GATE 2025 Syllabus For CSE (Computer Science & Engineering)

Last Updated : 15 Apr, 2025

GATE Exam 2025 Syllabus for CSE - GATE stands for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, an entrance exam conducted each year for getting admission into the most prestigious institutes across the country including IISc Bengaluru, IITs, NITs, IIITs and many others. The GATE authority (IIT Roorkee for this year) has released the official notification regarding the GATE 2025 exam.

Candidates who are willingly interested in pursuing their higher studies from one of the most esteemed institutes in the country or have the ambition to join PSUs and want to dig deep into their core sectors can take the GATE examination in 2025.

GATE CSE Syllabus 2025

The GATE Syllabus comprises two sections. The first one is the General Aptitude Section which is of 15 marks and the other one is the Computer Science and Information Technology Section which is of 85 marks.

General Aptitude (GA) - 15 Marks

Verbal Aptitude	Basic English Grammar: Tenses, Articles, Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Verb-noun Agreement and Other Parts of Speech Basic Vocabulary: Words, Idioms and Phrases in Context Reading and Comprehension Narrative Sequencing
Quantitative Aptitude	Data interpretation: Data Graphs (Bar Graphs, Pie Charts and Other Graphs Representing Data), 2- and 3-dimensional Plots, Maps and Tables Numerical Computation and Estimation: Ratios, Percentages, Powers, Exponents, Exponents Formula and Logarithms, Logarithm Formula, Permutations and Combinations and Series Mensuration and Geometry, Elementary Statistics and Probability
Analytical Aptitude	Deduction and Induction, Analogy, Numerical Relations and Reasoning
Spatial Aptitude	Transformation of shapes: Translation, Rotation, Scaling, Mirroring, Assembling and Grouping Paper Folding, Cutting and Patterns in 2 and 3 Dimensions

Computer Science and Information Technology (CS/IT) - 85 Marks

1. Engineering Mathematics	Discrete Mathematics Propositional and First-Order Logic Sets, Relations, Functions, Partial Orders and Lattices Monoids, Groups Graphs: Connectivity, Matching, Coloring Combinatorics: Counting, Recurrence Relations, Generating Functions Linear Algebra Matrices Determinants System of Linear Equations Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors LU Decomposition Calculus Limits, Continuity and Differentiability Maxima and Minima Mean Value Theorem Integration Probability and Statistics Random Variables Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Poisson and Binomial Distributions Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation Conditional Probability and Bayes Theorem
2. Digital Logic and Design	Boolean Algebra Combinational and Sequential Circuits Minimization Number Representations and Computer Arithmetic (Fixed and Floating Point)
3. Computer Organization and Architecture	Machine Instructions and Addressing Modes. ALU, Data Path and Control Unit. Instruction Pipelining, Pipeline Hazards. Memory Hierarchy: Cache, Main Memory and Secondary Storage I/O Interface (Interrupt and DMA Mode)
4. Programming and Data Structures	Programming in C Recursion Arrays,Stacks,Queues Linked Lists, Trees, Binary Search Trees, Binary Heaps Graphs
5. Algorithms	Searching, Sorting, Hashing. Asymptotic Worst Case Time and Space Complexity Algorithm Design Techniques: Greedy, Dynamic Programming and Divide-and-Conquer Graph Traversals, Minimum Spanning Trees, Shortest Paths
6. Theory of Computation	Regular Expressions and Finite Automata Context-Free Grammar and Push-Down Automata Regular and Context-Free Languages,Pumping Lemma Turing Machines and Undecidability
7. Compiler Design	Lexical Analysis Parsing, Syntax-Directed Translation Runtime Environments Intermediate Code Generation Local Optimization Data Flow Analysis: Constant Propagation, Liveness Analysis, Common Subexpression Elimination
8. Operating System	System Calls,Processes,Threads Inter-Process Communication, Concurrency and Synchronization Deadlock CPU and I/O Scheduling Memory Management and Virtual Memory File Systems
9. Databases	ER-Model Relational Model: Relational Algebra, Tuple Calculus SQL Integrity Constraints, Normal Forms File Organization, Indexing (e.g., B and B+ Trees) Transactions and Concurrency Control
10. Computer Networks	Concept of Layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks Basics of the Packet,Circuit, and Virtual Circuit Switching Data Link Layer: Framing,Error Detection,Medium Access Control, Ethernet Bridging Routing Protocols: Shortest Path, Flooding, Distance Vector and Link State Routing Fragmentation and IP Addressing, IPv4,CIDR Notation Basics of IP Support Protocols(ARP,DHCP,ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT) Transport Layer: Flow Control and Congestion Control,UDP, TCP, Sockets Application Layer Protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email

