GATE Paper Codes and Combinations
GATE Exam Pattern
| Particulars | Detail |
| Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) online |
| Duration | 180min or 3Hours |
| Sections | 1) General Aptitude
2) Candidate Selected Subject |
| Types of Questions | 1) MCQ: Multiple Choice Questions
2) MSQ: Multiple Selection Question 3) NAT: Numerical Answer Type Question |
| Number of Questions | 65 Questions |
| Marks Distribution | 1) MCQ: 1M or 2M
2) MSQ: 1M or 2M 3) NAT: 1M or 2M |
| Total marks | 100 Marks |
| Negative marking | MCQ 1M: 0.33 or 33%
MCQ 2M: 0.66 or 66%  MSQ: No negative marking NAT: No negative marking |
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GATE Paper Code:
| Stream | Code |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Electrical Engineering | EE |
| Electronics and Communications | EC |
| Civil Engineering | CE |
| Computer Science and IT | CS |
| Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Stream | Code |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG |
| Architecture and Planning | AR |
| Bio-medical Engineering | BM |
| Biotechnology | BT |
| Civil Engineering | CE |
| Chemical Engineering | CH |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | CS |
| Chemistry | CY |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC |
| Electrical Engineering | EE |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | ES |
| Ecology and Evolution | EY |
| Geomatics Engineering | GE |
| Geology and Geophysics | GG |
| Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Mathematics | MA |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Mining Engineering | MN |
| Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM |
| Petroleum Engineering | PE |
| Physics | PH |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
| Statistics | ST |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
| Engineering Sciences | XE* |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | XH** |
| Life Sciences | XL*** |
NOTE: In GATE 2022 one candidate is allowed to appear in two papers, combinations of those papers are listed below:
| Code of The First (Primary) Paper | Codes of Papers Allowed (Second) |
| AE | NM, XE |
| AG | ES, GE, XE, XL |
| AR | CE |
| BM | BT, EC, IN, XL |
| BT | BM, XL |
| CE | AE, AR, ES, GE, NM |
| CH | PE, XE |
| CS | EC, GE, MA, ST |
| CY | XL |
| EC | IN, PH, EE, CS, GE |
| EE | EC, IN |
| ES | AG, CE, GE |
| EY | XL |
| GE | CE, GG, ES, MN |
| GG | GE, MN, PE, PH |
| IN | EC, EE, PH |
| MA | CS, GE, PH, ST |
| ME | AE, CH, NM, PI, XE |
| MN | GE, GG, XE |
| MT | PH, XE |
| NM | AE, CE, XE |
| PE | CH, GG, XE |
| PH | EC, GE, GG, IN, MA, MT, ST, XE |
| PI | ME, MT, XE |
| ST | MA, PH |
| TF | XE |
| XE | AE, AG, CH, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, NM |
| XH | ST |
| XL | BM, BT, CY, EY |
Details of Application Fee:
| For examination centres in India | Fee |
| Female | 750/- |
| SC/ST/PwD* category candidates per paper | 750/- |
| All other candidates | 1500/- |
NOTE: The application fee mentioned above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees and any other charges that the banks may levy.
*PwD means Persons with Disability.
