspondence Address

• Exam center and exam city details

• Qualifying Degree Details

 

 

GATE 2025 Exam Pattern

 

The official booklet and the GATE test pattern have both been released by IIT Kanpur. The GATE 2025 exam pattern outlines the format of the test, the number of papers, the total amount of questions, and much more. 

 

Particulars	Details
Examination Mode	Computer Based Test (Online)
Duration	3 Hours
Number of Papers in GATE 2025	30 Papers
Section	General Aptitude (GA) Candidate Selected Subject
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Design of Questions	The questions are designed to test the listed abilities Application Analysis Comprehension Recall Synthesis
Number of Questions	65 Questions (including 10 questions from General Aptitude)
Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH and XL	Engineering Mathematics - 13 Marks Subject Questions - 72 Marks General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL	Questions from Subject Concerned - 85 Marks General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks
Marking Scheme	All of the questions will be worth 1 or 2 marks
Negative Marking	Two types of MCQs: MCQs - 1 mark for each correct answer; 1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. MCQs - 2 marks for each correct answer; 2/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response. There are no negative marking for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions NO negative marking for MSQ & NAT.

 

 

GATE 2025: Syllabus

 

The GATE Exam 2025 covers 30 subjects or fields. Any of the disciplines listed below are open to candidates.

 

General Aptitude (GA) Syllabus (Common for All Papers)

1. GATE Syllabus For Aerospace Engineering (AE)

2. GATE Syllabus For Agricultural Engineering (AG)

3. GATE Syllabus For Architecture and Planning (AR)

4. GATE Syllabus For Biotechnology (BT)

5. GATE Syllabus For Civil Engineering (CE)

6. GATE Syllabus For Chemical Engineering (CH)

7. GATE Syllabus For Computer Science Engineering (CSE)

8. GATE Syllabus For Chemistry (CY)

9.  GATE Syllabus For Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

10. GATE Syllabus For Electrical Engineering (EE)

11. GATE Syllabus For Ecology and Evolution (EY)

12. GATE Syllabus For Geology and Geophysics (GG)

13. GATE Syllabus For Instrumentation Engineering (IN)

14. GATE Syllabus For Mathematics (MA)

15. GATE Syllabus For Mechanical Engineering (ME)

16. GATE Syllabus For Mining Engineering (MN)

17. GATE Syllabus For Metallurgical Engineering (MT)

18. GATE Syllabus For Petroleum Engineering (PE)

19. GATE Syllabus For Physics (PH)

20. GATE Syllabus For Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)

21. GATE Syllabus For Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)

22. GATE Syllabus For Statistics (ST)

23. GATE Syllabus For Bio Medical Engineering (BM)

24.  GATE Syllabus For Engineering Sciences(XE) – Any 2 optional sections             Engineering Mathematics (XE A) – Compulsory section Syllabus             Fluid Mechanics (XE B) Syllabus             Material Science (XE C) Syllabus             Solid Mechanics (XE D) Syllabus             Thermodynamics (XE E) Syllabus             Polymer Science & Engineering (XE F) Syllabus             Food Technology (XE G) Syllabus            Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (XE H) Syllabus

25. GATE Syllabus For Life Sciences (XL) Syllabus – Any 2 optional sections           Chemistry (XL P) – Compulsory section Syllabus           Biochemistry (XL Q) Syllabus           Botany (XL R) Syllabus           Microbiology (XL S) Syllabus           Zoology (XL T) Syllabus           Food Technology (XL U) Syllabus

26.  Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) Syllabus          Reasoning and Comprehension (XH-B1) section syllabus          Economics (XH-C1) Syllabus          English (XH-C2) Syllabus          Linguistics (XH-C3) Syllabus          Philosophy (XH-C4) Syllabus          Psychology (XH- C5) Syllabus          Sociology (XH-C6) Syllabus

27.  Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) Syllabus

28.  Geomatics Engineering (GE) Syllabus

29. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) Syllabus

  

 

GATE 2025 Mock test

 

The GATE 2025 practise exam will be made available on the official website of IIT Kanpur. Candidates will learn about the GATE exam pattern 2025 through the GATE mock examination. Candidates should complete the GATE sample test 2025 in order to receive high marks because it is based on the format of the real exam. For each of the papers they conduct, the authorities offer a different mock exam.

