Tuesday 15 July 2014

GATE 2015: Examination paper pattern

The application process for GATE 2015 is yet to begin. However, candidates applying for the entrance exam need to gear up with their preparations if they wish to score well.
So here is the paper pattern of the examination which the candidates can have a look with in order to prepare for the same.
Paper pattern:
The question paper for all the subjects will contain 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions belonging to the General Aptitude (GA) section carry 15 marks.

Papers with the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF and XE will have the following pattern:
Engineering Mathematics will carry around 15 per cent of the total marks
General Aptitude section will carry 15 per cent of the total marks
The remaining 70 per cent of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper
Papers with the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH and XL, will have the following pattern:
General Aptitude section will carry 15 per cent of the total marks
The remaining 85 per cent of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper

The GATE 2015 question papers will have two types of questions:

(i) Multiple choice questions (MCQ) which will carry 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, will have a choice of four answers each, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer(s).
(ii) Numerical answer questions which will carry 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections. For these questions the answer is a real number, to be entered by the candidate using the virtual keypad. This type of question will not have any choices for the candidate to choose from.

Important dates:
Start of application process: September 1, 2014
Last date for submission of online application: October 1, 2014
Last date for request for change in the choice of examination city: November 21, 2014
Availability of admit card: December 17, 2014
GATE 2015 online examination: January 31, 2015 to February 14, 2015
Announcement of results: March 12, 2015

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