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GATE

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

GATE tests core engineering and science concepts for M.Tech admission and PSU recruitment. The General Aptitude section (15 marks, 10 questions) is identical across all papers. For CS/IT, the remaining 85 marks cover core CS subjects. GATE score is valid for 3 years.

📋 Exam Pattern

3 hours total, 100 marks. General Aptitude: 10 questions = 15 marks. MCQ (negative marking: −1/3 for 1-mark, −2/3 for 2-mark) + MSQ + NAT (no negative marking for MSQ/NAT). Score valid for 3 years. Used for M.Tech admission and PSU recruitment.

Section-wise Syllabus

#SectionQuestionsTime
1General Aptitude - Verbal Aptitude5Shared 15 marks / 3 hrs
2General Aptitude - Quantitative & Analytical Aptitude5Shared 15 marks / 3 hrs
3Engineering Mathematics (CS/IT paper)13Shared 3 hrs
4CS/IT Core Subjects42Shared 3 hrs
01

General Aptitude - Verbal Aptitude

5 Q·Shared 15 marks / 3 hrs
Reading Comprehension →Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)Vocabulary (Idioms, Phrases in Context)Narrative SequencingSentence Correction →
02

General Aptitude - Quantitative & Analytical Aptitude

5 Q·Shared 15 marks / 3 hrs
Data Interpretation →Ratio and Proportion →Percentage →Logarithm →Permutation and Combination →Probability →Number Series →Mensuration →Geometry →StatisticsDeductive ReasoningAnalogies →Spatial ReasoningPaper Folding
03

Engineering Mathematics (CS/IT paper)

13 Q·Shared 3 hrs
Discrete MathematicsLinear AlgebraCalculusProbability →Graph TheoryMathematical Logic
04

CS/IT Core Subjects

42 Q·Shared 3 hrs
Programming and Data StructuresAlgorithms →Theory of ComputationCompiler DesignOperating Systems →Computer Networks →DatabasesDigital LogicComputer Organization and Architecture

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