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Pattern: Each Paper Contains 65 Questions Carrying 100 Marksquestion Paper Pattern in Papers Bearing The Codes

The document outlines the question paper patterns for different GATE papers. It discusses that all papers contain 65 questions carrying 100 marks. It then provides details about the marking schemes and negative marking policies for different types of questions in each paper. It also summarizes the distribution of questions across various sections for different papers, including the number of questions, marks allocated and negative marking policies.

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Pattern: Each Paper Contains 65 Questions Carrying 100 Marksquestion Paper Pattern in Papers Bearing The Codes

The document outlines the question paper patterns for different GATE papers. It discusses that all papers contain 65 questions carrying 100 marks. It then provides details about the marking schemes and negative marking policies for different types of questions in each paper. It also summarizes the distribution of questions across various sections for different papers, including the number of questions, marks allocated and negative marking policies.

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Each paper contains 65 questions carrying 100 marksQuestion Paper Pattern in papers bearing the codes: AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI and TFQuestion Paper Pattern in paper bearing the code GGQuestion Paper Pattern in SECTION A of paper bearing the code XE Question Paper Pattern in SECTIONS B to G of paper bearing the code XE Question Paper Pattern in SECTION H of paper bearing the code XL Question Paper Pattern in SECTIONS I to L of paper bearing the code XL (Refer Exam Structure for GATE papers, codes and Syllabi) Question Papers bearing the codes : AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI and TF Paper Code Patterns of Question papers Negative Marks for wrong Answer Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 1/3 mark will be deducted for each 25 marks). wrong answer. Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub2/3 mark will be deducted for each total 60 marks) wrong answer. Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data 2/3 mark will be deducted for each questions. Each question will carry two marks wrong answer. Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will There will be negative marks only for be linked answer questions. wrong answer to the first question of AE, AG, AR, The answer to the second question of the last two the linked answer question pair i.e. for BT, CE, CH, pairs will depend on the answer to the first Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 mark will be CS, CY, EC, question of the pair.If the first question in the deducted for each wrong answer. There EE, IN, MA, linked pair is wrongly answered or is unis no negative marking for Q.53 and ME, MN, MT, attempted, then the answer to the second question Q.55. PH, PI, TF in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks Q.56 to Q.60 : From General Aptitude (GA) will 1/3 mark will be deducted for each carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks). wrong answer. Q.61 to Q.65 : From GA will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each each (sub-total 10 marks) wrong answer. All the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF will contain few questions on Engineering Mathematics carrying 15 marks. XE Paper Section A (Engineering Mathematics) Section A There will be 11 questions carrying 15 marks in XE Section A (Engineering Mathematics) paper

in XE paper

Q.1 to Q.7 (4 questions) will carry one mark each (subtotal 7 marks). Q.8 to Q.11 (4 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 8 marks)

1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Go to Top

Sections B, C, D, E, F & G in XE papers

General Aptitude

XE section papers (Sections B through G) will contain 22 questions carrying 35 marks Q.1 to Q.9 (9 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 9 marks) 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.10 to Q.22 (13 questions) will carry two marks each(sub-total 26 2/3 mark will be marks). deducted for each wrong answer. Q.17 through Q.20 (2 pairs) will be common data based questions. 2/3 mark will be Each will carry two marks deducted for each wrong answer. Q.21, Q.22 will be linked answer questions The answer to the second For Q.21, 2/3 mark will question of the pair of linked question will depend on the answer to the be deducted for wrong first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is answer. There will be no wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second negative mark for Q.22. question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each will carry two marks XE Paper General Aptitude (GA) There will be 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude Q.1 to Q.5 (5 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.6 to Q.10 (5 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 2/3 mark will be marks) deducted for each wrong answer. Go to Top

XL Paper Section H (Chemistry) There will be 15 questions carrying 25 marks in XL Section H paper Q.1 to Q.5 (5 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 1/3 mark will be deducted for marks). each wrong answer. Q.6 to Q.15 (10 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total 20 2/3 mark will be deducted for Section marks) each wrong answer. H 2/3 mark will be deducted for in XL (Q.12, Q.13) will be common data questions Each question will each wrong answer. paper carry two marks each Question pair (Q.14, Q.15) will have linked answer questionEach For Q.14, ? mark will be question will carry two marks each There will be negative marks deducted for wrong answer. only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer There is no negative mark for question pair. Q.15. Go to Top

XL Paper Sections (Sections I through M) XL section papers (Sections I through L) will contain 20 questions carrying 30 marks Sections Q.1 to Q.10 (10 questions) will carry one mark each 1/3 mark will be deducted for each I, J, K and L (sub-total 10 marks). wrong answer. in XL paper Q.11 to Q.20 (10 questions) will carry two marks each 2/3 mark will be deducted for each (sub-total 20 marks). wrong answer. XL Paper General Aptitude (GA) There will be 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude Q.1 to Q.5 (5 questions) will carry one mark each (sub- 1/3 mark will be deducted for each General total 5 marks). wrong answer. Aptitude Q.6 to Q.10 (5 questions) will carry two marks each 2/3 mark will be deducted for each (sub-total 10 marks) wrong answer.

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