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Gate paper PatternPosted by admin on July 3, 2012 in books & papers | 2 Comments

Gate 2013 Paper pattern :

65 McqQuestions(100

marks)

Q) 1-25 Section A) 25 Questions(1 marks each)

Q) 26-55 Seciton B) 30 Questions(2marks each)

LinkedQuestions(52-53)

and (54-55)

Q) 56-65 Section C) 10 Questions 5 Question(1 marks

each)

5 Questions(2marks each)

Question 1 to 25 : One mark each (Negative marking 1/3rd)

Question 26 to 55 : Two mark each (Negative marking 2/3rd)

Question 56 to 60 : One mark each (Negative marking 1/3rd)

Question 61 to 65 : Two mark each (Negative marking 2/3rd)

Pattern of Question Papers : Total 65 Questions (ALL Objective Type)

Total Marks : 100 Each question has ONLY one correct answer.

Answer sheet : OMR (ONLY Black Ink Ball Point Pen is allowed to darken the appropriate bubble)

GATE 2012-13 would contain questions of three different types in engineering papers: :

Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each.

Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data.

Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its

successor.

Note : Sectional cut-off ( Technical / Non-Technical like Engineering mathematics & General Aptitude ) are not

applied in GATE exam.

In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying 15 marks

in General Aptitude (GA) are compulsory.

NOTE: General Aptitude (GA-15 Marks) is common for all the engineering branch ( Civil-CE, Computer Science-CS,

Information technology-IT, CE, Mech, EE, ECE, IN

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Engineering Mathematics will carry 15 % of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total

marks and the remaining 70 % of the total marks is technical in nature.

Marking scheme: Negative marking of 1/3rd for One marks question and Negative marking of 2/3rd for Two marks

question.

Unattempted question: No Marks

Linked answer question pair: Each question carries 2 marks, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer to the

first question only. There is no negative marking for wrong answer to the second question of the linked answer

question pair.

If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question

in the pair will not be evaluated. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.

Common DATA : Multiple choice type : Equal marks to all related questions.

In all papers, GA questions are of multiple choice types, and carry a total of 15 marks. The GA section includes 5

questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks)

Question 1 to 25 : One mark each ( Negative marking 1/3rd )

Question 26 to 55 : Two mark each ( Negative marking 2/3rd )

Question 56 to 65 : General Aptitude ( total 15 marks ) : ( Negative marking 1/3rd for One marks & 2/3rd for Two

mark )

Question 56 to 60 : One mark each

Question 61 to 65 : Two mark each

NOTE : Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheet or Tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall.