Gate Exam Pattern PDF

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Gate Exam Pattern - Summary

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted jointly by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee on behalf of National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. GATE examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT).

Pattern of Examination

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 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities	Recall Comprehension Application 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, 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 or 2 marks

Detailed Marking Scheme

PAPER CODE	GENERAL APTITUDE (GA) MARKS	SUBJECT MARKS	TOTAL MARKS	TOTAL TIME (MINUTES)
AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST and BM	15	85	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 + (1 x 60)	100	180
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)	15	25 + (2 x 30)	100	180

GATE 2021 – Important Dates

ACTIVITY	DAY	DATE
GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens	Monday	14^th September 2020
Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/application portal	Wednesday	30^th September 2020
End of the EXTENDED period for online registration/application (with late fee)	Wednesday	7^th October 2020
Last Date for change of category, paper, and examination city (an additional fee will be applicable)	Friday	13^th November 2020
Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Portal (for download and printing)	Friday	8^th January 2021
GATE 2021 Examination Forenoon: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative) Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Tentative)	Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday	5^th February 2021 6^th February 2021 7^th February 2021 12^th February 2021 13^th February 2021 14^th February 2021
Announcement of results in the Online Application Portal	Monday	22^nd March 2021