GATE 2024
GATE 2024 (The Graduate aptitude test in Engineering) is a national level engineering entrance exam organised by the top Engineering & technology Institutes (IITs) and the premier science institute (IISc, Bangalore) in the country.
GATE 2024 Exam is an examination to evaluate the complete understanding of the candidates’ capabilities with respected to various undergraduate science, technology & architecture streams.
Table of Contents
3.GATE 2024 Eligibility Criteria
4.GATE 2024 Application Fee per Test paper
8.Allowed Two Paper Combinations in GATE 2024
GATE 2024 Highlights
GATE 2024 Exam organising Institute: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Benagaluru
GATE Website : https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/ is gate 2024 official website
GATE 2024 Exam date : 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th Feb 2024
GATE 2024 Exam Mode : Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
GATE 2024 Exam Duration : 3 Hours
GATE 2024 Online Application Form :https://goaps.iisc.ac.in/login
Exam Type : All India Entrance Exam for Post Graduate Engineering & Research Courses
GATE 2024 Important Dates
The Graduate aptitude test in Engineering (GATE) is a national level engineering entrance exam organised by the top Engineering & technology Institutes (IITs) and the premier science institute (IISc, Bangalore) in the country.
| Event | Day | Date |
|---|---|---|
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GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens |
Wed | 30th Aug 2023 |
| Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application (through Website) | Fri | 29th Sep 2023 |
| Extended Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application (through Website) |
Fri | 13th Oct 2023 |
| Last Date for Requesting Change of Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable) |
Sat | 11th Nov 2023 |
| Admit Card will be available in the Online Application Portal (for printing) | Wed | 3rd Jan 2024 |
| GATE 2020 Examination Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Tentative) Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Tentative) |
Sat Sun Sat Sun
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3rd Feb 2024 4th Feb 2024 10th Feb 2024 11th Feb 2024
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| Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal | Sat | 16th Mar 2024 |
| Score Cards available for free download | 23rd Mar 2024 to 31st May 2024 | |
| Score Cards available for free download by paying a fee of Rs 500 per test paper | 1st Jun 2024 to 31st Dec 2024 |
GATE 2024 Eligibility Criteria
| Degree/ Program | Qualifying Degree/ Exam | Description of Eligible Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm |
Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/Technology) |
Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed |
| B. Arch | Bachelor’s degree of Architecture (5- year course) /Naval Architecture (4- year course)/ Planning (4- year course) |
Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed |
| B.Sc. (Research)/B.S. | Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/ 4 years after 10+2) |
Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed |
| Pharm. D. (after 10+2) | 6 years degree program, consisting of internship or residency training, during third year onwards |
Currently in the 3rd/4th/5th/
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| M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.V.Sc | Degree holders of M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.V.Sc. and those who are in the 5th/6th/7th semester or higher semester of such program. |
5th/6th/7th or higher semester or already completed |
| M.Sc./M.A./MCA. or equivalent |
Master’s degree in any branch of Arts/Science/ |
Currently in the first year or |
| Int.M.E./M.Tech. (Post-B.Sc.) | Post-B.Sc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/Technology (4-year program) |
Currently in the 1st/2nd/3rd/ 4th year or already completed |
| Int. M.E./ M.Tech./M.Pharm. or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2) |
Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology (5-year program) |
Currently in the 3rd /4th/ 5thyear or already completed |
| B.Sc./B.A./B.Com. | Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science / Arts / Commerce (3-year program) |
Currently in the 3rd year or already completed |
| Int. M.Sc./Int. B.S./M.S. | Integrated M.Sc. or 5-year integrated B.S.-M.S. program |
Currently in the 3rd year or |
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Professional Society
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B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations of
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Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses |
| B.Sc. (Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry) |
4-year program |
Currently in the 3rd/4th year or already completed |
* Some of these Professional Socities/Institutions, which conduct examination in various fields of engineering, are as follows.
The Institution of Engineers (India) (IE)
• The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
• The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI)
• The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (IIChE)
• The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
• The Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIIE)
Candidates who possess certification from any of the professional societies must ensure that those
examinations are approved by MoE/AICTE/UGC/UPSC as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch./B.Planning.
