
Highlights
- GATE admission card will be released soon.
- The exams will take place from 5 to 13 February.
- The exams are taken in 2 shifts.
The exams will be held from February 5 to February 13, 2022. The exam will be held in two sessions: a morning session from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and an afternoon session from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. It will be fully Computer Based Test (CBT). The exam for CE, CS, EC, EE and ME papers in GATE 2022 can be taken in multiple sessions. However, a candidate only needs to appear for the exam in one of the several sittings of the same paper.
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How to Download GATE 2022 Admit Card
step 1: Candidates first visit the official website gate.iitkgp.ac.in.
Step 2: Click on the ticket link on the website.
Step 3: Login now.
Step 4: Your access card will appear on the screen.
Step 5: Check it now.
Step 6: Take a printout to take to the exam room.
GATE Exam Pattern (GATE 2020 Exam Pattern)
GATE is a computer based, ie online test. A total of 65 questions are asked from all sections. All questions are of multiple choice and numeric type. The exam has a total of 100 points. The total duration of the exam is 3 hours.
Section: Questions come from three sections, namely General Competency, Engineering Mathematics, and a Specific Subject.
Marking scheme: Many Multiple Choice and Numeric questions will have 1 or 2 marks. 1/3 extra points are deducted for wrong answer in 1 point multiple choice and 2/3 extra points are deducted for wrong in 2 digit question. There will be no negative marking for numeric type questions.
In General Aptitude 5 questions of 1 point and 5 questions of 2 points are asked. In this way there are 10 questions for a total of 15 points. Except for GG, XE, and XL, the rest of the section consists of 25 1-point questions and 30 2-point questions. In this way there are 55 questions for a total of 85 points.