GATE Syllabus pdf
GATE 2022 Syllabus
GATE 2022 will be conducted for 29 papers. The table shows the list of papers with codes.
Please click the link in Paper/Code to download the syllabus.
A candidate is allowed to appear either in ONE or UP TO TWO papers of the GATE 2022 examination. However, a candidate is only allowed to select the second paper from the pre-defined Two Paper Combination list.
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Aerospace Engineering (AE) |
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Agricultural Engineering (AG) |
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Architecture and Planning (AR) |
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Biotechnology (BT) |
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Civil Engineering (CE) |
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Chemical Engineering (CH) |
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Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) |
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Chemistry (CY) |
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Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) |
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Electrical Engineering (EE) |
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Ecology and Evolution (EY) |
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Geology and Geophysics (GG) |
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Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
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Mathematics (MA) |
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Mechanical Engineering (ME) |
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Mining Engineering (MN) |
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Metallurgical Engineering (MT) |
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Petroleum Engineering (PE) |
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Physics (PH) |
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Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) |
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Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) |
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Statistics (ST) |
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Biomedical Engineering (BM) |
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Engineering Sciences Syllabus (XE) |
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Life Sciences (XL) |
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| 26 | Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) | Click Here |
| 27 | Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) | Click Here |
| 28 | Geomatics Engineering (GE) | Click here |
| 29 | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | Click here |
Highlights
| Paper Code | Marks Distribution |
| Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL |
General Aptitude (GA) – 15,
Engineering Mathematics -13, and The subject of the Paper – 72 |
| Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL |
General Aptitude (GA)- 15 and
The subject of the Paper- 85 |
| Paper Codes | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time
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| AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST, and BM |
15 | 85 | 100 | 180 |
| GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology Or Section 2 Geophysics)] |
15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
| AR [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Architecture Or Section 2 Planning)] |
15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XE (Section A + Any Two Sections) | 15 | 15 + (2 x 35) | 100 | 180 |
| XH (Section B1 + Any One Section) | 15 | 25 +( 1 x 60) | 100 | 180 |
| XL (Section P + Any Two Sections) | 15 | 25 + (2 x 30) | 100 | 180 |
GATE Syllabus 2022 – Subject Wise Topics
| General Aptitude Syllabus (Common for all papers) | |
| Verbal Ability | Numerical Ability |
| Biomedical Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Electrical Circuits |
| Analog and Digital Electronics | Signals and Systems |
| Measurement and Digital Electronics | Sensors and Bioinstrumentations |
| Medical Imaging System | Biomaterials |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | Biomechanics |
| Aerospace Engineering Syllabus | |
| Fourier Series | Laplace Transforms |
| Numerical methods for linear and nonlinear algebraic equations | Numerical integration and differentiation. |
| Dynamic stability | Euler angle |
| Equations of motion | Aerodynamic forces and moments, stability & control derivatives |
| Decoupling of longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics | Longitudinal modes; lateral-directional modes. |
| Orbit transfer | In-plane and out-of-plane |
| Elementary ideas of viscous flows including boundary layers | Wind Tunnel Testing |
| Measurement and visualization techniques | Vibration of beams |
| Theory of elasticity | Equilibrium and compatibility equations |
| Airy’s stress function | |
| Agriculture Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Farm Machinery |
| Farm Power | Soil and Water Conservation Engineering |
| Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | Agricultural Processing Engineering |
| Dairy and Food Engineering | |
| Architecture & Planning Syllabus | |
| Architecture and Design | Building Materials, Construction, and Management |
| Building and Structures | Environmental Planning and Design |
| Urban Design | Urban Planning and Housing |
| Planning Techniques and Management | Services, Infrastructure, and Transportation |
| Biotechnology Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | General Biotechnology |
| Recombinant DNA Technology | Plant and Animal Biotechnology |
| Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology | |
| Civil Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Structural Engineering |
| Geotechnical Engineering | Water Resources Engineering |
| Environmental Engineering | Transportation Engineering |
| Geomatics Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Process Calculations and Thermodynamics |
| Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations | Heat Transfer |
| Mass Transfer | Chemical Reaction Engineering |
| Instrumentation and Process Control | Plant Design and Economics |
| Chemical Technology | |
| Computer Science and Information Technology Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Digital Logic |
| Computer Organization and Architecture | Programming and Data Structures |
| Algorithms | Theory of Computation |
| Compiler Design | Operating System |
| Databases | Computer Networks |
| Chemistry Syllabus | |
| Physical Chemistry | Organic Chemistry |
| Inorganic Chemistry | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Networks, Signals, and Systems |
