GATE Exam Pattern 2020 – GATE 2020 exam pattern has the 25 subjects in the list of subjects which is added Biomedical Engineering as the new subject in the GATE 2020 paper pattern. The entrance examination will be held on 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th February 2020. GATE 2020 registration will start on 3rd September 2019 and the availability of downloading for the GATE Admit card 2020 at the official website of GATE. GATE 2020 score will be used for getting admission for M.E./M.Tech./M.Plan./Ph.D courses into various IITs. Students can check here exam mode, the total number of questions, questions type, subject wise exam syllabus, exam papers, etc.,
Overview of GATE Exam Date 2020
| Events | Days | Dates |
| Opening Date of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) | Tuesday | 03 September 2019 |
| Closing Date for Submission of Online Application | Tuesday | 24 September 2019 |
| Downloading of Admit Card | Friday | 03 January 2020 |
| GATE 2020 Examination | Saturday
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| Announcement of Result | Monday | 16 March 2020 |
Latest Changes of GATE 2020 Paper Pattern
- In 2020, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is the organizing institute for conducting the GATE 2020 Entrance Examination.
- Till 2019 there was totally 24 papers only. In 2019 onwards it changed into 25 papers i.e., Bio-Medical Engineering is the newly added subject into the list of total subjects in the GATE 2020 exam pattern.
Summary of GATE 2020 Exam Pattern
| Examination Name | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) |
| Exam Conducting Institution | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Language of Paper | English |
| Number of Subjects | 25 |
| Total Questions | 65 |
| Time Duration | 03 Hours |
| Question Types | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
| Question Paper Sections | General Aptitude
Technical Subject (Selected by candidates) Engineering Mathematics (Except for Papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XL)
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| Total Marks | 100 |
| Negative Marks | MCQ Section only |
Design Pattern of Questions
The GATE exam pattern has the three sections i.e., General Aptitude, Technical, and Engineering Mathematics. The exam pattern may be varied based on the selected subjects by the candidates. The 15% questions from the General Aptitude will be common for all the question paper sections. The basic paper pattern for all the selected subjects is listed below.
| Paper Code | Design of Question Pattern |
| AE, AG, BT, CH, CE, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, PE, ST, TF and XE |
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| AR, CY, GG, EY, MA, PH and XL |
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GATE 2020 Marking Scheme
The negative marks will be only the Multiple Choice Questions only. Both the MCQ and NAT have a combination of 1 and 2 marks questions.
| Question Types | Negative Marks |
| Multiple Choice Questions | For 1 Mark Questions
For 2 Mark Questions
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GATE 2020 Exam Syllabus
| Papers | Syllabus |
| Aerospace Engineering | Fourier Series, Laplace Transforms, Dynamic Stability, etc., |
| Agricultural Engineering | Soil and Water Conservation, Farm Machinery, Farm Power, etc., |
| Architecture and Planning Engineering | Urban Design, Planning Techniques, Building and Structures, etc., |
| Biotechnology | Plant and Animal Biotechnology, General Biotechnology, Recombinant DNA technology, etc., |
| Bio-Medical Engineering | Signal and Systems, Analog and Digital Electronics, Biomechanics, etc., |
| Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, etc., |
| Chemical Engineering | Heat and Mass Transfer, Plant Design and Economics, Chemical Technology, etc., |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | Compiler Design, Algorithm, Digital Logic, Operating System, Databases, etc., |
| Chemistry | Physical Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | Analog Circuits, Control System, Electromagnetics, Communication, etc., |
| Electrical Engineering | Electrical Circuits, Power Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, etc., |
| Ecology and Evolution | Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology, Behavior Ecology, etc., |
| Geology and Geophysics | Geology, Geophysics. |
| Instrumentation Engineering | Signals and Systems, Measurements, Analog and Digital Electronics, etc., |
| Mathematical | Algebra, Topology, Complex Analysis, Numerical Analysis, etc., |
| Mechanical Engineering | Applied Mechanics and Design, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science, etc., |
| Mining Engineering | Mine Development Surveying, Mining methods and Machinery, Surface Environment, etc., |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Physical Metallurgy, Manufacturing Process, Mechanical Metallurgy, etc., |
| Physics | Electromagnetic Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Solid State Physics, etc., |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | Quality and Reliability, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, etc., |
| Engineering Sciences | Internal Flows, Material Types, Ideal Gas Mixtures, Polymer testing, Food Microbiology, etc., |
| Life Sciences | Ecology, Microbial Genetics, Plant Pathology, Reaction Kinetics, Ecology and Environment, etc., |
In GATE 2020 examination the questions will be asked by the candidate’s selected subject. There are some important topics are listed above to prepare the examination purposes based on the candidate’s selected subjects.
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