GATE 2025 Registration Without Late Fee Ends Today, Here's Direct Link To Apply

GATE 2025 Registration: Candidates can fill their application form on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

GATE 2025 exam will be conducted on February 1, 2, 15, and 16.

Source : GATE

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will close the GATE 2025 registration window today, October 3 at 11:59 pm. Interested candidates can apply for the exam without a late fee. After today, candidates can apply with a late fee. Candidates can fill the application form on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE 2025 exam will be conducted on February 1, 2, 15, and 16.

Applicants can complete the GATE 2025 form via the GOAPS portal. Female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs 900, while all other applicants, including foreign nationals, must pay Rs 1,800 during the regular application period.

GATE 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Students in the third year or higher of any undergraduate program, or those who have completed a government-recognized degree in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts, or humanities, are eligible to apply for GATE 2025. Additionally, students pursuing undergraduate degrees from institutions outside India are also eligible to apply.

GATE 2025 Application Fee

The application fee varies depending on the candidate's category and the submission period:

Candidate Category	Fee During Regular Period	Fee During Extended Period
Female/SC/ST/PwD candidates (per test paper)	Rs 900	Rs 1,400
All other candidates, including foreign nationals	Rs 1,800	Rs 2,300

GATE 2025 Registration: How To Apply?

Candidates can apply online by following these steps:

Step 1: Visit the official GATE 2025 website: gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

Step 2: Click on the registration link on the homepage.

Step 3: Fill out the application form with the required details.

Step 4: Upload all necessary documents.

Step 5: Pay the application fee.

Step 6: Submit the application and download the confirmation page for reference.

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GATE 2025 Paper Pattern And Marking Scheme

Particulars	Details
Mode of Examination	The test papers will be in English. Computer Based Test (CBT) [will be conducted at select centers in select cities].
Duration	3 Hours
Number of Subjects (Papers)	30
Sections	General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subjects
Type of Questions	Candidate’s Selected Subject(s) (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities	(a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis & Synthesis
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL	General Aptitude: 15 marks Engineering Mathematics: 13 marks Subject Questions: 72 marks Total: 100 marks (XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks)
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL	General Aptitude: 15 marks Subject Questions: 85 marks Total: 100 marks
Marking Scheme	Questions carry 1 mark or 2 marks
Negative Marking	For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking. For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions. There is no partial marking in MSQ.

 

Paper Code	General Aptitude (GA) Marks	Compulsory Section	Subject Marks	Total Marks	Total Time* (Minutes)
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, TF; Subject marks in these papers include questions on Engineering Mathematics (13 marks), which are paper-specific.)	15	--	85	100	180
CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST	15	--	85	100	180
AR [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or Part B2 can be selected during Exam. B1: Architecture or B2: Planning]	15	60	25	100	180
GE [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam. B1 - Surveying and Mapping or B2 -Image Processing and Analysis.]	15	55	30	100	180
GG [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B can either be Geology (B1) or Geophysics (B2) -- which must be chosen at the time of Application.]	15	25	60	100	180
XE [Section A (Engineering Mathematics) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam]	15	15	2 x 35	100	180
XH [Section B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any ONE additional Section at the time of Application]	15	25	60	100	180
XL [Section P (Chemistry) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam]	15	25	2 x 30	100	180