Lets know the pattern if the exam of the paper.Knowing the pattern of any exam is important to crack the exam.We not only come to know about the type of questions, but also get to know how to go about, difficulty of the exam, subjects in the exam, and also level of preparation required for it.
Now lets move on to look what is the pattern.Here pattern will cover stream of engineering,subjects and pattern of question paper also.When we take up a exam, there is always this situation where some subjects/questions are made compulsory.In this prestigious exam too there are such situations.
The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration, which contains 60 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only multiple choice objective questions. Each question will have four choices for the answer. Only one choice will be correct. Candidates have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for wrong answers, as given in question paper pattern.
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A candidate can choose any one of the papers listed below.
Name Of Paper , Paper Code & options and compulsory subjects :
Aerospace Engineering AE
Instrumentation Engineering IN
Agricultural Engineering AG
Mathematics MA
Architecture and Planning AR
Mechanical Engineering ME
Civil Engineering CE
Mining Engineering MN
Chemical Engineering CH
Metallurgical Engineering MT
Computer Science and Information Technology CS
Physics PH
Chemistry CY
Production and Industrial Engineering PI
Electronics and Communication Engineering EC
Pharmaceutical Sciences PY
Electrical Engineering EE
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science TF
Geology and Geophysics GG#
Engineering Sciences XE*
Life Sciences XL*
#GG (Geology & Geophysics) paper will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A will be common to both Geology and Geophysics candidates.
Part B will contain two sections: Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geophysics).
Geology candidates will attempt questions in Section 1 only. Geophysics candidates will attempt questions in Section 2 only.
*Papers XE and XL are of general nature and will comprise the following sections:
XE paper sections (Engineering Sciences)
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) A
Fluid Mechanics B
Materials Science C
Solid Mechanics D
Thermodynamics E
Polymer Science and Engineering F
Food Technology G
XL paper sections (Life Sciences)
'Chemistry (Compulsory) H
Biochemistry I
Biotechnology J
Botany K
Microbiology L
Zoology M
A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections. Sections (A) and (H) are compulsory in XE and XL papers, respectively.
The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers.
The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate.
Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below:
Candidate is expected to appear in one of the papers, listed above appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree.
Candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission.
