GATE Syllabus and exam pattern have remained the same over the years. The examination is conducted for 25 different engineering disciplines. GATE Civil Engineering syllabus comprises 3 sections namely- General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Civil Engineering. The weightage of the sections is 13%, 15% and 72% respectively. 

Latest: All the successfully registered candidates can download their  GATE 2020 Admit Card  from January 3, 2020

  • This year, GATE 2020 is scheduled for February 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2020 in CBT mode.
  • The exam includes 2 types of question - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT)
  • Syllabus for Civil Engineering paper mostly covers the graduation level topics
  • GATE Syllabus for civil engineering section includes the question from seven sections

Direct link to download GATE Civil Engineering (CE) syllabus PDF 

The sections are as follows:

Engineering Mathematics Water Resources Engineering Geomatics Engineering Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Transportation Engineering
  • The paper consists of 65 questions worth 100 marks
  • Engineering Mathematics is the most important section. The section carries around 13% weightage of the Civil Engineering section.

GATE is a national level online test which is conducted for admission to M.Tech/ PhD in the field of engineering and technology. It is conducted on a rotational basis by zonal IITs and IISc Bangalore.