Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE): GATE is an entrance exam for engineers who wish to pursue higher education or work in a PSU. GATE 2022 exam is going to be conducted by IIT Kharagpur in February of 2022 and candidates can get the latest details regarding the exam here.
IIT Kharagpur has introduced two new subjects for GATE 2022. The details of the new subjects introduced is given below.
GATE 2022 registration will be starting on 30th August 2021. Candidates can check the below dates to make sure they apply within the stipulated time.
GATE 2022 is going to be conducted from 5th February to 13th February 2022. Candidates are advised to start their GATE 2022 Preparation if they have not started.
GATE Computer Based Test 2021 Important Dates & Overview
| Objective | Description |
| Exam Name | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. |
| Board Name | IIT Kharagpur. |
| Exam Level | All over India. |
| Application Mode | Online. |
| Fees | Gen Category(regular period): Rs. 1500/- SC/ST/PwD/Female (regular period): Rs. 750/- Late fees, if paid during extended period:- Gen Category(extended period): Rs. 2000/- SC/ST/PwD/Female (regular period): Rs. 1250/- |
| Application (GOAPS) Process Starting Date | 30th August 2021 |
| Closing date for REGULAR Registration(No late fee) | 24th September 2021 |
| End date for EXTENDED Registration (with late fee) | 1st October 2021 |
| Display of Defective Application for rectification | 26th October 2021 |
| Last date for rectification of applications | 1st November 2021 |
| Last date to Change category, paper Centers(extra fees apply) | 12th November 2021 |
| Admit Card Issue Date | –NA– |
| CBT Exam Dates | 5, 6, 12, 13 February 2022. |
| Result Date | –NA– |
| Availability of GATE Score card | To be updated. |
| Official Website | https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in |
Dates may change if the Covid -19 Pandemic continues, as stated on IIT Kharagpur website
GATE 2022 IIT Kharagpur release details
- GATE 2022 exam to be conducted from 5th February 2022 onwards. The dates are from 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th February 2022.
- Two new subject papers are going to be included in this GATE 2022 exam.
- GE(Geomatics Engineering)
- NM(Naval Architechture and Marie Engineering).
- So total subject papers are 29.
- Candidate can write upto TWO subject papers (According to set combinations) and according to exam dates available.
- Also the minimum eligibility criteria for appearing in GATE 2022 has been lowered from 10+2+4 (Final year of engineering) to 10+2+3(Third year of engineering). Third year also Eligible.
- All Test Papers of GATE 2022 will be entirely objective type. Pattern of questions may include
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ),
- Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and/or
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
GATE 2022 Paper combination
Since IIT Karagpur announced that a candidate will be eligible to appear for two papers simultaneously, the combination of the papers has been displayed by IIT Kharagpur.
Candidates can choose one paper as their Primary paper and the other paper which the candidate can appear for is given below.
Candidates can check out the combinations below.
| Code of first paper(Primary) | Code of second paper allowed |
| AE | XE,NM |
| AG | ES, GE, XE, XL |
| AR | CE |
| BM | BT, EC, IN, XL |
| BT | BM, XL |
| CE | AR, AE, ES, GE, NM |
| CH | PE, XE |
| CS | MA, EC, GE, ST |
| CY | XL |
| EC | IN, PH, EE, CS, GE |
| EE | IN, EC |
| ES | AG, CE, GE |
| EY | XL |
| GE | CE, GG, ES, MN |
| GG | MN, ES, GG, CE |
| IN | EE, EC, PH |
| MA | CS, GE, PH, ST |
| ME | AE, CH, NM, PI, XE |
| MN | GE, GG, XE |
| MT | PH, XE |
| NM | AE, CE, XE |
| PE | CH, GG, XE |
| PH | EC, GE, GG, IN, MA, MT, ST, XE |
| PI | ME, MT, XE |
| ST | MA, PH |
| TF | XE |
| XE | AE, AG, CH. ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, NM |
| XH | ST |
| XL | BM, BT, CY, EY |
GATE 2022 Syllabus:-
IIT Kharagpur has made some changes in the Syllabus of the GATE exam for all papers.
Mainly the General Aptitude part of the papers for all subjects has been changed. Some topics have been included in the General Aptitude section.
In the technical section of all papers also, some minor changes have been made.
Also the syllabus of the 2 new papers have been displayed by IIT Karagpur.
