The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, the nodal institute for organizing the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025, has released the examination schedule. According to a press release on the official GATE 2025 website (gate2025.iitr.ac.in), the exam will be conducted on February 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 16th, 2025. The exams will be held in two shifts – forenoon and afternoon – on each of these days. The first shift (forenoon shift) will commence at 9:30 am and conclude at 12:30 pm, while the second shift (afternoon shift) will begin at 2:30 pm and end at 5:30 pm.
Candidates should note that the application registration window for GATE 2025 will likely open by the end of August 2024. Applicants are permitted to fill out only one application form. If a candidate wishes to appear for a second paper from the two-paper combination, they can add the respective paper to their original application. Multiple applications will not be accepted; only one will be processed, and the remaining applications will be rejected without any refund for the paid fee.
GATE 2025 will be a computer-based test (CBT). The list of cities where GATE will be conducted has also been declared, divided into eight zones.
GATE 2025: Eligibility Criteria
As per the notification, candidates currently enrolled in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program or who have completed any government-approved degree program in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Science/ Commerce/ Arts/ Humanities are eligible to appear for GATE 2025.
GATE 2025: Exam Pattern
According to the IIT-Roorkee notification, GATE 2025 will consist of 30 exam papers. The exam papers will be in English, and candidates can choose one or two test papers from permissible combinations. The exam duration will be 3 hours, and GATE scores will be valid for three years from the result’s announcement date.
Sections:
* General Aptitude (GA)
* Candidate’s Selected Subjects
Type of Questions:
* Candidate’s Selected Subject(s):
* Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
* Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
* Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
GATE 2025 questions will assess the following abilities in candidates:
* Recall
* Comprehension
* Application
* Analysis & Synthesis
GATE 2025: Distribution of Marks
Distribution of Marks in all Papers except Architecture (AR), Chemistry (CY), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Ecology and Evolution (EY), Geology and Geophysics (GG), Mathematics (MA), Physics (PH), Statistics (ST), Humanities and Social Sciences (XH), and Life Sciences (XL):
* General Aptitude: 15 marks
* Engineering Mathematics: 13 marks
* Subject Questions: 72 marks
* Total: 100 marks
Distribution of Marks in AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL:
* General Aptitude: 15 marks
* Subject Questions: 85 marks
* Total: 100 marks
GATE 2025: Marking Scheme
* Questions carry 1 mark or 2 marks.
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Negative Marking:
* For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking.
* For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
* For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
* There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions.
* There is no partial marking in MSQ.
GATE 2025: Syllabus
Click [here](link to syllabus) to read the detailed syllabus.
The GATE exam is a prestigious nationwide test evaluating candidates’ knowledge in various undergraduate-level disciplines. Successful qualifiers can pursue Master’s and Doctoral programs with potential financial aid. GATE scores are also considered by educational institutions and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for recruitment processes. Aspiring candidates can check the eligibility criteria, syllabus, paper pattern, two-paper combinations, fee structure, and other important details on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
