GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus 2023 - Section-Wise Syllabus

GATE Civil Engineering is one of the twenty-five exams of the GATE examination for admission into postgraduate and research programmes. The GATE Civil Engineering syllabus must be thoroughly prepared by the candidates to be able to crack the GATE 2023 examination with a good score. 

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2023 will be conducted by IIT Kanpur for aspirants who want to pursue further postgraduate courses in engineering such as M.Tech and Doctoral programs. The GATE 2023 examination is conducted by the 7 original Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB) - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE examination is conducted every year by one of the institutions on a rotational basis.

Table of Contents

• GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Syllabus
• GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Syllabus for General Aptitude
• GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Syllabus Section-Wise
• GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Exam Pattern
• GATE Civil Engineering Reference Books
• GATE Civil Engineering Eligibility

GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Syllabus

The GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus consists of 7 Sections. And they are:

• Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
• Section 2: Structural Engineering
• Section 3: Geotechnical Engineering
• Section 4: Water Resources Engineering
• Section 5: Environmental Engineering
• Section 6: Transportation Engineering
• Section 7: Geomatics Engineering

GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus also includes General Aptitude which consists of Verbal Ability and Numerical Ability. The section of General aptitude remains the same for all of the GATE exams.

GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Syllabus for General Aptitude

The topics for General Aptitude are -

• Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, Instructions, Verbal analogies, Word groups, Critical reasoning, Verbal deduction
• Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, Numerical reasoning, Numerical estimation, Data interpretation

GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Syllabus Section-Wise

The GATE syllabus for Civil engineering Syllabus consists of seven different sections and the General Aptitude Section remains the same for all exams under GATE.

The GATE Civil Engineering is a tough examination and candidates must be thorough with the subjects and the topics. The GATE Civil Engineering exams shall open opportunities for candidates aspiring to pursue postgraduate courses such as Masters and Doctoral courses. It is also helpful in offering jobs to qualified candidates depending on their GATE score.

Each section has its own sub-topics. Candidates can refer to the GATE civil engineering syllabus tabulated below: 

GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus Section-wise

Syllabus	Sub-Topics
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics	Linear Algebra Calculus Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) Partial Differential Equation (PDE) Probability and Statistics Numerical Methods
Section 2: Structural Engineering	Engineering Mechanics Solid Mechanics Structural Analysis Construction Materials and Management Concrete Structures Steel Structures
Section 3: Geotechnical Engineering	Soil Mechanics Foundation Engineering
Section 4: Water Resources Engineering	Fluid Mechanics Hydraulics Hydrology Irrigation
Section 5: Environmental Engineering	Water and Waste Water Air Pollution Municipal Solid Wastes Noise Pollution
Section 6: Transportation Engineering	Transportation Infrastructure Highway Pavements Traffic Engineering
Section 7: Geomatics Engineering	Principles of surveying; Errors and their adjustment; Maps – scale, coordinate system; Distance and angle measurement – Levelling and trigonometric leveling; Traversing and triangulation survey; Total station; Horizontal and vertical curves. Photogrammetry – scale, flying height; Remote sensing – basics, platform and sensors, visual image interpretation; Basics of Geographical information system (GIS) and Geographical Positioning system (GPS).

GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Exam Pattern

The GATE exam is carried out for 3 hours. There are three sections and the questions are in form of MCQs and NATs. The exam pattern for GATE Civil Engineering is the following:

GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Exam Pattern

Number of Sections	3
Name of the sections	General Aptitude Mathematics Civil Engineering Based Subject
Mode of Examination	Online or Computer Based Test (CBT)
Total Marks	100
Number of Questions	65
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT)
Time Allotted	3 hours or 180 minutes

There is a negative marking for only MCQs and there is no negative marking for NATs.

• For questions of 1 mark, a total of 0.3 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
• For questions of 2 marks, a total of 0.6 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

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GATE Civil Engineering Reference Books

GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus is vast. Therefore, referring to the best books and preparing from them can be a bonus. Here is the books for civil engineering listed below:

Civil Engineering GATE Exam Books

Books	Authors
Structural Engineering
Theory of Structure	CK Wang, S Rammamrutham, L S Negi & Jangit Wilbur & Norris
Theory of Elasticity	Timoshenko & Gere
Engineering Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications	Kenneth Rosen
Higher Engineering mathematics	B.S. Grewal
Advanced Engineering Mathematics	Erwin Kreyszig
Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Mechanics	Gopal Ranjan & Rao, Venkat Ramaiha, and S K Garg
Geotechnical engineering: Principles and Practises	Donald P Coduto
Geotechnical engineering: Unsaturated and Saturated Soils	J L Briaud
Water Resources Engineering
Water Resources	S K Garg
Transportation Engineering
Transportation	Justo Khanna
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering	S. K. Garg
Waste Water Engineering	B. C. Punmia Part I & Part II
Geomatics Engineering
Surveying (vol. 1,2,3)	B.C.Punmia, Ashok Jain, Arun Jain

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GATE Civil Engineering Eligibility

All candidates who are aspiring to appear for GATE Civil Engineering Exam must have the following:

• Must possess an undergraduate degree of B.E or B.Tech
• If the candidate does not have the degree, he/she must be pursuing the final or the last year of his B.E or B.Tech
• The candidates must not have any backlogs
• There is no age limit for any of the candidates as long as they have the degree.
• Candidates who are Indian and as well candidates who are from a different nationality are also eligible to apply.

FAQs

Q. How many sections are there for the GATE Civil Engineering Exam?

A. GATE Civil engineering exam shall have three sections namely General Aptitude, Mathematics, and Civil Engineering Subjects which will include seven different sections.

Q. What are the best books to refer to while preparing for the GATE Civil engineering Exam?

A. Some of the books that the aspiring candidates can refer to are GATE Civil Engineering| GATE 2022 by Pearson Publications, GATE Civil Engineering Previous Solved Papers by ME Editorial Board, Civil Engineering GATE 2022 by Arihant Experts, GATE 2022 – Guide – Civil Engineering by GKP Publications.

Q. How many questions will be asked from the Civil engineering subjects?

A. There will be a total number of 65 questions, out of which 10 questions will be for General Aptitude Section, the rest 55 questions shall be from both Mathematics and Civil Engineering subjects sections.

Q. What are the total marks of the GATE Civil Engineering Exam?

A. The total marks for GATE Civil Engineering Exam are 100 marks.