GATE Syllabus 2023: Topic-Wise Weightage PDF Download

Fourier Series

Laplace Transforms

Numerical methods for linear and nonlinear algebraic equations

Numerical integration and differentiation.

Dynamic stability

Euler angle

Equations of motion

Aerodynamic forces and moments, stability & control derivatives

Decoupling of longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics

Longitudinal modes; lateral-directional modes.

Orbit transfer

In-plane and out-of-plane

Elementary ideas of viscous flows, including boundary layers

Wind Tunnel Testing

Measurement and visualization techniques

Vibration of  beams

Theory of elasticity

Equilibrium and compatibility equations

Airy’s stress function

Engineering Mathematics

Architecture and Design

Farm Power

Building and Structures

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Urban Design

Dairy and Food Engineering

Planning Techniques and Management

Farm Machinery

Building Materials, Construction, and Management

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Environmental Planning and Design

Agricultural Processing Engineering

Urban Planning and Housing

Services, Infrastructure, and Transportation

Engineering Mathematics

Process Calculations and Thermodynamics

Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations

Heat Transfer

Mass Transfer

Chemical Reaction Engineering

Instrumentation and Process Control

Plant Design and Economics

Chemical Technology

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Engineering Mathematics

Electrical Circuits

Electromagnetic Fields

Signals and Systems

Electrical Machines

Power Systems

Control Systems

Electrical and Electronic Measurements

Analog and Digital Electronics

Power Electronics

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Microbiology

Water Resources and Environmental Hydraulics

Water & Wastewater Treatment and Management

Air and Noise Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Global and Regional Environmental Issues

Engineering Mathematics

Control Systems

Electrical Circuits

Analog and Digital Electronics

Signals and Systems

Measurements

Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation

Communication and Optical Instrumentation

Engineering Mathematics

Engineering Mathematics

Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science

Geomechanics and Ground Control

Applied Mechanics and Design

Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation, and Underground Hazards

Material, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

Mine Development Surveying

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Mining Methods and Machinery

Mine Economics, Mine Planning, System Engineering

Engineering Mathematics

General Engineering

Manufacturing Processes

Quality and Reliability

Industrial Engineering

Operation Research and Operational Management

Engineering Mathematics

Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Numerical Ability

Engineering Mathematics

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Analog and Digital Electronics

Electrical Circuits

Signals and Systems

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Sensors and Bioinstrumentations

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Biomaterials

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Measurement and Digital Electronics

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Medical Imaging System

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Human Anatomy and Physiology

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Biomechanics

Engineering Mathematics

Engineering Mathematics

Recombinant DNA Technology

Geotechnical Engineering

Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Environmental Engineering

General Biotechnology

Geomatics Engineering

Plant and Animal Biotechnology

Structural Engineering

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Water Resources Engineering

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Transportation Engineering

Engineering Mathematics

Digital Logic

Computer Organization and Architecture

Programming and Data Structures

Algorithms

Theory of Computation

Compiler Design

Operating System

Databases

Computer Networks

Physical Chemistry

Engineering Mathematics

Inorganic Chemistry

Electronic Devices

 Organic Chemistry

Digital Circuits

Networks, Signals, and Systems

Analog Circuits

Control System

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Electromagnetics

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Communication

Ecology

Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

Geophysics

Evolution

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Behavioural Ecology

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Calculus

Linear Algebra

Rear Analysis

Complex Analysis

Ordinary Differential Equations

Algebra

Functional Analysis

Numerical Analysis

Partial Differential Equations

Topology

Linear Programming

Engineering Mathematics

Thermodynamics and Rate Process

Extractive Metallurgy

Physical Metallurgy

Mechanical Metallurgy

Manufacturing Process

Mathematical Physics

Classical Mechanics

Electromagnetic Theory

Quantum Mechanics

Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Atomic and Molecular Physics

Solid State Physics and Electronics

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Linear Algebra

Calculus

Vector Calculus

Ordinary Differential Equations

Partial Differential Equations

Complex variables

Probability and Statistics

Numerical Methods

XE-B (Fluid Mechanism Syllabus)

Flow and Fluid Properties

Kinematics

Integral analysis

Differential Analysis

Inviscid flows

Dimensional analysis

Internal flows

Prandtl boundary layer equations

XE-C (Material Sciences Syllabus)

Processing of Materials

Characterization Techniques:

Structure and Imperfections

Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Properties of Materials

Material types

Environmental Degradation

Elements of Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics

XE-E (Thermodynamics Syllabus)

Basic Concepts

Law of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics Cycle

Thermodynamics Relations

Ideal Gas Mixtures

XE-F (Polymer Science and Engineering Syllabus)

Chemistry of high polymers

Polymer Characterization

Synthesis and properties

Polymer blends and composites

Polymer Technology

Polymer rheology

Polymer processing

Polymer testing

XE-G (Food Technology Syllabus)

Food Chemistry and Nutrition

Food Microbiology

Food Products Technology

Food Engineering

XL-P (Chemistry Syllabus)

Atomic Structure and Periodicity

Structure and Bonding

s, p and d Block Elements

Chemical Equilibria

Electrochemistry

Reaction Kinetics

Thermodynamics

Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms

XL-R (Botany Syllabus)

