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The GATE 2025 admit card will be released on January 2, 2025 in the official website. The registration has already closed. The exam is scheduled for February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The exam conducting body has expanded a new list of two-paper combinations to the existing one. IIT Roorkee will release the result on March 19, 2025 on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. GATE 2025 exam paper will have a total of 65 questions including MCQs, MSQs and NATs. You will get 3 hours to attempt these questions. The exam will be conducted for 30 subjects.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level computer-based examination conducted for admission to M.Tech and Ph.D programs. With the GATE 2025 score, you can get admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other government-funded institutes. The GATE exam is jointly conducted by various IITs, such as IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and IISC Bangalore. This year, GATE 2025 is conducted by the IIT Roorkee.
The table below shows the key highlights of the GATE 2025 exam:
| Particulars | GATE 2025 Details |
| Exam Name | GATE 2025 |
| Full Form | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
| Conducting Body | IIT Roorkee |
| GATE 2025 Exam Level | National Level |
| GATE Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| GATE 2025 Registration Fee | INR 1800 for UR and INR 900 for SC, ST, and others. |
| GATE 2025 Exam Mode | Computer-based Test (Online) |
| GATE 2025 Question Type | MCQ, MSQ, NAT |
| GATE 2025 Exam Duration | 180 minutes |
| GATE 2025 Exam Language | English |
| GATE 2025 Exam Purpose | For the admission to M.Tech and Ph.D programs |
| GATE 2025 Official Website | Gate2025.iitr.ac.in |
| Helpdesk Number | 01332 284531 |
Here are the important dates for ongoing and upcoming events of the GATE 2025 exam:
| GATE 2025 Exam Events | Dates |
| Starting Date of GATE 2025 Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) | August 28, 2024 |
| Closing Date of Regular Online Registration / Application Process (Without Late Fee) | October 3, 2024 |
| Closing Date of Extended Online Registration / Application Process (With Late Fee) | October 11, 2024 |
| GATE 2025 Admit Card Release | January 2, 2025 |
| GATE 2025 Exam Date | February 1, 2025 February 2, 2025 February 15, 2025 February 16, 2025 |
| GATE 2025 Result | March 19, 2024 |
The table below shows the complete exam schedule of the GATE 2025:
| GATE 2025 Test Papers | Date | Time (IST) |
| CS1, MA, AG | February 1, 2025 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) |
| CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN | February 1, 2025 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
| ME, AR, PE | February 2, 2025 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) |
| EE | February 2, 2025 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
| CY, DA, AE, ES, PI | February 15, 2025 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) |
| EC, GE, XH, BM, EY | February 15, 2025 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
| CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT | February 16, 2025 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) |
| CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN | February 16, 2025 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
The GATE 2025 admit card is scheduled to be release on January 2, 2025 in the official website. The exam conducting authority will not send any physical copy of your admit card by post or as an email attachment. You have to download your GATE 2025 admit card from the GATE 2025 website. To download the admit card, you have to follow the steps below:
You must have to bring a printout of the downloaded GATE 2025 admit card on A4 size paper. Also, you have to bring the original and valid photo identification document, which was specified during the filling up of the online application, such as Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Voter ID, etc.
