GATE Exam Pattern


Particulars Details
Examination Mode Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration 3 Hours
Number of Subjects (Papers) 27
Sections • • General Aptitude (GA) +
Candidate’s Selected Subject
Type of Questions • • (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
(b) Remaining types
(i) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
(ii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities • Recall
Comprehension
Application
Analysis & Synthesis
Number of Questions 10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL General Aptitude: 15 Marks +
Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks +
Subject Questions: 72 Marks =
Total: 100 Marks
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Marking Scheme All of the questions will be of 1 mark and 2 marks