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Vikas Kumar Pandit | February 2, 2025 | 09:56 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 Day 2 exam today, February 2, 2025. The exam will be conducted in two shifts, with each session lasting for a total duration of three hours. GATE 2025 shift 1 exam begins and will be conducted till 12:30 pm,GATE 2025 February 1 Live

The GATE 2025 shift 2 will be held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The Mechanical Engineering (ME), Petroleum Engineering (PE), and Architecture and Planning (AR) exams will be conducted in shift 1, whereas the Electrical Engineering (EE) paper will be held in shift 2.

Candidates appearing for the exam today must carry their GATE 2025 admit card along with a valid government ID such as Aadhaar-UID (preferred), Aadhaar Virtual ID, Government-issued ID, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, or Driving License.

The GATE 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted on February 1, 2, 15, and 16. It is held annually for candidates seeking admission to master's programmes offered by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. Additionally, GATE 2025 scores will be used by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for recruitment purposes.

The GATE 2025 exam held on February 1 was of moderate difficulty level. According to students' reviews and coaching experts, the GATE 2025 February 1 shift 1 was overall moderate with some questions being asked from the previous year's papers. GATE 2025 February 1 Shift 2 was easy to moderate with more conceptual were asked in this shift.

GATE 2025 exam date

The detailed GATE 2025 exam schedule is given in the table below.

Day, Date

Time (IST)

Test Papers

Saturday, February 1, 2025

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Forenoon Session – FN)

CS1, AG, MA

2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Afternoon Session – AN)

CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN

Sunday, February 2, 2025

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Forenoon Session – FN)

ME, PE, AR

2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Afternoon Session – AN)

EE

Saturday, February 15, 2025

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Forenoon Session – FN)

CY, AE, DA, ES, PI

2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Afternoon Session – AN)

EC, GE, XH, BM, EY

Sunday, February 16, 2025

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Forenoon Session – FN)

CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT

2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Afternoon Session – AN)

CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN

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GATE 2025 day 2 exam will be conducted in two shifts. Shift 1 will take place from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and shift 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Updates on exam analysis, difficulty level, answer key, result, cut-off, and more.

February 2, 2025 | 09:56 AM IST

GATE 2025 shift 1 exam begin

The IIT Roorkee has commenced the GATE 2025 February 2 shift 1 exam. The exam will be conducted for a duration of three hours till 12: 30 PM.

February 2, 2025 | 09:24 AM IST

GATE 2025 exam date

Candidates can check the GATE 2025 branch-wise exam dates from the table given below.

GATE Exam Branch

GATE branch-wise exam dates

Timings

Agricultural Engineering (AG)

February 1

Forenoon session

Mathematics (MA)

February 1

Forenoon session

Computer Science & Information Technology (CS)

February 1

Forenoon & Afternoon sessions

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NM)

February 1

Afternoon session

Instrumentation Engineering (IN)

February 1

Afternoon session

Metallurgical Engineering (MT)

February 1

Afternoon session

Textile Engineering and Fiber Science (TF)

February 1

Afternoon session

Architecture and Planning (AR)

February 2

Forenoon session

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

February 2

Forenoon session

Petroleum Engineering (PE)

February 2

Forenoon session

Electrical Engineering (EE)

February 2

Afternoon session

Aerospace Engineering (AE)

February 15

Forenoon session

Chemistry (CY)

February 15

Forenoon session

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DA)

February 15

Forenoon session

Environmental Science and Engineering (ES)

February 15

Forenoon session

Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)

February 15

Forenoon session

Biomedical Engineering (BM)

February 15

Afternoon session

Ecology and Evolution (EE)

February 15

Afternoon session

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

February 15

Afternoon session

Geomatics Engineering (GE)

February 15

Afternoon session

Humanities and Social Sciences (XH)

February 15

Afternoon session

Biotechnology (BT)

February 16

Forenoon session

Civil Engineering (CE)

February 16

Forenoon & Afternoon sessions

Chemical Engineering (CH)

February 16

Forenoon session

Engineering Sciences (XE)

February 16

Afternoon session

Geology and Geophysics (GG)

February 16

Forenoon session

Physics (PH)

February 16

Forenoon session

Mining Engineering (MN)

February 16

Afternoon session

Life Sciences (XL)

February 16

Afternoon session

February 2, 2025 | 09:07 AM IST

GATE 2025 February 1 shift 1 difficulty level

According to students' feedback, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 exam for Shift 1 on February 1 was of moderate difficulty overall. The mathematics section was considered moderately difficult, while the aptitude section was deemed easy by most students.

Read More: GATE 2025 February 1 shift 1 ‘overall moderate’, questions asked from PYQ; analysis, reactions

February 2, 2025 | 08:49 AM IST

GATE Aptitude Questions: Type of questions to be asked

The following type of questions will be asked in GATE 2025:

Candidate’s selected subjects

  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
  • Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

February 2, 2025 | 07:34 AM IST

GATE 2025: Day 2 exam timings

GATE 2025 exam will take place in two shifts today. Shift 1 will take place from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and shift 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. 

February 2, 2025 | 07:33 AM IST

GATE 2025: February 2 shift 1 paper

GATE 2025 February 2 shift 1 will be conducted for Mechanical Engineering (ME), Petroleum Engineering (PE), and Architecture and Planning (AR) papers.

February 2, 2025 | 07:31 AM IST

GATE 2025 day 2 exam today

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 day 2 exam today, February 2, 2025, in two shifts.

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