GATE 2025 Architecture and Planning Syllabus: Dates (OUT), Check Pattern, Books, and More

Architecture, Planning, and Design (section 1)

Architectural Graphics | Visual Composition in 2D and 3D | Computer Application in Architecture and Planning | Anthropometrics | Organisation of Space | Circulation - Horizontal and Vertical | Space Standards | Universal Design | Building Byelaws | Codes and Standards 

Construction and Management (section II)

Project Management Techniques: PERT, CPM, etc. | Estimation and Specification | Professional Practice and Ethics | Form and Structure | Principles and Design of Disaster Resistant Structures | Temporary Structures of Rehabilitation

Environmental Planning and Design (Section III)

Natural and Man-made Ecosystem | Ecological Principles | Environmental Considerations in Planning and Design | Environmental Pollution - Types, Causes, Controls, and Abatement Strategies | Sustainable Development, Goals, and Strategies | Climate Change and Built Environment | Climate Responsive Design

Urban Design, Landscape, and Conservation (Section IV)

Historical and Modern Examples of Urban Design | Elements of Urban Built Environment - Urban Form, Spaces, Structure, Pattern, Fabric, Texture, Gain, etc. | Concepts and Theories of Urban Design | Principles, Tools, and Techniques of Urban Design |Urban Renewal and Conservation | Heritage Conservation | Historical Public Spaces and Gardens | Landscape design | Site Planning

Planning Process (Section V)

Salient Concepts, Theories and Principles of Urban Planning | Concept of Cities - Eco-City, Smart City | Concepts and Theories by Trendsetting Planners and Designers | Ekistics | Urban Sociology: Social, Economic, and Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis |

Housing (Section VI)

Housing Typologies: Concepts, Principles and Examples of Neighbourhood | Residential Densities | Affordable Housing | Real Estate Valuation

Services and Infracture (Section VII)

Fire Fighting Systems | Building Safety and Security Systems | Building Management Systems | Water Treatment | Water Supply and Distribution System | Water Harvesting Systems | Principles, Planning and Design of Storm Water Drainage System | Sewage Disposal Methods | Design of Roads | Intersections | Hierarchy of Roads and Level of Service | Para- Transits and Other Modes of Transporation | Pedestrian and Slow Moving Traffic Planning

History and Contemporary Architecture (Section B1.1)

Principles of Art and Architecture | World History of Architecture | Egyptian | Greco-Roman Classical Period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque- Rococo, etc. | Art Nouveau | Art Deco | Eclectism | International Styles | Post Modernism | Influence of Modern Art and Design in Architecture | Indian Vernacular and Traditional Architecture | Oriental Architecture | Works of Renowned National and International Architects

Building Construction and Structural Systems (B2.2)

Building Construction Techniques, Methods, and Details | Building Systems and Prefabrication of Building Elements |  Principles of Strength of Materials | Alternative Building Materials | Foundations | Design of Structural Elements with Different Materials | Gravity and Lateral Road Resisting Systems

Building Services and Sustainability (Section B1.3)

Solar Architecture | Thermal, Visual, and Acoustic Comfort in Built Environments | Sustainable Building Strategies | Principles of Internal and External Drainage Systems | Elevators and Escalators - Standards and Uses

Regional and Settlement Planning (Section B2.1)

Regional Delineation | Settlement Hierarchy: Types and Hierarchy of Plans | National Housing Policies | Standards for Housing and Community Facilities | Housing for Special Areas and Needs

Planning Techniques and Management (Section B2.2)

Application of G.I.S and Remote Sensing Techniques in Urban and Regional Planning | Urban Economics | Law of Demand and Supply of Land and its use in planning | Management of Infrastructure of Projects

Infrastructure Planning (Section B2.3)

Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering | Road Capacity and Travel Demand Forecasting | Mass Transportation Planning | Urban and Rural Infrastructure System Network

GATE General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics

Pearson Education

A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

R.S Agarwal

Building Construction

Sushil Kumar

Urban Transport and Planning Management

Pratibha Deshmukh

Contemporary Library Architecture - A Planning and Design Guide

Ken Worpole

How to Crack GATE Architecture and Planning

AR Ashok Goel and AR Arjun Kamal

CAD/CAM: Principles and Applications

PN Rao

Strength of Material

RS Khurmi

Becoming a Landscape Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design

Kelleann Foster