can you explain the pattern of GATE exam? is this different paper for different engineering groups ?

Hello,

According to the exam pattern of GATE 2021, General aptitude subject will be common in all the questions papers. Rest other subjects will vary depending upon the GATE paper candidate opt for.

Number of Questions - 65

Total Marks - 100

Questions Type - There will be two question types:

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Number of sections - Will comprise of total 3 sections except for AR, CY, GG, EY, XL, PH and MA papers :

General Aptitude Engineering Mathematics (for XL papers it is Chemistry) Subject Specific section

General Aptitude Section will consist of a compulsory General Aptitude (GA) section constituting of 10 questions. 5 of the questions among 10 will carry 1 mark and the rest 5 will carry 2 marks each. Total marks - 15.


Two types of MCQs:

MCQs - 1 mark for each correct answer; 1/3 mark will be deducted every wrong answer.

MCQs - 2 marks for each correct answer; 2/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response. There is no negative marking for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.


Paper Code - CE, CS, EC, AE, AG, BT, CH, ME, MN, MT, EE, IN, TF, XE, PE, ST and PI

Pattern :

• GA (General Aptitude) 15%

• Engineering Mathematics 15%

Subject of the Paper 70%


Paper Code - AR, CY, GG, EY, XL, PH and MA
Pattern :

• GA (General Aptitude) 15%

• Subject of the Paper 85%

For more details, checkout the link below :

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-exam-pattern

Yes, There are separate GATE papers for each engineering department.

The Gate pattern will be common to most of the papers. It consists of 3 section

1. General Aptitude - 15% mark

2. Engineering Mathematics - 15% marks ( This section is not for few papers)

3. Subject Section (Based on your engineering group) - 70%

For more details about the exam pattern click the link below

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-exam-pattern