GATE 2025 Paper Analysis (Feb 16 Shift 2 Out) - Section-wise Difficulty Level, Expected Cutoff, Chapter Wise Weightage

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis

GATE paper analysis for exams on February 16, 2025 can be checked here, The detailed paper analysis for the paper codes CE1 and CE2 has been shared by the students, and as per their reviews, the difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. GATE 2025 XE and GATE 2025 CH papers were easy to moderate. Students found the overall difficulty level of the GATE 2025 PH exam easy. The GATE 2025 BT difficulty level was moderate. The GATE shift 1 exam analysis of the paper code GG will soon be updated here. The shift 2 exam analysis of the paper codes CE2, ST, XE, XL, and MN shall be updated as soon as the shift is over. The analysis of the GATE exam will be structured based on the feedback shared by the students.

Detailed analysis of the GATE paper on February 15, 2025 i.e. CY, AE, DA, ES, PI has been shared as per the first reactions of students. As per the GATE EC paper analysis, the overall difficulty level of ECE was easy to moderate. GATE DA paper was moderate. Students found Chemistry easy to moderate. GATE 2025 paper analysis for the February 1 and 2 exams like CS1, AG, MA, CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN, ME, PE, AR and EE have been provided on this page. As per the GATE 2025 CSE exam analysis, the Computer Science Engineering paper was easy to moderate for both shift 1 and shift 2. This year, the GATE 2025 CSE paper was not that difficult compared to the previous year, so it's expected the GATE 2025 cutoff for CSE will be higher, especially for the General category. Talking about the GATE 2025 Mechanical paper analysis, the ME paper was easy to moderate. There were around 38 MCQ questions, 1 MSQ question, and 26 NAT questions. The GATE 2025 paper for EE was easy to moderate as stated by the exam takers. The detailed GATE exam analysis 2025 can be checked here. 

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GATE paper analysis 2025 is added based on the initial reactions of students and opinions given by our subject matter experts. With the help of GATE question paper analysis, you can understand the overall difficulty of the papers, subject-wise difficulty level, topics with maximum weightage, expected good scores, and more. The GATE paper analysis will you analyze your performance in the GATE 2025 exam and further assess your chances of getting a good score in the test. 

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GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 15 and 16

The GATE paper analysis 2025 for February 16, 2025, will be updated below after each shift. We have updated the paper analysis of GATE for the paper codes CY, AE, DA, ES, and PI, which were conducted on February 15, 2025. You can check out the detailed GATE exam analysis 2025 for February 15 and 16 papers below:-

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 16 Shift 1

In the GATE shift 1 exam on February 16, 2025, papers of CE1, PH, BT, GG were conducted from 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm. Check the detailed analysis of the shift 1 papers below:-

GATE 2025 CE1 Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty level of paper was moderate.
• Questions from topics like Foundation, Plasticity chart, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Water relationship, THOD, and Dissolved oxygen were asked.
• Various data-based questions were asked.
• Many questions from GATE PYQs were asked.
• A total of 8 MSQs, 23 NATs, and 34 MCQs were asked in the exam.

GATE 2025 PH Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty level of GATE 2025 PH exam was Easy to Moderate
• The difficulty level of GATE 2025 PH General Aptitude eas Easy to Moderate.
• The Difficulty level of the Physics section was Moderate.
• Many lengthy numerical problems were asked.
• Experimental Physics questions were mostly straightforward and concept-based.
• GATE 2025 PH question paper was relatively easier than last year.

GATE 2025 BT Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty of GATE 2025 BT question paper was moderate.
• The difficulty level of General Aptitude section was Easy to Moderate.
• The difficulty level of Biotechnology was Moderate.
• MSQs were particularly challenging and required good understanding of concepts. 

GATE 2025 GG Paper Analysis:

• To be updated

GATE 2025 CH Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty level of the exam was Moderate
• The difficulty level of General Aptitude was Easy to Moderate.
• The difficulty level of Chemical Engineering was Difficult.
• Mass Transfer & Operations Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, IPC & Fluid Mechanics, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Process Calculation, and Reaction Engineering were high weightage topics in GATE 2025 CH exam.

