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GATE 2025 CY, DA, and EC Question Paper Answer Key: IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 EC, CY, and DA question papers and answer keys on Feb 27, 2025, on gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates can raise objections to the GATE 2025 EC master question paper and answer key till March 1, 2025

GATE 2025 Feb 15 shift 1 and 2 exam is over. Memory-based questions for the GATE 2025 DA paper are now available. IIT Roorkee conducted the exam for CY, AE, DA, ES, and PI in the first shift and EC, GE, XH, BM, and EY in the second. Candidates can check GATE 2025 Feb 15 memory-based questions and solutions and analysis below. Stay tuned for GATE 2025 EC questions and answer key pdf, analysis, etc. 

GATE 2025 CY, DA, and EC Question Paper Answer Key

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IIT Roorkee has concluded the Day 3 shift 1 and 2 exam TODAY. The first shift was scheduled for CY, AE, DA, ES, and PI subjects. Many found the paper to be difficult compared to last year. On the other hand, the second shift exam was held EC, GE, XH, BM, and EY papers.

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IISc Bangalore admission is competitive due to high cutoff and limited seats. The entrance tests required for getting admission in the institute are taken by many. Hence, the chances of securing seat becomes less. Students are required to perform well in the entrance exam required for their course to get admission in the institute. In 2024, the JEE Main closing R1 cutoff for General category candidates was 903 for BSc (Research) in Physics.

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To be eligible for BSc an IISc Bangalore, candidates must meet with the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute and go through the selection rounds accepted by the institute. Details around the same are as follows:

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NOTE:

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Chemistry (CY) Download here Download here
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (DA) Download here Download here

GATE 2025 EC Question Paper and Answer Key PDF by MADE EASY

MADE EASY has released the GATE 2025 EC question paper and solution key pdf. Candidates can find the download link below -

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Electronics and Communication Engineering (GATE EC paper) Download Here
Chemistry (CY) Soon
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GATE 2025 Feb 15 CY Memory-Based Question Paper Answer Key (Shift 1)

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Ans- Option "C"

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Candidates can find the GATE 2025 February 15 EC memory-based question paper and answer key below:

GATE 2025 Feb 15 EC Memory-Based Question Paper and Answer Key (Shift 2)

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Ans -

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Ans- 7

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Ans - option "C" and "D"

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Ana- 6.4 mW

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Ans - Option "A" and "C"

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Ans- Option "A"

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Ans- K=0.2828

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Ans- 64

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Ans- 6.4mw

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Ans-

 

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Ans- 7

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Ans- 13.33 ms

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Ans- 1.92

Q- Had been active as a child. I _ a famous actor

a)can be 

b) could have been

c) will be 

Ans- option "B"

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Ans-

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Ans-

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Ans- 51

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GATE 2025 Feb 15 EC Memory-Based Question Paper and Answer Key (Shift 2)

The GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) paper is over, aspirants can find GATE 2025 EC memory-based questions and answer key, followed by a detailed analysis below -

  • Some found the paper to be lengthy and tough.
  • Yet many students expressed that the paper was easy and concept-based
  • 4 to 5 questions were time consuming
  • Network and Analog had easy questions
  • The mathematics section was easy.
  • Overall the paper was easy to moderate.

GATE 2025 ES Paper Analysis and Memory-Based Question Answer Key

GATE Environmental Science and Engineering exam was conducted in the first shift. Overall, the paper was easy to moderate. Questions were asked from the following -

Topics Question Type
Flood Routing MSQ
Phi Index from hyetograph -
DRH fromRG, Area, RO coefficient, and TC given -
Well Hydraulics - change in Ht of Aquifer -
Liquid Discharge Multi Evaporator -

 GATE 2025 DA Subject-Wise Mark Distribution

GATE 2025 Feb 15 CY Memory-Based Question Paper and Answer Key (Shift 1)

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Ans- 2

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Ans- option "D"

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Ans- option "C"

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Ans- 25%

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Ans- 5

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GATE 2025 Feb 15 CY and DA Question Paper and Answer Key (Shift 1)

The GATE 2025 Chemistry (CY) and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) exam is now over. Candidates can find the GATE 2025 DA memory-based questions and solutions uploaded here. 

Q. MSQ

Ans - option "A" "B" and "D"

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Ans - "b"

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Ans- option "A"

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Ans-

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Ans-

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Ans- Option "A"

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Ans- Option "D"

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Ans- 160

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Ans- a and d

Question - 14 and 15 are stored in which index?

Ans- 4 and 6

How to Download GATE 2025 Official Question Paper and Answer Key?

The official GATE 2025 Feb 15  question paper and solution key PDF will be available after the conclusion of all GATE shifts. The steps to download the GATE official question paper and answer key are as follows -

  • Visit the GATE’s official page - gate2025.iitr.ac.in
  • Click on the question paper and answer key link
  • Select the subject paper code and download
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