About GATE:

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science for admission into the Masters Program and Recruitment by some Public Sector Companies. GATE 2022 is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and six other Indian Institutes of Technology at Mumbai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Chennai, Roorkee & Indian Institute of Science at Bengaluru on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

Depending on COVID-19 situation, the schedule of the GATE 2022 examination may change.

Organising Institute for GATE 2022:

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Start Date for Online Application:

20th August 2021

Last Date for REGULAR Online Registration/Application:

24th September 2021

Last Date for EXTENDED Online Registration/Application:

1st October 2021

Display of Defective Applications to rectify:

26th October 2021

Last date for rectification of Applications:

1st November 2021

Last Date for change of Category, Paper and Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable):

12th November 2021

Admit Card will be available for download:

3rd January 2022

GATE 2022 Examination:

Time:

Forenoon: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative)

Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Tentative)

Dates:

5th February 2022

6th February 2022

12th February 2022

13th  February 2022

Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal:

17th March 2022

Duration of Examination:

180 minutes (3.00 hours)

Mode of Examination:

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Pattern of Examination:

(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Application Processing and Examination Fee:

For Examination Centres in IndiaRegular PeriodExtended Period
Female candidates (per paper)₹ 750₹ 1250
SC / ST / PwD category candidates (per paper)₹ 750₹ 1250
All other candidates (per paper)₹ 1500₹ 2000
Note: The application fee mentioned above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees
and any other charges that the banks may levy.

The payment of application fees is through electronic mode. If a candidate wishes to appear for TWO papers, the fees to be paid by the candidate will be TWICE of that mentioned for a single paper.

Mode of payment:

Net-Banking/ Debit Card /Credit Card / Wallet / UPI

Total number of subject papers:

29

GATE 2022 subject papers and corresponding codes:

GATE PaperCode
Aerospace EngineeringAE
Agricultural EngineeringAG
Architecture and Planning (New Pattern)AR
Biomedical EngineeringBM
BiotechnologyBT
Civil EngineeringCE
Chemical EngineeringCH
Computer Science and Information TechnologyCS
ChemistryCY
Electronics and Communication EngineeringEC
Electrical EngineeringEE
Environmental Science & EngineeringES
Ecology and EvolutionEY
Geomatics Engineering (New Paper)GE
Geology and GeophysicsGG
Instrumentation EngineeringIN
MathematicsMA
Mechanical EngineeringME
Mining EngineeringMN
Metallurgical EngineeringMT
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (New Paper)NM
Petroleum EngineeringPE
PhysicsPH
Production and Industrial EngineeringPI

Statistics
ST
Textile Engineering and Fibre ScienceTF
Engineering SciencesXE
Humanities & Social SciencesXH
Life SciencesXL
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Each GATE 2022 paper is for total 100 marks, General Aptitude (GA) is common for all papers (15 marks) and rest of the paper covers the respective syllabus (85 marks).

XE Paper SectionsCode
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
(15 marks)
A
Any TWO optional Sections
(2×35 = 70 marks)
Fluid MechanicsB
Materials ScienceC
Solid MechanicsD
ThermodynamicsE
Polymer Science and EngineeringF
Food TechnologyG
Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesH
XH Paper SectionsCode
Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory)
(25 marks)
B1
Any ONE optional Section
(60 marks)
EconomicsC1
EnglishC2
LinguisticsC3
PhilosophyC4
PsychologyC5
SociologyC6
XL Paper SectionsCode
Chemistry (Compulsory)
(25 marks)
P
Any TWO optional Sections
(2×30 = 60 marks)
BiochemistryQ
BotanyR
MicrobiologyS
ZoologyT
Food TechnologyU
Paper codeGeneral Aptitude
(GA) Marks
Subject MarksTotal Marks
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE,
ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST
1585100
AR [Part A + Part B (B1: Architecture
or B2: Planning)]
15 60 + 25 100
GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II) 15 55 + 30 100
GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology
or Section 2: Geophysics)]
15 25 + 60 100
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) 15 15 + (2 x 35) 100
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) 15 25 + 60 100
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) 15 25 + (2 x 30) 100

Marking Scheme:

Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks.

Negative marking:

For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. NO negative marking for MSQ & NAT.

Eligibility criteria:

A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program OR has already completed any government approved degree program in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts is eligible to appear for GATE 2022 examination.

Age limit:

There is NO age limit to appear for GATE 2022 examination.

GATE 2022 score card will remain valid for THREE years from the date of announcement of results.

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