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GATE Marine Engineering Syllabus

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The complete GATE Marine Engineering outline — 6 subjects, 38 chapters and 184 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.

6Subjects
38Chapters
184Topics
128Sub-topics
305Flashcards
~165hEst. first pass

GATE Marine 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 Marine Engineering flashcard decks

305 question-and-answer cards across 6 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.

How to work through the GATE Marine 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: Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering carries 71 topics while General Aptitude carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for GATE Marine 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 Marine Engineering syllabus FAQ

What subjects are in the GATE Marine Engineering syllabus?

GATE Marine Engineering covers 6 subjects: Engineering Mathematics, Applied Mechanics and Structures, Fluid Mechanics and Marine Hydrodynamics, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Thermodynamics and Marine Engineering and General Aptitude. Together they contain 38 chapters and 184 named topics.

How many topics does the GATE Marine Engineering syllabus contain?

The full GATE Marine Engineering outline breaks down into 38 chapters, 184 topics and 128 sub-topics. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is the largest single subject with 71 topics across 9 chapters.

How long does it take to cover the whole GATE Marine 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 Marine Engineering flashcards?

Yes — 305 question-and-answer flashcards across 6 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 Marine Engineering syllabus free to use?

Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the GATE Marine 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.