GATE Aptitude Syllabus 2024: Exam Pattern, PDF Download

GATE Aptitude syllabus 2024 will help the students to prepare for their entrance examination for Engineering and crack it in their first try to get into the best Engineering college.

GATE Aptitude syllabus 2024 will help the students to prepare for their examination and crack it in their first try. GATE is a national-level entrance exam for candidates who want to secure admission to various post-graduate programs. By obtaining a good rank in the GATE 2024 entrance examination, candidates can also get job opportunities in PSU Companies.

Before planning a schedule for the preparation for the GATE exam, candidates must be aware of the syllabus of the GATE exam so that they can prepare for each topic and their subtopics as per the synopsis. The GATE exam is conducted by IIT Kharagpur.

GATE Syllabus 2024

GATE Exam Pattern 2024

Table of Contents

GATE Aptitude Syllabus for Civil Engineering
GATE Aptitude Syllabus for Chemistry
GATE General Aptitude Syllabus
GATE Exam Pattern 2024
GATE Aptitude Questions PDF

GATE Marks vs Rank	GATE Qualifying Marks 2024
GATE Score Calculator 2024	GATE Negative Marking 2024

GATE Aptitude Syllabus for Civil Engineering

The syllabus of Civil Engineering of GATE includes three sections - Civil Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, & General Aptitude. The entire question paper will comprise 65 questions for a total of 100 marks. GATE Syllabus of Civil Engineering consists of 7 modules. These include:

Engineering Mathematics

Numerical Methods
Probability and Statistics
Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE)
Linear Algebra
Calculus
Partial Differential Equation

Structural Engineering

Construction Materials and Management
Concrete Structures
Structural Analysis
Engineering Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
Steel Structures

Geomatics Engineering

Foundation Engineering
Soil Mechanics

Water Resources Engineering

Hydrology
Fluid Mechanics
Hydraulics
Irrigation

Environmental Engineering

Municipal Solid Wastes
Water and Wastewater
Air Pollution
Noise Pollution

Transportation Engineering

Highway Pavements
Transportation Infrastructure
Traffic Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Horizontal and vertical curves
Principles of surveying
Errors and their adjustment
Maps - scale, coordinate system
Photogrammetry
Remote sensing- Platform and Sensors, Visual Image Interpretation
Basics of Geographical information system and Geographical Positioning System.
Total station
Distance and angle measurement
Traversing and triangulation survey

Best Books for the GATE including Civil Engineering Syllabus

The books mentioned below are a few of the best books available for the preparation of GATE. These will help to build a strong foundation and provide in-depth knowledge of the syllabus and topics. To achieve top scores in GATE following these books is highly recommended.

Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra- Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
Differential Equation- Higher Engineering Mathematics By B.S Grewal
Numerical Methods- Introductory methods of Numerical Analysis by SS Sastry
Calculus- Intermediate Mathematics by B.V.Sastry and K.Venkateswarlu

Structural Engineering

Steel Structures- Design of steel structure by SK Duggal
Concrete Structures- RCC Designs by Dr B.C Punmia, Ashok Kr Jain, Arun Kr Jain
Structural Analysis- Structural Analysis by S.S Bhavikatti

Geotechnical Engineering

Foundation Engineering- Principles of Foundation Engineering by Braja M.Das
Soil Mechanics- Advanced Soil Mechanics by Braja M, Das

Water Resources Engineering

Hydrology- Engineering Hydrology by author K.Subramanya
Irrigation- Irrigation Engineering by author N.N Basak
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics- A textbook of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics by R.K Bansal

Transportation Engineering

Highway Engineering by Khanna & Jasto, Kadiyali

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering by B.C. Punmia (Part I & II), S.K. Garg (Part-I & II), Peavy, Metcalf & Eddy

GATE Aptitude Syllabus for Chemistry

The syllabus of Chemistry of GATE includes two sections. These are General Aptitude & Core-Chemistry topics. There will be 55 problems from the Core-Chemistry & 10 from the General Aptitude. The syllabus of Core Chemistry includes three sections- Physical, Organic & Inorganic.

Physical Chemistry

Equilibrium
Kinetics
Structure
Surfaces & Interfaces

Organic Chemistry

Solids
Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Lanthanides and Actinides
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Main Group Elements
Transition Elements

Inorganic Chemistry

Biomolecules
Spectroscopy
Stereochemistry
Reaction Mechanisms
Organic Synthesis
Heterocyclic Compounds
Pericyclic Reactions and Photochemistry

Best Books for the GATE including Chemistry Syllabus

The students can refer to the best books for the Chemistry Syllabus such as the:

Best Books for the GATE with Chemistry Syllabus
Books	Publisher/ Author
GATE 2020: Chemistry Year-wise Previous Solved Papers 2000-2019	GKP
Chapterwise Solved Papers Chemistry GATE 2020	Sanjay Saxena & Preeti Gupta

GATE General Aptitude Syllabus

The exam authority has included the General Aptitude Syllabus of GATE in both the Civil Engineering & Chemistry Syllabus. Candidates can check the syllabus of the General Aptitude Section below:

Verbal Ability

Blood Relations
Arrangements
Syllogism
Coding-Decoding & Series
Directions
Grammar
Vocabulary
Inference & Assumptions
Clocks and Puzzles

Numerical Ability

Time, Speed & Distance
Time & Work
Percentage
Averages
Ratio & Proportions
Functions & Graphs
Logarithms
Permutations and Combinations
Set Theory & Venn Diagrams
Progression
Probability
Geometry & Mensuration
Mixture and Alligations
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
Fundamentals
Equations

Best Books for the GATE including General Aptitude Syllabus

The best books for the General Aptitude Syllabus are:

Best Books for the GATE with General Aptitude Syllabus
Subject	Books	Author/ Publishers
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Dr RS Aggarwal
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations	Dr RS Aggarwal
English Grammar & Composition	English Grammar & Composition for Competitive Examinations	Wren & Martin

GATE Exam Pattern 2024

The GATE exam is conducted online. The candidates need to mark the correct answer. Therefore, here is the GATE exam pattern.

GATE Exam Pattern
Particulars	Details
GATE Full form	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Mode of exam	Online
Duration of exam	3 hours
Total marks	100
Number of questions	65
Question paper type	Multiple Choice Questions and Numericals
Number of sections	3 (General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Optional Subject) For candidates choosing a life science paper, a Chemistry exam would be conducted instead of Engineering Mathematics
Language medium	English

GATE Aptitude Questions PDF

For better preparation for the GATE examination, candidates must prepare from the previous year's question papers for each subject. It will give an idea of what type of questions may come in the upcoming exams of the GATE as well as through this they can focus more on the topics from which more number of problems are there. The candidates can check below the link for the GATE Aptitude Questions Online Free.

GATE Aptitude Questions PDF
GATE Maths 2018	GATE Previous Years Papers
GATE Physics 2018
Gate Chemistry 2018
Gate S1_ME 2016
Gate S2_CH 2016

By practising from these pdfs of the question paper, candidates can know the exam pattern & the marking scheme of the GATE question paper as well. These include some ways of efficient learning for the candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination. And, candidates can secure good marks/ranks as well.