GATE Previous Year Question Papers of last 17 years (2007-2023) & Syllabus; Download now

All the candidates who are preparing for GATE can download the Syllabus and GATE Previous year question papers in PDF format from this article.

Hirak Jyoti SharmaAugust 8, 2023

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level competitive examination, which is conducted by seven IITs and IISc Bengaluru on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The GATE examination is conducted every year to check the comprehensive understanding of candidates in various undergraduate-level subjects in Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture, and Humanities.

Individuals who pass the GATE exam can seek admission with possible financial assistance to Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science, and Humanities; and Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Engineering, Science, and Humanities, in institutions supported by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and other Government agencies. GATE score is also used by some colleges and institutions for admission to postgraduate programs without MoE scholarships. Several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have also been using the GATE score for recruitment.

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GATE 2024

In the coming year, the GATE examination will be organised by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. And GATE 2024 will have a total of 30 test papers comprising full papers and sectional papers. Candidates have the option to appear for one or two test papers from the allowed two-paper combinations. The GATE score obtained by the candidates will remain valid for a period of three years from the date of announcement of results.

Syllabus of GATE

Test Papers	Code	Test Papers	Code
Aerospace Engineering	AE	Geology & Geophysics	GG
Agricultural Engineering	AG	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
Architecture and Planning	AR	Mathematics	MA
Biomedical Engineering	BM	Mechanical Engineering	ME
Biotechnology	BT	Mining Engineering	MN
Civil Engineering	CE	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
Chemical Engineering	CH	Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering	NM
Computer Science & Information Technology	CS	Petroleum Engineering	PE
Chemistry	CY	Physics	PH
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (NEW)*	DA	Production & Industrial Engineering	PI
Electronics & Communication Engineering	EC	Statistics	ST
Electrical Engineering	EE	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science	TF
Environmental Science & Engineering	ES	Engineering Sciences	XE
Ecology and Evolution	EY	Humanities & Social Sciences	XH
Geomatics Engineering	GE	Life Sciences	XL

*The syllabus for the DA test paper will be available shortly.

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2023

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	Mining Engineering
Biotechnology	Metallurgical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Computer Science & Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production & Industrial Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering	Statistics
Electrical Engineering	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Environmental Science & Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Humanities & Social Sciences
Geomatics Engineering	Life Sciences
Geology & Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2022

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	Mining Engineering
Biotechnology	Metallurgical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Computer Science & Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production & Industrial Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering	Statistics
Electrical Engineering	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Environmental Science & Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Humanities & Social Sciences
Geomatics Engineering	Life Sciences
Geology & Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2021

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	Mining Engineering
Biotechnology	Metallurgical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Physics
Computer Science & Information Technology	Production & Industrial Engineering
Chemistry	Statistics
Electronics & Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Environmental Science & Engineering	Humanities & Social Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Life Sciences
Geology & Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2020

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	Mining Engineering
Biotechnology	Metallurgical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Physics
Computer Science & Information Technology	Production & Industrial Engineering
Chemistry	Statistics
Electronics & Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Environmental Science & Engineering	Ecology and Evolution
Geology & Geophysics	Life Sciences

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2019

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Computer Science & Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production & Industrial Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering	Statistics
Electrical Engineering	Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Ecology and Evolution	Engineering Sciences
Geology & Geophysics	Life Sciences

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2018

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2017

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2016

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2015

Aerospace Engineering	Geology and Geophysics
Agricultural Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Architecture and Planning	Mathematics
Biotechnology	Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Mining Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Life Sciences

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2014

Aerospace Engineering	Geology and Geophysics
Agricultural Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Architecture and Planning	Mathematics
Biotechnology	Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Mining Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Ecology and Evolution	Life Sciences

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2013

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Physics
Computer Science and Information Technology	Production and Industrial Engineering
Chemistry	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Electrical Engineering	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2012

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Physics
Computer Science and Information Technology	Production and Industrial Engineering
Chemistry	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Electrical Engineering	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2011

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Physics
Computer Science and Information Technology	Production and Industrial Engineering
Chemistry	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Electrical Engineering	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2010

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology	Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Physics
Computer Science and Information Technology	Production and Industrial Engineering
Chemistry	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Electrical Engineering	Life Sciences
Geology and Geophysics

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2009

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Mining Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Geology and Geophysics	Life Sciences

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2008

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Mining Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Geology and Geophysics	Life Sciences

GATE Previous Year Question Papers 2007

Aerospace Engineering	Instrumentation Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	Mathematics
Architecture and Planning	Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Mining Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology	Physics
Chemistry	Production and Industrial Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Electrical Engineering	Engineering Sciences
Geology and Geophysics	Life Sciences