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GATE 2022 will be conducted on 03rd January 2022 and the conducting body officials have released the latest GATE exam pattern, marking scheme and the types of questions and their patterns, i.e MCQ, MSQ and NAT question patterns, on their official website.
IIT Kharagpur has released the official brochure for the GATE 2022 examination , and along with it, the GATE 2022 exam pattern . With the help of the pattern for the GATE 2022 examination, the candidates will find out detailed information regarding the total time duration of the examination, total marks for which the examination would be conducted, mode of examination, marks allocated per question and many more. The candidates must also not forget to check out the latest GATE 2022 syllabus along with the exam pattern. The following section contains all the details regarding the GATE 2022 exam pattern and most importantly the type of questions and distribution of marks.
GATE 2022 Exam Pattern Highlights
Some important facts about the GATE 2022 exam pattern as per the latest official website are provided in the table below -
Mode of examination | Computer Based Test (Online Mode) |
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Total duration of the exam | 3 Hours |
Total number of papers | 29 |
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Question pattern |
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Total number of questions | 65 (10 from General Aptitude and remaining from the subject chosen by the candidate) |
Marks distribution (except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL) |
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Marks Distribution (AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL) |
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Marking scheme | All the questions will either carry 1 mark or 2 marks |
Negative marking |
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GATE 2022 Marks Distribution
The latest information regarding the GATE 2022 distribution of marks are discussed in the following table -
Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time (Minutes) |
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XL (Section P + Any two Sections) Sections can be selected during Exam. | 15 | 25 + (2 x 30) | 100 | 180 |
XH (Section B1 + Any one Section) | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
XE (Section A + Any two Sections) Sections can be selected during Exam. | 15 | 15 + (2 x 35) | 100 | 180 |
GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)] | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 180 |
GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II) Sections can be selected during the Exam. | 15 | 55 + 30 | 100 | 180 |
AR [Part A + Part B (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] B1 or B2 can be selected during Exam. | 15 | 60 + 25 | 100 | 180 |
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST | 15 | 85 | 100 | 180 |
GATE 2022 Type of Questions
GATE 2022 question paper will have 3 types of questions and the features and marking scheme for each of these question types are discussed in this section -
GATE 2022 Multiple Choice Questions
These types of questions come with 4 answer options
Only 1 out of the given 4 options is the correct answer
The MCQ questions carry 1 or 2 marks
1/3rd is deducted for wrong answers for the 1 mark questions
2/3rd is deducted for wrong answers for the 2 mark questions
GATE 2022 Numerical Answer Type Questions
These types of questions include real or value numbers as their answer options
The test-takers have to answer questions provided with “up to which decimal places”
The test-takers can submit their responses using mouse
These types of questions do not come with options like Multiple Choice questions
No marks are deducted for wrong answers in the NAT questions
GATE 2022 Multiple Select Questions
The questions in this section will come with multiple correct answers
The test-takers have to identify and record all the right options for a question
No marks are deducted for wrong attempts in the MSQ questions
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