GATE Previous Papers PDF with detailed solutions are available on our site. Hence candidates who have applied for the GATE can download the 5 years GATE Previous Year Question Papers PDF. So, candidates are suggested to practice the Previous Question Papers. We have given the subject-wise Question Papers for free of cost for the benefit of students. We have also mentioned the GATE exam patter.
GATE Previous Papers and Model Papers
All the question papers are linked on official website of GATE at gate.iitd.ac.in. GATE Exam 2022 will be organized by the Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi (IIT, Delhi) in February 2022. Candidates who are appearing this GATE 2022 should thoroughly practice the Model Papers. GATE Solved Papers are exclusively available on this page. Check them by clicking on links. For more GATE Previous Papers stay in touch with this page.
GATE Previous Papers PDF
| Name of the Board | Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi (IIT, Delhi) |
| Name of the Examination | Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering |
| Entrance Exam | GATE |
| Admission Courses | PG Courses In Engineering |
| Category | Entrance Exam Question Papers |
| Location | |
| Notification Release Date | 1st September 2019 |
| Application Opening Date | 1st September 2019 |
| Application Closing Date | 5th October 2019 |
| last date To Application Fees | 28th September 2019 |
| Admit Card Date | 3rd January 2022 |
| Exam Date | 01st, 02nd, 08th, 09th February 2022 |
| Official Website | gate.iitd.ac.in |
In the above table, we have provided the information of the GATE Question Papers with Exam Date and Application form date etc. Candidates can visit the Official website gate.iitd.ac.in to know more in details about the Application dates and process of GATE.
How to download GATE Previous Papers
- Go to the home page of GATE at gate.iitd.ac.in.
- Click on the GATE previous Question Papers.
- On the screen, you can get the GATE Previous Papers.
- Find the post and subject wise GATE Previous Paper
- Click on that link and download it in pdf file.
- Practice it and get more mark in written test
GATE Exam Pattern 2022
The highlights of the GATE 2022 exam pattern are tabulated below:
| Mode of Exam | Online (Computer-based mode) |
| Sections | Three |
| Time Duration | 3 hours |
| Total Questions | 65 |
| Question type | MCQ and NAT (Numerical Answer Type) |
| Negative Marking | Only for MCQ’s: 1/3rd for 1-mark questions, 2/3rd for 2 marks questions |
| Total Marks | 100 |
GATE Paper Codes
| GATE Paper | Code | GATE Paper | Code |
| Aerospace Engineering | AE | Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
| Agricultural Engineering | AG | Mathematics | MA |
| Architecture and Planning | AR | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
| Bio-medical Engineering | BM | Mining Engineering | MN |
| Biotechnology | BT | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
| Civil Engineering | CE | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
| Chemical Engineering | CH | Physics | PH |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
| Chemistry | CY | Statistics | ST |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
| Electrical Engineering | EE | Engineering Sciences | XE* |
| Ecology and Evolution | EY | Life Sciences | XL** |
| Geology and Geophysics | GG |
The XE* & XL** paper codes are of general nature. The list of subjects available under XE and XL are tabulated below:
| *XE Paper Sections | Code | **XL Paper Sections | Code |
| Engineering Mathematics(Compulsory) | A | Chemistry (Compulsory) | P |
| Any two optional sections | Any two optional sections | ||
| Fluid Mechanics | B | Biochemistry | Q |
| Materials Science | C | Botany | R |
| Solid Mechanics | D | Microbiology | S |
| Thermodynamics | E | Zoology | T |
| Polymer Science and Engineering | F | Food Technology | U |
| Food Technology | G | ||
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | H |
Note:
- For paper code XE, “Engineering Mathematics” acts as a compulsory section
- For paper code XL, “Chemistry” acts as a compulsory section.
- Under XL, candidates can select any two of the subjects as optional from code Q to U.
- In case of XE, candidates can select any two subjects as optional from code B to H.
GATE Exam Pattern 2022: GATE Question Type
The GATE 2022 question paper consists of two types of questions and they are listed below:
- Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs): For every question, 4 options will be there out which one is correct.
