GATE Syllabus
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination is to check the understanding and ability of the candidate for admissions to management and engineering programmes. GATE 2022 will cover 29 papers. An applicant is allowed to appear in either one or upto two papers of the GATE. Additionally, candidates should note that they are allowed to select the second paper from the predefined two paper combination list. Candidates can refer to the syllabus given below to prepare for the GATE examination. The list for the syllabus is as follows:| S.No | GATE Paper | Code |
| 1 | Aerospace Engineering | AE |
| 2 | Agricultural Engineering | AG |
| 3 | Architecture and Planning [new pattern] | AR |
| 4 | Biomedical Engineering | BM |
| 5 | Biotechnology | BT |
| 6 | Civil Engineering | CE |
| 7 | Computer Engineering | CH |
| 8 | Computer Science and Information Technology | CS |
| 9 | Chemistry | CY |
| 10 | Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC |
| 11 | Electrical Engineering | EE |
| 12 | Environmental Science and Engineering | ES |
| 13 | Ecology and Evolution | EY |
| 14 | Geomatics Engineering [New paper] | EY |
| 15 | Geology and Geophysics | GE |
| 16 | Instrumental Engineering | IN |
| 17 | Mathematics | MA |
| 18 | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| 19 | Mining Engineering | MN |
| 20 | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
| 21 | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering [New paper] | NM |
| 22 | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
| 23 | Physics | PH |
| 24 | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
| 25 | Statistics | ST |
| 26 | Textile Engineering and Fiber Science | TF |
| 27 | Engineering Sciences | XE |
| 28 | Humanities and Social Sciences | XH |
| 29 | Life Sciences | XL |
| Code of the First (Primary) Paper | Codes of Papers Allowed as the Second Paper | Code of the First (Primary) Paper | Codes of Papers Allowed as the Second Paper |
| AE | NM, XE | IN | BM, EC, EE, PH |
| AG | ES, GE, XL, XE | MA | CS, GE, PH, ST |
| AR | CE, GE | ME | AE, CH, NM, PI, XE |
| BM | BT, EC, IN, XL | MN | GE, GG, XE |
| BT | BM, XL | MT | PH, XE |
| CE | AE, AR, ES, GE, NM, XE | NM | AE, CE, XE |
| CH | PE, XE | PE | CH, GG, XE |
| CS | EC, GE, MA, PH, ST | PH | EC, GE, GG, IN, MA, MT, ST, XE |
| CY | XE, XL | PI | ME, MT, XE |
| EC | IN, PH, EE, CS, GE | ST | MA, PH |
| EE | EC, IN, PH | TF | XE |
| ES | AG, CE, GE | XE | AE, AG, CH, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, NM |
| EY | XL | XH | ST |
| GE | CE, GG, ES, MN | XL | BM, BT, CY, EY |
| GG | GE, MN, PE, PH, XE | * | * |
