Candidates must familiarize with the paper code for the paper of their choice for GATE 2015, as this knowledge will be required at the time of application form submission and appearing for the examination. A candidate is allowed to appear in ONLY ONE paper.
Since a candidate is allowed to appear in ONLY ONE of the 22 papers for which GATE 2015 examination is being held, the candidate has to make the choice of the paper he/she wishes to write carefully.
GATE Papers and the Paper Codes for GATE 2015
| GATE Paper | Code | GATE Paper | Code |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE | Ecology and Evolution | EY |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG | Geology and Geophysics | GG |
| Architecture and Planning | AR | Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Biotechnology | BT | Mathematics | MA |
| Civil Engineering | CE | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Chemical Engineering | CH | Mining Engineering | MN |
| Computer Science and Information Technology |
CS | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
| Chemistry | CY | Physics | PH |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | Production and Industrial Engineering |
PI |
| Electrical Engineering | EE | Engineering Sciences | XE* |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
TF | Life Sciences | XL** |
| *XE Paper Sections | Code | **XL Paper Sections | Code |
| Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) |
A | Chemistry (Compulsory) | H |
| Fluid Mechanics | B | Biochemistry | I |
| Materials Science | C | Botany | J |
| Solid Mechanics | D | Microbiology | K |
| Thermodynamics | E | Zoology | L |
| Polymer Science and Engineering |
F | Food Technology | M |
| Food Technology | G |
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