GATE XE - Exam Date, Subjects, Syllabus, Pattern, Question Papers, Cutoff

GATE Engineering Sciences - IISC Bangalore will be conducting GATE exam. Engineering Sciences is one of the most sought-after papers in the GATE examination. Engineering Science (XE) Syllabus is organized into 8 parts, labeled from A to H. Candidates are required to try three parts out of the 8 parts in GATE Engineering Sciences exam with part XE-A  i.e. Engineering Mathematics mandatory for all. The GATE XE Paper is conducted for the candidates who opt for the following options as their second paper in the exam Production and Industrial Engineering (PI), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Aerospace Engineering (AE), Mining Engineering (MN), Metallurgical Engineering (MT), Chemical Engineering (CH), Petroleum Engineering (PE), and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF).

Through the GATE XE exam, candidates will be offered admission into M. Tech courses based on their choices at the GATE Participating Colleges. The admission into the Engineering Sciences program will be done based on the result of GATE. All the eligible candidates will be allotted seats for admission via the GATE Counselling Process. It is crucial for the candidates to have complete knowledge about the GATE XE exam along with the dates, subjects, patterns, question papers, etc. which will be covered in this article.

GATE XE Exam Date

Candidates should be aware of the upcoming dates of the GATE XE exam so that they don’t miss out on any important upcoming events. The important dates for the GATE XE exam have been provided in the table below:

GATE XE Exam Highlights

The candidates can check the important highlights pertaining to the GATE XE exam from the table given below:

List of Subjects Under GATE XE Exam

There are a variety of subjects that will be included in the GATE XE exam. The candidates can select any of the subjects from them. The candidates can choose a maximum of two papers for the GATE XE exam. The list of subjects covered under the GATE XE exam has been listed below with the subject codes -

• XE-A – Engineering Mathematics

• XE-B – Fluid mechanics

• XE-C – Material Science

• XE-D – Solid mechanics

• XE-E – Thermodynamics

• XE-F – Polymer Science and Engineering

• XE-G – Food technology

• XE-H – Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
  
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GATE XE Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

GATE XE Exam Pattern will help the students get an idea of the structure of the exam. The GATE XE exam will be conducted in online mode which will be computer-based. The duration of the exam will be 3 hours. There will be two types of questions asked in the exam: MCQs, MSQs, and NATs-type questions. The paper will be conducted in English medium. There will be a total of 65 questions with an overall score of 100. The paper will consist of 3 major sections: General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Engineering Science subjects.

GATE XE Marking Scheme

Given in the table below is the detailed marking scheme for the GATE XE exam-

GATE XE Syllabus - PDF Download

The candidates must also have the complete GATE Syllabus before they start their preparation for the exam. The candidates can download the PDF for GATE XE Syllabus by clicking on the link provided below:

GATE XE Syllabus

GATE XE Question Papers

Going through the GATE XE question papers will not only help the candidates understand the difficulty level of the questions asked in the exam but will also help them formulate a strategy to solve the questions. The candidates can download the previous year’s question papers along with the GATE XE Answer Key from the table below:

GATE XE official question paper and answer key can be checked by clicking on the links below:

GATE XE Cutoff

As the GATE exam is yet to take place, the cutoff score of GATE XE for different categories of candidates is not available yet. However, candidates can check the previous years cutoff of GATE XE paper from the table below.

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