Contact UsA candidate can apply for only ONE of the 22 papers listed in Table given below. Making a choice of the appropriate paper during GATE application is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.
The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission.
List of GATE papers and corresponding codes
Sl.No
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
Paper
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Architecture and Planning
- Biotechnology
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Chemistry
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Ecology and Evolution
- Geology and Geophysics
- Instrumentation Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Physics
- Production and Industrial Engineering
- Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
- Engineering Sciences
- Life Sciences
Code
- AE
- AG
- AR
- BT
- CE
- CH
- CS
- CY
- EC
- EE
- EY
- GG
- IN
- MA
- ME
- MN
- MT
- PH
- PI
- TF
- XE*
- XL**
XE Paper Sections
Sl.No
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Paper
- Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Materials Science
- Solid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Polymer Science and Engineering
- Food Technology
- Chemistry (Compulsory)
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Microbiology
- Zoology
- Food Technology
Code
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
*XE (Engineering Sciences) and **XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of Sections listed in the above table.