Discipline | Qualification and required GATE paper |
Aerospace Engineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in AE; CE; CH; EC; EE; ME, XE). |
Artificial Intelligence | BE/ B. Tech. or equivalent, MSc (2 years and Integrated), 4-years BS or BS(Research) or equivalent, M Math and M Stat degree (with a GATE Paper in CS, DA, EC, EE). Candidates should have done a formal course in programming in C and C++. |
Bioengineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in any one of the following – AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, DA, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MT, PE, PI, TF, XE.) |
Computer Science & Engineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in CS). |
Civil Engineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree in Civil, Mechanical (with a GATE Paper in CE). |
Chemical Engineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in CH). |
Computational and Data Science | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree in any discipline (with a valid GATE) or 4 M Sc or equivalent degree in any discipline (with a valid GATE) or 4 years Bachelor of Science or equivalent in any discipline of Science/Research(with a valid GATE). (Eligible GATE papers are: AE/BT/CE/CH/CS/DA/EC/EE/IN/ MA/ME/MT/PH/ST). In all cases, a strong mathematical and programming background is required. |
Earth and Climate Sciences | BE / B Tech or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in any one of the following – AE, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ME, XE) or M.Sc. or equivalent degree in any discipline (with a GATE paper in CY, GG, MA, PH). |
Electronics ad Communication | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in EC, EE). |
Electronic System Engineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a valid GATE in EE, EC, CS or IN) or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physics; Mathematics; Statistics; Electronics; Computer Science or Photonics (with a valid GATE Paper in EE, EC, CS or IN) (M Sc or equivalent degree holders should possess 2 years experience in Electronics hardware). |
Electrical Engineering | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in EE, DA). |
Sustainable Technologies | Applicants possessing a minimum of Second Class or equivalent in B. Tech. (Mechanical/Civil/ Environmental/ Chemical/ Materials/Biotechnology) or bachelor’s degree in architecture or master’s degree (Chemistry/ Biology/ Management) with a valid GATE score are eligible to apply. Eligible GATE Papers are Architecture and Planning (AR), Biotechnology (BT), Civil Engineering (CE), Chemical Engineering (CH), Chemistry (CY), Environmental Science & Engineering (ES), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Engineering Sciences (XE), Life Sciences (XL) |
Electronic Product Design | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree in Electronics, Electrical, Communication, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Instrumentation (with a valid GATE in EC, EE, IN, ME) |
Mobility Engineering | BE / B Tech or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in any one of the following – AE, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME,MT, PI,XE). |
Instrumentation System | BE / B Tech or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in any one of the following – AE, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME,MT, PI,XE). |
Mechanical Engineering | BE/ B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in ME, AE, PI, XE) |
Material Engineering | B.E./ B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE paper in MT) or B.E./ B. Tech. or equivalent degree in Ceramics, Polymers, Plastics, Materials science and/or Engineering (with a GATE paper in XE) or M.Sc. or equivalent degree in Physics, Chemistry (with a GATE paper in PH or CY). |
Microelectronics and VLSI Design | BE/ B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in EE, EC, CS or IN). |
Semiconductor Technology | BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline (with GATE paper in EC, EE, IN, ME, MT, XE-C) M Sc or equivalent degree in Electronics or in Physics (with GATE in EC, IN, PH paper). |
Quantum Technology | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree in any discipline (with a valid GATE) or M Sc or equivalent degree in any discipline (with a valid GATE) or 4 years Bachelor of Science or equivalent in any discipline of Science/Research (with a valid GATE).In all cases a strong mathematical background is required. |
Robotics and Autonomous Systems | BE, B Tech, BS (4years)/Equivalent (or) ME/MTech/MS (with GATE In BM, EE, EC, ME, AE, IN, CS, XE) |
Smart Manufacturing | B.E. / B. Tech./ B. Des./ B. Arch. or equivalent degree in any discipline (with a valid GATE ). |
Signal Processing | B.E. / B. Tech. or equivalent degree (with a GATE Paper in DA, EE, EC). |