While preparing for the GATE Exam, the previous years’ question papers can be one of the most critical assets as they can provide many benefits. Every aspirant preparing for the GATE Exam should go through at least the last 10 years’ question papers.
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Benefits of GATE Previous Years’ Question Papers:
- Get an idea about the marking scheme and exam pattern
- Find if the topics or concepts included are not from the syllabus
- Self-assess the overall exam preparation level
- Candidates get more confidence to face the GATE exams
- Enhance the candidate’s accuracy and speed in writing the answers
- Improve time management skill
- Get an idea of the weightage of each topic
GATE 2022 Question Paper
GATE 2022 was conducted by IIT Kharagpur. GATE previous years’ question papers are available on the official website. Candidates who appeared in the exam can download the GATE 2022 Question Paper from their application portal (GOAPS). It will also be available on the official website soon. Several websites have already published question papers and solutions from the papers provided by their candidates. These are also helpful if you wish to check them before it is released by IIT Kharagpur, and start your preparation for GATE 2023 at the earliest.
GATE 2021 Question Paper
IIT Bombay released the GATE 2021 Question Paper for all the subjects after the GATE 2021 Exam. Candidates can download the PDFs of the question papers, and start their preparation to score high in the GATE Exams. It is now available on the GATE 2022 official website. Candidates can prepare efficiently by accessing every subject’s complete GATE 2021 Question Paper and regularly practising it. Candidates have to solve all the question papers to build a strong foundation in their respective subjects.
GATE 2023 Preparation
The importance of previous years’ question papers for the GATE Exam is extensively discussed in the article. This asset can add value to your exam preparation plan and completely transform your revision process. Practising the previous year’s question papers will help you analyse your preparation progress. It is again an essential component from the exam point of view.
The exam pattern and marking scheme of the GATE 2022 Exam is given below. You can expect the same for the upcoming GATE 2023 and follow it until GATE 2023 official website announces any new changes, which will be available soon.
GATE 2022 Exam Pattern
| Paper Code | Exam Pattern |
| For, subject codes, CE, CS, EC, AE, AG, BT, CH, ME, MN, MT, EE, IN, TF, XE, PE, ST, and PI | GA (General Aptitude) – 15 questionsEngineering Mathematics – 13 questionsSubject Paper – 72 questions |
| CY, GG, EY, XL, PH, and MA | GA (General Aptitude) – 15Subject Paper – 85 |
GATE 2022 Marking Scheme
| Paper or Subject Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Core Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time |
| AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST | 15 | 85 | 100 | 3 Hours |
| AR [Part A + Part B (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] | 15 | 60+25 | 100 | 3 Hours |
| GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II) | 15 | 55+30 | 100 | 3 Hours |
| GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)] | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 3 Hours |
| XE (Section A + Any 2 Sections) | 15 | 15 + (2 x 35) | 100 | 3 Hours |
| XH (Section B1 + Any 1 Section) | 15 | 25 + 60 | 100 | 3 Hours |
| XL (Section P + Any 2 Sections) | 15 | 25 + (2 x 30) | 100 | 3 Hours |
