GATE 2025 Branch-Wise Schedule - IIT Roorkee released the complete GATE branch-wise schedule on the website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates who are appearing for the GATE exam must check the GATE branch-wise exam dates 2025. Careers360 has compiled the GATE 2025 exam dates branch-wise on this page. The branch-wise schedule is available for all 30 papers of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering on this page. The GATE 2025 exam is being held in two shifts on each exam day. The GATE exam dates 2025 are February 1, 2, 15 and 16, 2025. Check the GATE 2025 branch-wise exam dates and timings below.
GATE best books 2026 by various authors for preparation are given in the table below.
Subjects and topics | Books/Author name |
Computer Science Engineering (CSE) | |
Architecture | Hamacher |
Operating System | Galvin |
Algorithm | Cormen |
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | |
Concept of Agricultural Engineering | Mohanty Das |
Soil & Water Conservation | VVN Murty |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | |
Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering | Fogler |
Heat Transfer | JP Holman |
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | JM Smith |
Principles of Mass Transfer and Separation Processes | BK Dutta |
Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | McCabe - FPM and MO |
Civil Engineering (CE) | |
Environment 1 and 2 | SK Garg |
Open channel flow and engineering hydrology | K Subramanya |
Geology and Geophysics (GG) | |
Complete Master Guide GATE | Amresh Singh |
Geophysics | Telford |
GATE Production and Industrial (PI) | |
Fluid Mechanics and Machinery | Modi & Seth |
Material Science | Made Easy Class Notes & Swadesh Singh |
Machine Design | VB Bhandari |
GATE Syllabus 2026: Preparation tips, best books for MTech aspirants
IIT Roorkee has published the GATE 2025 exam schedule pdf online. Aspirants can check their exam dates and timings from the table below. The authority issued the GATE 2025 admit card on January 7 informing candidates of the exam centre address, instructions and more.
GATE paper | GATE 2025 branch-wise exam dates | Shift Timings |
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) | February 1, 2025 |
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Agricultural Engineering (AG) | February 1, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Mathematics (MA) | February 1, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NM) | February 1, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | February 1, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science (TF) | February 1, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
February 1, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | February 2, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Petroleum Engineering (PE) | February 2, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Architecture and Planning (AR) | February 2, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | February 2, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Chemistry (CY) | February 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
February 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM | |
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DA) | February 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) | February 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | February 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
February 15, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | |
Geomatics Engineering (GE) | February 15, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) | February 15, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | February 15, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Ecology and Evolution (EE) | February 15, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Civil Engineering (CE) | February 16, 2025 |
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Geology and Geophysics (GG) | February 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | February 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Physics (PH) | February 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Biotechnology (BT) | February 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Engineering Sciences (XE) | February 16, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Mining Engineering (MN) | February 16, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Life Sciences (XL) | February 16, 2025 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Candidates appearing for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering can check the GATE 2025 exam timetable below. Candidates have to adhere to the GATE 2025 timetable while appearing for the test. Check the table below to know the GATE exam timings for reporting and logging in.
Events | Session 1 | Session 2 |
Reporting time | 8 AM | 1 PM |
Candidates can take their seats | 8:50 AM | 1:50 PM |
Log in and start reading the exam instructions | 9:10 AM | 2:10 PM |
Examination starts | 9:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
Last entry allowed | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
Scheduled end of the | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
On Question asked by student community
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No you cannot get admission to IIT for M Tech if your B Tech is not completed at the time of admission, even if you clear the GATE cutoff but Yes, you can appear for GATE 2028 in your 3rd year of B Tech even if your degree is
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The link to the question paper is attached here. You can access the question papers along with the answer key on the careers360 website. Careers360 also provides students with preparation tips that will help them in preparing and the mock test and analyse their in-depth performance.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
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Here is a link for the sample papers for GATE Exam with DA subjects. Tap on the link given below to open it:
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