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GATE 2025 Exam Dates released; check Test Paper wise date & time
IIT Roorkee has now released the GATE 2025 Exam Dates. The exam is to be held from 1st February to 16th February, 2025.
GATE 2025: The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, will organize the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering for the year 2025. The organizing institute has now released the GATE 2025 Exam Dates for a total of 30 Test Papers, which will start on 1st February 2025 and end on 16th February 2025. The detailed schedule for the Test papers is listed below.
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Test Papers of GATE 2025
- The GATE 2025 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 questions will be of 3 types, that is
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT)
- Overall, there will be 65 Questions, 10 of which will be General Aptitude, and the remaining 55 will be subject-specific.
- The examination will be conducted in computer-based test (CBT) mode and is scheduled from February 1st to February 16th, 2025 as per the GATE 2025 Exam Dates.
- Marking scheme:
- Questions will be carry 1 mark and 2 marks.
- For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Similarly, for a 2-mark MCQ, the 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ and NAT questions.
- There is no partial marking for any question.
- Here is the list of Test Papers and their codes:
| 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 |
GATE 2025 Exam Dates
The GATE 2025 Exam Dates consists of four dates and each day is further distributed in Forenoon and Afternoon sessions for a total of 30 different test papers.
For any confusion in the Test Paper code & Test Paper given in the GATE 2025 Exam Dates, check the above table to know the Test Paper code & Test Paper.
Saturday, 1st February 2025
| Time (IST) | Test Papers |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CS1, AG, MA |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN |
Sunday, 2nd February 2025
| Time (IST) | Test Papers |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | ME, PE, AR |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | EE |
Saturday, 15th February 2025
| Time (IST) | Test Papers |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CY, AE, DA, ES, PI |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | EC, GE, XH, BM, EY |
Sunday, 16th February 2025
| Time (IST) | Test Papers |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN |
Key Dates
| Starting of registration | 28th August 2024 |
| Closing of regular registration | 3rd October 2024 |
| Closing of the extended period (with late fees) | 11th October 2024 |
| Last date for change of Category, Paper and Examination City, adding a new test paper, and change of personal details | 20th November 2024 |
| Availability GATE 2025 Exam Dates | 11th November 2024 |
| Availability of Admit Cards | 2nd January 2025 |
| Exam dates of GATE 2025 | 1st, 2nd, 15th and 16th of February 2025 |
| GATE 2025 Results | 19th March 2025 |
| Availability of Score Cards for free download | 28th March to 31st May 2025 |
| Availability of Score Cards for download by paying a fee of Rs. 500 per test paper | 1st June to 31st December 2025 |
Important Links
| Official website of GATE 2025 |
| Information Brochure |
| Previous Papers & Syllabus |
| List of Two Paper Combinations |
| GATE 2025 Exam Dates |
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