GATE AE (Aerospace Engineering) Previous Year Questions

Practice GATE Aerospace Engineering (AE) previous year questions free: year-wise papers, subject-wise and topic-wise practice with the official answer key where available.

Papers by year

• GATE AE 2026 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2025 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2024 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2023 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2022 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2018 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2016 question paper (65 questions)
• GATE AE 2014 question paper (65 questions)

Subjects and topics

General Aptitude

Verbal ability, numerical ability and analytical reasoning (15 marks in every paper).

• Verbal Ability (16)
• Analytical & Spatial Reasoning (23)
• Numerical Ability (41)

Engineering Mathematics

Linear algebra, calculus, differential equations and numerical methods.

• Calculus (27)
• Complex Analysis & Fourier Series (5)
• Differential Equations (18)
• Linear Algebra (21)
• Numerical Methods (4)
• Probability & Statistics (1)

Flight Mechanics & Space Dynamics

Atmosphere, airplane performance, stability and control, flight dynamics and orbits.

• Static Stability & Control (13)
• Airplane Performance (31)
• Space Dynamics (16)
• Atmosphere & Flight Instruments (12)
• Flight Dynamics (8)

Aerodynamics

Fluid mechanics, potential flow, airfoils and wings, boundary layers and compressible flow.

• Potential Flow (13)
• Airfoils & Wings (29)
• Compressible Flows (37)
• Basic Fluid Mechanics (18)
• Viscous Flows & Boundary Layers (9)

Structures

Strength of materials, flight vehicle structures and structural dynamics.

• Strength of Materials (59)
• Flight Vehicle Structures (12)
• Structural Dynamics (20)

Propulsion

Gas turbine cycles, engine performance, combustors, turbomachinery and rockets.

• Aerothermodynamics & Cycles (11)
• Engine Performance (22)
• Turbomachinery (27)
• Rockets (16)
• Combustors (11)