Gate Exam Question Papers with answers and Study Notes, Syllabus, Exam Schedule and Details

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a test conducted by IITs and Indian Institute of Science. The test makes the candidates eligible for Masters Program of institutes as well as jobs at Public Sector Companies. GATE is also recognized by various institutes outside India, such as Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. At present, GATE is conducted in the following 27 disciplines. A candidate can select any one of these.

GATE Paper	Code	GATE Paper	Code
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Mathematics	MA
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mechanical Engineering	ME
Biomedical	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	Textile Engineering and Fiber Science	TF
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	Engineering Sciences	XE*
Electrical Engineering	EE	Life Sciences	XL**
Environmental Science and Engineering	ES	Humanities and Social Sciences	XH***
Ecology and Evolution	EY	Statistics	ST
Geology and Geophysics	GG

The paper sections under XE*, XL** and XH*** are defined by some dedicated codes which are mentioned in the following table.

* Engineering Sciences (XE) Paper Sections (A and any 2 of B to H)	Code	** Life Sciences (XL) Paper Sections (P and any 2 of Q to U)	Code	Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) Paper Sections (B1 and any 1 of C1 to C6)
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)	A	Chemistry (Compulsory)	P	Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory)
Fluid Mechanics	B	Biochemistry	Q	Economics
Materials Science	C	Botany	R	English
Solid Mechanics	D	Microbiology	S	Linguistics
Thermodynamics	E	Zoology	T	Philosophy
Polymer Science and Engineering	F	Food Technology	U	Psychology
Food Technology	G			Sociology
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	H

Qualification:

Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering / Technology / Architecture (3 years after 10+2/ 10+2+3(ongoing)/ 10+2+4(ongoing)/ Post-B.Sc./ Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programs.
Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programs.
Candidates in the second or higher year of Four-year integrated master's degree programs (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering / Technology.
Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year integrated master's degree programs or Dual Degree programs in Engineering / Technology.
Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UGC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(India), AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I), AMIETE By IETE(India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.