GATE 2027 syllabus tracker and checklist

What the sheet covers

43 units in 6 subjects, as the exam body lists them:

• 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 this edition covers

This sheet follows the 2027 documents of the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology that organise GATE. The GATE score is used for admission, with possible financial assistance, to Master's, Direct Doctoral and Doctoral programs in institutions supported by the Ministry of Education and other Government agencies, and by several Public Sector Undertakings for recruitment.

What changed from the previous cycle

The brochure and the Notifications page say: the syllabi of most test papers are revised; Robotics and Automation (RA) is a new test paper; Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) is now section XE9 of the XE paper; the paper codes of the sectional papers XE, XH and XL are changed (the Test Papers & Syllabus page prints the GATE 2026 code beside each GATE 2027 code). The Notifications page entry of 23 July 2026 asks candidates to note updates on the BT syllabus and the two-paper combinations.

Not announced or unclear in the documents, as of 23 October 2026

Number of 1-mark and 2-mark questions in the subject part of the papers AE to PI (and CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST): not stated. Looked in the Question Paper Pattern page and brochure sections 4, 7.3 and Table 8; only the totals are given (65 questions, 10 GA plus 55 subject, 100 marks).

Using the sheet

Add the minutes after each session, leaving out pauses and breaks. Write a date in First pass finished on only when you decide that stage of that unit is done, and add a new row with Round set to 2 for a second pass. On this page you can also tick a unit when you finish its first pass: the date fills in, your ticks stay in this browser, and nothing is sent anywhere. The Excel file adds the totals for you. The full method is in A syllabus tracker that keeps minutes and finished passes apart. Passes after the first have their own sheet: the GATE revision tracker, with the same units and a column for each revision round.

Where the units come from

The units are 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 revision tracker: the same units with a column for each revision round
• GATE: structure, papers, syllabus and sources
• GATE study plan: hours by subject from the marks and units, with a free sheet
• A syllabus tracker that keeps minutes and finished passes apart
• The blank printable syllabus tracker
• Study hours are not syllabus coverage and coverage in the glossary

The other 10 exams that have a tracker are on the free tools page, and the calculator How many hours will your syllabus take? uses the same units.