GATE Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) — official syllabus
3 hours, 65 questions, 100 marks: General Aptitude 15 marks, Engineering Mathematics ~13 marks, core CS ~72 marks. MCQ, MSQ and NAT questions; negative marking only for MCQs (1/3 for 1-mark, 2/3 for 2-mark questions).
Detailed syllabus
3 hours, 65 questions, 100 marks: General Aptitude 15 marks, Engineering Mathematics ~13 marks, core CS ~72 marks. MCQ, MSQ and NAT questions; negative marking only for MCQs (1/3 for 1-mark, 2/3 for 2-mark questions).
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 4 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 |
| Digital Logic | 1 |
| Computer Organization and Architecture | 1 |
| Programming and Data Structures | 1 |
| Algorithms | 1 |
| Theory of Computation | 1 |
| Compiler Design | 1 |
| Operating System | 1 |
| Databases | 1 |
| Computer Networks | 1 |
Source: official document