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 16 Shift 2

GATE 2025 CE2 Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty of GATE CE 2 was easy to moderate
• A lot of formula-based questions were asked
• Topics such as Soil, Transportation, Geotechnical, Irrigation, and Environmental Engineering were the most asked sections in the GATE 2025 CE2 paper.  
• Various questions were asked from PYQs
• The difficulty level of Aptitude was moderate.
• The difficulty level of Mathematics was easy. 

GATE 2025 ST Paper Analysis: 

• The overall difficulty level was Moderate.
• The difficulty level of General Aptitude was Easy to Moderate.
• The difficulty level of the Core Subject (Statistics) was Moderate. 
• Probability, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Distributions, and Data Interpretation were the high-weightage topics in GATE 2025 ST exam.

GATE 2025 XE Paper Analysis:

• The overall level of difficulty of the paper was Moderate to Difficult
• The difficulty level of the General Aptitude section was Easy to Moderate
• The difficulty level of Engineering Sciences was Moderate
• The difficulty level of Mathematics was Moderate to Difficult.
• Several questions were asked from the Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Solid Mechanics.
• Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Materials Science were the topics with the highest weightage.

GATE 2025 XL Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty of the compulsory subject, GATE Chemistry paper was moderate.  

GATE 2025 MN Paper Analysis:

• The overall difficulty level of GATE 2025 MN exam was moderate.
• The difficulty level of General Aptitude was Easy
• The difficulty level of Mining Engineering was Moderate
• A good attempt is expected to fetch you 60-70 scores. 

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 15 Shift 1

For the GATE 2025 February 15 Shift 1, papers like CY, AE, DA, ES, and PI were held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We have updated the GATE paper analysis 2025 for shift 1 papers below. 

GATE 2025 CY Paper Analysis 

• The difficulty level of GATE paper today was easy to moderate for Chemistry

• Students found the Organic and Inorganic Chemistry sections easier compared to Physical Chemistry

• Those who practiced GATE CY pyqs could easily solve the paper

• Expected marks for a good attempt should be 60-70 marks

• Highest marks expected in GATE CY paper today are 75+

GATE 2025 AE Paper Analysis

• To be updated

GATE 2025 DA Paper Analysis

• GATE DA question paper 2025 difficulty level was moderate

• Questions were predominantly asked from Hashing and Linear Probing, Insertion Sort, Binary Search, Python etc. 

• Following last year's pattern, 5 one-mark questions and 5 two-mark questions were asked from the General Aptitude section.

• 6 one-mark questions and 6 two-mark questions were asked from Probability & Statistics

• 5 one-mark questions and 6 two-mark questions were asked from Linear Algebra

• Programming, Data Structures and Algorithm witnessed 4 one-mark questions and 6 two-mark questions

• The Mathematics section in GATE DA paper today carried the maximum weightage; a total of 43 marks were covered from these topics alone.

• DBMS, Machine Learning, Calculus and Optimizations chapters also carried decent weightage

• Most of the questions were directly asked based on the past year's papers; none of the topics were seen out of the prescribed syllabus. 

• The expected highest marks are 85+

GATE 2025 ES Paper Analysis

• Overall, the difficulty level of GATE ES paper was moderate.

• The majority of the questions were asked from topics related to Environmental Science; concepts based on Engineering applications were rarely asked.

• The maximum number of questions were seen from Hydrology and Hydraulics chapter

• Around 25 NATs or numerical questions were asked

• 25 MCQ questions were asked 

• MSQ total questions asked were 15. However, the number was higher than the last year's paper.

• Considering the moderate difficulty level, 70-75 marks can be considered a good attempt.

• The highest marks expected can be 75+

GATE 2025 PI Paper Analysis 

• To be updated

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 15 Shift 2

In the second shift of the GATE 2025 February 15 exam, papers like EC, GE, XH, BM, and EY have been held from 2:30 pm to 5: 30 pm.  The GATE paper analysis 2025 for the February 15 shift 2 papers has been updated below. 

