GATE 2024 Civil Engineering (CE): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Question Papers, Analysis, Cutoff

Diksha Sharma

Updated On: January 04, 2024 08:42 PM | GATE

GATE Civil Engineering exam 2024 date is February 4, 2024. Check the GATE CE 2024 exam date, pattern, syllabus, old question papers, analysis, and cutoff details.

GATE 2024 Civil Engineering (CE): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

GATE 2024 Civil Engineering (CE) - IISC Bangalore will conduct the GATE 2024 Exam on February 4, 2024 . The GATE CS Syllabus 2024 is released on gate2024.iisc.ac.in along with the notification. Candidates can check the GATE CE Syllabus PDF from the official website.

Latest: GATE Admit Card 2024 released at gate2024.iisc.ac.in

Also read: GATE Syllabus 2024

Students who qualify for the GATE CE exam will be able to get admission to the Civil Engineering branch in various IITs , NITs , or PSU jobs . This page covers all the details about GATE Civil Engineering 2024 such as exam dates, patterns, GATE Syllabus 2024 , and much more. You can check the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 question papers of GATE here.

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GATE CE 2024 Exam Date

The dates of GATE 2024 CE are as follows -

Event Date
GATE 2024 Civil Engineering Exam Date Either of the dates - February 4, 2024
GATE Civil Engineering Results Date 2024 March 16, 2024

GATE CE 2024 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

The exam paper for GATE CE will be conducted for two subjects: General Aptitude and subject-specific. The subject-specific paper will consist of the concepts related to Civil Engineering. The below table demonstrates the exam pattern for GATE CE paper 2024 -

Subject

Total Question

Section Division

Marking Scheme

Total Mar ks

General Aptitude

10

Section 1: Question 1-5

1 marks

5

Section 2: Question 6-10

2 marks

10

Civil Engineering

55

Section 1: Question 1-25

1 marks

25

Section 2: Question 26-55

2 marks

60

Total Marks

100

How is the GATE Normalized score calculated? GATE Cutoff 2024 (All Papers)

Important Topics for GATE Civil Engineering 2024 Exam (Based on subject wise weightage)

The table below highlights the important topics that can be asked in the GATE 2024 Civil Engineering Exam based on the subject wise weightage as given that has been made out of previous years' question papers.

Important Topics for GATE Civil Engineering 2024
Subject Sub-Topics
Structural Engineering Engineering Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Solid Mechanics
Concrete Structures
Construction Materials and Management
Steel Structures
General Aptitude Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude
Spatial Aptitude
Analytical Aptitude
Engineering Mathematics Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE)
Linear Algebra
Calculus
Statistics
Partial Differential Equation (P.D.E.)
Probability
Numerical Methods
Environmental Engineering Air Pollution
Water and Waste-Water Quality and Treatment
Municipal Solid Wastes
Geotechnical Engineering Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Water Resources Engineering Hydraulics
Fluid Mechanics
Irrigation
Hydrology
Geomatics Engineering Photogrammetry
Principles of Surveying
Remote Sensing
Transportation Engineering Traffic Engineering
Transportation Infrastructure
Highway Pavements

GATE Subject Wise Weightage (Year Wise)

Candidates can find the section wise GATE weightage from 2023 to 2015 here. The 2024 data will be updated here after the conclusions of the exam.

Subjects

GATE 2015

GATE 2016

GATE 2017

GATE 2018

GATE 2019

GATE 2020

GATE 2021

GATE 2022

GATE 2023

Irrigation & Hydrology

5%

4%

5.5%

5%

5.5%

5.5%

4%

3%

7%

Engineering Mathematics

13%

15%

12.5%

11.5%

10.5%

11.5%

13%

13%

13%

Environmental Engineering

8%

10%

11%

10%

9%

11%

11%

10%

11%

Fluid Mechanics

5%

7%

7.5%

8.5%

9%

7.5%

8%

9%

7%

Geotechnical Engineering

15%

15%

12.5%

14%

16%

14.5%

15%

13%

16%

Structural Analysis

4.5%

3%

6.5%

1.5%

4.5%

6%

6%

8%

5%

Geomatics Engineering

6%

5%

4.5%

4%

6%

14.5%

5%

8%

4%

Transportation Engineering

7%

6%

8.5%

9.5%

9.5%

11%

9%

7%

6%

Steel Structures

5.5%

3%

2%

4.5%

5%

2.5%

3%

2%

3%

R.C.C.

7%

5%

5%

7%

5%

5%

5%

5%

4%

Construction Materials and Management

5%

3%

0.5%

1%

0.5%

1%

3%

0%

General Aptitude

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

14%

15%

Solid Mechanics

7%

3.5%

5.5%

6%

3.5%

4%

2%

2%

7%

Engineering Mechanics

3.5%

1%

3%

0.5%

1%

0%

1%

1%

GATE CE Cutoff 2024

The table below highlights the cut off of GATE Civil Engineering (CE):

Category

Cutoff 2024 Cutoff 2023

Cutoff 2022

2021 Cutoff 2020 Cutoff 2019 Cutoff

General

To be Updated 26.6

30.4

29.20 32.9 28.2

OBC-NCL

To be Updated 23.9

27.3

26.2 29.6 25.4

EWS

To be Updated 17.7

20.2

19.4 21.9 18.8

GATE 2022 CE Question Paper and Answer Key

The GATE 2022 question paper and answer key analysis have been highlighted in the table. Click on the links below to check the following.

