GATE 2020: NPTEL releases last five year papers
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The last five year papers of GATE 2020 are available at nptel.ac.in. Read on to know more.
GATE question papers: The online portal of Ministry of HRD, National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) has released the last five-year question papers for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) on its official portal, nptel.ac.in.
The initiative was launched by the Union Human Resource and Development Minister. While launching the initiative, the HRD Minister through a tweet, said that these papers could give a boost to GATE aspirants’ preparations.
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In another initiative for students who will clear GATE, the HRD ministry had earlier announced to reduce the GATE score requirement to be eligible for Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF). Now those who scored 650 or above in GATE will be eligible for the scholarship. Under PMRF candidates can seek admission in research programmes, PhDs at top Indian institutes including IITs, IISc Bangalore, IISER etc.
How to access the GATE question papers?
Step-1: Visit the official website, nptel.ac.in
Step-2: Click on ‘GATE preparation’ link under ‘other initiatives’
Step-3: You will access to previous year papers, click on the year next to your subject to download
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The GATE counselling process for the same is underway at Centralised Conselling for MTech / March / MPlan (CCMT). Those who clear these counselling processes will be considered for admission at NITs, IIEST Shibpur, IIITs and other government-funded technical institutes.
For CCMT counselling, the registration process was started on May 13 and will conclude on June 12 at ccmt.nic.in. The online choice locking will be held from June 5 to 12. There will be a total of three rounds of seat allotments will be held and additional two rounds will be held if the seat remains vacant.
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| Target Performance | Desired Score | Approx. Questions to Attempt | Reasoning |
| Top IITs / PSUs | 70 - 85+ | 55 - 60 Questions | High attempts with near-perfect accuracy are required to compete for the top 500 ranks. |
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| Qualification / New NITs | 30 - 45 | 35 - 40 Questions | Focus on General Aptitude, Mathematics, and your the strongest 3–4 technical subjects. |
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