GATE Exam Pattern 2016 Download GATE Paper Structure, New Marking Scheme

GATE Exam Pattern

Applicants who want to take admission through GATE they can check GATE Exam Pattern 2016 and GATE Paper Structure, New Marking Scheme from below section. GATE is conducted for the admission in various post-graduate education programs Master of Engineering, Master of Technology, Doctor of Philosophy).

GATE is conducted mutually by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology that is: (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board: GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. This Exam conducted in online mode that will be a computer based test (CBT) and now the GATE Exam Pattern 2016 are totally changed.

Gate paper pattern contain two different type of question like multiple choice question (MCQ) and numerical answer questions.

GATE Exam Pattern 2016

GATE 2016 paper patterns consists two different types of questions:

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Numerical Answer Questions

Sl.No	GATE 2016 Paper	Code	Exam Pattern
1	Aerospace Engineering	AE	The Engineering Mathematics section will carry around 15% of the total marks The General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks The remaining 70% percentage of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper. Except GG & XE all papers have: 1 Mark questions:  25 questions 2 Marks questions: 30 questions Total Questions are 55 and Total Marks 85
2	Agricultural Engineering	AG
3	Biotechnology	BT
4	Civil Engineering	CE
5	Chemical Engineering	CH
6	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS
7	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC
8	Electrical Engineering	EE
9	Instrumentation Engineering	IN
10	Mechanical Engineering	ME
11	Mining Engineering	MN
12	Metallurgical Engineering	MT
13	Petroleum Engineering	PE
14	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI
15	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF
16	Engineering Sciences	XE*
17	Life Sciences	XL*	General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining 85% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.
18	Architecture and Planning	AR
19	Chemistry	CY
20	Ecology and Evolution	EY
21	Geology and Geophysics: In addition to General Ability, the Question Paper will have Part A common & compulsory for all candidates with 25 questions of 1 mark Part B has Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geo-physics). Candidates can answer any one section 30 questions for 2 marks each	GG*
22	Mathematics	MA
23	Physics	PH
All papers except GG, XE and XL have a common marking system

Explaining GATE 2016 XE and XL Papers:

GATE 2016 Engineering Sciences XE Paper Sections	Section	GATE 2016 Question Pattern
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)	A	1 mark questions: 7 2 mark questions: 4 Total: 11 questions carrying a total of 15 marks
Candidates have to answer any two sections from below The choice of two sections from B to G can be made during the examination after viewing the questions. Only two optional sections can be answered at a time. A candidate wishing to change midway of the examination to another optional section must first choose to deselect one of the previously chosen optional sections (B to G).
Fluid Mechanics	B	1 mark questions: 9 2 mark questions: 13 22 questions carrying a total of 35 marks
Materials Science	C
Solid Mechanics	D
Thermodynamics	E
Polymer Science and Engineering	F
Food Technology	G

GATE 2016 Life Sciences XL Paper Sections	Code	GATE 2016 Question Pattern
Chemistry (Compulsory)	H	1 mark questions: 52 mark questions: 10 Total 15 questions for a total of 25 marks
Candidates have to answer any two sections from below The choice of two sections from I to M can be made during the examination after viewing the questions. Only two optional sections can be answered by the candidate. A candidate wishing to change midway of the examination to another optional section must first choose to deselect one of the previously chosen optional sections (I to M).
Biochemistry	I	1 mark questions: 102 mark questions: 10 Total 20 questions for a total of 30 marks
Botany	J
Microbiology	K
Zoology	L
Food Technology	M

Types of Questions in GATE 2016:

Multiple Choice Questions	Numerical Questions
These questions carry 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections.	These questions carry 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections.
They are objective in nature with a choice of four answers, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer(s).	The answer for these questions is a real number
These questions carry 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections.	There will be no choices given for these questions
	Candidates must key in the answer using the virtual keypad (The keyboard of the computer will be disabled).

GATE New Marking Scheme

Multiple Choice Questions	Numerical Questions
There will be negative marking.	There is no negative marking for Numerical questions
For 1-mark questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
For 2-mark questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer
There will be negative marking.

General Aptitude (GA) Questions:

This is a mandatory section for all papers.

The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 10 marks).

The GA questions carry a total of 15 marks

Design of Questions in the GATE 2016 Paper:

The questions are designed to examine the following abilities of a contender:

Recall	based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper
Comprehension	These questions will test the candidate’s understanding of the basics of his/her field
Application	candidate is expected to apply his knowledge either through computation or by logical reasoning
Analysis and synthesis	candidate have to present with data, diagrams, images etc. that require analysis before a question can be answered

What is New in GATE 2016:

The GATE Scores validity has been valid from 2 years to 3 years.

All aspirants would have to be made online on GATE Online Application Processing System website.

There is no need to submit any Hard Copy.

GATE 2016 Examination Fees are to be made through SBI I-collect, Axis Bank I-Connect, e-challan facilities or debit cards /credit cards / net banking.

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