GATE Exam Pattern 2023, Marking Scheme – Check Latest Exam Pattern Here

GATE stands for ( Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering ) is a national level engineering test. GATE is conducted by conjointly by the Indian instituted of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology ( Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee ) on behalf of the National Coordination Board.

The GATE exam is conducted as an entrance exam for programming in engineering at the national level. Study materials for GATE are available on-line for all branches. For the GATE 2023 examination, a candidate can apply for only one among the twenty-three papers. there is 3 section in GATE paper for AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF, XE, AR, CY GG, MA, PH, and XL.

Subject question
Engineering Mathematics / Chemistry
General Aptitude

GATE 2023 Exam Pattern:

Feature	Description
Exam Duration	3 hours (180 minutes)
Number of Questions Asked	10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions
Total Marks	100
Question Types	(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Number of Subjects (Papers)	29
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:
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
Negative Marking	For a wrong answer chosen in a MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer
Marking Scheme	Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks

GATE 2023 General Aptitude:

Each paper can include a mandatory General Aptitude (GA) section comprising ten queries. five of those queries can carry 1-mark every, while the remaining five can each carry two marks, for a total of fifteen marks. Altogether the papers, General Aptitude (GA) there’ll be a total of sixty-five queries carrying a hundred marks, out of that 10 queries are giving a complete of fifteen marks.

In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE, the Engineering mathematics can carry around 15% of the whole marks, the general ability section can carry 15% of the whole marks and also the remaining seventieth of the whole marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, and XL, the general ability section can carry 15% of the whole marks and also the remaining eighty-fifths of the whole marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

ALSO READ: GATE SYLLABUS 2023.

There are two different types of Question in GATE 2023:

Multiple Selection Queries (MCQ) carrying one or two marks each in all articles and sections. These issues are objective in nature, and each can have a selection of 4 answers, out of that the candidate has got to mark the correct answer(s).

(NAQ) Numerical Answer queries of one or two marks every altogether papers and section. For these queries the solution is a real number, to be entered by the candidate using the virtual keypad. No choices are going to be shown for this type of query.

An answer is a number such as 10 (an integer only). the solution is also in decimals as well, for example, 10.1 (one decimal) or 10.01 (two decimals) or 10.001 (three decimals). Where required and possible, it’s better to give NAT answer up to a maximum of 3 decimal places.