GATE 2025 Exam - Exam Date, Registration, Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Cutoff, Previous Year Papers

The GATE 2025 exam shift 2 for Electrical Engineering on February 2, 2025, is over. As per the reviews provided by the exam takers, the overall difficulty level of the exam varied from moderate to difficult. The GATE 2025 shift 1 was conducted from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. The first shift was conducted for PE, AR, and ME subjects. As per the student's reviews, the overall difficulty level of the Mechanical Engineering exam was easy to moderate. The GATE 2025 paper analysis of AR & PE will soon be made available soon on this page. Furthermore, we also will soon be adding the GATE 2025 answer key pdf for the exams held. You can use those answer key pdfs to verify your responses.

The GATE 2025 exam for the February 1 shift 1 has been held successfully. The GATE 2025 February 1 shift 1 was held from 2:30 to 5:30 pm for paper codes CS2, NM, MT, TF, and IN. GATE exam shift 1 has been concluded on February 1, 2025, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm for paper codes CS1, MA, and AG. As per the paper analysis, GATE CSE February 1 both shift's papers were easy to moderate. Compared to the previous year, the GATE Computer Science Engineering 2025 question paper was easy to solve. GATE IN and MT 2025 papers were moderate. Those of you who appeared for the test today can find the GATE 2025 answer key unofficial PDFs and use them to verify your responses.

GATE 2025 admit card was released on January 7, and is available for download at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. However, IIT Roorkee recently shifted the GATE exam centre from Prayagraj to Lucknow due to Mahakumbh Mela. Those who were allotted Prayagraj as the GATE exam centre 2025 will have to visit Lucknow to take the test. The authorities have issued new GATE 2025 admit card for the exam being held on February 1 and 2, 2025. You must check the revised list of GATE 2025 exam centres in Lucknow before appearing for the test. GATE 2025 exam is being conducted on Saturdays and Sundays, on February 1, 2, 15, & 16, 2025.

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GATE 2025 result will be released on March 19, 2025. IITs conduct a GATE exam every year in February for admission to M.Tech courses in IITs, NITs, GFTIs, and IIITs. Apart from these premier institutes, various engineering colleges in India accept the GATE score. Public Sector Undertakings, also known as PSUs consider the GATE score for recruitment into various posts. GATE score comes with a three-year validity either for M.Tech admission or PSU recruitment through COAP counselling. 

This year, IIT Roorkee released a new two-paper combination list. Furthermore, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has announced PSU recruitment through GATE scores in CE, CH, EC, EE, IN, and ME papers. 

IITs and IISC Bangalore administer the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) test every year. It follows an 8-year rotation pattern in which each institute conducts the GATE exam at regular intervals. The GATE office of the specific institute's zone, one of the eight zones where the GATE exam will be held, is in charge of overseeing GATE exam-related activities. The conducting body for GATE exam this year is IIT Roorkee.

Check out the GATE conducting body of the last 5 years below. 

Here are some of the major highlights of the GATE exam:

Here are the dates of the GATE exam along with the detailed schedule for all events - 

GATE 2025 Exam Dates Paper-Wise

You can check out the GATE exam dates 2025 for all 30 papers and exam timings below. The GATE 2025 exam will be held in 2 shifts. The morning session will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the afternoon session will be from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Here is the list of test papers available in the GATE exam. You can choose a minimum of two papers while filling the GATE application form.

The authorities have issued a list of new GATE two-paper combinations. These are in addition to the two-paper combinations offered in the normal and extended application windows (see Table 1 below).

Here is the complete list of two paper combinations for the GATE exam. Please note that the second paper opted by you should match the first test paper.