GATE 2024 Physics (PH): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

Sakunth Kumar

Updated On: January 04, 2024 08:54 PM | GATE

GATE PH 2024 exam date is February 3, 2024. Check the exam analysis of GATE Physics 2024 along with the question paper, answer key, and cutoff.

GATE 2024 Physics (PH)

GATE 2024 Physics (PH): The GATE 2024 exam dates have been released by IISc Bangalore on the official website. GATE 2024 will be held on February 3, 4, 10, 11, 2024 . The GATE 2024 Physics exam will be held on February 3, 2024 . On this page, you can check all the details about GATE PH 2024 such as exam date, exam pattern, GATE Syllabus 2024 , old question papers, cutoff, and previous exam analysis.

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

Also read: GATE Syllabus 2024

GATE PH 2024 Exam Date

The important dates pertaining to GATE PH 2024 can be checked below -

Event Date
GATE PH 2024 Exam Date February 3, 2024
GATE PH 2024 Results March 16, 2024

GATE PH 2024 Exam Pattern & Weightage

The PH exam of GATE 2024 will have the following topics, and the exam pattern & weightage for the same is as follows -

Name of the Topic

Total No. Of Questions

Question Numbers

Marks

General Aptitude

10 Questions

Question No: - 1-5

1 Mark Each (Five Marks)

Question No: - 6-10

2 Marks Each (Ten Marks)

Physics (Subject)

55 Questions

Question No: - 1-25

1 March Each (25 Marks)

Question No: - 26- 55

2 Marks Each (60 Marks)

In all, there are 65 questions in the PH question paper, and the total mark for which the exam is conducted is 100 Marks.

GATE PH 2024 Syllabus

IISc Bangalore has released the GATE PH Syllabus 2024 on the official website. Candidates can download the syllabus by clicking on the PDF link given below.

The detailed GATE Physics has been listed below.

Nuclear and Particle Physics

  • Conservation laws, isospin symmetry, charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal invariance
  • Nuclear radii and charge distributions
  • Rutherford scattering, nuclear reactions, conservation laws

General Aptitude

  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Verbal Aptitude
  • Spatial Aptitude
  • Analytical Aptitude

Electromagnetic Theory

  • Solutions to electrostatic and magnetostatic problems
  • Coulomb and Lorentz gauges
  • Maxwell's equations
  • Polarization of electromagnetic waves

Mathematical Physics

  • Vector calculus

Classical Mechanics

  • The special theory of relativity
  • Lagrangian formulation

Quantum Mechanics

  • Two and three-dimensional systems
  • Postulates of quantum mechanics
  • Time-independent perturbation theory
  • Variational method and WKB approximation,

Atomic and Molecular Physics

  • Raman effect
  • Spectra of one-and many-electron atoms
  • Zeeman and Stark effects
  • Einstein coefficients

Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

  • Laws of thermodynamics
  • Bose-Einstein condensation
  • Black body radiation and Planck's distribution law

Solid State Physics

  • Elements of crystallography
  • Superconductivity: Type-I and Type-II superconductors
  • Kramer's-Kronig relation, intra- and inter-band transitions

Electronics

  • Semiconductors in equilibrium

GATE PH Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for GATE PH is as follows -

Name of the Category Cutoff 2024 Cutoff 2023 Cutoff 2022 Cutoff 2021 Cutoff 2020
General To be Updated 26.5 26.5 69.67 37.2
OBC To be Updated 23.8 23.8 22.00 33.4
SC/ ST PH To be Updated 17.6 17.6 32.80 24.8

GATE Question Paper and Answer Key 2024

By the time IISc Bangalore releases the GATE question paper and answer key for 2024, candidates can check the previous year's data from the below links.
2024

GATE PH Official Question Paper 2024

GATE PH Official Answer Key 2024

2023

GATE PH Official Question Paper 2023

GATE PH Official Answer Key 2023

2022

GATE PH Official Question Paper 2022 (PDF)

GATE PH Official Answer Key 2022

2021

GATE PH Official Question Paper 2021 (PDF)

GATE PH Official Answer Key 2021

2020

GATE PH Official Question Paper 2020 (PDF)

GATE PH Official Answer Key 2020

GATE PH Exam/ Paper Analysis 2024

The details related to GATE paper analysis 2024 for physics can be checked on this page soon after the exam.
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GATE PH Exam/ Paper Analysis 2022

  1. The GATE 2022 exam was relatively difficult across-the-board.
  2. There were a lot of MSQ type questions in the exam.
  3. The nuclear and maths parts were slightly difficult.

GATE PH Exam Weightage 2022

Chapters

1 Mark

2 Marks

Electromagnetic Theory

5

4

Mathematical Physics

5

0

Classical Mechanics

0

6

Atomic & Molecular Physics

3

2

Quantum Mechanics

4

5

Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

1

5

Nuclear & Particle Physics

2

1

Solid State Physics

1

6

General Aptitude

5

5

Electronics

4

1

GATE PH Exam/ Paper Analysis 2020

The overall difficulty level of the PH question paper of GATE is moderate to difficult. Here are some of the questions that were asked in the exam -

  • There was a question on Universal Logic GATE (Answer is NAND)
  • Product of Eigen Values of Matrix (Answer is -1)
  • There was a question on Find Hamiltonian - (Answer is Px 2 /4a + Py 2 /4b + cxy)
  • There was a question on 'Transmornation of Canonical' - (Answer is m = 1/2)
  • There was a question on n=3 (Answer is 4,2)
  • The answer for General Aptitude Question - Build, Building Grow is - Growth
  • In Englis, the answer for He always sheds.......................tears (Crocodiles)
  • There was a question on y=x m (x 1/m )
  • For question, Jofra Archer, the England fast bowler is...............than accurate (More Fast is the Answer)
  • For the question 'P, Q, R & S are uniquely to be coded
  • For question y= (x), xe (1,4) (Answer is 6)
  • For the question 'Crowd Funding Deals', the answer is 'Funds Raised through Voluntary Contributions on Web-Based Platforms'
  • L is Making 30 Degree with the Z-Axis and m=l. What is the value of 'L' (Answer - )

Analysis Courtesy: Praveen Singh - IIT Kanpur

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GATE PH Exam Analysis 2019 - Question Paper & Answer Key

The difficulty level of the GATE PH exam 2020 was moderate, and the candidates can check the question paper and answer key for the same can be checked below.

GATE PH Question Paper 2019 (PDF) Download GATE PH Answer Key 2019

GATE PH Question Paper & Answer Key 2018

You can also check the 2018 GATE PH question paper and answer key here -

GATE 2018 PH Question Paper (PDF) Download GATE PH Answer Key 2018 (PDF)

GATE PH Question Paper & Answer Key 2017

You can also check the 2017 GATE PH Question Paper and Answer Key here -

GATE 2017 PH Question Paper (PDF) Download GATE PH Answer Key 2017 (PDF)

GATE Paper Wise Links

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

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GATE ECE (Electronics & Communication Engineering)

GATE AG (Agriculture)

GATE CE (Civil Engineering)

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)

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