Know Complete GATE Exam Subjects List
GATE Subjects – Find here the complete GATE Exam Subject List. Have you ever wondered how many subjects are there in a GATE exam? Get further information about the GATE subjects list and see what are the subjects in the GATE exam. Most of you are always concerned with a burning question in mind, ‘What Subjects or papers do I select for GATE Exams’?
GATE Examinations have been conducted for 29 disciplines, since 2022. Two new papers — GE (Geomatics Engineering) and NM (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering), were introduced taking the total number of GATE papers to 29. In 2020, Humanities and Social Science (XS) and Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) made for 27 subjects. Now, you have to only opt for one or two papers out of the 29 papers or subjects that are available. For your convenience, we list all the GATE subjects in this article below.
List of GATE Subjects
Find in this table below the list of 29 subjects or papers that form the major section of the GATE exams, with the Paper codes mentioned.
PAPER CODES: GATE Exam SUBJECTS
- AE: Aerospace Engineering
- AG: Agricultural Engineering
- AR: Architecture and Planning
- BM: Biomedical Engineering
- BT: Biotechnology
- CE: Civil Engineering
- CH: Chemical Engineering
- CS: Computer Science and Information Technology
- CY: Chemistry
- EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering
- EE: Electrical Engineering
- EY: Ecology and Evolution
- ES: Environmental Science and Engineering
- GG: Geology and Geophysics
- IN: Instrumentation Engineering
- MA: Mathematics
- ME: Mechanical Engineering
- MN: Mining Engineering
- MT: Metallurgical Engineering
- PE: Petroleum Engineering
- PH: Physics
- PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
- ST: Statistics
- TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
- XE*: Engineering Sciences
- XL*: Life Sciences
- XH*: Humanities and Social Sciences
- GE: Geomatics Engineering
- NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Meanwhile, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences are general subjects and here, in this article below we have also compiled the list of papers under these general subjects with the paper codes.
GATE Exam Subjects XH, XL AND XE with Paper Codes
| XE Paper Sections | CODES |
| Engineering Mathematics
(Compulsory) (15 Marks) |
A |
| Any Two Optional Sections (2 x35=70 marks) | |
| Fluids Mechanics | B |
| Materials Science | C |
| Solid Mechanics | D |
| Thermodynamics | E |
| Polymer Science and Engineering | F |
| Food Technology | G |
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | H |
| XH Paper Sections | CODE |
| Reasoning and Comprehension
(Compulsory) (25 Marks) |
B1 |
| Any One Optional Section (60 Marks) | |
| Economics | C1 |
| English | C2 |
| Linguistics | C3 |
| Philosophy | C4 |
| Psychology | C5 |
| Sociology | C6 |
| XL Paper Sections | CODE |
| Chemistry
(Compulsory) (25 Marks) |
P |
| Any Two Optional Sections (2 x 30=60 Marks) | |
| Biochemistry | Q |
| Botany | R |
| Microbiology | S |
| Zoology | T |
| Food Technology | U |
If you are opting for two subject papers, you must have a primary choice of paper, which is the default paper for the subject chosen and the second choice of paper, selected from the allowed combinations mentioned.
List of Combination of Two Papers Allowed For GATE Exams
| Primary Paper | Papers Allowed as Secondary Paper |
| Aerospace Engineering |  Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Engineering Sciences |
| Agricultural Engineering | Environmental Science and Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences |
| Architecture and Planning | Civil Engineering |
| Biomedical Engineering | Biotechnology, Life Sciences Electronics and Communication Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering |
| Biotechnology | Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences |
| Civil Engineering | Aerospace Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering | Petroleum Engineering, Engineering Sciences |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | Electronics and Communication Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Maths, Statistics |
| Chemistry | Â Life Sciences |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | Instrumentation Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Geomatics Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Agricultural Engineering , Civil Engineering, Geomatics Engineering |
| Ecology and Evolution | Life Sciences |
| Geomatics Engineering | Civil Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Environmental Science and Engineering, Mining Engineering |
| Geology and Geophysics | Geomatics Engineering, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Physics |
| Instrumentation Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics |
| Maths | Computer Science and Information Technology, Geomatics Engineering, Physics, Statistics |
| Mechanical Engineering | Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Engineering Sciences |
| Mining Engineering | Geomatics Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Engineering Sciences |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Physics, Engineering Sciences |
| Petroleum Engineering | Chemical Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Engineering Sciences |
| Physics | Electronics and Communications Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Instrumentation Engineering, Mathematics, Metallurgical Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Sciences |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Engineering Sciences |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Sciences |
| Statistics | Mathematics, Physics |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | Engineering Sciences |
| Engineering Science | Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Textile Engineering and Fibre Science, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
| Humanities and Social Science | Statistics |
| Life Sciences | Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolution |
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