GATE 2027 revision tracker and checklist
This free tracker has 43 rows for GATE, taken from the exam body's own documents, with six round columns beside each one. Download it as Excel, CSV or PDF, or print this page, and write the date of each revision round in its own column.
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Source: the documents of the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE, listed with the page or paragraph for each fact on the GATE page. Checked on 23 October 2026. Next check: when the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE publishes a new notice, and at least once a quarter.
This tracker holds General Aptitude and the section titles of the five papers on the exam page. For another paper, add its sections from the official syllabus PDF in the table. Open the GATE page for the papers and sources.
Revision tracker: GATEaspirantgoal.com
This sheet holds General Aptitude and the section titles of the five papers at aspirantgoal.com/exams/gate/. For another paper, add its sections from the official syllabus PDF in the table.
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| Subject | Topic path | First pass finished on | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Recall at last round | Next round on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude, common to every paper | Verbal Aptitude | |||||||||
| General Aptitude, common to every paper | Quantitative Aptitude | |||||||||
| General Aptitude, common to every paper | Analytical Aptitude | |||||||||
| General Aptitude, common to every paper | Spatial Aptitude | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Engineering Mathematics | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Digital Logic | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Computer Organization and Architecture | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Programming and Data Structures | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Algorithms | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Theory of Computation | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Compiler Design | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Operating System | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Databases | |||||||||
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | Computer Networks | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Probability and Statistics | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Linear Algebra | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Calculus and Optimization | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Database Management and Warehousing | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | |||||||||
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | AI | |||||||||
| ME: Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Mathematics | |||||||||
| ME: Mechanical Engineering | Applied Mechanics and Design | |||||||||
| ME: Mechanical Engineering | Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences | |||||||||
| ME: Mechanical Engineering | Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Engineering Mathematics | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Water Resources Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Environmental Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Transportation Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Geomatics Engineering | |||||||||
| CE: Civil Engineering | Construction Materials and Management | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Engineering Mathematics | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Electric circuits | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Electromagnetic Fields | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Signals and Systems | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Electrical Machines | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Power Systems | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Control Systems | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Electrical and Electronic Measurements | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Analog and Digital Electronics | |||||||||
| EE: Electrical Engineering | Power Electronics | |||||||||
What the sheet covers
43 units in 6 subjects, as the exam body lists them, each with room for six rounds:
- General Aptitude, common to every paper: 4 units
- CS: Computer Science and Information Technology: 10 units
- DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: 7 units
- ME: Mechanical Engineering: 4 units
- CE: Civil Engineering: 8 units
- EE: Electrical Engineering: 10 units
What a revision round is
A round is one pass through a unit you have already finished once. The first pass has its own column, First pass finished on, and the six Round columns hold the passes after it, one date each. AspirantGoal counts rounds the same way: repeating a completed stage starts the next round, so Revision round 2 follows Revision round 1. The glossary has the app's definition.
Using the sheet
- Write the date you finished the first pass in First pass finished on. Tick the unit on the GATE syllabus tracker and the date appears here by itself.
- Go through the unit again. Answer its prompt from memory before you open your notes, then write the date in the next free Round column.
- Write how much you could recall in Recall at last round: Weak, Partly or Solid in the Excel file, or any mark you like on paper.
- Choose the gap to the next round from that: longer after a good answer, shorter after a poor one. Write the date in Next round on, or let the Excel file work it out.
On this page you can also tick a round: the date fills in, your ticks stay in this browser and nothing is sent anywhere. The Excel file adds the totals and works out Next round on from four gaps in days that you type in the yellow cells. It picks no gap for you.
Choosing the gap between rounds
Two methods are rated highest in a 2013 review by Dunlosky and colleagues: testing yourself from memory and spreading study over time. A 2006 review by Cepeda and colleagues found that the best gap between sessions grows with the time until the test. The studies do not give a best gap or a best number of rounds for a particular syllabus, so the sheet leaves both to you. The revision guide has the sources, a worked example and what the studies do not show.
How long one round takes
One round is 43 units. These are sums, not advice about pace, and the time a unit takes is yours to measure:
- At 2 units a day, one round takes 22 days.
- At 4 units a day, one round takes 11 days.
- At 6 units a day, one round takes 8 days.
For hours instead of days, the syllabus hours calculator takes the same units.
Where the units come from
The units are the ones on the GATE syllabus tracker, copied from the documents of the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE, which the GATE page lists with the date we checked each one. Checked on 23 October 2026. The exam body's current notice is the authority: syllabus units can change, so compare this sheet with it and edit what differs. AspirantGoal is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE or any exam authority.
Related
- GATE syllabus tracker: the same units with minutes and the first pass
- GATE: structure, papers, syllabus and sources
- GATE study plan: hours by subject from the marks and units, with a free sheet
- A revision schedule that starts from your own notes
- What to put in a session note
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Questions about the GATE revision tracker
Is there a free GATE 2027 revision tracker as a PDF and an Excel file?
Yes. This page has one row for each of the 43 units in 6 subjects, with six round columns beside each one, and the same sheet to download as Excel, CSV and PDF. The tracker is free, needs no sign-up and carries the AspirantGoal mark in every format.
What is a revision round in this tracker?
A round is one pass through a unit you have already finished once. You write the date in the next free Round column of that unit. AspirantGoal counts rounds the same way: repeating a completed stage starts the next round, so Revision round 2 follows Revision round 1.
How many revision rounds does GATE need?
No document from the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE says, and the research this site cites gives a direction, not a count. The six columns are room, not a target. How many rounds a unit gets, and how far apart they are, is for you to set from how well you can recall it.
How long does one round of the GATE sheet take?
That depends on how many units you go through in a day. The sheet has 43 units, so at 2 units a day one round takes 22 days, at 4 a day 11 days and at 6 a day 8 days. These are sums, not advice on pace: a unit may be a set of questions or a list of prompts, and the time it takes is yours to measure.
Does this tracker use the dates from the GATE syllabus tracker?
On this site, yes. When you tick a unit as finished on the GATE syllabus tracker, its date appears in First pass finished on here. Both pages keep your ticks in this browser and send nothing anywhere. The downloaded files do not link to each other.
Where are the GATE units copied from?
From the documents of the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE, which the GATE page lists with the page or paragraph for each fact. They were checked on 23 October 2026.
Let the app count the rounds.
AspirantGoal counts each revision round and leaves your first-pass coverage unchanged. Install it and revise one topic.