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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The reasoning and compulsory is a compulsory section in the GATE question paper. For humanities and social sciences, the reasoning and comprehension section contains 16 questions of 25 marks, where 7 questions will be of 1 mark and 9 questions will be of 2 marks.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Yes, candidates can download the GATE question papers for free. The question paper is available in PDF format and can be downloaded from the GATE's website or from our page. The GATE question paper is available separately for each subject.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The GATE Engineering Mathematics contains 11 questions of 15 marks, out of which 7 questions carry one mark and 4 questions carry 2 marks each. Candidates must check the pattern carefully before attempting the GATE question paper. The engineering mathematics section will be available for the following GATE papers: AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, and PI.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
First things first, separate your college work from GATE preparation. Try completing your college work during your class hours, so that you can utilise it for GATE preparation at home. Attend your class lectures honestly (to score a good CGPA equally important, especially for GATE PSUs) and grasp the concepts right at that time, so that you can implement them while solving GATE questions. Here are some quick tips and hacks that you can incorporate while preparing for GATE with college -
- Start right from your college year, as mentioned above. Look closely at the formula, concepts and fundamentals. Build your concepts from the start.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
You are preparing for GATE, and not implementing discipline and consistency can lead to silly yet heavy mistakes, which can directly impact your scores and rank in the GATE exam. Here are some common mistakes that aspirants mainly make in their GATE preparation -
- Avoiding understanding the exam pattern and syllabus - randomly starting their GATE preparation can waste a lot of time and miss out on all the important topics that they should have considered as a priority.
- Not creating a structured timetable.
- Not solving GATE PYQs and
- Neglecting engineering mathematics and general aptitude.
Besides that, not spending time on other topics (
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The GATE mock tests are dummy test papers that give the experience of attempting the real exam. The mock tests are like sample papers that reflect the difficulty level and pattern of the exam. GATE aspirants must keep up the habit of solving mock tests as they come with several benefits, such as -
- Since they mimic the real exam. You get to understand the GATE paper structure and format.
- You get an idea of what kind of questions are asked in the exam.
- Check your performance analysis and see the improvement in how you score in the test.
All in all, mock tests improve your time management and accuracy skills. So, give as many GATE
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The GATE CS is one of the most demanding paper taken by the aspirants. Here are some of the important high-weightage topics and chapters that are frequently asked in the GATE exam every year.
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Theory of Computation
- Operation Systems
- Databases and Computer Networks.
Every year, more than 8 to 12 marks of questions are extracted from these topics. The questions range from easy to challenging. So, it is advisable to focus on these topics for GATE preparation.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Candidates can find the GATE 2026 mock test papers on the official website- gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The mock test link will be activated a few months before the exam. Aspirants can attempt the GATE mock tests for free using a dummy email ID. The mock test links are available for all 30 branch papers. With the help of the GATE mock test papers, candidates can get an idea of the exam pattern, difficulty level, and high-weightage topics.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The GATE question paper is curated to test candidate's skills in analytics and practical-related scenarios. The questions are created in the following category-
- Recall - mainly inclines on the facts, principles, and formulae
- Comprehension - to examine student's understanding of the basic concepts
- Application - to test student's logical reasoning and computational skills.
- Analysis and synthesis - In such questions, candidates will be provided with data, charts, and diagrams, based on which candidates analyses before answering the question.
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