GATE 2025 EC Paper Analysis

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE ECE paper was easy to moderate. However, the students find the GATE Electronics and Communication paper lengthy to solve.
• There were many analogy-based questions.
• The GATE General Aptitude section was easy. Students could get 10+ marks in General Aptitude if they attempted it correctly.
• There were 39 MCQ questions, 12 NAT questions, and 14 MSQ questions. 
• There were several analog questions asked from the previous year's papers. 
• Students find analog and network questions easy to attempt. 
• Digital Electronics carried good weightage in GATE ECE and had around 22 marks weightage. 
• Maths questions were easy to attempt but time consumimg. 

GATE 2025 GE Paper Analysis

• To be updated

GATE 2025 XH Paper Analysis

• To be updated

GATE 2025 BM Paper Analysis

• To be updated

GATE 2025 EY Paper Analysis

• The overall difficulty of GATE 2025 EY paper was moderate.
• Population Ecology, Ecosystem structure and function, and Interactions were high-weightage topics.

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 1 and 2

The GATE 2025 exam for February 1 and 2 has been held successfully. You can check the detailed GATE paper analysis 2025 for February 1 and 2 papers below. 

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 1 Shift 1 

In the GATE 2025 February 1 shift 1 papers like CS1, AG, and MT were held in the morning session from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. You can check out the GATE exam analysis for the February 1 shift 1 paper below. 

GATE 2025 CSE Paper Analysis 

• The difficulty level of the GATE CS 1 paper was easy to moderate. 
• Numerical and conceptual questions were asked in the GATE CS exam shift 1.
• 22 NAT questions, 30 MCQs, and 13 MSQs were asked
• The General Aptitude section was the easiest.
• High-weightage topics from GATE CS paper shift 1 were Data Structures, Algorithms, COA, Networks, etc.
• Around 50 to 55 questions were a good attempt.
• The expected good score is 87+
• According to our exam experts as the GATE CSE 2025 paper was easy the cutoff will be set at a higher level. 

GATE 2025 AG Paper Analysis

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2025 Agricultural Engineering (AG) paper was easy to moderate.
• Students find the General Aptitude questions easy to solve. 
• The difficulty level of the core GATE Agricultural Engineering was easy to moderate. 

GATE 2025 MA Paper Analysis 

• As per the student’s first reaction, the overall difficulty level of the GATE Mathematics (MT) exam 2025 was moderate.
• General Aptitude questions were easy to moderate and Core Mathematics topics questions were moderate. 
• High-weightage topics from the GATE MA paper were Calculus, Probability, Linear Algebra, etc.

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 1 Shift 2

In the second shift of the GATE 2025 February 1 exam papers like CS2, NM, MT, TF, and IN were held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Check out the GATE paper analysis 2025 for the February 1 shift 2 papers below. 

GATE 2025 CS Paper Analysis 

• The GATE CSE 2 paper was easy to moderate similar to shift 1. 
• There were several MCQ and NAT-type questions in the GATE CS exam shift 2. 
• Operating systems questions were quite challenging to solve. 
• Questions from Computer Organization and Architecture were asked. Students found COA questions tough to solve. 
• The difficulty level of the general aptitude section was moderate and core CSE was easy to moderate. 
• 50 to 55 questions is expected to be a good attempt. 
• The expected good score for the GATE CSE shift 2 paper will be around 75 to 80.
• Compared to the previous year's GATE CSE exam, the GATE 2025 Computer Science Engineering was easier in both morning and afternoon shifts. 
• However, due to the easier difficulty level of the GATE CSE exam, it is expected that the cutoff will be set at a higher number compared to what it was in the previous year. 
• GATE CSE cutoff in the previous year for the general category was 27.6 for general, 24.8 for OBC/EWS, and 18.4 for SC/ST/PwD. 