Plant Systematics

Plant Anatomy

Morphogenesis & Development

Physiology and Biochemistry

Genetics

Plant Breeding and Genetic Modification

Economic Botany

Plant Pathology

Ecology and Environment

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XL-S (Microbiology Syllabus)

Historical Perspective

Methods in Microbiology

Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structure and Function

Microbial Growth

Control of Micro-organisms

Microbial Metabolism

Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interaction

Chemotherapy/Antibiotics

Microbial Genetics

Microbial Ecology

XL-T (Zoology Syllabus)

Animal world

Genetics

Evolution

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Cell Biology

Gene expression in Eukaryotes

Animal Anatomy and Physiology

Parasitology and Immunology

Development Biology

Ecology

Animal Behavior

XH-B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) (New)

Reading Comprehension

Expression

Analytical reasoning

Logical reasoning

XH-C1 (Economics) (New)

Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

International Economics

Public Economics

Development Economics

Indian Economy

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XH-C3 (Linguistics) (New)

Areal Typology, Universals, Cross-linguistic Features

Language and Linguistics

Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis

Historical Linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Methods of analysis

Applied Linguistics

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XH-C4 (Philosophy) (New)

Classical Indian Philosophy

Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Classical and Modern Western Philosophy

Contemporary Western Philosophy

XH-C5 (Psychology) (New)

Perception, Learning, Memory, and Forgetting

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Research Methods and Statistics

Psychometrics

The biological and evolutionary basis of behavior

Personality

Applications of Psychology

Motivation, Emotion, and Stress and Coping

Social psychology

Development across the life span

XH-C6 (Sociology) (New)

Family, Marriage, and Kinship

Sociological Theory

Research Methodology and Methods

Sociological Concepts

Agrarian Sociology and Rural Transformation

Indian Society / Sociology of India

Social Movements

Sociology of Development

Examination Mode

Computer Based Test (Online)

Duration

3 Hours

Number of Papers in GATE 2023

29 Papers

Section

• General Aptitude (GA)
• Candidate Selected Subject

Type of Questions

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
• Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)
• Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Design of Questions

The questions are designed to test the listed abilities

• Application
• Analysis
• Comprehension
• Recall
• Synthesis

Number of Questions

65 Questions (including 10 questions from General Aptitude)

Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, and XL

Engineering Mathematics - 13 Marks

Subject Questions - 72 Marks

General Aptitude - 15 Marks

Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL

Questions from Subject Concerned - 85 Marks

General Aptitude - 15 Marks

Total Marks

100 Marks

Marking Scheme

All of the questions will be worth 1 or 2 marks

Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL

General Aptitude (GA) – 15,

Engineering Mathematics -13, and

The subject of the Paper – 72

Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL

General Aptitude (GA)- 15 and

The subject of the Paper- 85

AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST, and BM

15 

85 

100 

180 

GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology Or Section 2 Geophysics)]

15 

25 + 60

100 

180 

AR [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Architecture Or Section 2 Planning)]

15 

25 + 60

100 

180 

XE (Section A + Any Two Sections)

15 

15 + (2 x 35) 

100 

180 

XH (Section B1 + Any One Section)

15 

25 +( 1 x 60)

100 

180

XL (Section P + Any Two Sections)

15 

25 + (2 x 30)

100 

180

Theory of Computation

7.5

Operating System

9

Compiler Design

2.75

General Aptitude

15

Computer Organization & Architecture

9

Computer Networks

7.5

Programming & Data Structures

10.5

Soft. Engg/ Web Technology

1.5

Algorithms

8

Engineering Maths

14.75

Digital Logic

5.25

Database

7.5

Engineering Mechanics

2.5

Thermodynamics

12.75

Strength of materials

7.75

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

1.25

Heat Transfer

6

General Aptitude

15

Machine Design

3.75

Industrial Engineering

8

Fluid Mechanics

7.5

Engineering Maths

12.25

Theory of Mechanics

9

Manufacturing Engineering

14.25

Network Theory

11.75

Analog & Digital Electronics

11.25

Signal & System

8.5

EMT

2.75

Control Systems

9

General Aptitude

15

Power Systems

9.75

Engineering Maths

11.75

Electrical machines

8.25

Power Electronics

7.5

Electrical & Electronics Measurements

4.5

Analog circuits

11.75

Circuits & Networks

10.25

Measurements

6.25

General Aptitude

15

Communications

1.5

Signals and Systems

7.75

Control System

10.75

Transducers

12.25

Digital Circuits

7

Engg Maths

11.75

Analytical Biomedical & Optical Instrumentation

4.25

Process Controls

1.5

SOM

7.75

Design of Steel Structures

4.25

Structural Analysis

3.5

Highway & Surveying

12

FM and Hydraulic machine

6.75

Engineering Mathematics

12.25

Irrigation & Hydrology

7.75

General Aptitude

15

RCC and Prestressed concrete

6.5

Environment Engg

9

Geo-Technical

15.25

Network Theory

11.25

Communication Systems

10.75

Electronics Devices & Circuits

7.25

EMT

9.5

Digital Circuits

6

Engineering Maths

10.5

Signal & Systems

9

General Aptitude

15

Analog Circuits

11.75

Micro Processors

1.5

Control Systems

9

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