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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee is organizing the GATE Exam 2025. The IIT Roorkee has released the online registration dates on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates who have passed or appearing in the final year of graduation with engineering, Science, commerce, humanities, and art stream can appear in the GATE 2025 exam. GATE 2025 registration process will open from 24th August to 26th September 2024. As already notified, the GATE 2025 Exam will be conducted on 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 16th February 2025. Refer to the article to know more about the GATE 2025 Exam.
GATE 2025 Exam Notification
This year, IIT Roorkee has launched the GATE 2025 official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE Notification 2025 PDF or Information Brochure for the GATE 2025 examination will be released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee in August 2024. The important information including eligibility, exam pattern, and etc will be released along with a notification pdf.
GATE Notification (Previous Year) Click to Check
About the GATE 2025 Exam
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee. The scores of GATE 2025 will be valid for 3 years as from the time of score card release date. The exam score is used by different Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture Government institutes to select students for master programs and Doctoral Programs. The total number of papers has been revised to 30 Subjects with the addition of two new subject papers Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
GATE 2025 Exam Summary
IIT Roorkee has activated the GATE 2025 website and will tentatively publish the GATE 2025 Notification. The GATE exam will be required for candidates seeking admission to M.Tech, other PG courses, or PSU recruitment. Know all information about the GATE 2025 Exam at a glance from the below overview table.
| GATE 2025 Exam Summary | |
| Examination Name | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) |
| Commonly Known As | GATE |
| Conducting Institute | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee |
| Administered By | Jointly by IIT Roorkee and Seven IIT's |
| Purpose of Examination | Qualifying Examination for M.E./ M.Tech/ Ph.D admissions and PSU Recruitment |
| Registration Dates | 24th August to 26th September 2024 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Examination Duration | 180 Minutes (3 Hours) |
| Frequency of Examination | Annual |
| Total Number of Exam Cities | 176 |
| Number of GATE Papers | 30 |
| Number of Questions in Each Paper | 10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions |
| Total Marks of Examination | 100 |
| Validity of GATE 2025 Score/Grade | 3 Years |
| Official website | https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/ |
GATE 2025- Important Dates
The online registration dates for the GATE 2025 has been released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. Interested and eligible candidates can submit applications from 24th August 2024 and the registration link will remain active till 26th September 2024. Candidates must bookmark important dates to avoid any deadline.
| GATE 2025 Important Dates | |
| Events | Date |
| GATE Registration 2025 Starts | 24th August 2024 |
| GATE Application Form Last Date | 26th September 2024 |
| Last date of online registration/application (with late fee) | 07th October 2024 |
| Starting Dates for Correction | To be notified |
| Issue of GATE Admit Card 2025 | January 2025 |
| GATE Exam Date 2025 | 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 16th February 2025 |
GATE 2025 Application Form
The GATE 2025 Application Form will be made available on 24th August 2024 on the official website of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee at https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/. All candidates are advised to fill Application form before the last date i.e. 26th September 2024 to avoid last minute rush. We will update a direct link below to apply online for GATE 2025 once activated by officials.
GATE 2025 Application Fee
With the submission of duly filled application form, the candidates will have to pay the required application fee else their applications will not be accepted. The category-wise GATE 2025 Application Fees have been tabulated below.
| GATE 2025 Application Fees | ||
| Category | Regular Period | Extended Period |
| Female candidates SC/ST/PWD (per test paper) | Rs. 900 | Rs. 1400 |
| All other candidates including foreign nationals (per test paper) | Rs. 1800 | Rs. 2300 |
GATE 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates who are filling out the online application form for GATE 2025 should be citizen of India. Candidates outside India can apply for the GATE exam 2025 if they meet the given eligibility criteria
Nationality
Candidates need to fulfill the eligibility requirements for admissions through GATE 2025 as mentioned below. The IIT Kharagpur will be announcing the eligibility criteria as applicable for the candidates willing to appear for the GATE exam 2025.
