GATE stands for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The exam for session 2018-19 will be conducted in Feb 2018. Top branches for GATE examination are AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF, XE, AR, CY, GG, MA, PH, and XL. We are providing GATE syllabus 2018 and pattern for each branch individually. To score well in GATE 2018 Examination, one must have a good understanding of GATE Syllabus defined by organizing institute. GATE exam paper is strictly based on provided syllabus and topics. The first step of GATE preparation is knowing respective subject’s syllabus and topics, then comes choosing some good GATE Exam preparation reference books and the final revision step includes solving previous year GATE Exam papers to understand the paper pattern and all important topics that one should focus on.

Here we are providing GATE Syllabus 2018 for all streams.The syllabus for each of the papers can be found by clicking on the subject papers below.

GATE Syllabus 2018 – Branch wise

General Aptitude (GA)   Compulsory Paper

1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Agricultural Engineering
3. Architecture and Planning
4. Biotechnology
5. Civil Engineering
6. Chemical Engineering
7. Computer Science and Information Technology
8. Chemistry
9. Electronics and Communication Engineering
10. Electrical Engineering
11. Ecology and Evolution
12. Geology and Geophysics
13. Instrumentation Engineering
14. Mathematics
15. Mechanical Engineering
16. Mining Engineering
17. Metallurgical Engineering
18. Petroleum Engineering
19. Physics
20. Production and Industrial Engineering
21. Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
22. Engineering Sciences Syllabus
23. Life Science

Aspirants must go through the GATE 2018 Syllabus for the GATE 2018 paper that they will be appearing for. In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks will be on General Aptitude (GA).

Papers with codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, and XE, will have the following pattern

• Engineering Mathematics – around 15% of the total marks
• General Aptitude – around 15% of the total marks and.
• Subject of the Paper –  around 70% of the total marks

Papers with the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, and XL, will have the following pattern

• General Aptitude – around 15% of the total marks
• Subject of the Paper –  around 85% of the total marks

Year-wise Statistics (2006-2016) of GATE candidates

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