GATE 2025 NM Paper Analysis

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2025 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering was moderate to difficult. 
• As per the student’s reaction, 45% of the GATE NM paper was challenging, and the rest 55% was moderate. 
• The questions in the GATE NM paper were found tough to solve and complicated. 
• Students who did thorough exam preparation for NM found the paper moderate. 
• Since the GATE NM Paper was challenging, the authorities might set the cutoff at a lower number. 

GATE 2025 MT Paper Analysis

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE Metallurgical paper was moderate to difficult. 
• Some students find the questions challenging to solve.
• As per students' feedback, around 65% of the questions were moderate, and the rest 35% of the questions were difficult.
• Since the GATE MT paper was difficult to solve the GATE qualifying marks for MT students can be set at a lower number by the GATE authorities. 

GATE 2025 TF Paper Analysis 

• The GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) paper was moderate to difficult. 
• Students find the paper challenging and tough to solve. 
• Around 65% of the questions were moderate and the rest 35%questions were difficult to attempt. 
• The GATE cutoff for TF can be set at a lower number by the authorities seeing the difficulty level of the paper. 

GATE 2025 IN Paper Analysis 

• The GATE IN paper 2025 was moderate to difficult. 
• The General Aptitude section was easy to moderate in the GATE Instrumentation Engineering paper.
• Around 35 MCQ questions were asked. 
• There were 4 to 5 MSQ questions and 25 NAT questions. 
• The high-weightage topics in the GATE IN paper were Network Theory, Sensors, Control, Measurement, Signal System, etc. 
• Since the difficulty level of the GATE IN paper was between moderate to difficult the expected good score will be around 50 to 60.
• The highest marks in GATE IN 2025 can go up to 75 to 80. 

In conclusion, it was witnessed the the most opted paper in the GATE 2025 examination; Computer Science Engineering’s difficulty level was easy. The GATE papers which are least opted like TF, IN, NM, etc were difficult to moderate. 

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 2 Shift 1

On the GATE 2025 February 2, Shift 1 exam, three papers like Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Architecture and Planning were held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Check out the GATE paper analysis 2025 for ME, PE, and AR below. 

GATE 2025 Mechanical Paper Analysis 

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2025 was easy to moderate.
• General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics questions were easy to solve. 
• The difficulty level of core GATE Mathematics questions was easy to moderate. 
• There were 38 MCQ questions and only 1 MSQ question.
• The GATE ME paper had 26 NAT questions. 
• Since the GATE ME paper was between easy to moderate the expected highest score may cross 90+

GATE 2025 PE Paper Analysis 

• The difficulty level of the GATE Petroleum Engineering (PE) 2025 paper was moderate to difficult. 
• Since the test takers for GATE Petroleum Engineering (PE) specializations are fewer, there is no detailed information regarding the GATE paper analysis for PE. 
• However, the GATE PE paper had MCQ, MSQ, and NAT-type questions.
• In the GATE PE exam, questions from the General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Core Petroleum Engineering syllabus were asked. 

GATE 2025 AR Paper Analysis 

• The GATE Architecture and Planning paper was moderately difficult for the students. 
• GATE AR paper also doesn't have too many test takers so the information for GATE AR paper analysis 2025 is limited. 
• The GATE AR paper has two sections. The first section of the GATE AR paper was common for both Architecture and Planning students. 
• There were questions from General Aptitude, a common section of GATE AR, and core Architecture or Planning subjects (whichever was opted by the students). 
• The difficulty level of the GATE AR questions was considered to be moderate to difficult. 

GATE 2025 Paper Analysis February 2 Shift 2

On the GATE 2025 February 2 Shift 2 only the Electrical Engineering paper was held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Check out the GATE 2025 EE exam analysis below.

GATE 2025 EE Paper Analysis 

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE Electrical Engineering paper was easy to moderate.
• Questions from General Aptitude were easy.
• Students found the core GATE EE questions difficulty level between moderate to difficult. 
• Around 34 MCQ questions were asked.
• There were 5 MSQ questions.
• There were 26 NAT questions in the GATE EE 2025 exam. Since NAT questions don't have negative marks for the wrong answer, if you attempt the NAT part well, you may get a good score. 
• Around 40 to 45 questions were a good attempt.
• The expected highest score may reach up to 75+ for the GATE Electrical Engineering 2025 exam. 

