GATE 2018 Exam Pattern

GATE 2018 Exam Pattern

The detailed GATE 2018 exam pattern is given below:

• Course: GATE is conducted for M.Tech./Ph.D. programme in IITs , IISc and various other institutions.
• Number of Papers: GATE 2018 is held for total 23 papers. Candidates are allowed to appear in only one of the 23 papers.
• Mode of Examination: The examination mode will be online only (CBT).
• Exam Duration: The examination duration will be 3 hours.
• Number of Questions: Total 65 questions of maximum 100 marks will be asked in GATE 2018.
• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) & Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT) will appear in GATE examination. For MCQ, 4 choices will be provided while there will be no options provided for NAT. Students are required to enter the real number in Numerical Answer Type Questions with the help of virtual keypad.
• Section Common in All GATE Papers: General Aptitude (GA) section is common in all papers. It will contain total 150 questions of maximum 15 marks (5 questions of 1 mark and 5 questions of 2 marks).
• New Section: In the paper of XE, new section (H) namely Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has been included from the year 2017.
• Marking Scheme: MCQ and NAT questions will carry 1 or 2 marks in all papers.
• Negative Marking: There will be a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the questions carrying 1 mark. Likewise, for questions carrying 2 marks, 2/3 marks will be deducted. No negative marking for Numerical Answer Type questions.

Exam Pattern For All Papers Except GG, XE, XL:

• 25 questions of 1 mark each.
• 30 questions of 2 marks each.
• 10 questions from GA.

Exam Pattern For Paper GG:

• Part A – 25 questions of 1 mark each. This part is common for all candidates.
• Part B – 30 questions of 2 marks each. This part has two sections, section-1 is of Geology and section-2 is of Geophysics.
• 10 questions from GA.

Exam Pattern For Paper XE:

• Section A – Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory Section) – Total 11 questions will be asked. 7 questions of 1 mark each and 4 questions of 2 marks each. It is common to all candidates.
• Any two of XE sections from B to H – 22 questions. 9 questions carrying 1 mark and 13 questions carrying 2 marks.
• 10 questions from GA.

Exam Pattern For Paper XL:

• Section P – Chemistry (compulsory section) – It contains total 15 questions (5 questions of 1 marks and 10 questions of 2 marks).
• Any two of XL sections Q to U – Total 20 questions (10 questions of 1 mark each and 10 questions of 2 marks).
• 10 questions from GA.

     The examination of GATE for 23 papers will be conducted in online mode only (Computer Based Test). Students can appear only one paper. GATE 2018 examination will be held during forenoon (9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon) and afternoon (12:00 PM to 5:00 PM) sessions of weekends. GATE will also be conducted in International centres and the session timings at as per their local time.

Question Type: The question paper of GATE 2018 consisting of both multiple-choice type (MCQ) and numerical answer type (NAT). For objective type questions, there are multiple options available out of which students have to choose only the right answer. For numerical answer type questions, candidates have to enter a number using the virtual keyword available on the computer screen during the examination.

Number of Questions: The question paper of GATE will contain 65 question of maximum 100 marks.

Exam Duration: 3 hours