IIT Roorkee will conduct the GATE 2025 to offer admission to the MTech and PhD programs in various streams. Here is the list of top IITs, NITs, IIITs, and government-funded technical institutes that accept the GATE score:
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are autonomic public technical institutes located in India. Here is the list of top IITs that accept the GATE 2025 scores:
| NIRF Ranking 2024 | IITs Accepting GATE 2025 |
| 1 | IIT Madras |
| 2 | IIT Delhi |
| 3 | IIT Bombay |
| 4 | IIT Kanpur |
| 5 | IIT Kharagpur |
| 6 | IIT Roorkee |
| 7 | IIT Guwahati |
| 8 | IIT Hyderabad |
| 10 | IIT BHU |
| 15 | IIT ISM Dhanbad |
| 16 | IIT Indore |
| 18 | IIT Gandhinagar |
| 22 | IIT Ropar |
| 28 | IIT Jodhpur |
| 31 | IIT Mandi |
| 34 | IIT Patna |
| 54 | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| 61 | IIT Tirupati |
| 62 | IIT Jammu |
| 64 | IIT Palakkad |
| 73 | IIT Bhilai |
| Not in the Top 100 NIRF Ranking Institutes | IIT Dharwad |
The National Institute of Technology (NITs) are some reputable institutes that accepts the GATE 2025 scores. Here are some top NITs that accept the GATE 2025 scores:
| NIRF Ranking 2024 | NITs Accepting GATE 2025 |
| 9 | NIT Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) |
| 12 | NIT Suratkal |
| 19 | NIT Rourkela |
| 21 | NIT Warangal |
| 25 | NIT Calicut |
| 43 | NIT Jaipur |
| 40 | NIT Silchar |
| 39 | NIT Nagpur |
| 44 | NIT Durgapur |
| 46 | NIT Jalandhar |
| 49 | NIT Allahabad |
| 55 | NIT Patna |
| 81 | NIT Kurukshetra |
| 59 | NIT Surat |
| 71 | NIT Raipur |
| 79 | NIT Srinagar |
| 101-150 | NIT Hamirpur |
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are some well-known institutes, specializing in IT-related fields. Here are some top IIITs that accept the GATE 2025 exam score:
| NIRF 2024 Rankings | Participating IIITs in GATE 2025 |
| 55 | IIIT Hyderabad |
| 74 | IIIT Bangalore |
| 75 | IIIT Delhi |
| 89 | IIIT Allahabad |
There are many government-funded technical institutes that accept the GATE 2025 score:
| NIRF 2024 Ranking | GFTIs Accepting GATE 2025 |
| 12 | Jadavpur University, Kolkata |
| 13 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| 14 | Anna University, Chennai |
| 48 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Mesra) |
| 27 | Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi |
The GATE 2025 cutoff will be available after the exam is concluded. Here is the previous year's GATE cutoff:
| GATE 2024 Cutoff: Paper-wise | |||
| Paper | GEN | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
| Aerospace Engineering | 33.3 | 29.9 | 22.1 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture and Planning | 41.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.3 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
| Chemistry | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 42 | 37.8 | 28 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 49 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
| Mining Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| Physics | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| Statistics | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| Engineering Sciences | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 48 | 43.2 | 32 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| Life Sciences | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
IIT Roorkee has released the new Two-Paper Combination on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. You can look at the table below to check the GATE 2025 new two-paper combination for all branches:
| New Two-Paper Combination | |||
| First Paper Code | Second Paper Code | First Paper Code | Second Paper Code |
| AE | GE | GG | AR, MN, XE |
| AG | XE | IN | DA |
| AR | GG, XE | MA | EY |
| BM | DA, EE, XE | ME | CS |
| BT | ES, EY, CS, DA | MN | GE, GG |
| CE | DA, TF, EE | MT | PI, DA |
| CH | CY, XL, DA | NM | XE |
| CS | XE, BT, EE, ME | PE | XE |
| CY | CH, XH | PH | XL |
| DA | BM, CE, IN, CH, MT, BT, XH, GE | PI | MT |
| EC | XL | TF | XE, CE |
| EE | BM, XL, CS, CE | XE | AG, AR, BM, CS, GE, GG, NM, PE, TF |
| ES | BT, EY | XH | DA, CY |
| EY | BT, MA, ES | XL | CH, EE, PH, EC |
| GE | MN, XE, AE, DA | ||
The GATE 2025 answer key will be released within 2 to 3 weeks after the exam is concluded. You can download the official answer key through the official website of gate2025.iitr.ac.in. With the help of the answer key, you will get an estimated idea about the marks before the announcement of the result.
GATE 2025 results will be released on March 19, 2025, in the official website of GATE 2025. You can check your results from the official website by login to your account. The GATE 2025 scorecard will be available to download from March 28 to March 31, 2025. Based on the normalization, the GATE score will be calculated for every candidate on a scale of 0-1000. Your Gate scorecard is available for three years from the date of declaration.