 

GATE 2025 Exam Centres

 

The official notice and the list of GATE test locations are both available at gate.iitk.ac.in from IIT Kanpur. At the time of completing the application forms, candidates must select the cities for the GATE 2025 test. The number of exam cities for the year 2025 has been decreased by the authorities. The GATE exam locations, listed by zone, are available to candidates below.

 

Zones	Previous year cities	2025 cities
IISc Bangalore	30	26
IIT Bombay	30	30
IIT Delhi	19	17
IIT Guwahati	21	18
IIT Kanpur	14	12
IIT Kharagpur	26	24
IIT Madras	40	34
IIT Roorkee	21	15

 

 

GATE 2025 Admit Card

 

On January 2,2025  IIT Kanpur will publish the GATE admission card online at the official website. GATE hall tickets will be provided by the authorities to applicants who successfully register for the GATE test 2025 before the deadline. A valid picture ID and the GATE admit card 2025 must be carried by candidates taking the test for identification purposes.

 

How to download the GATE admit card?

 

• Visit the GATE 2025 official website.

• Enter the enrollment number and password

• Click on GATE Login

• Click on the GATE admit card download link

• Admit card will be downloaded in the pdf format

• Save it and take a print out to be carried while appearing for the exam

 

 

GATE 2025 Answer Key

 

GATE answer keys will be made available by IIT Kanpur online at the official website. Candidates will have a limited time to contest the GATE 2025 answer key after the preliminary answer key has been made public. The authorities will issue the final GATE answer key after taking into account all the difficulties. The final answer key will be used by IIT Kanpur to compile the GATE 2025 results.

 

GATE 2025 Result

 

The GATE test results will be released online by the authorities. To obtain the GATE result 2025, candidates must log in using their enrollment ID/email and password. On gate.iitk.ac.in, a direct link will be made available for checking GATE results. Following are instructions for candidates on how to view their GATE test 2025 results:

 

How to check the GATE 2025 result?

 

• Visit the GOAPS portal and log in.

• To login, enter the GATE enrollment ID or email address and password.

• Click on the ‘result’ tab.

• GATE 2025 result shall appear on the screen.

• Candidates may check details and save the GATE result for future reference.

 

GATE scorecard 2025

 

Once the GATE results are announced, IIT Kanpur will make the GATE 2025 score cards available to qualifying applicants. On the GOAPS portal, the GATE scorecard will be accessible online. To get their GATE scorecard, candidates must provide their enrollment ID and password. The GATE 2025 scorecard would provide information on applicants' performance, score, all-India ranking, qualifying marks, total number of candidates who applied, and more.

 

 

GATE 2025 Cutoff

 

The GATE 2025 qualifying cutoff for each paper will be made public by the organization in charge of the test. The minimal score needed to pass the exam is the GATE cutoff score for 2025. The GATE cutoff scores for each participating institute in GATE 2025 will be released by the organization in charge of administering counseling. All 30 topic papers' GATE 2025 qualifying cutoff scores will vary from one another.

 

 

GATE Counselling 2025

 

For GATE 2025, there won't be any common counselling. Each applicant must submit a separate application for admission to the desired institutions. However, the Common Offer Acceptance Portal will be used for GATE 2025 counselling and IIT admissions (COAP). Similar to this, Centralized Counselling for M.Tech. (CCMT) is held for admissions into NITs, IIEST Shibpur, IIITs, and GFTIs. For counselling reasons, GATE COAP and CCMT portals must be used.

 

 

GATE 2025 Participating Institute

 

S. No	Institute
1	IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology
2	IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology
3	IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology
4	IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology
5	IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology
6	IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology
7	IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology
8	IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology
9	NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
10	Jadavpur University, Kolkata

 

GATE 2025 Organising Institute

 

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 exam will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. It will be jointly conducted by IIT  Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore.