GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering: Exam Date (Feb 2), Syllabus, Question Papers, Pattern, Cutoff

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering: Mechanical Engineering is one of the core branches of engineering. More or less 80000 students across the country every year prepare for the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam to get into postgraduate courses and start their careers in various PSUs. The organizing institute for the GATE 2025 exam , IIT Roorkee will be conducting the entrance test on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The GATE Mechanical Engineering exam date 2025 is February 2, 2025. Students preparing for the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam should refer to the GATE 2025 ME syllabus. IIT Roorkee has uploaded the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering syllabus on the official website - gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The detailed GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam pattern is also available for students on the website. Students should have an in-depth knowledge of the GATE 2025 ME exam pattern to plan their studies in a focused manner.

In the following article, we will discuss everything about the tentative GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam date, exam pattern, question paper, and GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering cutoff.

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GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Exam Date

IT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam date. The exam is scheduled to be held on February 1, 2, 15 & 16, 2025 in various allotted examination centres nationwide. You can check out the GATE 2025 exam date and the GATE Mechanical Engineering exam date 2025 below.

Event	Date
GATE 2025 Exam Date for All Papers	February 1, 2, 15, & 16, 2025
GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Exam Date	February 2, 2025

List of Two Paper Combinations for GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering

Provided below is the list of the second paper options for students taking the Mechanical Engineering (ME) paper in GATE 2025. Students can choose any of the following subjects as their second combination:

• Aerospace Engineering (AE)
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)
• Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM)
• Production and Inductrial Engineering (PI)
• Engineering Sciences (XE)

Note: An additional application fee will be applicable for the second combination subject.

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Total Number of students Appeared for GATE Mechanical Engineering: Past Trends

The Mechanical Engineering paper in the GATE exam has seen fluctuating registration over the past few years. In 2024, a total of 83,114 students registered for the ME paper, with 65,546 appearing for the exam. In 2023, the number of registrations was slightly lower at 82,233, with 63,489 students appearing. However, 2022 had significantly higher participation, with 126,979 students registering and 89,567 appearing for the exam.

Take a look at the past trends showcasing the total number of students registered and appeared for GATE Mechanical Engineering:

GATE Paper Code	Year	Total No. of students Registered	Total No. of students Appeared
ME	2024	83114	65546
	2023	82233	63489
	2022	126979	89567

GATE Mechanical Engineering Qualifying Trends Over the Years

The following data for the GATE Mechanical Engineering paper over recent years reveals insights into the qualifying trends among students. While around 80,000 students appear for the GATE ME exam each year, only a few thousand manage to qualify. In 2023, out of the 63,489 students who appeared, 11,401 qualified. In 2022, a larger pool of 89,567 students appeared, with only 15,282 qualifying. The qualifying percentage has remained relatively stable. For 2024, it is yet to be updated. Have a look at the GATE ME qualifying trends here:

GATE Paper Code	Year	Total No. of students Appeared	Total No. of students Qualified	Qualifying %
ME	2024	65546	To be Updated	To be Updated
	2023	63489	11401	17.95%
	2022	89567	15282	17.06%

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering (ME) Syllabus

IIT Roorkee has uploaded the complete GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering syllabus at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Students preparing for the exam should refer to the official syllabus to study the important topics and chapters and create a detailed study plan for the exam preparation. Students can download the complete GATE 2025 ME syllabus pdf from the official website.

The GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering syllabus is divided into four sections including Engineering Mathematics. The four sections are further divided into various other subtopics. Students preparing for the exam should start their preparation by understanding the GATE 2025 syllabus PDF and identifying the important topics. The detailed syllabus helps students to focus on their weak and strong topics, and create a study plan for the additional subjects such as Engineering Mathematics for the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering question paper.

The following table explains the section-wise GATE 2025 ME syllabus:

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Syllabus PDF Download

The complete GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering syllabus PDF includes the sections and sub-topics. The syllabus is available on the official GATE 2025 website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. You can also click on the link below to download the complete GATE 2025 ME syllabus:

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Exam Pattern

The GATE Mechanical Engineering exam 2025 will be conducted in online (computer-based test) mode and the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering question paper will be asked in the English language. The students will be required to complete the GATE 2025 ME exam within 3 hours, which will have 65 questions in total. There will be three main sections in the exam including General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The GATE 2025 ME question paper will feature different kinds of questions such as multiple choice questions (MCQs), multiple choice questions (MCQs), and numerical answer type (NAT) questions. The students will be required to complete 65 questions within 3 hours, however, PwD students with a disability will be eligible for a compensatory time of one hour.

Students preparing for the exam should know the detailed GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam pattern to plan their studies in a focused manner. The GATE 2025 ME exam pattern allows students to understand the marks distribution, marking scheme, and the distribution of the syllabus in the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering question pattern.

The following table includes the detailed GATE 2025 exam pattern for Mechanical Engineering:

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Marks Distribution

The GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering question paper includes three main sections, General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering. The GATE 2025 ME exam paper will have 65 questions and a total of 100 marks. The GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering marks distribution allows students to understand how many marks are carried by each section on the question paper. The GATE 2025 ME question paper will have an Engineering Mathematics section with the lowest marks distribution while the Mechanical Engineering exam will have the highest marks distribution.

The following table includes the section-wise marks distribution of the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam:

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Marking Scheme

The GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering marking scheme allows students to know how each question is scored in the exam. The questions on the GATE 2025 ME exam paper will carry 1 and 2 marks respectively. However, there will be negative markings for incorrect MCQs. The following table explains the complete GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering marking scheme:

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GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Question Papers

GATE previous year question papers with solutions and answer keys PDF are some of the best study materials to prepare for the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering exam. These question papers help aspiring students get an idea about the GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering question paper. The official GATE 2025 website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in, includes several previous years’s question papers for students to download.

Students can download the previous years’s question papers from the links below:

GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Expected Cutoff

The category-wise GATE 2025 cutoff will be released along with the GATE 2025 result on March 19, 2025. The expected GATE 2025 Mechanical Engineering cutoff depends on various factors such as the number of participants, the difficulty level of the exam, etc. However, the students can guess the expected GATE cutoff by analyzing the past years' cutoff scores. The following list includes the category-wise GATE cutoffs from the past few years, as well as the expected GATE Mechanical Engineering cutoff:

List of IITs Offering Mechanical Engineering through GATE 2025

The following list features the names of the IITs offering Mechanical Engineering courses through GATE 2025:

List of NITs Offering Mechanical Engineering through GATE 2025

Listed below are the NITs that offer Mechanical Engineering courses through GATE 2025: