GATE AR syllabus 2026

• Architectural Graphics
• Visual composition in 2D and 3D
• Computer application in Architecture and Planning
• Anthropometrics
• Organization of space
• Circulation- horizontal and vertical
• Space Standards
• Universal design
• Building bylaws
• Codes and standards.

• Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM etc.
• Estimation and Specification
• Professional practice and ethics
• Form and Structure
• Principles and design of disaster resistant structures
• Temporary structures for rehabilitation.

• 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.

• Historical and modern examples of urban design
• Elements of urban built environment – urban form, space, structure, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc.
• Concepts and theories of urban design
• Principles, tools and techniques of urban design
• Public spaces, character, spatial qualities and Sense of Place
• Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation
• Development controls – FAR, densities and building bylaws
• Urban renewal and conservation
• heritage conservation
• historical public spaces and gardens
• Landscape design
• Site planning.

• Salient concepts, theories and principles of urban planning
• concepts of cities - Eco-City, Smart City
• Concepts and theories by trendsetting planners and designers
• Eictics
• Urban sociology
• Social, Economic and environmental cost benefit analysis
• Methods of non-spatial and spatial data analysis
• Development guidelines such as URDFI.

• Housing typologies
• Concepts, principles and examples of neighbourhood
• Residential densities
• Affordable Housing
• Real estate value.

• 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
• Methods of solid waste management - collection, transportation and disposal
• Recycling and Reuse of solid waste
• Land-use – transportation - urban form inter-relationships
• Design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas
• Hierarchy of roads and level of service
• Para-transits and other modes of transportation, Pedestrian and slow moving traffic planning.

• Principles of Art and Architecture
• World History of Architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo, etc.
• Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture: Art nouveau, Art Deco, Eclecticism, International styles, Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture, etc.
• Influence of Modern art and Design in Architecture
• Indian vernacular and traditional Architecture, Oriental Architecture
• Works of renowned national and international architects.

• Building construction techniques, methods and details
• Building systems and prefabrication of building elements
• Principles of Modular Coordination
• Construction planning and equipment
• Building material characteristics and applications
• Principles of strength of materials
• Alternative building materials
• Foundations
• Design of structural elements with different materials
• Elastic and Limit State design
• Structural systems
• Principles of Pre-stressing
• High Rise and Long Span structures, gravity and lateral load resisting systems.

• Solar architecture
• Thermal, visual and acoustic comfort in built environments
• Natural and Mechanical ventilation in buildings
• Air-Conditioning systems
• Sustainable building strategies
• Building Performance Simulation and Evaluation
• Intelligent Buildings
• Water supply
• Sewerage and drainage systems
• Sanitary fittings and fixtures
• Plumbing systems
• Principles of internal and external drainage system
• Principles of electrification of buildings
• Elevators and Escalators - standards and uses.

• Regional delineation
• settlement hierarchy
• Types and hierarchy of plans
• Various schemes and programs of central government
• Transit Oriented Development (TOD), SEZ, SRZ etc.
• Public Perception and user behaviour
• National Housing Policies, Programs and Schemes
• Slums, Squatters and informal housing
• Standards for housing and community facilities
• Housing for special areas and needs.

• Application of G.I.S and Remote Sensing techniques in urban and regional planning
• Tools and techniques of Surveys – Physical, Topographical, Land use and Socio-economic Surveys
• Urban Economics, Law of demand and supply of land and its use in planning
• Graphic presentation of spatial data
• Local self-governance, Panchayati institutions
• Planning Legislation and implementation – Land Acquisition Act, PPP etc.
• Decision support system and Land Information System
• Urban geography and econometrics
• Management of Infrastructure Projects
• Demography and equity in planning.

• Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
• Road capacity and Travel demand forecasting
• Traffic survey methods, Traffic flow Analysis
• Traffic analyses and design considerations
• Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas
• Mass transportation planning
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Urban and Rural Infrastructure System Network.

• Basic English grammar: tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech
• Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context
• Reading and comprehension, Narrative sequence.

• Data interpretation: data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional plots, maps, and tables
• Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series
• Mensuration and geometry
• Elementary statistics and probability.

Logic: deduction and induction, Analogy, Numerical relations and reasoning.

• Transformation of shapes: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping
• paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions.