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This document outlines the format and schedule for a 65 question exam totaling 100 marks. It is divided into multiple choice and longer answer questions worth 1 or 2 marks each. Some questions are part of linked pairs where the second is dependent on the first. Incorrect answers receive a fractional deduction of the question's value. About 15% of the non-general aptitude questions cover engineering mathematics. Important dates are provided for registering for the exam, selecting a test date and location, accessing admit cards, and results being announced.

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Pattern For Gate Papers

This document outlines the format and schedule for a 65 question exam totaling 100 marks. It is divided into multiple choice and longer answer questions worth 1 or 2 marks each. Some questions are part of linked pairs where the second is dependent on the first. Incorrect answers receive a fractional deduction of the question's value. About 15% of the non-general aptitude questions cover engineering mathematics. Important dates are provided for registering for the exam, selecting a test date and location, accessing admit cards, and results being announced.

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Pattern For Papers: AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN,

MA, ME, MN, MT, PH And PI

There will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks.

Q.1 to Q.25 (25 questions) carry one mark each (sub-total 25


marks). Q.26 to Q.55 (30 questions) carry two marks each (sub-
total 60 marks). Questions Q.56 - Q.65 belong to General Aptitude
(GA). Questions Q.56 - Q.60 (5 questions) carry 1 mark each (sub-
total 5 marks) and questions Q.61 - Q.65 (5 questions) carry 2-
marks each (sub-total 10 marks).

Questions Q.48 - Q.51 (2 pairs) are common data questions. and


Qquestion pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) are linked answer
questions. The answer to the second question of the linked answer
questions depends on the answer to the first question of the 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.

NEGATIVE MARKING:For Q.1 - Q.25 and Q.56 - Q.60, ⅓ mark


will be deducted for each wrong answer. For Q.26 - Q.51 and Q.61
- Q.65, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The
question pairs (Q.52, Q.53), and (Q.54, Q.55) are questions with
linked answers. There will be negative marks only for wrong answer
to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52
and Q.54, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There
is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.

Questions on Engineering Mathematics will carry about 15% of the


total marks (excluding General Aptitude section) in all the papers
bearing the codes AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT
and PI.
IMPORTANT DATES
Commencement of sale of Application Form September 21,
Tuesday
and Information Brochure 2010
September 21,
Commencement of Online Application Form 2010
Tuesday
submission (09:00 Hrs
onwards)
Last date for issue of Information Brochure
Wednesday October 27, 2010
and Application Form at Bank Counters
Last date for issue of Information Brochure
and Application Form at zonal GATE office Friday October 29, 2010
counters
Last date for Submission of Online October 27, 2010 
Wednesday
Application Form (website closure) (18:00 Hrs)
Last date for the Receipt of completed
Offline/Online Application Form at the Tuesday November 02, 2010
respective zonal GATE Office
Website display of final list of registered
candidates, choices of test paper and Friday December 10, 2010
examination city
Date for reporting any discrepancy in the
choice of examination cities or in the choice Friday December 31, 2010
of GATE paper
Date for reporting the non-receipt of admit
Thursday January 20, 2011
cards for ONLINE examination papers
Last date for reporting the non-receipt of
Monday January 31, 2011
admit cards for OFFLINE examination papers
January 30, 2011
GATE 2011 Online Examination
Sunday (09:00 Hrs to 12:00
Papers: GG and TF
Hrs)
January 30, 2011
GATE 2011 Online Examination
Sunday (14:00 Hrs to 17:00
Papers: AE and MN
Hrs)
February 13, 2011
GATE 2011 Offline Examination
Sunday (09:00 Hrs to 12:00
Papers: AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI
Hrs)
GATE 2011 Offline Examination February 13, 2011
Papers: AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and Sunday (14:00 Hrs to 17:00
XL Hrs)
March 15, 2011 
Announcement of results Tuesday
(10:00 Hrs)

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