GATE 2025 FAQs: IIT Roorkee Adds 11 New Exam Cities, Two-Paper Combinations May Follow

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The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has opened registration for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025. This exam allows students to apply for undergraduate (UG) courses in engineering, architecture, and other fields. GATE 2025 will have 30 papers, and candidates can choose two papers as per the GATE 2025 FAQs provided by IIT Roorkee.

IIT Roorkee has released detailed GATE 2025 FAQs to explain the application process, exam pattern, and admission guidelines. The last date to register without a late fee is September 26. However, those who miss this deadline can still apply with a late fee until October 7.

Depending on infrastructure and scheduling availability, the institute may announce more two-paper combinations later. Any updates will be posted on the official GATE 2025 website.

Candidates need to submit only one application form, even if they opt for two papers. Each GATE paper will be scored out of 100 marks. General aptitude, which is common for all papers, will be worth 15 marks, while the remaining 85 marks will be subject-specific questions.

According to the GATE 2025 exam dates, IIT Roorkee will conduct the national entrance exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16 at various test centers across India. The institute has confirmed that candidates can change their exam city, paper, or category after the registration deadline during the correction period. However, they won’t be able to change their exam session.

GATE 2025 FAQs

Who will conduct GATE 2025?

IIT Roorkee will conduct GATE 2025 for UG admissions into engineering, architecture, technology, science, commerce, arts, and humanities.

When should I apply for GATE 2025?

The GATE 2025 registration started on August 28 and will close on September 26. You can apply through the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

Where will GATE 2025 be held?

GATE 2025 will be conducted at exam centers across various cities in India. The centers are divided into 8 zones, each managed by an IIT. This year, there are no international exam centers, so foreign candidates must choose an exam city within India.

What is the fee for a GATE Exam?

Category	Regular Period	During the Extended Period
Female, SC, ST, PwD candidates (per test paper)	Rs 900	Rs 1,400
All other candidates including foreign nationals (per test paper)	Rs 1,800	Rs 2,300

GATE 2025 Two-Paper Combinations

Candidates opting to appear in two test papers should have a primary choice of test paper. The second test paper should be chosen from the allowed combinations given in the table below.

Code of first paper	Code of second paper
AE - Aerospace engineering	CE, ME, XE - Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Sciences
AG - Agriculture engineering	CE- Civil Engineering
AR - Architecture and Planning	CE, GE - Civil Engineering, Geomatics Engineering
BM - Biomedical Engineering	BT, IN - Biotechnology, Instrumentation engineering
BT - Biotechnology	BM, XL - Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences
CE - Civil engineering	AE, AG, AR, ES, GE, NM, XE - Aerospace engineering, agriculture engineering, Architecture and Planning, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine engineering, and engineering sciences
CH - Chemical engineering	ES, PE, XE - Environmental Science and Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Engineering Sciences
CS - Computer Science and Information Technology	DA, EC, GE, MA, PH, ST - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics
CY - Chemistry	XE, XL - Engineering Sciences and Life Sciences
DA - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	CS, EC, EE, MA, ME, PH, ST, XE - Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, and Engineering Sciences
EC - Electronics and Communication Engineering	CS, DA, EE, IN, PH - Computer Science and Information Technology, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation engineering, and Physics
EE - Electrical Engineering	DA, EC, IN, PH - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Instrumentation engineering, and Physics
ES - Environmental Science and Engineering	CE, CH, GE - Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Geomatics Engineering
EY - Ecology and Evolution	XL - Life Sciences
GE - Geomatics Engineering	AR, CE, CS, ES, GG - Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Geology and Geophysics
GG - Geology and Geophysics	GE - Geomatics Engineering
IN - Instrumentation engineering	BM, EC, EE, ME - Biomedical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
MA - Mathematics	CS, DA, PH, ST - Computer Science and Information Technology, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Physics, and Statistics
ME - Mechanical Engineering	AE, DA, IN, NM, PI, XE - Aerospace engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Instrumentation engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, and Engineering Sciences
MT - Metallurgical Engineering	XE - Engineering Sciences
NM - Naval Architecture and Marine engineering	CE, ME - Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
PE - Petroleum Engineering	CH - Chemical Engineering
PH - Physics	CS, DA, EC, EE, MA, XE - Computer Science and Information Technology, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Engineering Sciences
PI - Production and Industrial Engineering	ME, XE - Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences
ST - Statistics	CS, DA, MA, XH - Computer Science and Information Technology, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, and Humanities and Social Sciences
XE - Engineering Sciences	AE, CE, CH, CY, DA, ME, MT, PH, PI - Aerospace engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, ata Science and Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Physics, and Production and Industrial Engineering
XH - Humanities and Social Science	ST - Statistics
XL - Life Sciences	BT, CY, EY - Biotechnology, Chemistry and Ecology and Evolution