Petroleum engineering was introduced as a new paper in GATE in the year 2016. Petroleum engineering is the field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, petroleum engineer determines the most efficient way to drill for extract oil and natural gas at a particular well. The subject code for GATE Petroleum engineering is PE.

GATE 2020 will be held on February 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2020 in online mode. GATE Petroleum engineering paper consists of 65 questions worth 100 marks. Candidates have to attempt all the questions in the duration of three hours. 

Candidates aspiring for GATE PE 2020 can polish their preparation as only few days are left. Analysis of previous year GATE PE paper can help greatly in planning GATE Preparation. Here some of the preparation tips that help GATE aspirants in the exam.