{"id":1509,"date":"2025-09-08T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedprep.com\/exams\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:49:10","slug":"gate-civil-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vedprep.com\/exams\/gate\/gate-civil-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 Topic Wise and Weightage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be released by<\/span><b> IIT Guwahati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on official website gate.iitg.ac.in soon, along with information brochure. <\/span><b>IIT Guwahati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will conduct <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for admission in M.Tech.\/ PhD programmes in IITs, IISc, NITS, and other institutes. Candidates who wish to take admission in GATE civil programmes must apply for the GATE Civil Exam 2026. Before starting preparation for the <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Candidates must be familiar with the <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This will help to know the topics and make a best preparation strategy for <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates who are preparing for the <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must visit the official <\/span><b>GATE Civil syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once the information brochure is released, we will update the information here. For more information regarding the <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follow the information given below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Also read <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vedprep.com\/exams\/gate\/gate-exam-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>GATE Exam<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will offer admission for M.Tech.\/ PhD in IITs, NITs, IIsc, and other institutes. <\/span><b>GATE Civil Scorecard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also used for getting PSUs job in the respective Sector. Candidates who have qualified<\/span><b> GATE Civil Exam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in years 2026, 2025,2024 are eligible to apply.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contains major subjects which are selected from the Undergraduate level. Candidates who have deep subjective knowledge and a good command can score high marks, and this will be beneficial for the <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>GATE\u00a0 Civil Exam Pattern 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exam pattern plays an important role in understanding the Exam and making a useful strategy for the Exam. <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam Pattern 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will help to know about <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> important factors like mode , medium, question pattern, marking scheme and more. The detailed <\/span><b>GATE Civil Exam Pattern 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is given in the table below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>GATE Civil Exam Pattern 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Particulars<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mode of Exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duration of Exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 hours<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pattern of Questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple Selective Questions(MSQs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marking Scheme<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For MCQs -Test Paper carries 1 mark and 2 marks for questions with 13 and 23 negative marking for incorrect answers, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For NAT &#8211; No negative marking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Sections<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 1- General Aptitude<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 2 \u2013 Engineering Mathematics and Core Discipline Questions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic-wise weightage<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Aptitude \u2013 15%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engineering Mathematics \u2013 15%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core Discipline Questions \u2013 70%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also read\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vedprep.com\/exams\/gate\/gate-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GATE Syllabus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 For General Aptitude\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For General Aptitude in <\/span><b>GATE Civil syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> major topics like verbal aptitude, Quantitative, Analytical and spatial aptitude. The detailed<\/span><b> GATE Civil syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for general aptitude with subtopics is given in the table below.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 For General Aptitude<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Topic\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Subtopic\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbal Aptitude<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English grammar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vocabularies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading and comprehension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Narrative sequencing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantitative Aptitude<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data interpretation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 &amp; 3-dimensional plots<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maps &amp; tables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powers, exponents, percentages, &amp; logarithms estimation &amp; Numerical computation\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permutations &amp; combinations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mensuration &amp; geometry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elementary statistics &amp; probability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytical Aptitude<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logic: Deduction &amp; Induction Analogy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numerical relations &amp; reasoning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spatial Aptitude<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assembling &amp; grouping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper folding, cutting, and patterns (2 &amp; 3 dimensions)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 For Engineering Mathematics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major topics for Engineering Mathematics in <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contains<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linear algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, vector analysis, Complex analysis and probability &amp; statistics. <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Engineering Mathematics is given in the table below<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 For Engineering Mathematics<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Topic\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Syllabus<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linear Algebra<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linear dependence and independence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vector space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matrix algebra, eigenvalues and eigenvectors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution of linear equations- existence and uniqueness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculus<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mean value theorems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theorems of integral calculus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluation of definite and improper integrals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partial derivatives, maxima and minima<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple integrals, line, surface and volume integrals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor series<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differential Equations<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First-order equations (linear and nonlinear)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher-order linear differential equations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cauchy&#8217;s and Euler&#8217;s equations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using a variation of parameters in Methods of solution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complementary function and particular integral<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partial differential equations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Variable separable method<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">initial and boundary value problems<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vector Analysis<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vectors in the plane and space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vector operations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gradient, divergence and curl<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gauss&#8217;s, Green&#8217;s and Stokes\u2019 theorems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complex Analysis<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytic functions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cauchy\u2019s integral theorem<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor and Laurent series, residue theorem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability and Statistics<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mean, median, mode, standard deviation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combinatorial probability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability distributions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binomial distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poisson distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exponential distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normal distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint and conditional probability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also read <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vedprep.com\/exams\/gate\/gate-eligibility-criteria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GATE Eligibility criteria\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 For Core Subjects<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For Core Subjects contains major topics at the undergraduate level. Candidates who have subjective knowledge and a good command of comprehensive parts of the Civil Engineering courses can score good marks as well as high ranks. In detailed <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Core Subjects is given in the table below\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 For Core Subjects<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subjects<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Syllabus<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geotechnical Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil Index Properties<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behaviour of Sand &amp; Clay<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seepage Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effect of Water Table on Soil<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structural Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SFD &amp; BMD<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deflection of Beams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinematic &amp; Static Indeterminacy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combined Stress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moment Distribution Method<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Resources Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydrographs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluid Kinetics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluid Properties<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Requirement for Crops<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turbulent Flow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boundary Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Channel Flow<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noise Pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedimentation Tank<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biochemical Oxygen Demand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixing of Pollutants from two streams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trickling Filter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardness of Water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activated Sludge Process<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sigh distances<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cross-Sectional Elements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of Pavements and their Characteristics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highway Capacity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marshall Mix Design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traffic Control Devices<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geomatics Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traversing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tacheometer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Error Measurement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also read <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vedprep.com\/exams\/gate\/gate-previous-year-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GATE PYQs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 PDF Download<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in PDF, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">candidates can download <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from given direct link given below. To know the topics that are asked in the GATE Civil Exam 2026 can easily determined by <\/span><b>GATE Civil syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By utilising the <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Candidates can revise the whole syllabus and boost their ranking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gate2025.iitr.ac.in\/doc\/2025\/GATE%20_CE_2025_Syllabus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 PDF Download<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><b>ATE Civil Syllabus 2026 Weightage<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> topic-wise Weightage based on the number of questions asked and their marking.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will help to focus on important topics and review properly. This will enhance the chances of getting success and improving ranking.\u00a0 The <\/span><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weightage is given in the table below\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 Weightage<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subjects<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Marks Weightage<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Aptitude<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engineering Mathematics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrigation &amp; Hydrology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluid Mechanics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structural Analysis<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geotechnical Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geomatics Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R.C.C.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steel Structures<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Materials &amp; Management<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engineering Mechanics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solid Mechanics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Also read <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vedprep.com\/exams\/gate\/gate-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>GATE Books\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\n<style>#sp-ea-1511 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-1511{ position: relative; }#sp-ea-1511 .ea-card{ opacity: 0;}#eap-preloader-1511{ position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; height: 100%;width: 100%; text-align: center;display: flex; align-items: center;justify-content: center;}#sp-ea-1511.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-1511.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-1511.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-1511.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-1511.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1753512881\">\n<div id=\"sp-ea-1511\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"1\" data-scroll-active-item=\"1\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\">\n\n\t<div id=\"eap-preloader-1511\" class=\"accordion-preloader\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vedprep.com\/exams\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-accordion-free\/public\/assets\/ea_loader.svg\" alt=\"Loader image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-15110\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse15110\" aria-controls=\"collapse15110\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i>  What is the paper code for the GATE Civil Engineering Exam 2026?\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse15110\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1511\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-15110\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Paper code for GATE CE Exam 2026 is <\/span><b>CE.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-15111\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse15111\" aria-controls=\"collapse15111\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Total sections are in the GATE CE 2026 question paper?\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse15111\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1511\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-15111\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are two sections: general aptitude and core subjects in the GATE Civil Engineering question paper.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-15112\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse15112\" aria-controls=\"collapse15112\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Who will organise the GATE Civil Engineering Exam 2026?\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse15112\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1511\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-15112\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0IIT Guwahati will organise the GATE Civil Engineering Exam 2026. The information brochure will be released by the official website soon applying for the GATE Civil Exam 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-15113\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse15113\" aria-controls=\"collapse15113\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How to get the official GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 PDF Download ?\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse15113\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1511\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-15113\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidates can download the official GATE Civil Syllabus 2026 once IIT Guwahati releases the official information brochure. Visit this page to download the official GATE Civil syllabus 2026 in PDF.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-15114\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse15114\" aria-controls=\"collapse15114\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Which topics are more important from an exam point of view?\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse15114\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1511\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-15114\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Generally, covering the whole syllabus is necessary for the GATE Civil Exam 2026. But in case you have started your preparation lately, you can focus on only high-weightage topics to qualify GATE Civil Exam 2026. 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