GATE 2022 Environmental Sciences (ES) Question Paper Analysis, Answer Key

GATE 2022 ES Question Paper Analysis & Answer Key: The GATE 2022 Environmental Science (ES) exam has been conducted in various GATE 2022 exam centres across the country. The ES exam of GATE 2022 was conducted in the morning shift by the conducting institute - IIT Kharagpur . After the GATE ES exam for the year 2022-23 concludes, the candidates will be provided with a detailed analysis of the exam on this page. Along with the detailed analysis, the candidates will also find out the GATE 2022 ES official question paper link, answer key link and the topic-wise weightage details on this page.

The GATE ES paper is divided into the General Aptitude and Core subject sections and the maximum mark is 100. The GATE 2022 ES response sheet is expected to be released on 18th February followed by the release of the GATE 2022 ES answer key on 26th February. The GATE 2022 result will be declared on 17th March along with the GATE 2022 ES cutoff marks .

The GATE ES 2022 exam analysis will be based on the feedback received from the candidates who are appearing for the exam. The direct link to submit the feedback is given below -

Major Highlights of the GATE 2022 ES Paper (First Reaction)

The major highlights of the GATE 2022 ES question paper as per the first reactions received from the candidates are as follows -

• The number of students who appeared for the GATE 2022 ES exam was similar to the last year
• Many students reported that this year's GATE Environmental Science question paper was unexpectedly tough compared to the previous year
• The paper was balanced
• The question paper comprised a good number of MSQ-type questions
• MSQs was the main reason behind the difficulty level of the GATE 2022 EX question paper
• This year's GATE ES question paper had a high number of theoretical questions
• The General Aptitude and Mathematics questions were easy
• Due to the difficulty level of the GATE 2022 GG paper, the expected cutoff is expected to dip slightly in the range of 33 to 37
• 65 to 70 is the expected required marks to secure a rank in the top 100

GATE 2022 Environmental Science Question Paper Analysis

The detailed analysis of the GATE 2022 environment science question paper is given in the following table -

List of Topics from Where Questions in GATE 2022 GG Paper were Asked

The list of topics from where this year's GATE GG question paper had questions are as follows -

• Gibbs free energy equilibrium froward reaction
• Laplace transform of sin(at)
• Matrix
• Environmental acts and regulations
• Specific growth-rate formula
• Technique to remove PM2.5
• Alum coagulation mechanism
• DNA and RNA percentage
• Diagram of Centrifugal pump
• Hydrograph
• Generation time and growth rate constant relation
• Treatment required for leachate
• Order of hydraulic connectivity in aquifers, aquitard, aquiclude and aquifuge
• Noise level additions, given the dB levels

GATE 2022 ES Memory-Based Question Paper and Anwer Key

The PDF of the GATE 2022 ES memory-based question paper can be accessed from the links below -

GATE 2022 Exam Analysis for All Papers

The detailed analysis of all the GATE 2022 papers are available in the following table -

GATE 2022 Environmental Science Official Question Paper (PDF) and Answer Key

The direct links to access the GATE 2022 ES question paper and an answer key have been provided in this section -

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