Candidates can check the Syllabus of all the papers here below. General Aptitude syllabus has also been included in the syllabus of each branch: –
- Aerospace Engineering Syllabus(AE)
- Agricultural Engineering Syllabus(AG)
- Architecture and Planning(AR)
- Biomedical Engineering Syllabus(BM)
- Biotechnology Syllabus(BT)
- Civil Engineering Syllabus(CE)
- Chemical Engineering Syllabus(CH)
- Computer science and Information technology Syllabus(CS)
- Chemistry Syllabus(CY)
- Electronics and Communication Engineering Syllabus(EC)
- Electrical Engineering Syllabus(EE)
- Environmental Science and Engineering Syllabus(ES)
- Ecology and Evolution Syllabus(EY)
- Geology and Geophysics Syllabus(GG)
- Geomatics Engineering(GE)
- Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus(IN)
- Mathematics Syllabus(MA)
- Mechanical Engineering Syllabus(ME)
- Mining Engineering Syllabus(MN)
- Metallurgical Engineering Syllabus(MT)
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering(NM)
- Petroleum Engineering Syllabus(PE)
- Physics Syllabus(PH)
- Production and Industrial Engineering Syllabus(PI)
- Statistics Syllabus(ST)
- Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Syllabus(TF)
- Engineering Science Syllabus(XE)
- Humanities and Social science Syllabus(XH)
- Life Science Syllabus(XL)
GATE Exam paper pattern
GATE Exam will be conducted for a maximum of 100 Marks.
All the papers will contain objective type questions. A total of 65 Questions will be asked in the paper.
Marks distribution of the various papers is given below.
GATE XE, XH, XL Paper pattern:
In this also the paper will be divide in two parts. The General Aptitude part will be asked for 15 marks. And subject-related paper will be asked for 85 marks.
Paper pattern for XE: –
The 85 marks for the subject paper have been divided as follows.
It consists of Mathematics part for 15 marks which are compulsory and any two optional section for 70 marks can be attempted by candidates out of 7 options.
Paper pattern for XH: –
The 85 marks for subject paper has been divide as follows.
It consists of Reasoning and Comprehension part for 25 marks which is compulsory and any one optional section for 60 marks can be attempted by candidates out of 6 options.
Paper pattern for XL: –
The 85 marks for subject paper has been divide as follows.
It consists of Chemistry part for 25 marks which is compulsory and any two optional section for 60 marks can be attempted by candidates out of 5 options.
GATE 2022 AR paper pattern
General Aptitude: 15 Marks, Part A (60marks) and Part B (25 marks).
Part A is compulsory for all the candidates. Part B contains two parts:
Part B1 (Architecture) and Part B2 (Planning). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A
and questions in either Part B1 or Part B2 of Part B.
The choice of Part B1 OR Part B2 can be made during examination.
| Subject | Marks |
| General Aptitude | 15 Marks |
| Part A (Compulsory) | Total Marks: 60 Marks Total Questions: 39 Questions 1 Mark questions: 18 2 Mark questions: 21 |
| Part B (Choose either Architecture or Planning) | Total Marks: 25 Marks Total Questions: 16 Questions 1 Mark questions: 7 2 Mark questions: 9 |
GATE 2022 GE paper pattern
General Aptitude (GA) : 15 Marks, Part A (55marks) and Part B (30 marks).
Part A is compulsory for all the candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section I and Section II.
Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and question in either Section I or Section II of Part B.
The choice of Section I OR Section II of Part B can be made during examination.
| Subject | Marks |
| General Aptitude | 15 Marks |
| Part A(Compulsory) | Total Marks: 55 marks Total Questions: 36 Questions 1 Mark Questions: 17 2 Mark Questions: 19 |
| Part B(Section I or II) | Total Marks: 30 marks Total Questions: 19 Questions 1 Mark Questions: 8 2 Mark Questions: 11 |
GATE 2022 GG paper pattern
General Aptitude (GA) : 15 Marks, Part A (25marks) and Part B (60 marks).
Part A is compulsory for all the candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section I and Section II.
Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and question in either Section I or Section II of Part B.
The choice of Section 1 OR Section 2 of Part B has to be made at the time of filling online application form. At the examination hall, candidate cannot request for change of section
| Subject | Marks |
| General Aptitude | 15 Marks |
| Part A(Compulsory) | Total Marks: 25 marks Total Questions: 16 Questions 1 Mark Questions: 7 2 Mark Questions: 9 |
| Part B(Section I or II) | Total Marks: 60 marks Total Questions: 39 Questions 1 Mark Questions: 18 2 Mark Questions: 21 |
GATE admit card
GATE admit card is usually released 1 month before the exam.
It contains all the details of the candidate and the exam details.
Find out more information about the GATE Admit Card .
Link to download your GATE 2022 admit card.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Eligibility Details
The Candidates who completed the following education can apply for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2022.
- B.E/Btech/B pharma
- B. sc/ B.S
- Int. M Sc/B.S
- B. Arch
- Equivalent to B.E/ Btech
- M. Sc/MCA/MA
- Int. ME/M. Tech or Dual Degree
GATE Result
GATE result is usually declared in the month of March.
The result is declared with the GATE marks in the paper and the GATE score which is calculated out of 1000.
IIT Kharagpur will release the result of GATE 2022 exam.
Find the link to check your result
GATE 2022 Result
More information on GATE result and cutoff.
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