GATE 2018 Exam Analysis For ME
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
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27 Mar '26 - 31 May '26
By Jitender Sinha
GATE 2018 exam commenced on February 3 in online mode. The exam, which is being conducted by IIT Guwahati, will be further held on February 4, 10 and 11 for 23 papers in eight sessions. The exam is a gateway for admissions to ME/MTech and PhD programmes offered by IITs, IISc, NITs, GFTIs and other universities across India.
Each paper in GATE 2018 is three hour long and will comprise of 65 questions each. The paper will be a total of 100 marks where students are required to answer Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
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GATE-2018 Paper was more or less on the same lines as GATE -2017 paper. There were some changes in weightage across sections. This year we saw Strength of Materials had more questions than last year. Students of other streams can expect such changes in their streams as well. We expect cutoff to remain same like GATE-2017.
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Subject-wise Analysis of GATE 2018:
Mechanical Engineering (ME) – Forenoon Session
|
|
1 mark |
2 marks |
Total |
| Engineering Mechanics |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Strength of Materials |
4 |
5 |
9 |
| Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| Design of Machine Elements |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Theory of Machines |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Manufacturing |
6 |
4 |
10 |
| Industrial Engineering |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Heat Transfer |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Thermodynamics |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Engineering Mathematics |
5 |
4 |
9 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
Candidates who have qualified GATE exam are given preference for admission in M.Arch in BMS School of Architecture. But those who have qualified Karnataka PGCET are also considered for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
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With a GATE EC 2026 score of 609 under the EWS category, you have a strong profile for M.Tech in VLSI and related specializations. Along with IITs and NITs, Lovely Professional University is also a good option to consider for advanced studies in VLSI and Electronics. LPU offers industry-oriented
Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
Yes, GATE qualified candidates will also have to appear for the PGET exam held on the scheduled date. The merit list will combine performance of both WBUT and GATE paper.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, WBUT PGET do accept GATE score for admission. The merit list will be prepared considering 70% weightage to GATE scores and 30% to PGET.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Candidates with GATE score of 2026, 2025 or 2024 are eligible for BITS HD 2026 entrance examination.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
No, students can not get direct admission in Cluster Innovation Centre MSc. The college only accepts CUET PG score. Hence, having a GATE scorecard will not come in handy during admissions.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
If you are seeking admission in NIT Surathkal MTech, then GATE is mandatory. Students applying for non-MTech programmes do not need to appear for GATE. For M.Tech however, GATE followed by the centralised counselling is mandatory.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, students can not get admission in IIT Roorkee MSc with GATE scores. The institute accepts IIT JAM score only. No other tests including GATE are accepted. Students also have to appear for the centralised counselling to get a seat.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
IISc Bangalore GATE cutoff 2026 for the ECE course for the General AI category was 650 in round 1. For the OBC AI category, the round 1 cutoff for the same course was 600. This difference in the score says that the competiton for the General AI category was higher than the OBC AI quota.
To know the
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Answered 2 weeks ago
IISc Banglore GATE COAP cutoff 2026 was declared for admission to the M.Tech course for various All India categories up to Round 1. For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 480 to 800, wherein M.Tech. in Instrumentation Systems and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Design were
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