The paper
- Questions
- 65
- Marks
- 100
- Duration
- 180 min
- Types
- MCQ, MSQ, NAT
- Negative
- 1/3 mark on a wrong 1-mark MCQ, 2/3 on a wrong 2-mark MCQ; none on MSQ or NAT
- Official paper
- Official paper on gate2026.iitg.ac.in
- Answer key
- Official key
The year
- Registered
- 1,01,596
- Appeared
- 79,951
- Vacancies
- Not applicable / not published
Qualifying cutoff
- General29.2
- OBC-NCL / EWS26.2
- SC / ST / PwD19.4
Practise this year’s pattern
GATE CE 2025 pattern set: an original set assembled to the 2025 distribution — same shape, section split and question types, timed and scored exactly as the paper scores.
Year sets are part of Pro; the 25-question sample is free.
Try 25 free questionsWhere the marks sat
- General Aptitude10 questions · 15 marks
- Engineering Mathematics13 marks
- CE subject72 marks
Topic weightage
| Topic | Marks | Practise it |
|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 15 | Aptitude |
| Engineering Mathematics | 13 | Engineering Mathematics bank |
| Structural Engineering | 14 | Subject bank |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 16.1 | Subject bank |
| Water Resources Engineering | 11.8 | Subject bank |
| Environmental Engineering | 15 | Subject bank |
| Transportation Engineering | 9.7 | Subject bank |
| Geomatics Engineering | 5.4 | Subject bank |
The 2025 paper ran in 2 sessions; the link opens session 1 — every session's paper and key is on the archive page. Topic weightage is as reported by exam-analysis sites, not by the organising institute. Sources: Master question papers & keys, IIT Guwahati archive · GATE 2025 cut-off marks (IIT Roorkee). Verified 15 Sept 2026.