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GATE Agricultural Engineering Syllabus

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The complete GATE Agricultural Engineering outline — 8 subjects, 33 chapters and 194 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.

8Subjects
33Chapters
194Topics
94Sub-topics
428Flashcards
~165hEst. first pass

GATE Agricultural Engineering subjects

Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.

GATE Agricultural Engineering flashcard decks

428 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.

How to work through the GATE Agricultural Engineering syllabus

The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.

Weight your plan accordingly: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering carries 57 topics while Farm Machinery carries 8. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for GATE Agricultural Engineering.

The ~165 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.

GATE Agricultural Engineering syllabus FAQ

What subjects are in the GATE Agricultural Engineering syllabus?

GATE Agricultural Engineering covers 8 subjects: Engineering Mathematics, Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural Process Engineering, Dairy and Food Engineering and General Aptitude. Together they contain 33 chapters and 194 named topics.

How much do you have to study for GATE Agricultural Engineering?

The full GATE Agricultural Engineering outline breaks down into 33 chapters, 194 topics and 94 sub-topics. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering is the largest single subject with 57 topics across 6 chapters.

How long does it take to cover the whole GATE Agricultural Engineering syllabus?

Roughly 165 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 8 weeks.

Are there GATE Agricultural Engineering flashcards?

Yes — 428 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.

Is this GATE Agricultural Engineering syllabus free to use?

Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the GATE Agricultural Engineering syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in India and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.