➤ Must have completed or in the final year or in the pre-final year of their bachelor’s degree in engineering and technology or;
➤ Must have completed or in the final year or in the pre-final year of their Post Graduate degree in any relevant science subjects
Education Qualification
Those candidates who had already obtained a degree higher than the ones mentioned in the table, are also eligible to appear in GATE 2025 examination. Check the qualification for the respective degress from the below table.
| GATE 2025 Academic Qualification | ||
| Qualifying Degree | Qualifying Degree / Examination | Passing Year Not Later than |
| B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Pharm. | Candidate must be a Bachelor in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./ Diploma in Engineering / Technology) | 2025 |
| B.Arch. | Candidate must be a Bachelor’s degree of Architecture (5- year course) / Naval Architecture (4- year course) / Planning (4- year course) | 2026 (for 5 year program) 2025 (for 4 year program) |
| B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S. | Candidate need to have completed the Bachelor's of Science degree (Post-Diploma/ 4 years after 10+2) | 2025 |
| Pharm.D (after 10+2) | Candidate must have completed 6 years program having internship or residency training during the sixth year as part of it | 2027 |
| M.Sc./ M.A./ MCA or equivalent | Candidates need to have a Masters in Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications/ or equivalent | 2025 |
| Int. M.E./ M.Tech (Post-B.Sc.) | Candidates should have done Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology (4 years programme) | Any Year |
| Int. M.E./ M.Tech. or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2) | Candidates should have completed Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree in Engineering or Technology (5 years programme) | 2026 |
| MBBS | Degree holders of M.B.B.S. and those who are in the fifth/ sixth/ seventh semester or higher semester of such programme | 2025 |
| BSc/ BA/ BCom | Bachelor degree in any branch of Science/Arts/Commerce (3-year programme) | 2025 |
| Int. M.Sc./ Int. B.S.-M.S. | Candidates applying must have completed Integrated M.Sc. or 5 years integrated B.S.-M.S. program | 2026 |
| Professional Society Examinations* (equivalent to B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch.) | Candidates need to have completed B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch. Equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of professional courses Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India) | NA |
Age Limit
There is no age limit for appearing in the GATE 2025 exam. The candidates who want admission for Master's degree of require GATE qualified for any PSU recruitments.
GATE Eligibility Criteria 2025- Click to Check
GATE 2025 Exam Pattern
The GATE 2025 exam will be conducted in online mode (Computer Based Test). A total no. of 65 questions will be asked in the GATE online exam for 100 marks. The total time allotted for this exam is 3 hours. Candidates can check the exam pattern of the Gate exam below.
Mode of exam- Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
Papers- 30 Subjects
Type of Questions- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Duration of Exam-3 hours.
Maximum marks- 100 marks.
No. of Questions- 65 questions.
Check the Detailed GATE 2025 Exam Pattern from the below table:
| Particulars | Details |
| Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (Online) |
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| Number of Discipline in GATE 2025 | 30 Discipline |
| Section |
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| Type of Questions |
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| Design of Questions | The questions are designed to test the listed abilities
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| Number of Questions | 10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions |
| Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics**: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks (**XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 Marks) |
| Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
| Total Marks | 100 Marks |
| Marking Scheme | All of the questions will be worth 1 or 2 marks |
| Negative Marking | For 1 mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For 2 mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. No negative marking for Incorrect answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions. |
Gate 2025 Marking Scheme
Candidates can check the marking scheme for GATE 2025 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 2025 Syllabus
This year onwards the GATE Exam will have 30 disciplines/ subjects. A candidate can appear only in any one paper of the interested discipline. To ace qualifying marks in the GATE 2025 Exam, you must be aware of the detailed syllabus for your respective subject. Click on the below link go through the detailed GATE 2025 Syllabus and begin with your preparation from now onwards.
