The GATE GG Syllabus, Section by Section
Organised exactly like the official syllabus. Every live sub-topic opens an IIT-style module: the core principle, a complete formula matrix, the common traps, and a progressive 3-tier question suite (basic → medium → hard) with worked solutions revealed on submit.
15 sub-topics live · more added every week across all sections.
Mathematics & Geostatistics
1/3 liveThe quantitative toolkit behind assay statistics, grade estimation and geophysical signal handling.
- Statistics & Geostatistics· 3 QMean, variance, semivariogram, nugget–sill–range, krigingFREE
- Linear Algebra & CalculusComing soon
- Probability for GeoscienceComing soon
Earth System & Geomorphology
1/3 liveThe structure and dynamics of the planet, and the landforms sculpting its surface.
- Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics· 3 QSeismic discontinuities, isostasy, sea-floor spreadingFREE
- Geomorphic Processes & LandformsComing soon
- Drainage & Slope AnalysisComing soon
Structural Geology
2/3 liveStress, strain and the geometry of folds, faults and fabrics.
Mineralogy & Petrology
4/4 liveCrystal chemistry and the origin of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
- Crystallography & X-ray Diffraction· 3 QCrystal systems, Miller indices, Bragg's law, d-spacingFREE
- Igneous Petrology & Bowen's Series· 3 QSilica classification, reaction series, fractionationFREE
- Sedimentology & Grain Size· 3 QUdden–Wentworth, phi scale, sorting, Stokes settlingFREE
- Metamorphic Petrology: Facies & Grade· 3 QFacies series, Barrovian zones, P–T pathsFREE
Stratigraphy & Palaeontology
2/3 liveOrdering rocks in time and reading the fossil record of life.
Economic Geology & Geochemistry
2/3 liveHow metals concentrate into deposits, and the chemistry & isotopes that date and source rocks.
Applied Geology & Geophysics
3/3 liveEngineering geology, groundwater, geophysical exploration and remote sensing.