Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) for the year 2024 will be conducted in the 1st week of February 2024 and the online application for the GATE 2024 will be opened from nearly the 1st week of September 2022. So, you can start your GATE 2024 Preparation well in advance with GATE 2024 Syllabus & download it in PDF format.
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While checking the GATE 2024 Syllabus, it is advisable for candidates to understand the GATE 2024 exam pattern to know how the paper will be set and the marking scheme. IIT Kanpur, which is the organizing institute for GATE, will conduct GATE 2024 in the online mode in English.
Candidates must understand that there are negative marks for the MCQs which are a part of the question paper while the NAT questions don’t have any negative marking. This allows a better preparation methodology for success in GATE.
GATE 2024 Exam Pattern
| Particulars | Details |
| Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Exam Duration | 3 Hrs |
| Number of Subjects | 27 |
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subjects |
| Type of Questions | i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
| Number of Questions | 10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions |
| Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT for 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 and 2 marks |
The syllabus for each of the GATE papers can be downloaded by clicking on the link below in the table. Make sure that you go through the structure of the GATE 2024 syllabus to know which sections appear in each paper.
GATE 2024 Syllabus for ALL Branches
Paper Code
GATE Paper
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AE
Aerospace Engineering
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AG
Agricultural Engineering
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AR
Architecture and Planning
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BM
Biomedical Engineering
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BT
Biotechnology
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CE
Civil Engineering
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CH
Chemical Engineering
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CSE
Computer Science and Information Technology
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CY
Chemistry
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ECE
Electronics and Communication Engineering
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EEE
Electrical Engineering
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ES
Environmental Science & Engineering
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EY
Ecology and Evolution
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GG
Geology and Geophysics
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IN
Instrumentation Engineering
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MA
Mathematics
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ME
Mechanical Engineering
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MN
Mining Engineering
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MT
Metallurgical Engineering
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PE
Petroleum Engineering
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PH
Physics
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PI
Production and Industrial Engineering
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ST
Statistics
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TF
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
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XE-A
Engineering Mathematics
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XE-B
Fluid Mechanics
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XE-C
Materials Science
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XE-D
Solid Mechanics
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XE-E
Thermodynamics
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XE-F
Polymer Science and Engineering
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XE-G
Food Technology
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XE-H
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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XH-B1
Reasoning & Comprehension
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XH-C1
Economics
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XH-C2
English
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XH-C3
Linguistics
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XH-C4
Philosophy
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XE-C5
Psychology
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XH-C6
Sociology
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XL-P
Chemistry
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XL-Q
Biochemistry
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XL-R
Botany
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XL-S
Microbiology
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XL-T
Zoology
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XL-U
Food Technology
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