IIT Roorkee is conducting the GATE 2025 exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The exam is conducted for 30 papers. The GATE 2025 test papers will be in English and entirely of the objective type.
Candidates who have registered for the exam and are yet to appear in GATE 2025 on February 15 and 16, 2025 must be thoroughly aware of the structure of GATE question paper. Candidates can check the GATE 2025 question papers to understand the types of questions asked in the exam, topics with most weightage and the difficulty level of the exam.
IIT Roorkee has released the official test papers for the exam that students can solve to secure a good GATE score.
Note* A candidate is allowed to appear either in ONE or UP TO TWO test papers.
GATE 2025 Test Papers PDF Download
Candidates can download the GATE test papers 2025 from the table given below. They must choose the test paper for the GATE paper code they will be appearing for on February 15 & 16, 2025.
Before appearing in the exam, the candidates must solve previous year question papers of GATE exam along with the official test paper released on the GATE 2025 official website - gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
GATE Previous Year Question Paper
To secure a good GATE score, the candidates must solve GATE question papers 2024 thoroughly. The table mentioned below consists of GATE previous year question papers PDF with solution. Candidates can download the GATE 2024 question paper PDF and solve them to understand the GATE exam pattern:
The types of questions included in the GATE question paper are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. In MCQs, only one of the four options will be correct; in MSQs, candidates can select more than one option to answer; and in NAT questions, candidates will have to enter their answer using the virtual keyboard on their screens.
Particulars
Details
Mode of Examination
The test papers will be in English. Computer Based Test (CBT) [will be conducted at select centers in select cities].
Duration
3 Hours*
Number of Subjects (Papers)
30
Sections
General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subjects
Type of Questions
Candidate’s Selected Subject(s)
(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
(b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
(c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities
(a) Recall
(b) Comprehension
(c) Application
(d) Analysis & Synthesis
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL
General Aptitude: 15 marks
Engineering Mathematics**: 13 marks
Subject Questions: 72 marks
Total: 100 marks
(**XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks)
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL
General Aptitude: 15 marks
Subject Questions: 85 marks
Total: 100 marks
Marking Scheme
Questions carry 1 mark or 2 marks
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 Exam Pattern 2025
GATE aspirants can refer to the table below to understand the exam pattern of GATE exam 2025:
Paper Code
General Aptitude (GA) Marks
Compulsory Section
Subject Marks
Total Marks
Total Time* (Minutes)
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, TF; Subject marks in these papers include questions on Engineering Mathematics (13 marks), which are paper-specific.)
15
--
85
100
180
CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST
15
--
85
100
180
AR [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or Part B2 can be selected during Exam. B1: Architecture or B2: Planning]
15
60
25
100
180
GE [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam. B1 - Surveying and Mapping or B2 -Image Processing and Analysis.]
15
55
30
100
180
GG [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B can either be Geology (B1) or Geophysics (B2) -- which must be chosen at the time of Application.]
15
25
60
100
180
XE [Section A (Engineering Mathematics) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam]
15
15
2 x 35
100
180
XH [Section B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any ONE additional Section at the time of Application]
15
25
60
100
180
XL [Section P (Chemistry) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam]
Download here the GATE 2025 test papers and syllabus. Click on GATE previous year question paper PDF download link to access the GATE 2024 question papers.