As per our expert's GATE paper analysis 2025 of February 2, the high opted papers like GATE Electrical Engineering and GATE Mechanical Engineering difficulty level was easy to moderate. And, the papers like AR and PE were challenging to solve.

Day-Wise GATE Paper Analysis 2025

GATE paper analysis 2025 has been updated below after each shift. You can get details about the GATE 2025 exam difficulty level, section-wise difficulty level, topics with high weightage, topics with low weightage, etc through the paper analysis. 

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GATE Question Paper 2024 Analysis

You can check subject-wise and day-wise question paper analysis for GATE 2024 here:

GATE Question Paper 2023 Analysis

Students can get a full analysis of the GATE 2023 question paper here. Furthermore, it will assist student in calculating their predicted grades. Note that the GATE Paper Analysis of each session and paper will be updated as per the exam days.

GATE 2022 Exam Analysis

GATE 2022 was conducted on February 5, 6, 13 & 14 for 29 subjects. A detailed analysis for all papers is available on this page. Every year, Mechanical Engineering, CSE, ECE, EE and Civil Engineering have the maximum number of takers. For the year 2022, almost 9 lakh students are going to appear for the entrance exam.

GATE 2021 Exam Analysis (Paper-Wise)

GATE 2021 was conducted on February 06, 07, 13 & 14. The students can find the detailed GATE exam analysis on this page for all 27 papers.

GATE 2020 Exam Analysis

GATE 2020 exam was successfully conducted on February 01, 02, 08, and 09, 2020. As the exam was conducted for subjects scheduled on Feb 01, 02, o8 & 09, 2020, students can check the detailed question paper analysis of the GATE 2020 exam on this page. Scroll down to check exam analysis for February 08th and 9th papers. 

GATE 2019 Analysis

The GATE 2019 exam analysis for 2nd and 3rd February is available here. On both the days, the examination was conducted in two slots - morning shift was conducted from 9:30 to 12:30 PM whereas evening shift was conducted from 2:30 to 05:30 PM. On the very first day of the exam, papers of ME, MN, XE, XL, TF, and CY were concluded. On 3rd February, papers of CS, CH, AE, AG, AR, BT, EY, GG, IN, MA, MT, PE, PH, PI, and ST were held.

IIT Madras conducted the GATE 2019 exam in online mode on February 2, 3, 9 and 10 across 200 test centres in India and abroad. Thousands of engineering students take GATE every year for M.Tech admissions in institutes like IITs, NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs, and jobs in PSUs.

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India engineering entrance exam conducted for admission to M.Tech or postgraduate level in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture or in Science. Available in the following sections are the detailed subject-wise GATE 2019 exam analysis as per the inputs received from the students who appeared in the GATE 2019 entrance examination. The exam analysis for GATE 2019 will also include the number of good attempts that will be enough to clear the exam....

GATE 2019 Exam Analysis for Mechanical Engineering (Morning Slot)

The overall difficulty level of GATE Mechanical paper was ‘Easy to Moderate’ in the morning slot. Like the previous year, the NAT (Numerical Answer Type) section had a good number of questions. There were about 26 questions (10 questions with a weightage of 1 mark each and 16 questions with a weightage of 2 marks each). The questions were a bit time-consuming and tested student' understanding of concepts. Manufacturing and Thermodynamics were the subjects which had a high weightage and were application-based questions. Fluid Mechanics, on the other hand, was comparatively easier with less weightage than expected. The general aptitude section was easy but the technical section was a bit tough and it had a few tricky questions. The math section had 8 questions and there were 47 questions from the mechanical engineering branch.

On the basis of the morning section, the expected cut-off is in the range of 31-33. Given below is the GATE 2019 Mechanical Engineering Slot 1 with subject-wise marks and the total number of questions 

GATE 2019 Mechanical Engineering Session II (Afternoon slot) Analysis

The afternoon session had a ‘moderate to tough’ level. It had 32 numerical answer type (NAT) questions, 6 extra questions than the morning session. Since the NAT section is time-consuming, it made the paper lengthy. Due to this, time management became an issue for a lot of students.

