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.
Partha Pratim Das
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.
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