The table below shows the GATE 2025 exam pattern:
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| No. of Subjects (Papers) | 30 test papers |
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Selected Subject(s) |
| Type of Questions | 1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) 2. Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) 3. Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
| Test of Abilities | 1. Recall 2. Comprehension 3. Application 4. Analysis and Synthesis |
| Number of Questions | 10 (General Aptitude) + 55 (Subject Selected) = 65 Questions |
| Marks Distribution 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 |
| Marks Distribution in all papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 marks Subject Questions: 85 marks Total: 100 marks |
Here is the GATE 2025 marking scheme discussed below:
After qualifying for the GATE 2025 exam, you will get two options for the counselling process. You can either choose COAP for admission to the MTech courses at IIT and CCMT for admission to the MTech program at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. You must have to take part in the GATE 2025 counselling as per schedule. These are the steps of GATE 2025 counselling:
Candidates appearing for the GATE 2025, must meet the eligibility criteria. Here are the eligibility criteria for the GATE 2025 exam:
Educational Qualification: You must have completed your undergraduate degree mentioned below. If you have completed or appeared in the third or final year of your undergraduate degree, still you can apply for this exam.
Age Limit Criteria: There are no specific age limit criteria to appear for this exam.
Nationality: Indian students can apply for the GATE 2025, and international students who meet the educational qualifications are also eligible.
IIT Roorkee has released the official GATE 2025 syllabus on the official website. There is main three major sections in the syllabus, that is General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and the selection Subject. The General Aptitude section is common for all 30 subject papers. Here is the brief GATE 2025 syllabus discussed below:
| Sections | Topics |
| General Aptitude | Verbal Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude, Analytical Aptitude, Spatial Aptitude, etc. |
| Engineering Mathematics | Linear Algebra, Calculus & Differential Equations, Complex Analysis & Numerical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, etc. |
The GATE 2025 registration window has already closed on October 11, 2024. You can check your submitted form and application status through the goaps.iitr.ac.in. The registration process includes various stages, that is registration, uploading documents, and fee payment. Here is the step-by-step process to complete the GATE 2025 registration:
Step 1: Visit the official website of GATE 2025 at gate2025/iitr.ac.in and apply for the exam.
Step 2: Upload the photograph, signature, and other documents and category certificates, and/or Dyslexic certificate as applicable.
Step 3: You have to pay the GATE 2025 application fee of INR 1800.
Step 4: Check out the status of the application form, that is received, under scrutiny, accepted, defect status, status after rectification, etc.
You must practice the previous year's question paper to get familiar with the GATE 2025 exam pattern. It will help you to build a robust strategy and do effective revisions. To download the previous year’s papers, you have to follow the steps below:
Here are some major tips to prepare for the GATE 2025 exam:
IIT Roorkee has released the official GATE 2025 mock test for all 30 subjects. You can access those mock tests for free through the official website. The GATE 2025 mock test will help you to understand the pattern of the examination. To take the GATE mock test, you need to follow the steps below:
There, you will get the mock test link for every subject.
Ans: Any graduate student studying in the third year or higher years of any government-approved program in Technology / Engineering / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts / Humanities is eligible to apply for the GATE 2025 exam.
Ans: Yes, you are free to choose any papers from the given options (up to two from the given combinations). However, you should select a paper appropriate to the discipline of the qualifying degree.
Ans: You most likely be allotted a center in the exam city of your first choice. However, if there are too many candidates opting for a certain city as their first choice, then the other two choices become relevant.
Ans: You can continue your GATE application process from were left off. For that, you have to login to your account at the GATE 2025 website at goaps.iitr.ac.in.
Ans: All the multiple payments received on behalf of the GATE 2025 application, will be refunded. Your payment will automatically return to the same bank account. However, it may take time of one week or more.
Ans: You don’t have to print out the application form and no need to send the form to the Organising Institute or any GATE zonal offices.
Ans: After completing all the steps up to PDF application form generation, you can only download the application form. You cannot change or modify the data already provided.
Ans: If you haven’t uploaded your signature, then your GATE application will be marked as Defective. You will be informed through email, SMS, or phone call from your respective zone to rectify your defect.
Ans: Yes, you can change your exam city. A request for the change of GATE exam city will be entertained against additional payment when the correction window opens. However, any request after the due date will not be considered.
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