The general aptitude test section had a moderate difficulty level and included 10 questions. The technical section had 8 mathematics questions and the remaining questions were specifically pertaining to the branch.

The manufacturing subject was given the maximum weightage and it had about 11 questions in the exam. The overall cut-off is likely to be in the range of 30-33 due to the difficulty level.

GATE 2019 Computer Science Exam Analysis

The computer science section had the difficulty level of ‘easy to moderate’. The paper pattern was similar to the previous year. NAT had 24 questions with 11 questions of 1 mark and 13 questions of 2 marks. The technical section was between ‘easy to moderate’ while the general aptitude section was easy.  

Database questions were tough. Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics subjects, and Programming had the maximum weightage. Also, there were 9 questions from Programming and Data Structures which was time-consuming for many students. The math section which had discrete math and engineering carried 18 marks, and it was a scoring section.

On the basis of the exam, the cut-off will be in the range of 24-27. The table below has the GATE 2019 Computer Science Engineering breakdown

GATE 2018 Exam Analysis

IIT Guwahati successfully conducted the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2018. A large number of students took the examination across various centres. All those who appeared for the examination can read the section-wise analysis and get to know the topics from where the questions were asked.

GATE 2018 exams on February 3 and 4 were conducted successfully in 2 sessions on each day – 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm. And the exams for the remaining papers were also conducted on February 10 & 11, 2018. Test takers across various cities reported no major issues. The examination went off smoothly, and no problem was reported in terms of the functioning of the online portal and the exam interface.

CollegeDekho brings to you a detailed analysis of all 23 GATE 2018 papers, including ME, EY, PE, XE, XL, ME, AE, MA, PI, CS, MN, AG, AR, BT, CH, CY, GG, IN, MT, PH, TF, EC, EE, and CE. With the help of the GATE 2018 paper Analysis, students can get an in-depth understanding of each section of the paper, different topics, and their weightage, as well as the difficulty level of the paper.

GATE Civil Engineering (CE) Paper Analysis 2018 - 11th Feb 

The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. The GATE 2018 Civil Engineering question paper comprised of both numerical and multiple-choice questions. Most of the questions in the paper were conceptual rather than calculation-based. The paper was divided into three sections - Technical, Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude. Students had to attempt 65 questions in three hours and the maximum marks for students to score were 100. The questions with one mark were easy but the two-mark questions were quite time-consuming. According to the test-takers, qualifying the exam was easy, but scoring was tough. Check out the section-wise analysis of GATE 2018 CE Paper!

GATE Electrical Engineering (EE) Paper Analysis 2018 - 10th Feb 

IIT Guwahati successfully conducted the GATE 2018 entrance exam for Electrical Engineering (EE) paper on February 10, 2018, in the afternoon slot from 2 to 5 pm. Soon, Collegedekho will give you a detailed analysis of the EE paper conducted today. As part of the analysis, you will get complete information on the type and number of questions, paper pattern, the difficulty level of the paper as well as the marking scheme including the weightage given to every topic. Students may check the GATE paper analysis for EE as soon as it is available on this page.

GATE ECE Paper Analysis 2018 - 10th Feb

GATE Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) paper was conducted on February 10 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in a computer-based format. Students may now check the detailed GATE ECE paper analysis 2018:

GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) Paper Analysis 2018 - 3rd Feb

Question Paper Pattern

In Mechanical Engineering, mostly Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions were asked and the proportion was higher in comparison to last year. This factor made the exam a bit difficult. It is easier to attempt direct Theoretical questions and Multiple-Choice-Questions (MCQs), which were lesser in number.

Exam Interface

There was no difference in the exam interface of this year and last year's exam. Since the virtual calculator was already available on the official website of GATE 2018, those who had practised well had an advantage.

Detailed Analysis of GATE ME Paper 2018 for Forenoon Slot (9 am to 12 pm) - 3rd Feb

Overall, the difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate.