- Numerical Answer Type :
- All the answers to these questions will be real numbers where the candidate must enter the answer with the help of virtual keyboard.
- No choices will be provided for this type of questions.
- No negative marking will be there for NAT questions.
GATE Exam Pattern 2022 For Various Paper Codes
The GATE 2022 exam pattern for various paper codes are tabulated below:
| Paper Code | Exam Pattern |
| CE, CS, EC, AE, AG, BT, CH, ME, MN, MT, EE, IN, TF, XE, PE, ST and PI | · General Aptitude– 15%
· Engineering Mathematics – 15% · Subject of the Paper – 70% |
| AR, CY, GG, EY, XL, PH and MA | · General Aptitude – 15%
· Subject of the Paper – 85% |
GATE Exam Pattern 2022: GATE Marking Scheme
The GATE 2022 Marking scheme will vary from one code to another. The GATE marking scheme is tabulated below:
| Paper Code | General Aptitude Marks | Subject Marks | Total Marks |
| CS, CY, EC, EE, CE, CH, AR, AE, AG, EY, BT, GG, IN, ME, MA, PH, PI, TF, MN, MT, PE, ST | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| XE (Section A +
any two sections) |
15 | 15+2*35 | 100 |
| XL (Section P +
any two sections) |
15 | 25+2*30 | 100 |
Note:
- The paper codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE will have Engineering Mathematics (15%) & General Aptitude (15%) as compulsory sections. The rest of the sections will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.
- The paper codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST and XL will have only 2 sections – 15% will be based on General Aptitude and the remaining 85% of the question paper will based on the subject which candidate has selected.
- For 2 mark question, 2/3rd marks will be deducted for incorrect answer.
- For 1 mark question, 1/3rd marks will be deducted for incorrect answer.
GATE Exam Pattern For All Papers
GATE Exam Pattern For General Aptitude
- General Aptitude acts as a compulsory section in all GATE papers.
- 15 % weightage of total marks will be given to General Aptitude section.
- In this section, candidates will be examined based on their language and assessment skills.
- The detailed GATE exam pattern for General Aptitude is tabulated below:
| Question Type | Total Questions | Total Marks |
| 1- Mark questions | 5 questions | 5 marks |
| 2- Mark questions | 5 questions | 10 marks |
| Total | 10 Questions | 15 marks |
GATE 2022 Exam Pattern For All Papers Except GG, XE, XL
- For all the papers except for the paper codes GG, XE, XL, the questions will be MCQs and numerical answer type in nature.
- There will be a total of 55 questions out of which 25 questions will be of 1 mark and 30 questions will be of 2 marks each.
GATE Exam Pattern For GG
- Geology and Geophysics paper consists of two parts. Part A consists of Mulitple Choice Questions and Part B is further divided into 2 sections i.e., Section 1 – Geology and Section 2 – Geophysics.
- Part A consists of 25 questions each carrying 1 mark.
- Part B consists of 30 questions each carrying 2 marks.
GATE Exam Pattern For Engineering Sciences (XE)
- There will be a total of 33 questions.
- Engineering Mathematics(Section A) acts as a compulsory subject.
- A total of 11 questions will be asked in Engineering Mathematics.
- Now coming to the Section B, candidates can select any two subjects as optionalfrom the paper code B to H.
- The detailed GATE Exam Pattern for paper code XE is tabulated below:
| Section | Total Questions | Total Marks |
| Section A (Compulsory) | 7 (1-mark question) | 7 |
| 4 (2-mark question) | 8 | |
| Section B to H (Any two)
|
9 (1-mark question) in each of the two sections | 18 |
| 13 (2-mark question) in each of the two sections | 52 | |
| Total ( 2 Sections) | 55 Questions | 85 marks |
GATE Exam Pattern For Life Sciences (XL)
- General Aptitude section of total 15 should be attempted.
- Chemistry acts as a compulsory subject in section A.
- Now in Section B, aspirants can choose any 2 optional subjects from the paper code Q to U.
