Updated on Feb 2, 2020 13:16 IST
GATE 2020 Chemical paper (CH) analysis will be made available by the coaching institutes soon. GATE CH analysis will help students to know the difficulty level of the question paper.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi conducted GATE 2020 Chemical Engineering (CH) on February 2, 2020. Read exam analysis here.

GATE 2020 Chemical Paper Analysis - Candidates who appeared in the GATE 2020 for Chemical Engineering (CH) can check the Paper Analysis here. Every candidate seeks the answer of a very common question which is the difficult level of the question paper and distribution of questions according to the different topics. Shiksha.com here will solve all your queries, we will provide a detailed GATE 2020 Chemical paper analysis.

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The exam for Chemical Engineering (CH) paper was conducted on February 2 in the morning shift i.e. (forenoon session) from 09:30 am – 12:30 pm. Over one lakh students appeared for the GATE 2020 Chemical (CH) exam.

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The analysis provided in the article below will help candidates identify the topics covered, difficulty level and the number of questions asked from specific concepts. Read the article below to find out more about GATE 2020 Chemical Paper Analysis.

GATE 2020 Chemical paper analysis: Overview

Let us first have an overview of GATE 2020 CH exam:

Paper Code

CH - Chemical Engineering

Date of the exam

February 2, 2020

Shift

9:30 am-12:30 pm

Total Questions

65

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

..

Maximum Marks

100

Sections

Chemical, General Aptitude Questions, and Subject-specific

GATE 2020 Chemical (CH) Paper Analysis: Highlights

As mentioned above, GATE 2020 Chemical (CH) exam was conducted for three hours. There were 65 (multiple choice questions) questions in the exam paper for a total of 100 marks. Now let us take a look at the highlights of the GATE CH paper analysis:

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GATE 2020 CH Paper Analysis - Forenoon

  • Paper: Chemical Engineering (CH) 
  • Timings: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
  • Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
  • Questions were Equation based

The difficulty level of the exam ranged between easy to moderate when compared to the previous years. The previous year GATE 2019 Chemical (CH) exams were of moderate level.

Topic-wise distribution of GATE Chemical Questions:

Candidates can check the topic-wise distribution of GATE 2020 Chemical paper conducted on February 2.

Topics

No of Questions

Engineering Mathematics

Will update

Heat Transfer

Will update

Chemical Reaction Engineering

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Mass Transfer

Will update

Process Calculation

Will update

Mechanical Operation

Will update

Plant Design and Economics

Will update

Fluid Mechanics

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Instrumentation and Process Control

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Chemical Technology

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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

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Now that you have knowledge of the detailed GATE Chemical paper analysis 2020, we advise you to go through this article carefully to analyse your performance. The GATE 2020 Chemical (CH) paper analysis will also help the aspirants to have a better understanding of the exam.

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