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Structure of Examination

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Topic: Structure of Examination
Posted By: poli
Subject: Structure of Examination
Date Posted: 03Apr2007 at 9:24pm

The GATE 2007 examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration and carries a maximum of 150 marks. The question paper of GATE 2007 will be fully objective type. Candidates have to mark the correct choice by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response Sheet (ORS). There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction will be 25% of the marks allotted. GATE 2007 will have the following 22 papers:


Paper
Code
Paper Code
Agricultural Engineering AG Information Technology IT
Architecture and Planning AR Mathematics MA
Civil Engineering CE Mining Engineering MN
Chemical Engineering CH Metallurgical Engineering MT
Computer Science & Engineering CS Physics PH
Chemistry CY Production & Industrial Engineering PI
Electronics & Comm. Engineering. EC Pharmaceutical Sciences PY
Electrical Engineering EE Textile Engineering & Fibre Sci. TF
Geology & Geophysics GG Engineering Sciences XE
Instrumentation Engineering IN Life Sciences XL

Papers XE and XL are general in nature and will comprise of the following sections:

Engineering Sciences (XE)
CODE
Life Sciences (XL)
CODE
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (A) Chemistry (Compulsory) (H)
Computational Science (B) Biochemistry (I)
Electrical Sciences (C) Biotechnology (J)
Fluid Mechanics (D) Botany (K)
Materials Science (E) Microbiology (L)
Solid Mechanics (F) Zoology (M)
Thermodynamics (G)    

Candidates appearing in XE or XL papers are required to answer three sections . Sections (A) and (H) are compulsory in XE and XL respectively. Candidates can choose any two out of the remaining sections mentioned against the respective papers. The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate.




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