| Electronic Devices | Analog Circuits |
| Digital Circuits | Control System |
| Communication | Electromagnetics |
| Electrical Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Electrical Circuits |
| Electromagnetic Fields | Signals and Systems |
| Electrical Machines | Power Systems |
| Control Systems | Electrical and Electronic Measurements |
| Analog and Digital Electronics | Power Electronics |
| Environmental Science & Engineering (New) | |
| Environmental Management and Sustainable Development | Environmental Chemistry |
| Environmental Microbiology | Water Resources and Environmental Hydraulics |
| Water & Wastewater Treatment and Management | Air and Noise Pollution |
| Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | Global and Regional Environmental Issues |
| Ecology and Evolution Syllabus | |
| Ecology | Evolution |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology | Behavioral Ecology |
| Geology And Geophysics Syllabus | |
| Geology | Geophysics |
| Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Control Systems |
| Electrical Circuits | Analog and Digital Electronics |
| Signals and Systems | Measurements |
| Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation | Communication and Optical Instrumentation |
| Mathematics Syllabus | |
| Calculus | Linear Algebra |
| Rear Analysis | Complex Analysis |
| Ordinary Differential Equations | Algebra |
| Functional Analysis | Numerical Analysis |
| Partial Differential Equations | Topology |
| Linear Programming | |
| Mechanical Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Applied Mechanics and Design |
| Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science | Material, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering |
| Mining Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Mine Development Surveying |
| Geomechanics and Ground Control | Mining Methods and Machinery |
| Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation, and Underground Hazards | Mine Economics, Mine Planning, System Engineering |
| Metallurgical Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Thermodynamics and Rate Process |
| Extractive Metallurgy | Physical Metallurgy |
| Mechanical Metallurgy | Manufacturing Process |
| Physics Syllabus | |
| Mathematical Physics | Classical Mechanics |
| Electromagnetic Theory | Quantum Mechanics |
| Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | Atomic and Molecular Physics |
| Solid State Physics and Electronics | Nuclear and Particle Physics |
| Production and Industrial Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Genera Engineering |
| Manufacturing Processes | Quality and Reliability |
| Industrial Engineering | Operation Research an Operational Management |
| Textile Engineering Syllabus | |
| Engineering Mathematics | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
| XE-A (Engineering Mathematics Syllabus) | |
| Linear Algebra | Calculus |
| Vector Calculus | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| Partial Differential Equations | Complex variables |
| Probability and Statistics | Numerical Methods |
| XE-B (Fluid Mechanism Syllabus) | |
| Flow and Fluid Properties | Kinematics |
| Integral analysis | Differential Analysis |
| Inviscid flows | Dimensional analysis |
| Internal flows | Prandtl boundary layer equations |
| XE-C (Material Sciences Syllabus) | |
| Processing of Materials | Characterization Techniques: |
| Structure and Imperfections | Thermodynamics and Kinetics |
| Properties of Materials | Material types |
| Environmental Degradation | Elements of Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics |
| XE-E (Thermodynamics Syllabus) | |
| Basic Concepts | Law of Thermodynamics |
| Thermodynamics Cycle | Thermodynamics Relations |
| Ideal Gas Mixtures | |
| XE-F (Polymer Science and Engineering Syllabus) | |
| Chemistry of high polymers | Polymer Characterization |
| Synthesis and properties | Polymer blends and composites |
| Polymer Technology | Polymer rheology |
| Polymer processing | Polymer testing |
| XE-G (Food Technology Syllabus) | |
| Food Chemistry and Nutrition | Food Microbiology |
| Food Products Technology | Food Engineering |
| XL-P (Chemistry Syllabus) | |
| Atomic Structure and Periodicity | Structure and Bonding |
| s, p and d Block Elements | Chemical Equilibria |
| Electrochemistry | Reaction Kinetics |
| Thermodynamics | Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms |
| XL-R (Botany Syllabus) | |
| Plant Systematics | Plant Anatomy |
| Morphogenesis & Development | Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Genetics | Plant Breeding and Genetic Modification |
| Economic Botany | Plant Pathology |
| Ecology and Environment | – |
| XL-S (Microbiology Syllabus) | |
| Historical Perspective | Methods in Microbiology |
| Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity | Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structure and Function |
| Microbial Growth | Control of Micro-organisms |
| Microbial Metabolism | Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interaction |
| Chemotherapy/Antibiotics | Microbial Genetics |
| Microbial Ecology | |
| XL-T (Zoology Syllabus) | |
| Animal world | Genetics |
| Evolution | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Cell Biology | Gene expression in Eukaryotes |
| Animal Anatomy and Physiology | Parasitology and Immunology |
| Development Biology | Ecology |
| Animal Behavior | |
| XH-B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) (New) | |
| Reading Comprehension | Expression |
| Analytical reasoning | Logical reasoning |
| XH-C1 (Economics) (New) | |
| Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics | Microeconomics |
| Macroeconomics | International Economics |
| Public Economics | Development Economics |
| Indian Economy | – |
| XH-C3 (Linguistics) (New) | |
| Areal Typology, Universals, Cross-linguistic Features | Language and Linguistics |
| Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | Historical Linguistics |
| Sociolinguistics | Methods of analysis |
| Applied Linguistics | – |
| XH-C4 (Philosophy) (New) | |
| Classical Indian Philosophy | Contemporary Indian Philosophy |
| Classical and Modern Western Philosophy | Contemporary Western Philosophy |
| XH-C5 (Psychology) (New) | |
| Perception, Learning, Memory, and Forgetting | Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language |
| Research Methods and Statistics | Psychometrics |
| The biological and evolutionary basis of behavior | Personality |
| Applications of Psychology | Motivation, Emotion, and Stress and Coping |
| Social psychology | Development across the life span |
| XH-C6 (Sociology) (New) | |
| Family, Marriage, and Kinship | Sociological Theory |
| Research Methodology and Methods | Sociological Concepts |
| Agrarian Sociology and Rural Transformation | Indian Society / Sociology of India |
| Social Movements | Sociology of Development |