GATE ME Paper Analysis 2018 for Afternoon Slot (2 pm to 5 pm) - 3rd Feb

The questions that were Numerical Answer Type (NAT) were more in number as compared to the Multiple-Choice-Questions (MCQs). NAT questions had more weightage as well. The highest weightage was given to Manufacturing Technology and many of the questions were lengthy. The easy ones were of one mark and there were very few that had a moderate difficulty level. On the whole, the ME paper in the second slot required more logical thinking and conceptual analysis. Overall, the paper was easy to moderate in terms of the difficulty level.

GATE Life Sciences (XL) Paper Analysis 2018 - 3rd Feb

GATE 2018 Life Sciences (XL) Paper, conducted in the forenoon slot, had questions based on general aptitude and conceptual domain knowledge. Following are some of the highlights of GATE XL Paper 2018.

• In Section P (Chemistry) of XL Paper, questions were based on Atomic Structure, periodicity, s.p. and d Block Elements, etc. This section is compulsory for students.
• In Section Q (Biochemistry) of XL Paper, questions were based on Biochemical separation techniques, etc. The difficulty level of this section was of easy to moderate level.
• In Section R (Botany) of XL Paper, questions were based on Plant Systematics and Economic Botany. The difficulty level of this section was of easy to moderate level.
• In Section S (Microbiology) of XL Paper, questions were based on the discovery of microbial world; Landmark discoveries relevant to the field of microbiology, evaluation of the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents, etc. The difficulty level of this section was of Moderate level.
• In Section T (Zoology) of XL Paper, questions were asked from the evolution and the animal world.
• Section U (Food Technology) of XL Paper was easy to moderate in nature with questions based on Food Products Technology.

GATE Aerospace Engineering (AE) Paper Analysis 2018 - 3rd Feb

GATE AE exam was conducted in the afternoon slot. The examination 80% technical and 20% non-technical. The majority of the questions asked in AE were based on the core subjects such as Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations. Out of the total 100 questions that were asked in the paper, only 15 questions were non-technical. In technical questions, some of the topics that were covered included Engg. Mathematics, Space Dynamics, Flight Mechanics, Aero Dynamics, Structure and Propulsion. On the other hand, non-technical questions covered English, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning and Basic Mathematics.

GATE Engineering Services (XE) Paper Analysis 2018 - 3rd Feb

The difficulty level of the GATE Engineering Services (XE) Paper, which was conducted in the morning slot, was medium. Engineering Mathematics was moderate and General Aptitude was a bit trickier in terms of difficulty level. In Section B of the paper, there were 7 topics - Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Material Science, Thermodynamics, Food Technology, Polymer Science and Engineering or Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. students had to choose any two topics out of these 7.

GATE Computer Science (CS) Paper Analysis 2018 - 4th Feb

The GATE 2018 question paper for CSE was conceptually based. In the paper, topics such as Operating Systems, Computer Networks, DBMS, Verbal Ability and Numerical Ability were important and students are expected to score well in them. This examination was conducted in the forenoon slot on 4th February (Sunday).

Detailed Analysis of GATE CS Paper 2018 for Forenoon Slot (9 am to 12 pm) - 4th Feb

GATE Chemical Engineering (CH) Paper Analysis 2018 - 4th Feb

GATE Chemical Engineering (CH) Paper 2018 was conducted in the afternoon slot (2 pm to 5 pm) on 4th February 2018. The paper was divided into - General Aptitude, from where 15 questions were asked, and Technical Section, from where 85 questions were asked. In the Technical section, the questions were divided into 1 mark and 2 marks questions. See the table below:

GATE Physics (PH) Paper Analysis 2018 - 4th Feb

The GATE 2018 Physics (PH) paper was conducted in the afternoon session on 4th February 2018. The conceptual based questions asked in the paper were related to subjects like Quantum Mechanics, EMT and Mathematical Physics. The difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate. students had no issues in terms of time while solving the Physics paper. The questions asked in the examination were usually formula based that required little or no calculation at all.