GATE 2025: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science for admission into the master’ Program and Recruitment by some Public Sector Companies. GATE 2025 is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and six other Indian Institutes of Technology in Mumbai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Chennai, Kharagpur & Indian Institute of Science at Bengaluru on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
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Below are the important detail about GATE 2025. Let’s have a look.
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| Full Exam Name | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
| Short Exam Name | GATE |
| Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
| Languages | English |
| Mode of Application | Offline / Online |
| Mode of Exam | Computer based Test |
| Mode of Counselling | Online |
| Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
| Official Website | https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/ |
GATE 2025 Important Dates
Here are some important date for GATE 2025 which incudes application, exam, admit card, result dates.
| Events | Important Dates |
| Opening Date of Online Application Process | 28th August 2024 |
| Closing Date of REGULAR online registration process (without late fee) | 3rd October 2024 |
| Closing Date of EXTENDED registration process (with late fee) | 11th October 2024 |
| Last Date for change of Category, Paper and Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable) | 6th November 2024 |
| Admit Card will be available for download | 2nd January 2025 |
| GATE 2025 Examination | 1st February 2025 2nd February 2025 15th February 2025 16th February 2025 |
| Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal | 19th March 2025 |
| Score Cards available for free download | 28th March – 31st March |
| Score Cards available for download by paying a fee of Rs.500 per test paper | 1st June 2025 – 31st December 2025 |
Note: All dates are liable to change.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidate willing to give the GATE 2025 exam, must meet these eligibility criteria.
- A candidate currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program.
- A candidate who has completed any government-approved degree program in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts is eligible to appear in the GATE 2025 exam.
- However, the candidates who possess certification from any professional societies must ensure that those examinations conducted by the societies are approved by MoE/AICTE/UGC/UPSC as equivalent to B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. / B.Planning, etc.
- Candidates who have obtained/are pursuing their qualifying degree from countries other than India: Must be currently in the 3rd or higher years or completed their Bachelor’s degree (duration: at least 3 years) in Engineering / Technology / Science / Arts / Commerce.
Application Process
Step to step process to complete the registration.
- Candidate need to visit the official website gate2025.iitr.ac.in
- Register yourself by creating an ID password.
- Now fill the personal information like email id, phone number, address etc.
- Upload the required documents mentioned in the form.
- Complete the registration process by paying the registration fees
Registration Fees
Below is the registration fees for GATE 2025. Let’s take a look.
| Category | Regular Period (28th Aug to 26th Sept 2024) | Extended Period (27th Sept to 11th Oct 2024) |
| Female/SC/ST/PwD* candidates (per test paper) | Rs. 900 | Rs. 1,400 |
| All other candidates including foreign nationals (per test paper) | Rs 1,800 | Rs. 2,300 |
Note: The application fee is for one test paper only. Candidates opting for two papers will need to pay twice the fee mentioned above.
Documents Required
These are the documents required while filling the aplication form.
- High Quality image of candidate’s photograph (5KB to 1MB).
- High Quality image of candidate’s signature (5KB to 200KB).
- Scanned copy of cast certificate (SC/ST) in pdf format. (if applicable)
- Scanned copy of certificate of Dyslexia in pdf format. (if applicable)
- Scanned copy of valid photo identity document: Aadhar-UID (preferable)/ Passport/ PAN Card/ Voter ID/ Driving License.
- The photo ID must have Name, Date of birth of the candidate and unique photo ID number. This photo ID must be carried in original to the examination hall for verification.
Exam Pattern
IIT Roorkee has released the exam pattern of GATE 2025 through its official website. The authorities will conduct the GATE exam 2025 for 30 papers.
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Number of subjects (papers) | 30 test papers |
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s selected subject(s) |
| Types of questions | (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
| Test of abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis and Synthesis |
| Number of questions | 10 (General Aptitude) + 55 (Subject) = 65 Questions |
| Distribution of Marks in all papers EXCEPT 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 an 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 and 2 marks |
| Negative marking | For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 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. |
Admit Card
IIT Roorkee will released the admit card for GATE 2025 online at the official website. Registered candidates can download the GATE 2025 admit card by login into the GOAPS website – gate2025.iitr.ac.in/ To download the GATE admit card, candidates will have to log in to the GOAPS portal using their enrollment or email id and password.
IIT Roorkee GATE 2025 admit card is an essential document that the candidates must keep safe throughout admission. While reporting to the exam centre, the candidates will have to present their GATE 2025 admit card and one valid identity proof. In case of any mistakes in the IIT Roorkee GATE 2025 hall ticket/admit card, the candidates will have to contact the authorities.
Steps to download GATE Admit Card 2025:
- Visit the GOAPS portal.
- Candidates will have to GATE 2025 login using their enrollment id/ email address and password.
- The GATE admits card will be displayed on the screen.
- Candidates will have to download and take 2 printouts of the same.
Result
IIT will released the result of GATE 2025 through GOAPS on the official website. Candidates can check their GATE results by logging in using their enrollment id/ email id and date of birth. Information related to secured scores and the All India Rank of the candidate is available in the result. The authorities will release the GATE scorecard for only those candidates who have scored equal to or more than the qualifying cutoff in GATE 2025.
GATE 2025 Cutoff
The minimum marks that a candidate has to score to qualify for the examination constitutes the qualifying cutoff of GATE 2025. Along with the result, the qualifying GATE cutoff has also been declared by the authorities. Candidates need to meet the qualifying cutoff for GATE 2025 for the examination; however, the admission cutoff must be satisfied for allotment. Since there is no common counselling for GATE, the admission cutoff will be determined by institutes for admission to various M.Tech courses.
Counselling Process
There will be no common counselling for IIT Roorkee GATE 2025. However, the GATE 2025 counselling and admission process for IIT admissions is done by COAP. Similarly, for admissions into NITs, IIEST Shibpur, and some IIITs & GFTIs, CCMT is conducted. All candidates will have to individually apply for admissions at their preferred institutes.