GATE 2021 Syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE)

GATE 2021 Syllabus for Petroleum Engineering: Petroleum Engineering is one of the important branches of Engineering. If you are seeking higher education (M.E./M.Tech./Ph.D.)  after your graduation (B.E./B.Tech.) in Petroleum Engineering in India, you need to make a good score in the GATE exam. 

Before starting preparation for the GATE exam in Petroleum Engineering, you need to know the detailed GATE syllabus for Petroleum Engineering. In this article, we have shared the detailed GATE syllabus for Petroleum Engineering. More than this, we have also shared the GATE exam pattern for Petroleum Engineering. 

GATE 2021 Syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE)

GATE syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE) includes both subject topics and general aptitude (GA).

Subject Topics of GATE 2021 Petroleum Engineering (PE) Syllabus

The subject Topics of GATE Petroleum Engineering (PE) are divided into 16 sections. To get detailed information of GATE 2021 Petroleum Engineering (PE) Syllabus, you have to download the complete syllabus end of this section.

1. Linear Algebra
2. Calculus
3. Differential equations
4. Complex variables
5. Probability and Statistics
6. Numerical Methods
7. Petroleum Exploration
8. Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology
9. Reservoir Engineering
10. Petroleum Production Operations
11. Offshore Drilling and Production Practices
12. Petroleum Formation Evaluation
13. Oil and Gas Well Testing
14. Health Safety and Environment in the Petroleum Industry
15. Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
16. Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering

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Syllabus for General Aptitude (GA)

GATE Syllabus for General Aptitude (GA) contains two sections: Language Skills, Analytical Skills. 

Language (Verbal Ability)	English grammarSentence completionVerbal analogiesWord groupsInstructionsCritical reasoningVerbal deduction
Analytical Skills (Numerical Ability)	Numerical computationNumerical estimationData InterpretationNumerical reasoning

GATE 2021 Exam Pattern for Petroleum Engineering (PE)

Before taking preparation, it is also important to know the GATE 2021 exam pattern for Petroleum Engineering (PE). Here, we have shared GATE Petroleum Engineering (PE) Exam Pattern.

Highlights of GATE 2021 Petroleum Engineering (PE) Exam Pattern:

• Exam Mode: Online, computer-based test (CBT)
• Total Number of Questions: 65 
• Total Marks: 100 Marks
• Time Duration: 3 hours 

Type of Question: 

Question Type	Marks	Negative Marking
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)	1 or 2 Marks	1-Mark MCQ-For a wrong answer 1/3 mark will be deducted2-Mark MCQ-For a wrong answer 2/3 mark will be deducted
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions	1 or 2 Marks	No negative marking

Marks Distribution:

Paper	Marks Distribution	Number of Question
Subject Questions (All 16 sections of Petroleum Engineering)	70% of the total marks	55 (25*1=25 Marks and 30*2=60 Marks)
Engineering Mathematics	15%  of the total marks
General Aptitude (common for all papers)	15%  of the total marks	10 (5*1 = 5 Marks and 5*2= 10 Marks)