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Particulars | Details |
Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Duration | 3 hours* |
Number of Subjects (Papers) | 29 |
Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subject |
Types of Questions | (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
Questions for testing these abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis and Synthesis |
Number of Questions | 10 (GA) + 55 (Subject) = 65 Questions |
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics*: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks (*XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 Marks) |
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL | General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks |
Marking Scheme | Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks |
Negative Marking | For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ and NAT question. |
Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time (Minutes)* |
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF |
15 |
85 |
100 |
180 |
AR [Part A + Part B1 or B2]
(B1: Architecture or B2: Planning) |
15 |
60 + 25 |
100 |
180 |
GE [Part A + Part B1 or B2]
(B1: Surveying and Mapping or B2: Image Processing and Analysis) |
15 |
55 + 30 |
100 |
180 |
GG [Part A + Part B]
(Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics) |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
15 + (2 x 35) |
100 |
180 |
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
25 + (2 x 30) |
100 |
180 |
GATE Paper | Code | GATE Paper | Code |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | Mathematics | MA |
Architecture and Planning | AR | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | Mining Engineering | MN |
Biotechnology | BT | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
Civil Engineering | CE | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM |
Chemical Engineering | CH | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | Physics | PH |
Chemistry | CY | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | Statistics | ST |
Electrical Engineering | EE | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
Environmental Science & Engineering | ES | Engineering Sciences | XE* |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | Humanities & Social Sciences | XH** |
Geomatics Engineering | GE | Life Sciences | XL*** |
Geology and Geophysics | GG |
*XE Paper Sections | Code | **XH Paper Sections | Code | ***XL Paper Sections | Code |
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (15 marks) | A | Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
B1 | Chemistry (Compulsory) (25 marks) |
P |
Any TWO optional Sections (2x35 = 70 marks) | Any ONE optional Section (60 marks) | Any TWO optional Sections (2x30 = 60 marks) | |||
Fluid Mechanics | B | Economics | C1 | Biochemistry | Q |
Materials Science | C | English | C2 | Botany | R |
Solid Mechanics | D | Linguistics | C3 | Microbiology | S |
Thermodynamics | E | Philosophy | C4 | Zoology | T |
Polymer Science and Engineering | F | Psychology | C5 | Food Technology | U |
Food Technology | G | Sociology | C6 | ||
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | H |
Note:
No! GATE Exam doesn’t ask for Class 12th marks.
There are 65 questions in a total of 100 marks, which you need to answer in 180 minutes.
No, there is no restriction. You can apply for this exam as many times as you wish.
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