GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering: Exam Date (Feb 2), Syllabus, Question Papers, Pattern, Cutoff

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering: The GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam date has been announced, the GATE EE exam will be held on February 2, 2025, from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering is one of the highly opted papers by the students. In the previous year, 59,599 students appeared for the GATE EE exam in 2024 and 12,596 qualified for the exam. Since it's a very popular GATE 2025 exam paper, you must study hard to pass the exam. The GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering syllabus and exam pattern have been released on the official GATE 2025 website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE EE syllabus 2025 consists of 10 sections namely Engineering Mathematics, Electric Circuits, Electromagnetic Fields, Signals and Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Control Systems, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Analog and Digital Electronics, and Power Electronics. As per the GATE EE exam pattern, the GATE Electrical Engineering question paper consisting of 65 questions will be conducted online as a Computer Based Test for 3 hours. The GATE Electrical Engineering cutoff 2025 will be released after the announcement of the results. In this article, we have discussed everything about the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam including dates, syllabus, exam pattern, etc.

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GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Exam Date

IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 exam date . The GATE exam will be held across the country in various delegated examination centers on February 1, 2, 15 & 16, 2025. The subject-wise GATE 2025 Electrical engineering exam date has been announced. If you are preparing for the Electrical Engineering exam, check out the following table to know the schedule for the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam:

List of Two Paper Combinations for GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering

The GATE two-paper combination option allows you to select one of the available secondary subjects for the GATE 2025 exam. If you are appearing for the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam, you can select one of the following subjects to create their two paper combinations:

• Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DA)
• Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC)
• Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
• Physics (PH)

Total Number of Candidates Appeared for GATE Electrical Engineering: Past Trends

The GATE Electrical Engineering past trend points out that the number of students taking this exam has dropped significantly since 2022. In 2024, only 59,599 students appeared in the exam compared to almost 70,000 in 2022. Read the GATE Electrical Engineering past trends from the table below:

GATE Paper Code	Year	Total No. of Students Registered	Total No. of Students Appeared
EE	2024	73,728	59,599
	2023	58,342	55,292
	2022	96,850	69,734

GATE Electrical Engineering Qualifying Trends Over the Years

The GATE Electrical Engineering qualifying trends provide insights into the number of students qualifying for the exam against the number of students appearing in the exam. In the following table, we have listed the GATE Electrical Engineering qualifying trends over the years:

GATE Paper Code	Year	Total No. of Students Appeared	Total No. of Students Qualified	Qualifying %
EE	2024	59,599	12,596	21.13%
	2023	55,292	6,213	11.23%
	2022	69,734	12,680	18.18%

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering (EE) Syllabus

The organizing institute for the GATE 2025 exam, IIT Roorkee has released the GATE EE syllabus 2025 to its official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering syllabus is divided into ten sections including Engineering Mathematics and topics from the Electric Engineering syllabus.

If you are aspiring to appear in the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam, you should prepare for the exam as per the topics mentioned in the official syllabus. You can download the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering syllabus PDF file from the official website:

The following table explains the section-wise GATE 2025 syllabus :

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Syllabus PDF Download

Reading and understanding the GATE EE syllabus 2025 is essential for you to start your exam preparations. You can download the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering syllabus PDF file from the link below:

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Exam Pattern

The GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam pattern allows you to understand the marking scheme, marking distribution, and question pattern of the exam. The organizing institute of the GATE 2025 exam, IIT Roorkee has uploaded the GATE EE exam pattern 2025 on its official website.

The GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam will include a total of 65 questions from mainly three sections including General Aptitude, Mathematical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. The GATE Electrical Engineering question paper will have a total of 100 marks including Multiple Choice Questions, Multiple Select Questions, and Numerical Answer Type questions. The exam will be conducted for 3 hours and will be held in online (computer-based test) mode, and the language of the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering question paper will be in English.

The following table explains the detailed GATE 2025 exam pattern :

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Marks Distribution

The GATE Electrical Engineering question paper will have a total of 65 questions and a total of 100 marks. The three main sections of the exam General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Electrical Engineering will have a dedicated distribution of marks. You need to prepare for the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam to have a clear understanding of the marks distribution and to plan your studies accordingly.

The General Aptitude section covers the smallest portion of the mark distribution followed by Engineering Mathematics, and finally, the Electrical Engineering section covers the most marks in the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering question paper.

The following table explains the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering marks distribution in detail:

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Marking Scheme

The GATE Electrical Engineering question paper 2025 features mainly three types of questions, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Numerical Answer Type questions (NATs). The exam will have a total of 65 questions and they will carry 1 and 2 marks. The exam has no partial marking for MSQs, however, negative marks will be deducted for various MCQs. The weight of the negative marks will depend on the mark the question carries.

The following table explains the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering marking scheme in detail:

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Question Paper

If you are preparing for the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering exam, you are required to study for the exam with the best study materials and resources available to cover the GATE EE syllabus 2025. The GATE previous years exam papers for an exam are a great source of information to study. These previous years’ GATE Electrical Engineering question papers not only allow you to practice with competitive questions but also give you an idea of the GATE EE exam pattern, marks distribution, and marking scheme, and give you an idea about what to expect from the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering question paper.

The organizing institute for the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee has uploaded several previous years’ GATE question papers for you to download. If you are looking for the GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering previous years question papers, download the question papers from the links below:

GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Cutoff

The GATE 2025 cutoff will be released after the announcement GATE result 2025. The cutoff marks are the minimum GATE Electrical Engineering score to pass the exam. The cutoff marks are based on various factors like the difficulty level of the exam, the number of participants, the number of M.tech seats available, etc. However, you can predict an expected GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering cutoff score based on the past few year's scores.

The following list includes the expected GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering cutoff and cutoff scores for the past two years:

List of IITs Offering Electrical Engineering through GATE 2025

The following IITs offer courses in Electrical Engineering through GATE 2025:

List of NITs Offering Electrical Engineering through GATE 2025

The following NITs offer courses in Electrical Engineering through GATE 2025: