GATE 2022 Exam pattern
The exam pattern of GATE 2022 is released by IIT Kharagpur on the official website in the Question papers pattern section. Here are the all details about the question paper pattern and marking scheme with paper code.
GATE 2022 question paper pattern
Here are all details of the GATE 2022 Question paper pattern
| Particulars |
Details |
| Examination Mode |
Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Duration |
3 Hours |
| Number of Subjects (Papers) |
29 subjects
|
| Sections |
- General Aptitude (GA)
- Candidate’s Selected Subject
|
| Type of Questions |
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
|
| Questions for testing these abilities |
- Recall
- Comprehension
- Application
- Analysis
- Synthesis
|
| Number of Questions |
- 10 marks (General aptitude)
- 55 marks (subject)
|
Marking scheme of all Papers except papers
AR, XH, MA, GG, EY, PH, CY, and XL |
- General Aptitude: 15 Marks
- Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks
- Subject Questions: 72 Marks
|
Marking scheme of these papers
AR, XH, MA, GG, EY, PH, CY, and XL |
- General Aptitude: 15 Marks
- Subject Questions: 85 Marks
|
| Marking Scheme |
Each Question carry 1 mark and 2 marks
according to the type of the question |
| Negative Marking |
- For a wrong answer in the MCQ section, there will be negative marking For one mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for one wrong answer.
- For two-marks MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for one wrong answer.
- there is NO negative marking for MSQ & NAT.
|
GATE 2022 weightage for different papers
Here are the GATE 2022 papers which are divided into two different question paper patterns which are given below
| Paper code |
Question paper pattern |
| AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL |
- General Aptitude-(15 marks)
- The subject of the paper-(85 marks)
|
CE, CH, CS, EC, AE, AG, BM, BT, CH, ME, MN,
MT, EC, EE, ES, GE, IN, TF, XE, PE, ST, PI, IN, NM |
- General Aptitude-(15 marks)
- Engineering mathematics-(13 marks)
- Subject papers-(72 marks)
|
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GATE 2022 Exam marking scheme
These are the GATE 2022 marking schemes for all the subjects which are given below in the tabular form
| Paper code |
General aptitude |
Subject marks |
Total marks |
Total time |
E, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY,
EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME,
MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST |
15 |
85 |
100 |
180 |
| AR [Part A + Part B] (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] |
15 |
60+25 |
100 |
180 |
| GE [Part A + Part B] (Section I or Section II) |
15 |
55+30 |
100 |
180 |
| G [Part A + Part B] (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics) |
15 |
25+60 |
100 |
180 |
| XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
15+70 |
100 |
180 |
| XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) |
15 |
25+60 |
100 |
180 |
| XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
25+60 |
100 |
180 |
IIT Kharagpur released the GATE 2022 Syllabus on the official website of IIT Kharagpur in the Exam pattern and syllabus section. You can download your subject syllabus below the table.
GATE 2022 Exam Syllabus
Download the Gate 2022 Syllabus for all papers including two new engineering papers.
There are two new Engineering papers introduced in GATE 2022
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM)
- Geomatics Engineering (GE)
GATE 2022 exam pattern for Engineering science(XE)
This is the question paper pattern of Engineering science (XE) in the GATE 2022 Examination
| Sections |
Codes |
Engineering mathematics
(Compulsory for 15 marks) |
A |
|
Any two optional sections
(2*35=70 marks)
|
| Fluid mechanics |
B |
| Material science |
C |
| Solid mechanics |
D |
| Thermodynamics |
E |
| Polymer science and engineering |
F |
| Food technology |
G |
| Atmospheric and oceanic science |
H |
GATE 2022 exam pattern for Humanities and science(XH)
This is the question paper pattern of Humanities and science (XH) in the GATE 2022 Examination
| Sections |
Codes |
Reasoning and comprehension
(compulsory for 25 marks) |
B1 |
| Any ONE optional section (60 marks) |
| Economics |
C1 |
| English |
C2 |
| Linguistics |
C3 |
| Philosophy |
C4 |
| Psychology |
C5 |
| Sociology |
C6 |
GATE 2022 exam pattern for life science(XL)
This is the question paper pattern of Life science (XL) in the GATE 2022 Examination
| Sections |
Codes |
| Chemistry (compulsory for 25 marks) |
P |
| Any two optional sections (2*30=60 marks) |
| Biochemistry |
Q |
| Botany |
R |
| Microbiology |
S |
| Zoology |
T |
| Food technology |
U |
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Frequently asked questions about GATE 2022 exam pattern
Is GATE 2022 exam pattern is changed?
No, there is no change in the question paper pattern or exam pattern of GATE 2022.
Who is set GATE 2022 paper?
IIT Kharagpur will set the GATE 2022 question paper.
from where I can download GATE 2022 syllabus?
You can download GATE 2022 syllabus PDFs from the official site of GATE 2022.
