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GATE - 2027
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering  2027
Organizing Institute:  Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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GATE 2027 will be conducted for 30 test papers. The following table shows the list of papers with codes. Please click the Paper/Code to download the syllabus.

A candidate is allowed to appear either in ONE or UP TO TWO test papers. Please see the page Two-Paper Combination for more details.

The test papers will be in English. Each GATE 2027 paper is for a total of 100 marks, General Aptitude (GA) is common for all papers (15 marks), and the rest of the paper covers the respective test paper syllabus (85 marks). Click here for detailed pattern of the question papers.

GATE 2026 Code GATE 2027 Code XH Paper Sections
B1 XH0 Reasoning and Comprehension
(Common - 25 marks)
Any ONE optional Section
(60 marks)
C1 XH1 Economics
C2 XH2 English
C3 XH3 Linguistics
C4 XH4 Philosophy
C5 XH5 Psychology
C6 XH6 Sociology
GATE 2026 Code GATE 2027 Code XL Paper Sections
P XL0 Chemistry
(Common - 25 marks)
Any TWO optional Sections
(2x30 = 60 marks)
Q XL1 Biochemistry
R XL2 Botany
S XL3 Microbiology
T XL4 Zoology
U XL5 Food Technology

Candidates must familiarize themselves with the paper code as it is required both during application and examination.

Each candidate should fill only one application. If they wish to appear in a second paper (from the two-paper combination), they can add the respective paper in their original application. In case of multiple applications, only one will be accepted and remaining applications will be rejected without any refund for the paid fee.