Gate Exam | Paper Pattern for Gate 2025

Feature

Description

Exam Duration

3 hours (180 minutes)

Number of Subjects (Papers)

27

Number of Questions

65 No. of Questions 

• Multi Choice Questions : 35 Q
• Numerical Questions : 30 Q

Total Marks

100 Marks 

• Engineering Maths: 13 Marks
• General Aptitude: 15 Marks
• Core Subjects : 72 Marks

Questions Type

There will be three question types: 

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
• Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)
• Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Number of sections

GATE 2025 question paper will comprise of total 3 sections except for AR, CY, GG, EY, XL, PH and MA papers :

1) General Aptitude (GA)2) Engineering Mathematics (for XL papers it is Chemistry)3) Subject – Specific section

General Aptitude Section

The GATE paper will also consist of a compulsory General Aptitude (GA) section constituting of 10 questions. 

• 5 Questions will carry 1 mark.
• 5 questions will carry 2 marks each.

Therefore, the total marks for this section will be 15 marks.

Marking Scheme

MCQs carrying 1 mark each– 1/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

MCQs carrying 2 marks – 2/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

* There is no negative marking for Multiple Select Question (MSQ) & Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions.