GATE 2020 Exam Pattern:

Every candidate must know the exam pattern for GATE 2020 well in order to score well. Every candidate appearing for GATE 2020 is given 3 hours to complete a 100-mark paper. GATE 2020 will be a Computer Based Test (CBT) with 65 questions out of which 55 questions will be of the chosen subject and 10 questions of General Aptitude to test the language and analytical skills of the candidate.

The GATE 2020 Exam will consist of two types of questions:

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

MCQs are objective type questions with 4 options each. The candidate has to choose the correct answer out of the given options. For 1-mark MCQs, 1/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect attempt and 2/3 mark for every incorrect 2-mark MCQ. Zero marks are awarded for unattempted questions. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type (NAT) questions. Students have to type in the answers using the virtual keypad available on the screen for the NAT questions. Students are also provided with an on-screen calculator to solve the questions.

For the paper codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE, the General Aptitude section will carry around 15% of the total marks, the Engineering Mathematics will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining 70% of the total marks will be assigned to the subject of the paper.

For the paper codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the marks while the remaining 85% of the total marks will be assigned to the subject of the paper.

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