GATE 2022
(Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
Organising Institute for GATE 2022 is Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
+ Important Dates
Online Application Process Opens (https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in) | Monday | 30th August 2021 |
Closing Date of REGULAR online registration / application process | Friday | 24th September 2021 |
End of Extended period for online Registration / application (with late fee) | Friday | 1st October 2021 |
Last Date for change of Category, Paper and Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable) |
Friday | 12th November 2021 |
Admit Card will be available for download | Monday | 3rd January 2022 |
GATE 2022 Examination - Forenoon: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative) - Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Tentative) |
Saturday | 5th February 2022 |
Sunday | 6th February 2022 | |
Saturday | 12th February 2022 | |
Sunday | 13th February 2022 | |
Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal | Thursday | 17th March 2022 |
+ Eligibility Criteria
Degree/Program | Qualifying Degree/Examination | Description of Eligible Candidates | Expected Year of Completion |
B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Pharm. | Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc. / Diploma in Engineering / Technology) |
Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2023 |
B. Arch. | Bachelor’s degree of Architecture (5-year course) / Naval Architecture (4-year course) / Planning (4-year course) | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2024 (for 5-year program), 2023 (for 4-year program) |
B.Sc. (Research) / B.S. | Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2) | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2023 |
Pharm.D. (after 10+2) | 6 years degree program, consisting of internship or residency training, during third year onwards | Currently in the 3rd/4th/5th/6th year or already completed | 2025 |
M.B.B.S. | Degree holders of M.B.B.S. and those who are in the 5th/6th/7th semester or higher semester of such programme. | 5th, 6th, 7th or higher semester or already completed | 2023 |
M.Sc. / M.A. / MCA or equivalent | Master’s degree in any branch of Arts/Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent | Currently in the first year or higher or already Completed | 2023 |
Int. M.E./ M.Tech. (Post-B.Sc.) | Post-B.Sc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/Technology (4-year program) | Currently in the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th year or already completed | 2025 |
Int. M.E./ M.Tech. or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2) | Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology (5-year program) | Currently in the 3rd /4th/5th year or already completed | 2024 |
B.Sc. / B.A. / B.Com. | Bachelor degree in any branch of Science / Arts / Commerce (3 year program) | Currently in the 3rd year or already completed | 2022 |
Int. M.Sc. / Int. B.S. / M.S. | Integrated M.Sc. or 5-year integrated B.S.-M.S. program | Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed | 2024 |
Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch.) |
B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MoE/UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institution of Engineers India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India and so on) |
Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses | NA |
+ Papers & Syllabus
XE Paper Sections | Code | XH Paper Sections | Code | XL Paper Sections | Code |
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Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (15 marks) |
A | Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
B1 | Chemistry (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
P |
Any TWO optional Sections (2x35 = 70 marks) |
Any ONE optional Section (60 marks) |
Any TWO optional Sections (2x30 = 60 marks) |
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Fluid Mechanics | B | Economics | C1 | Biochemistry | Q |
Materials Science | C | English | C2 | Botany | R |
Solid Mechanics | D | Linguistics | C3 | Microbiology | S |
Thermodynamics | E | Philosophy | C4 | Zoology | T |
Polymer Science and Engineering | F | Psychology | C5 | Food Technology | U |
Food Technology | G | Sociology | C6 | ||
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | H |
+ Examination Cities
Zone No. | Zonal GATE Office | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns* |
Zone-1 | IISc Bangalore Bengaluru - 560 012 Website: http://gate.iisc.ac.in |
Ananthapuramu (AP), Angamaly (KL), Bagalkot (KA), Ballari (Bellary KA), Belagavi (Belgaum KA), Bengaluru North (KA), Bengaluru South (KA), Bidar (KA), Chikkamagaluru (KA), Davanagere (KA), Hassan (KA), Hubballi (Hubli KA), Hyderabad (TS), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga KA), Kannur (KL), Kasaragod (KL), Kolar (KA), Kozhikode (KL), Kurnool (AP), Malappuram (KL), Mangaluru (KA), Manipal (KA), Mysuru (Mysore KA), Palakkad (KL), Payyanur (KL), Port Blair (AN), Shivamogga (Shimoga KA), Thrissur (KL), Tumakuru (KA), Vatakara (KL) - (30 Cities). |
Zone-2 | IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076 Website: https://gate.iitb.ac.in |
Ahmedabad (GJ), Ahmednagar (MH), Akola (MH), Amravati (MH), Anand (GJ), Aurangabad (MH), Baramati (MH), Bhavnagar (GJ), Bhuj (GJ), Dhule (MH), Gandhinagar (GJ), Goa (GA), Jalgaon (MH), Kolhapur (MH), Mehsana (GJ), Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane (MH), Nagpur (MH), Nanded (MH), Nashik (MH), Pune (MH), Panvel-Raigad (MH), Rajkot (GJ), Ratnagiri (MH), Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi (MH), Sangli (MH), Satara (MH), Solapur (MH), Surat (GJ), Vadodara (GJ), Vasai-Palghar (MH) - (30 Cities). |
Zone-3 | IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016 Website: http://gate.iitd.ac.in |
Ajmer (RJ), Alwar (RJ), Bikaner (RJ), Faridabad (HR), Greater NOIDA (UP), Gurugram (HR), Hisar (HR), Indore (MP), Jaipur (RJ), Jammu-Samba (JK), Jodhpur (RJ), Kota (RJ), Mathura (UP), New Delhi (DL), Sikar (RJ), Sonepat (HR), Srinagar (JK), Udaipur (RJ), Ujjain (MP) - (19 Cities). |
Zone-4 | IIT Guwahati Guwahati - 781 039 Website: http://iitg.ac.in/gate-jam |
Agartala (TR), Aizawl (MZ), Asansol-Durgapur (WB), Bokaro Steel City (JH), Burdwan (WB), Dhanbad (JH), Dibrugarh (AS), Dimapur-Kohima (NL), Gangtok (SK), Guwahati (AS), Imphal (MN), Itanagar (AR), Jorhat (AS), Kalyani (WB), Muzaffarpur (BR), Patna (BR), Purnea (BR), Shillong (ML), Silchar (AS), Siliguri (WB), Tezpur (AS) - (21 Cities). |
Zone-5 | IIT Kanpur Kanpur - 208 016 Website: http://gate.iitk.ac.in |
Agra (UP), Aligarh (UP), Allahabad (UP), Bareilly (UP), Bhopal (MP), Gorakhpur (UP), Gwalior (MP), Jabalpur (MP), Jhansi (UP), Kanpur (UP), Lucknow (UP), Sagar (MP), Satna (MP), Varanasi (UP) - (14 Cities). |
Zone-6 | IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur - 721 302 Website: http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in |
Baharampur-Murshidabad (WB), Balasore (OD), Berhampur (OD), Bhilai (CH), Bhubaneswar (OD), Bilaspur (CH), Cuttack (OD), Dhenkanal (OD), Eluru (AP), Hazaribag (JH), Hooghly (WB), Jamshedpur (JH), Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur (WB), Kolkata (WB), Machilipatnam (AP), Raipur (CH), Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry AP), Ranchi (JH), Rourkela (OD), Sambalpur (OD), Srikakulam (AP), Tadepalligudem (AP), Vijayawada (AP), Visakhapatnam (AP), Vizianagaram (AP) - (26 Cities). |
Zone-7 | IIT Madras Chennai - 600 036 Website: http://gate.iitm.ac.in |
Alappuzha (KL), Aluva-Ernakulam (KL), Attingal (KL), Chengannur (KL), Chennai South (TN), Chennai West (TN), Chirala (AP), Chittoor (AP), Coimbatore (TN), Cuddalore (TN), Dindigul (TN), Gudur (AP), Guntur (AP), Idukki (KL), Kadapa (AP), Kanjirapally (KL), Kanyakumari-Nagercoil (TN), Karimnagar (TS), Khammam (TS), Kodad (TS), Kollam (KL), Kothamangalam (KL), Kottayam (KL), Madurai (TN), Muvattupuzha (KL), Namakkal (TN), Nellore (AP), Ongole (AP), Puducherry (PY), Salem (TN), Thanjavur (TN), Thiruvananthapuram (KL), Thoothukudi (TN), Tiruchirapalli (TN), Tirunelveli (TN), Tirupati (AP), Vellore (TN), Villupuram (TN), Virudhunagar (TN), Warangal (TS) - (40 Cities). |
Zone-8 | IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247 667 Website: https://gate.iitr.ac.in |
Ambala (HR), Amritsar (PB), Bathinda (PB), Dehradun (UK), Ghaziabad (UP), Haldwani (UK), Hamirpur-Una (HP), Jalandhar (PB), Karnal (HR), Kurukshetra (HR), Ludhiana (PB), Meerut (UP), Mohali-Chandigarh (PB), Moradabad (UP), Muzaffarnagar (UP), NOIDA (UP), Panipat (HR), Pathankot (PB), Patiala-Sangrur (PB), Roorkee (UK), Shimla-Solan (HP), Yamunanagar (HR) - (22 Cities). |
+ Required Documents
+ Application Fee
For Examination Centres in India | Regular Period (30th Aug to 24th Sept 2021) |
During the Extended Period (25th Sept to 1st Oct 2021) |
Female candidates (per paper) | Rs. 750/- | Rs. 1250 |
SC / ST / PwD* category candidates (per paper) | Rs. 750/- | Rs. 1250 |
All other candidates (per paper) | Rs. 1500 | Rs. 2000 |
Zones | Contact Address | Phone Number | E-mail ID |
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Zone-1 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Bengaluru 560 012 |
080-22932392 080-23601227 |
gate @ gate.iisc.ac.in |
Zone-2 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400 076 |
022-25767068 022-25767022 |
gateoffice @ iitb.ac.in |
Zone-3 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 |
011-26591749 | gate @ admin.iitd.ac.in |
Zone-4 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781 039 |
0361-2582751 0361-2582755 |
gate @ iitg.ac.in |
Zone-5 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208 016 |
0512-2597412 | gate @ iitk.ac.in |
Zone-6 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721 302 |
03222-282091 03222-282095 |
gateonline @ adm.iitkgp.ac.in |
Zone-7 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036 |
044-22578200 | gate @ iitm.ac.in |
Zone-8 | Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee 247 667 |
01332-284531 | gate @ iitr.ac.in |