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 Download GATE 2024 Syllabus AE Aerospace Engineering Follow Me AG Agricultural Engineering Follow Me AR Architecture and Planning Follow Me BM Biomedical Engineering Follow Me BT Biotechnology Follow Me CE Civil Engineering Follow Me CH Chemical Engineering Follow Me CSE Computer Science and Information Technology Follow Me CY Chemistry Follow Me ECE Electronics and Communication Engineering Follow Me EEE Electrical Engineering Follow Me ES Environmental Science & Engineering Follow Me EY Ecology and Evolution Follow Me GG Geology and Geophysics Follow Me IN Instrumentation Engineering Follow Me MA Mathematics Follow Me ME Mechanical Engineering Follow Me MN Mining Engineering Follow Me MT Metallurgical Engineering Follow Me PE Petroleum Engineering Follow Me PH Physics Follow Me PI Production and Industrial Engineering Follow Me ST Statistics Follow Me TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Follow Me XE-A Engineering Mathematics Follow Me XE-B Fluid Mechanics Follow Me XE-C Materials Science Follow Me XE-D Solid Mechanics Follow Me XE-E Thermodynamics Follow Me XE-F Polymer Science and Engineering Follow Me XE-G Food Technology Follow Me XE-H Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Follow Me XH-B1 Reasoning & Comprehension Follow Me XH-C1 Economics Follow Me XH-C2 English Follow Me XH-C3 Linguistics Follow Me XH-C4 Philosophy Follow Me XE-C5 Psychology Follow Me XH-C6 Sociology Follow Me XL-P Chemistry Follow Me XL-Q Biochemistry Follow Me XL-R Botany Follow Me XL-S Microbiology Follow Me XL-T Zoology Follow Me XL-U Food Technology Follow Me
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