GATE 2024 EE (Electrical Engineering): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Question Papers, Cutoff
Candidates aspiring to appear for the GATE EE 2024 exam can find the GATE Electronics and Communications Engineering 2024 Exam Date along with the exam pattern, syllabus, previous years’ question papers, exam analysis, and cutoff here.
GATE 2024 EE (Electrical Engineering) - The GATE Electrical Engineering (EE) 2024 exam date is February 11, 2024. GATE 2024 exam will be conducted on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. The conducting body (IISC Bangalore), along with the official brochure, registration date, and application form dates, has released the GATE 2024 test announcement on the official website.
LATEST:
- GATE 2024 Admit Card Released: Download link activated at gate2024.iisc.ac.in
- GATE 2024 Paper-Wise Exam Schedule Released
GATE 2024 exam is held to help candidates get admission into PG programs in different streams. Based on the stream preference of the candidate, he/she has to attempt the subjective paper for the GATE exam. You can check GATE 2024 EE exam date, GATE syllabus 2024, pattern, old question papers, cutoff, and exam analysis on this page. Two new papers have been added to the GATE 2024 exam based on the changes as of 2024: Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture and Geomatics Engineering. As a result, there will be 29 papers offered as choices for admission to IITs, NITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) in India for the GATE 2024 examination as compared to the previous 27 exams.
Also read: GATE Syllabus 2024
GATE EE 2024 Exam Date
The GATE EE 2024 Exam Dates have been updated in the table below.
| Event | Date |
GATE EE 2024 Exam Date | February 11, 2024 |
GATE EE 2024 Results Date | March 16, 2024 |
GATE 2024 EE Syllabus PDF
The official syllabus of GATE 2024 EE has been released, and the candidates can download the PDF by clicking on the link below -
GATE EE 2024 Exam Pattern
Particulars | Details |
GATE EE Type of Question |
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GATE EE Sections |
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General Aptitude Section | 10 questions out of which 5 questions will be of 1 mark and the remaining 5 questions will be of 2 marks |
Number of Questions Asked in GATE EE 2024 | 65 Questions |
GATE EE Marking Scheme 2024 |
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GATE 2024 Marking Scheme
Candidates can check the GATE Marking Scheme 2024 from the table below.
Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time (Minutes) |
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF | 15 | 85 | 100 | 180 |
AR [Part A + Part B1 or B2 (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam | 15 | 60 + 25 | 100 | 180 |
GE [Part A + Part B1 or B2 (B1 - Surveying and Mapping or B2 -Image Processing and Analysis)] B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam | 15 | 55 + 30 | 100 | 180 |
GG [Part A + Part B] (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics) | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) Sections can be selected during the Exam. | 15 | 15 + (2 x 35) | 100 | 180 |
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) Sections can be selected during Exam. | 15 | 25 + (2 x 30) | 100 | 180 |
*PwD candidates with benchmark disability are eligible for the compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour. Thus, they will get one hour extra for a three hours examination.
GATE is conducted as per the subject stream of the candidate. There will be two sections for the papers, one for General Aptitude and another for Electrical Engineering. The question distribution for GATE EE 2024 paper and the scheme for marking the answers are explained in the table given below:
Subject | Total Question | Section and Marking | Marking Scheme | Total Marks |
General Aptitude | 10 | Section 1 contains 1 marks each | Question 1 to 5 | 15 |
Section 2 contains 2 marks each | Question 6 to 10 | |||
Civil Engineering | 55 | Section 1 contains 1 marks each | Question 1 to 25 | 85 |
Section 2 contains 2 marks each | Question 26 to 55 | |||
Total Marks | 100 | |||
GATE EE Cutoff 2024 - Previous Years
As the GATE 2024 Exam is yet to be conducted, the GATE Cutoff 2024 will be released after the authorities release the results. Till then, candidates can take a look at the previous year's cutoff as a reference. The same has been listed in the table below.Year | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
| GATE EE Cutoff 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| GATE EE Cutoff 2023 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| GATE EE Cutoff 2022 | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
| GATE EE Cutoff 2021 | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
| GATE EE Cutoff 2020 | 33.4 | 30.0 | 22.2 |
| GATE EE Cutoff 2019 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
GATE EE Cutoff 2018 | 29.1 | 26.1 | 19.4 |
GATE EE Cutoff 2017 | 25.20 | 25.20 | 16.70 |
GATE EE Cutoff 2016 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
GATE EE Cutoff 2015 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
GATE EE Cutoff 2014 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
GATE EE Cutoff 2013 | 25.74 | 23.17 | 17.16 |
GATE EE 2024 Topic Wise Weightage
The subject wise weightage of GATE EE 2024 exam is listed in the table below based on the previous year's weightage. Candidates are advised to take it as a reference.
SUBJECTS | GATE EE Weightage 2024 |
General Aptitude | 15% |
Signals & Systems | 12% |
Electrical Machines | 11% |
Power Systems | 11% |
Engineering Mathematics | 11% |
Electrical Machines | 11% |
Power Systems | 11% |
Control Systems | 9% |
Network Theory | 8% |
Analog Circuits | 6% |
Power Electronics | 6% |
Electromagnetic Theory | 5% |
Digital Circuits | 4% |
Measurements | 2% |
Division of Questions in GATE EE 2024 Exam
| Subject | 1 Mark Questions | 2 Mark Questions |
| General Aptitude | 05 | 05 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 02 | 02 |
| Signals and Systems | 3 | 3 |
| Electro Magnetics | 01 | 01 |
| Electrical Machines | 02 | 03 |
| Analog Circuits | 02 | 03 |
| Digital Circuits | 02 | 00 |
| Power Systems | 03 | 05 |
| Control Systems | 02 | 03 |
| Electric Circuits | 02 | 04 |
| Power Electronics | 03 | 04 |
| Mathematical Measurements | 01 | 01 |
Related Links
GATE EE 2023 Question Paper & Answer Key
You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2023 question paper and answer key -
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GATE EE 2022 Question Paper & Answer Key
You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2022 question paper and answer key -
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GATE EE 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key
You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2021 question paper and answer key -
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GATE EE 2020 Question Paper & Answer Key
You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2020 question paper and answer key -
GATE 2019 EE Question Paper & Answer Key
As per the analysis done for the GATE EE 2019 paper, the question paper was really easy and among all of the questions, only 2 to 3 questions were tricky. Below are the links for question papers and answer key for GATE EE 2019 papers. Students can download these question papers and answer keys in pdf form.
GATE EE 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key
Below are the links for question papers and answer key for GATE EE 2018 papers. Students can download these question papers and answer keys in pdf form.
GATE EE 2017 Question Paper & Answer Key
Below are the links for question papers and answer key for GATE EE 2017 papers. Students can download these question papers and answer keys in pdf form.
GATE 2021 EE Exam Analysis
The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. You can check the detailed analysis by clicking on the link below -
GATE 2024 EE Exam Analysis - To Be Updated
GATE 2024 EE Exam Paper Analysis will be available after the conclusion of the exam. Till then, as a reference, candidates can check the GATE 2023 EE exam analysis that was successfully conducted on February 05, 2023, here.
Difficulty Level: According to the initial reports, the difficulty level of the paper is Difficult.
Difficult Topics: There were many questions from Signals. The Analog questions were tough.
Easy to Moderate Attempts: 45 can be easy to moderate attempts this year.
Syllabus Coverage: Power Electronics, Electrical Machines, Signals, and Systems, Microprocessor & Programming
Student Feedback:
There were two questions from Diode.
The difficulty level of EMT was tough
Aptitude was easy
The question paper seemed lengthy
There were 24 NAT questions
The Mathematics section was easy.
There were 3 to 4 questions from Control System
From Digital, there was a question on MPMC
There were 5-6 questions from Synchronous
GATE Paper Wise Links
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FAQs
Is GATE 2024 going to be conducted?
Yes, GATE 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024.
How to download the GATE Syllabus for Electrical Engineering 2024?
You can download the syllabus for GATE EE 2024 by visiting the website at gate.iisc.ac.in. After that, click on the papers and syllabus link available under the GATE 2024 papers. GATE 2024 EE syllabus will appear on the screen. Click on the paper links to check the GATE syllabus 2024 for electrical engineering. Finally, candidates can download the PDF and save it for future reference.
Where can I check the GATE 2024 EE Syllabus?
GATE EE Syllabus 2024 can be downloaded from the official website at gate.iisc.ac.in.
Who will conduct 2024 GATE exam?
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru will conduct GATE 2024 Exam.