GATE Syllabus 2025- Click to Check
Paper Codes for GATE 2025
| GATE Paper | Code | GATE Paper | Code |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE | Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG | Mathematics | MA |
| Architecture and Planning | AR | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Bio-medical Engineering | BM | 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 | ES | Humanities & Social Sciences | XH |
| Ecology and Evolution | EY | Life Sciences | XL |
| Geology and Geophysics | GG | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NA |
| Geomatics Engineering | GE |
GATE 2025 Paper Codes for XE, XH, and XL Papers
| GATE Exam Papers and Their Codes | |||
| GATE Paper | Code | GATE Paper | Code |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE | Geology & Geophysics | GG |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG | Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Architecture and Planning | AR | Mathematics | MA |
| Biomedical Engineering | BM | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Biotechnology | BT | Mining Engineering | MN |
| Civil Engineering | CE | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
| Chemical Engineering | CH | Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering | NM |
| Computer Science & Information Technology | CS | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
| Chemistry | CY | Physics | PH |
| Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (NEW) | DA | Production & Industrial Engineering | PI |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | EC | Statistics | ST |
| Electrical Engineering | EE | Textile Engineering & Fibre Science | TF |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | ES | Engineering Sciences | XE |
| Ecology and Evolution | EY | Humanities & Social Sciences | XH |
| Geomatics Engineering | GE | Life Sciences | XL |
GATE 2025 Cut Off Marks
The cut off marks will be released after the GATE 2025 exam will be conducted online mode. Till then the candidates can have a look at the previous year "GATE 2021 Cut Off marks and highest marks"
There are two types of Cut-Off, one is the Qualifying Cut Off and the other is Admission Cut Off which are explained below
GATE Qualifying Cut Off: These are the minimum marks that candidate should score to qualify for the exam. There is subject cut off also. GATE qualifying cut off will be released by the conducting body.
GATE Admission Cut Off: This Cut Off is released by the individual institutes and depend on the number of seats, number of applicants, category of applicants, etc.
GATE Cut off (Previous Year) [All subjects]- Click to Check
The GATE Cut-off for 2021 is given below.
| GATE 2021 Cut Off | |||
| Paper Code | Highest Score | Highest Marks (out of 100) | Cut-off Marks (out of 100) |
| AE | 1000 | 84 | 26.3 |
| AG | 1000 | 61.33 | 25 |
| AR | 1000 | 79.67 | 40.9 |
| BM | 1000 | 64 | 25 |
| BT | 1000 | 75.33 | 30 |
| CE* | 1000 | 95.56 | 29.2 |
| CH | 1000 | 89.67 | 35.1 |
| CS* | 1000 | 87.81 | 26.1 |
| CY | 996 | 91.33 | 36.2 |
| EC | 1000 | 82 | 25 |
| EE | 974 | 85.33 | 30.3 |
| ES | 966 | 88 | 39.6 |
| EY | 1000 | 78 | 35.7 |
| GG (Geology) | 945 | 72.67 | 38.9 |
| GG (Geophysics) | 1000 | 68.67 | 44.8 |
| IN | 933 | 79 | 36 |
| MA | 1000 | 68.33 | 29 |
| ME* | 979 | 93.22 | 33 |
| MN | 1000 | 77.67 | 31 |
| MT | 923 | 87.67 | 48.5 |
| PE | 947 | 88.67 | 51.4 |
| PH | 1000 | 69.67 | 32.8 |
| PI | 939 | 83.67 | 35.7 |
| ST | 1000 | 51.67 | 25 |
| TF | 945 | 79.67 | 41.8 |
| XE | 1000 | 90.33 | 37 |
| XH-C1 (Economics) | 1000 | 62.67 | 29.4 |
| XH-C2 (English) | 986 | 77.67 | 41.7 |
| XH-C3 (Linguistics) | 1000 | 65.67 | 35.3 |
| XH-C4 (Philosophy) | 1000 | 71 | 37.9 |
| XH-C5 (Psychology) | 1000 | 77.33 | 48.5 |
| XH-C6 (Sociology) | 1000 | 66 | 34.3 |
| XL | 983 | 74.33 | 36 |
GATE 2025 Admit Card
The conducting organization will be releasing the GATE Admit Card 2025 soon on its official website. The GATE 2025 exam date will be announced soon, and the admit card will be released on its official website. The candidates will need to enter their enrollment ID and password to download their GATE 2025 Admit card.
GATE 2025 Answer Key
Firstly the provisional answer will be released by the authority on the official website for each exam shift. The candidates will submit their objections to the answer key if any, and the final GATE 2025 Answer key will be released after assessing the objections submitted.
GATE Result 2025
The GATE 2025 results are expected to be released on its official website. Candidates can check their results along with the scorecard after the release of the result by the conducting body. These scores will be used by different institutes and PSU for the admission and recruitment process.
GATE 2025 Score Card
IISc Bangalore will be releasing GATE 2025 scorecards for the candidates who qualify in the written examination after the declaration of GATE results. The GATE 2025 mark sheet will be made available online on the official website (GOAPS) portal. Candidates need to enter their enrollment ID and password to download their GATE scorecard. The GATE 2025 scorecard will contain all the important details including candidates marks, score, all India rank, qualifying marks, etc.
GATE 2025 Exam Centres
The candidates will have to choose an exam centre for GATE 2025 while filling the online application form. Allotment of GATE 2025 exam centres will be done as per preference and availability. There are eight zonal centres under which various cities are listed where the examination will be conducted.
| GATE 2025 Exam Centres | |
| Zones | Name of the cities |
| IISc Bangalore | Ananthapuramu, Kurnool, Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Hyderabad, Port Blair |
| IISc Bombay | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Navi, Mumbai-Thane, Nagpur, Nanded, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Goa |
| IIT Delhi | Faridabad, Gurugram, Jammu-Samba, Srinagar, Leh, Indore, Ujjain, New Delhi, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Greater NOIDA, Mathura |
| IIT Guwahati | Itanagar, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Dhanbad, Shillong, Aizawl, Dimapur-Kohima, Agartala West, Asansol-Durgapu, Burdwa, Kalyan, Siliguri |
| IIT Kanpur | Bhopal, Gwalior, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Satna, Varanasi |
| IIT Kharagpur | Eluru, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Baharampur-Murshidabad, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata |
| IIT Madras | Chirala, Chittoor, Gudur, Guntur, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati, Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Puducherry, Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal |
| IIT Roorkee | Ambala, Hamirpur, Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
Gate 2025 Conducting Body
The exam is jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, and Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on a rotational basis. The following table shows the organizing institutes in various years:
| Year | Organizing | Institute |
| 2024 | IIT | IISc Bangalore |
| 2023 | IIT | Kanpur |
| 2022 | IIT | Kharagpur |
| 2021 | IIT | Bombay |
| 2020 | IIT | Delhi |
| 2019 | IIT | Madras |
| 2018 | IIT | Guwahati |
| 2017 | IIT | Roorkee |
| 2016 | IISc | Bangalore |
| 2015 | IIT | Kanpur |
| 2014 | IIT | Kharagpur |
| 2013 | IIT | Bombay |
| 2012 | IIT | Delhi |
| 2011 | IIT | Madras |
| 2010 | IIT | Guwahati |
| 2009 | IIT | Roorkee |
| 2008 | IISc | Bangalore |
| 2007 | IIT | Kanpur |
| 2006 | IIT | Kharagpur |
| 2005 | IIT | Bombay |
| 2004 | IIT | Delhi |
| 2003 | IIT | Madras |
| 2002 | IISc | Banglore |
| 2001 | IIT | Kanpur |
| 2000 | IIT | Kharagpur |
| 1999 | IIT | Bombay |
| 1998 | IIT | Delhi |
| 1997 | IIT | Madras |
| 1996 | IISc | Banglore |
| 1995 | IIT | Kanpur |