GATE 2025 Exam Date: The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, has announced the complete exam schedule for the upcoming GATE 2025 exam. The candidates can check the complete exam schedule on this page and also on the official website - gate2025.iitr.ac.in. For more updates, keep reading further.
GATE 2025 Exam Dates and Timeline
Candidates can check the complete exam schedule below.
| Day & Date | Time | Test Papers |
| Saturday, Feb 1 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (FN) | CS1, AG, MA |
| Saturday, Feb 1 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (AN) | CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN |
| Sunday, Feb 2 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (FN) | ME, PE, AR |
| Sunday, Feb 2 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (AN) | EE |
| Saturday, Feb 15 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (FN) | CY, AE, DA, ES, PI |
| Saturday, Feb 15 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (AN) | EC, GE, XH, BM, EY |
| Sunday, Feb 16 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (FN) | CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT |
| Sunday, Feb 16 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (AN) | CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN |
IIT Roorkee has added 11 new cities to the GATE 2025 exam centre list, making it more accessible to candidates across India. The newly included cities are Baddi, Una, Palampur, Puttur, Bhilwara, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Nandyala, Erode, Krishnagiri, and Pollachi.
As per the marking scheme, negative markings will be applied to each incorrect answer in the MCQ section. For each incorrect one-mark MCQ, one-third of the mark will be deducted. For a two-mark MCQ, a two-thirds mark deduction will be applicable. There is no negative grading for incorrect answers to MSQ or NAT questions.
The examination will comprise 30 papers and the candidates will also be given the choice to opt for two papers, as per GATE FAQ 2025 issued by the institute. The total marks for each GATE 2025 paper will be 100 marks, with a General Aptitude section worth 15 marks and the remaining 85 marks will comprise of the core papers. For the two-paper option, candidates must first select a primary test paper, with the second paper chosen from the allowed combinations.
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GATE Subject Code Full Form
| CS1, CS2 | Computer Science |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering |
| MA | Mathematics |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering |
| TF | Textile and Fiber Engineering |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering |
| AR | Architecture |
| EE | Electrical Engineering |
| CY | Chemistry |
| AE | Aerospace Engineering |
| DA | Data Analytics |
| ES | Environmental Science |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| GE | Geology |
| XH | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution |
| CE1, CE2 | Civil Engineering |
| GG | Geophysics and Geology |
| CH | Chemical Engineering |
| PH | Physics |
| BT | Biotechnology |
| ST | Statistics |
| XE | Engineering Sciences |
| XL | Life Sciences |
| MN | Mining Engineering |
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