GATE 2021 CE Question Paper and Answer Key

GATE 2021 CE-1 Question Paper - Click here GATE 2021 CE-1 Answer Key - Click here
GATE 2021 CE-2 Question Paper - Click here GATE 2021 CE-2 Answer Key - Click here
GATE 2021 Civil Engineering (CE-1) Question Paper, Answer Key, Paper Analysis GATE 2021 Civil Engineering (CE-2) Question Paper, Answer Key, Paper Analysis

GATE CE 2020 Question Paper & Answer Key

GATE CE 2020 Question Paper Session 1

GATE CE1 2020 Answer key

GATE CE 2020 Question Paper Session 2 GATE CE2 2020 Answer key

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GATE 2020 CE Session 1 Exam Analysis

The session 1 exam analysis of GATE CE 2020 has been updated.

Overall Difficulty: According to primary reports, the overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. This year, there were almost 27 NAT questions.

Average Number of Attempts: 42-45

Easy to Moderate Scoring Topics: Environment and Fluid, Aptitude and Mathematics, MTLB

Difficult Topics: Soil Mechanics, Transportation Questions

Syllabus Coverage: Consolidation, Triaxial Tes, Soil Mechanics, Geo-Tech and Environment

Students' Feedback: There was a question on Environment Fluid, Lateral Earth Pressure, Soil Mechanics

GATE 2020 CE Session 2 Exam Analysis

The session 2 exam analysis of GATE CE 2020 has been updated. The difficulty level of GATE CE 2020 session 2 was the same as that of session 1.

Difficulty level: The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate.

Major Topics: Maximum questions were asked from the topics Geotech, Transportation and Environment. There were more than 25 NAT questions. In session 2, the number of questions asked from transportation and hydrology was increased and from fluid mechanics, there were fewer questions as compared to the morning sessions.

Maths and Aptitude: The level of Maths and General Aptitude was easy.

GATE CE 2019 Question Paper & Answer Key

As per analysis for GATE CE paper 2019 by experts, the level of difficulty for the exam was moderate to easy. While the aptitude and mathematics engineering papers were quite easy, the other papers were moderate. Below given are the question paper and answer key for GATE 2019 CE1 and CE2 paper:

GATE CE1 2019 Question Paper: Download pdf

GATE CE1 2019 Answer Key: Download pdf

GATE CE2 2019 Question Paper: Download pdf

GATE CE2 2019 Answer Key: Download pdf

GATE CE 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key

Below given are the question paper and answer key for GATE 2018 CE1 and CE2 paper:

GATE CE1 2018 Question Paper: Download pdf

GATE CE1 2018 Answer Key: Download pdf

GATE CE2 2018 Question Paper: Download pdf

GATE CE2 2018 Answer Key: Download pdf

GATE 2017 Question Paper & Answer Key

Below given are the question paper and answer key for GATE 2017 CE1 and CE2 paper:

GATE CE1 2017 Question Paper: Download pdf

GATE CE1 2017 Answer Key: Download pdf

GATE CE2 2017 Question Paper: Download pdf

GATE CE2 2017 Answer Key: Download pdf

GATE Paper Wise Links

The paper wise links for GATE can be downloaded by clicking on the links below -

GATE CH (Chemical Engineering)

GATE Mining (MN)

GATE PE (Petroleum Engineering)

GATE CS (Computer Science)

GATE IN (Instrumentation Engineering)

GATE AE (Aerospace Engineering)

GATE ECE (Electronics & Communication Engineering)

GATE AG (Agriculture)

GATE Metallurgy (MT)

GATE ME (Mechanical Engineering)

GATE EE (Electrical Engineering)

GATE TF (Textile Engineering & Fibre Technology)

GATE BT (Bio-Technology)

GATE CY (Chemistry)

GATE ST (Statistics)

GATE MA (Mathematics)

GATE XE (Engineering Sciences)

GATE PH (Physics)

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FAQs

What are some of the factors determining GATE Civil Engineering (CE) Cutoff?

The determining factors of GATE Civil Engineering (CE) cutoff are the total number of Applicants for the GATE exam, Marks secured by the candidates in the GATE exam, Category of the Candidate, Availability of Seats at the participating colleges, Cutoff Trends of previous years.


 

What are the most important topics for the GATE Civil Engineering (CE) Exam?

The important topics for the GATE Civil Engineering (CE) Exam are Strength of Material, Structural Analysis, Reinforced Cement Concrete, Soil Mechanics, Fluid Mechanic, Environmental Engineering, Highway Engineering, Mathematics, Aptitude.

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