GATE Architecture & Planning (AR) Syllabus

GATE Architecture & Planning (AR) Syllabus

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) of Roorke, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Guwahati, Delhi, Madras, and Bombay for providing admissions to Masters in Technology (MTech), Master of Engineering (ME), and PhD. Courses of IITs, Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other universities and academic institutes in India and abroad. Furthermore, GATE scores are also used to procure jobs in public sector organizations (PSUs) such as BARC, BHEL, BSNL, HPCL, DRDO, GAIL, HPCL, NHPC, NTPC, PGCIL, and others.66

The Architecture & Planning (AR) paper of the GATE is classified into 3 parts– Part A, Part B1, and Part B2. The 3 parts are further consists of 13 sections, wherein Part A includes 7 sections, Part B1 contains 3 sections, and Part B2 incorporates 3 sections.

GATE AR Syllabus

Part A–General

1. Architecture & Planning (AR), Planning and Design
2. Construction and Management
3. Environmental Planning and Design
4. Urban Design, Landscape, and Conservation
5. Planning Process
6. Housing
7. Services and Infrastructure

Part B1–Architecture & Planning (AR)

1. History and Contemporary Architecture & Planning (AR)
2. Building Construction and Structural Systems
3. Building Services and Sustainability

Part B2–Planning

1. Regional and Settlement Planning
2. Planning Techniques and Management
3. Infrastructure Planning

Exam Pattern:

• Total Marks: 100 Marks:

1. General Aptitude: 15 marks
2. Subject: 85 marks

• Time duration: 180 minutes/3 hours
• Types of questions: Questions may be in the form of:

1. Multiple Select Questions
2. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
3. Numerical Answer Type