GATE 2024 Application Fee per Test paper
| Category | Regular Period (August 30 to September 29, 2023) |
Extended Period (September 30 to October 13, 2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Female/SC/ST/PwD* candidates | ₹ 900 | ₹ 1400 |
| All other candidates including foreign nationals |
₹ 1800 | ₹ 2300 |
NOTE: The application fee mentioned here does not include the online payment gateway charges, bank charges.
GATE Exam Fee Payment Mode: Net-Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card
GATE 2024 Syllabus
GATE 2024 Exam Centers
| Zonal GATE Office |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
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Zone-1
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Andhra Pradesh: Ananthapuramu, Kurnool Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Chikkballapur, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli)/ Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair |
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Zone-2 |
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai-Thane, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, SangamnerLoni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Wardha, Yavatmal Goa: Goa |
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Zone-3
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Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar |
| Zone-4 IIT Guwahati Guwahati - 781 039 Email: gate@iitg.ac.in Phone nos.: 0361-2582751/2582755 |
Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Bihar: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Jharkhand: Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Manipur: Imphal Meghalaya: Shillong Mizoram: Aizawl Nagaland: Dimapur, Kohima Sikkim: Gangtok Tripura: Agartala West Bengal: Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri |
| Zone-5 IIT Kanpur Kanpur - 208 016 Email: gate@iitk.ac.in Phone nos.: 0512-2597412/2596962/2596963 |
Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi |
| Zone-6 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur - 721 302 Email: gateonline@adm.iitkgp.ac.in Phone nos.: 03222-282091/282095 |
Andhra Pradesh: Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram
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Zone-7 |
Andhra Pradesh: Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nellore, Ongole, |
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Zone-8
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Haryana: Ambala, Kurukshetra Himachal Pradesh: Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla-Solan Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur |
GATE 2024 Exam Pattern
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of examination |
Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Number of papers | 30 test papers |
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject(s) |
| Types of questions |
(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
| Test of abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis and Synthesis |
| Number of questions | 10 (General Aptitude) + 55 (Subject) = 65 Questions |
| Distribution of marks 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 (**XE includes an Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks) |
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Distribution of marks in papers AR, CY, |
General Aptitude: 15 marks |
| Marking scheme |
Questions carry either 1 mark or 2 marks |
| Negative marking | For a wrong answer to an MCQ, there will be negative marking. For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answers to MSQ and NAT questions. There is no partial marking for any question. |
GATE 2024 Syllabus
| Test Paper | Code (Syllabus) |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG |
| Architecture and Planning | AR |
| Biomedical Engineering | BM |
| Biotechnology | BT |
| Civil Engineering | CE |
| Chemical Engineering | CH |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | CS |
| Chemistry | CY |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | DA |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC |
| Electrical Engineering | EE |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | ES |
| Ecology and Evolution | EY |
| Geomatics Engineering | GE |
| Geology and Geophysics | GG |
| Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Mathematics | MA |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Mining Engineering | MN |
| Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM |
| Petroleum Engineering | PE |
| Physics | PH |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
| Statistics | ST |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
| Engineering Sciences | XE* |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | XH** |
| Life Sciences | XL*** |
Allowed Two-Paper Combinations in GATE 2024
| Code of the Primary Paper | Code of Papers Allowed as the Secondary Paper |
|---|---|
| AE | CE, ME, XE |
| AG | CE |
| AR | CE, GE |
| BM | BT, IN |
| BT | BM, XL |
| CE | AE, AG, AR, ES, GE, NM, XE |
| CH | ES, PE, XE |
| CS | DA, EC, GE, MA, PH, ST |
| CY | XE, XL |
| DA | CS, EC, EE, MA, ME, PH, ST, XE |
| EC | CS, DA, EE, IN, PH |
| EE | DA, EC, IN, PH |
| ES | CE, CH, GE |
| EY | XL |
| GE | AR, CE, CS, ES, GG |
| GG | GE |
| IN | BM, EC, EE, ME |
| MA | CS, DA, PH, ST |
| ME | AE, DA, IN, NM, PI, XE |
| MN | |
| MT | XE |
| NM | CE, ME |
| PE | CH |
| PH | CS, DA, EC, EE, MA, XE |
| PI | ME, XE |
| ST | CS, DA, MA, XH |
| TF | |
| XE* | AE, CE, CH, CY, DA, ME, MT, PH, PI |
| XH** | ST |
| XL*** | BT, CY, EY |
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