A candidate may apply for one or more of the 29 papers mentioned in the GATE INFORMATION BROCHURE or on the GATE website. The candidate will be responsible for selecting a suitable paper. Further guidelines in this respect are provided below: The candidate is expected to choose a paper that is relevant to the discipline of his or her qualifying degree. The candidate may also select any other paper from the authorized combination based on his or her admission plan while keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions to which he or she desires to apply.