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General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and every Petroleum Engineering section, in 25 chapters.

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  • 10syllabus sections
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Exam pattern

GATE PE paper pattern

GATE Petroleum Engineering

  • 65 questions
  • 100 marks
  • 180 minutes
  • a wrong MCQ costs a third of its marks, a wrong MSQ or NAT nothing
  • General Aptitude — 15 marks10 Qs
  • Petroleum Engineering — 85 marks55 Qs

What you get

Everything for GATE PE, in one course

  • Chapters in English and Hindi25 chapters on the official syllabus, each ending in a quiz that explains every answer.
  • Mock tests in the real patternTimed and marked the way the exam is, negative marking included, with a section-by-section report.
  • Revision and weak-area analyticsSee which topics cost you marks, and revise them on a spaced schedule.
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A real question from the course. No sign-up needed.

From the chapter: Petroleum Exploration: Reservoir Rocks, the Petroleum System, Exploration Methods and Resource Classification

Which of the following is a clastic reservoir rock?

Show the answer and why

Answer: A.

Sandstone is built of transported sand grains, which is what clastic means. Dolomite and reef limestone are carbonates precipitated in place (non-clastic), and anhydrite is an evaporite that acts as a seal rather than a reservoir.

Syllabus

GATE PE syllabus, section by section

Open a section to see its chapters. General Aptitude’s first chapter is free.

General AptitudeFree chapter3 chapters
  1. Verbal Aptitude — Grammar, Usage, Vocabulary and ComprehensionFree
  2. Quantitative Aptitude — Ratios, Powers, Mensuration, Statistics and Data
  3. Analytical Aptitude — Number Relations, Analogy, Deduction and Induction
Engineering Mathematics12 chapters
  1. Linear Algebra — Rank, Consistency, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
  2. Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
  3. Differentiation and Applications of Derivatives
  4. Integration and Definite Integrals
  5. Multivariable Calculus — Partial Derivatives, Maxima and Multiple Integrals
  6. Vector Calculus — Gradient, Divergence, Curl and the Three Theorems
  7. Differential Equations
  8. Differential Equations — Higher Order, Euler–Cauchy, Laplace and PDEs
  9. Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
  10. Probability and Statistics — Random Variables, the Five Distributions and Bayes
  11. Numerical Methods — Roots, Quadrature and Stepping an ODE
  12. Taylor Series, Linear Systems by Elimination and Iteration, Linear Regression, and the One-Dimensional Diffusivity and Laplace Equations
Petroleum Exploration (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Petroleum Exploration: Reservoir Rocks, the Petroleum System, Exploration Methods and Resource Classification
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology: Rigs, Drilling Fluids, Bits, Strings, Casing and Cementing, Drilling Problems, and Directional and Advanced Drilling
Reservoir Engineering (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Reservoir Engineering: Rock and Fluid Properties, Flow in Porous Media, Drive Mechanisms, Material Balance, Reserves, Geomechanics and Simulation
Petroleum Production Operations (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Petroleum Production Operations: Completion, Workover, Formation Damage and Stimulation, Artificial Lift, Nodal Analysis, Surface Processing, Flow Assurance and Equipment
Offshore Drilling and Production Practices (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Offshore Drilling and Production Practices: Ocean Environment, Buoyancy and Stability, Platforms and Mobile Units, Station Keeping, Risers, Subsea Systems and Offshore Production
Petroleum Formation Evaluation (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Petroleum Formation Evaluation: SP, Resistivity, Radioactive and Acoustic Logs, LWD, Cement and Casing Evaluation, Formation Testers, Production Logging, FMS and NMR, and Log Interpretation
Oil and Gas Well Testing (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Oil and Gas Well Testing: Diffusivity Solutions, Superposition, Drawdown and Build-up, Derivatives and Type Curves, Wellbore Effects, Multiple-Well and Gas Well Tests
Health, Safety and Environment in the Petroleum Industry (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Health, Safety and Environment in the Petroleum Industry: Hazards, Safety Systems, Detection and Suppression, HSE Management, Environmental Impact and Oil-Spill Control
Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Enhanced Oil Recovery: Mechanisms, Screening, Pattern Flooding and Sweep, Displacement Efficiency, and Chemical, Miscible, Thermal, Microbial and Low-Salinity Methods
Latest Trends in Petroleum Engineering (PE paper)1 chapter
  1. Latest Trends in Petroleum Engineering: Coal Bed Methane, Shale Gas, Oil Shale, Gas Hydrates, Heavy Oil and the Trapping of CO₂ Underground

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FAQ

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What does the GATE Petroleum Engineering course cost?

The first chapter of the GATE course is free. Every chapter of this paper, in English and Hindi, unlocks with the GATE plan — ₹29 a month, less than ₹1 a day, cancel anytime — with scored practice and the full-length PE mock test in the real 65-question pattern. Premium adds the AI mentor.

How much of the GATE PE syllabus is covered?

The whole paper: 12 Engineering Mathematics chapters as this paper's syllabus words them, and 10 chapters across all 10 discipline sections. General Aptitude is shared by every paper.

What is the GATE exam pattern?

65 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes: General Aptitude for 15 marks and the paper for 85. A wrong MCQ costs a third of its marks; MSQ and NAT questions carry no negative marking.

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