- The detailed GATE Life Sciences exam pattern is tabulated below:
| Section | Total Questions | Total Marks |
| P or Chemistry Section | 5 (1-mark each) | 5 |
| 10 (2-marks each) | 20 | |
| Sections Q to U (Any two) | 10 (1-mark each) in each section | 20 |
| 10(2-marks each) in each section | 40 |
GATE question papers & Model Papers PDF’s
We have attached free GATE Question Papers. Therefore, all the interested and willing candidates must and should download them according to your comfort. GATE Model Question Paper or frequently asked questions papers or old solved Paper for practicing purpose thus the candidates can get a good score in Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering (GATE) 2022 Exam. An entrance exam will be conducted from 01st, 02nd, 08th, 09th February 2022. Candidates Practice a lot with previous year old question papers of GATE 2022 Exam and student definitely can get a good score in written examination.
| Question Paper 2016 | |
| AE: Aerospace Engineering | GG: Geology and Geophysics |
| AG: Agricultural Engineering | IN: Instrumentation Engineering |
| AR: Architecture and Planning | MA: Mathematics |
| BT: Biotechnology | ME: Mechanical Engineering ( ME01 ME02 ME03 ) |
| CE: Civil Engineering ( CE01 CE02 ) | MN: Mining Engineering |
| CH: Chemical Engineering | MT: Metallurgical Engineering |
| CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology ( CS01 CS02 ) | PE: Petroleum Engineering |
| CY: Chemistry | PH: Physics |
| EC: Electronics and Communication Engg. (EC01 EC02 EC03 ) | PI: Production and Industrial Engineering |
| EE: Electrical Engineering ( EE01 EE02 ) | TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
| EY: Ecology and Evolution | XE: Engineering Sciences (XE-A , XE-B , XE-C , XE-D, XE-E, XE-F, XE-G ) |
| XL: Life Sciences ( XL-H , XL-I , XL-J , XL-K , XL-L , XL-M ) | |
| Question Paper 2017 | |
| AE: Aerospace Engineering | GG: Geology and Geophysics |
| AG: Agricultural Engineering | IN: Instrumentation Engineering |
| AR: Architecture and Planning | MA: Mathematics |
| BT: Biotechnology | ME: Mechanical Engineering ( ME01 ME02 ) |
| CE: Civil Engineering ( CE01 CE02 ) | MN: Mining Engineering |
| CH: Chemical Engineering | MT: Metallurgical Engineering |
| CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology ( CS01 CS02 ) | PE: Petroleum Engineering |
| CY: Chemistry | PH: Physics |
| EC: Electronics and Communication Engg. (EC01 EC02 ) | PI: Production and Industrial Engineering |
| EE: Electrical Engineering ( EE01 EE02 ) | TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
| EY: Ecology and Evolution | XE: Engineering Sciences (XE-A , XE-B , XE-C , XE-D, XE-E, XE-F, XE-G, XE-H ) |
| XL: Life Sciences ( XL-P , XL-Q , XL-R , XL-S , XL-T , XL-U ) | |
| Question Paper 2018 | |
| AE: Aerospace Engineering | GG: Geology and Geophysics |
| AG: Agricultural Engineering | IN: Instrumentation Engineering |
| AR: Architecture and Planning | MA: Mathematics |
| BT: Biotechnology | ME: Mechanical Engineering ( ME01 ME02 ) |
| CE: Civil Engineering ( CE01 CE02 ) | MN: Mining Engineering |
| CH: Chemical Engineering | MT: Metallurgical Engineering |
| CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology ( CS ) | PE: Petroleum Engineering |
| CY: Chemistry | PH: Physics |
| EC: Electronics and Communication Engg. (EC ) | PI: Production and Industrial Engineering |
| EE: Electrical Engineering ( EE ) | TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
| EY: Ecology and Evolution | XE: Engineering Sciences (XE-A , XE-B , XE-C , XE-D, XE-E, XE-F, XE-G, XE-H ) |
| XL: Life Sciences ( XL-P, XL-Q , XL-R , XL-S , XL-T , XL-U ) | |
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