GATE 2025 Expected Subject-Wise Weightage

Topics	GATE 2025 (Expected)
General Aptitude	15
Engineering Mathematics	13
Discrete Mathematics	13
Digital Logic	6
Computer Organization and Architecture	8
Programming and Data Structure	15
Algorithms	7
Theory of Computation	6
Compiler Design	4
Operating System	9
Databases	7
Computer Networks	10

GATE 2025 Exam Dates

The GATE 2025 exam will tentatively happen in two shifts on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) in the first and second week of February. The GATE exam date helps a candidate in planning and preparing accordingly for the exam and also provides ample time for candidates to practice and revise.

Event	Dates
GATE 2025 Notification	14th August, 2024
Starting of the Application Process	28nd August, 2024
Last Date of Application Process	26th September, 2024
Correction in Application Form	To be Notified Soon
Admit Card Release Date	2nd January, 2024
GATE 2025 Exam Date	1st, 2nd, 15th, 16th February 2025
Answer Key Release Date	To be Notified Soon
GATE 2025 Result Date	19th March, 2025

GATE 2025 Exam Pattern

Marking Scheme: There are a total of 65 questions in the paper, out of them 10 questions are from Section A, i.e. from General Aptitude and the other 55 questions are from Section B or of core disciplined.

Questions are of three types:

MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)	1 and 2 mark questions along with 1/3 and 2/3 negative marking for wrong answers respectively.
MSQ (Multiple Select Questions)	1 and 2 mark questions with no negative marking for the wrong answers and no partial marking.
NAT (Numerical Ability Type)	1 and 2 mark questions with no negative marking.

The General Aptitude section has 10 questions out of which 5 questions are of 1 mark and the other 5 are of two marks making a total of 15 marks. All these questions can be a combination of MCQ, MSQ and NAT.

This year there is no change in the syllabus of the GATE CSE examination most probably, the syllabus is assumed to be completely the same as in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In the year 2020, IIT Bombay made a few changes to the GATE CSE syllabus for the GATE CSE 2021 and since then the same syllabus is being followed.

This year for the GATE 2025 examination IIT Roorkee is the organizing authority and most probably no changes have been made to the GATE CSE syllabus 2025. The paper will be divided into two sections:

Section A: Gen 4eral Aptitude - This section comprises a share of 15 marks and discusses general aptitude and reasoning.
Section B: Computer Science and Information Technology - This section has a share of 85 marks and discusses the core disciplined subject.

GATE 2025 Quizzes

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How to Prepare for GATE 2025?

GATE is one of the toughest competitive exams which requires practice and preparation to crack it. There are various ways to prepare for a GATE exam. Some of them are listed below.

Make Proper Planning: It's always good to have proper planning before starting to prepare for an exam. Divide the plan into weekly, monthly and yearly plans.
Know Your Strength and Weakness: Before going deep into anything, it's a mandatory step to know about yourself, about your strengths and weaknesses.
Study Well: Without proper study, it is very difficult to clear the exam. We are providing you with the proper material for studying the syllabus of GATE. You can refer to GATE CS Notes for study for GATE.
Revise Well: You need to revise well for clearing any examination, whether it is GATE or any exam. You can refer to the short notes of GATE CSE for revision and the Last Minute Notes for Revision.
Practice Previous Year Questions: It is very important to practice Previous Year Questions for clearing any exam. We have previous year's questions of all the subjects that directly helps in your preparation.
Practice Mock Tests: Mock Tests help in analyzing the exam papers before the actual exam. It is also very much useful for any examination. We also provide free mock tests for students to prepare for the examination.

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GATE 2025 Syllabus For CSE (Computer Science & Engineering)

GATE CSE Syllabus 2025

General Aptitude (GA) - 15 Marks

Computer Science and Information Technology (CS/IT) - 85 Marks

Discrete Mathematics

Linear Algebra

Calculus

Probability and Statistics

GATE 2025 Expected Subject-Wise Weightage

GATE 2025 Exam Dates

GATE 2025 Exam Pattern

GATE 2025 Quizzes

How to Prepare for GATE 2025?

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