GATE 2025 marking scheme; subject-wise marks distribution
Vagisha Kaushik | February 1, 2025 | 09:10 AM IST | 2 mins read
GATE 2025 February 1 exam is being held today in two sessions – 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
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Try NowNEW DELHI : Day 1 of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 is being conducted today, February 1, 2025. The exam will be conducted for a duration of three hours and in two sessions – 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is organizing the MTech entrance exam this year. GATE 2025 live updates.
As per GATE 2025 exam pattern, each paper will comprise a section on general aptitude and another on the subject selected by the candidate. An aspirant can appear for a maximum of two-paper combinations in GATE this year.
As per the GATE 2025 marking scheme released by IIT Roorkee , each question in the GATE 2025 question paper will carry either one or two marks.
GATE 2025 negative marking
There will be negative marking in GATE exam 2025. Know how marks will be deducted below.
- There will be negative marking for a wrong answer chosen in a multiple-choice question (MCQ). For a 1-mark MCQ, one-third mark will be deducted for an incorrect response.
- For a 2-mark MCQ, two-third marks will be deducted for a wrong answer submitted by the candidate.
- There will not be any negative marking for wrong answers to MSQ and NAT questions.
- There is no partial marking for any question.
GATE 2025 marks distribution
The subject-wise marks distribution in GATE 2025 is given below.
Marks distribution in all papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL:
|
Component |
Marks |
|
General Aptitude |
15 |
|
Engineering Mathematics |
13 |
|
Subject Questions |
72 |
|
Total |
100 |
Distribution of marks in the papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL:
|
Component |
Marks |
|
General Aptitude |
15 |
|
Subject Questions |
85 |
|
Total |
100 |
Marks distribution in other subjects:
|
Paper Code |
General Aptitude (GA) Marks |
Compulsory Section |
Subject Marks |
Total Marks |
Total Time* (Minutes) |
|
AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, TF; Subject marks in these papers include questions on Engineering Mathematics (13 marks), which are paper-specific.) |
15 |
-- |
85 |
100 |
180 |
|
CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST |
15 |
-- |
85 |
100 |
180 |
|
AR [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or Part B2 can be selected during Exam. B1: Architecture or B2: Planning] |
15 |
60 |
25 |
100 |
180 |
|
GE [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam. B1 - Surveying and Mapping or B2 -Image Processing and Analysis.] |
15 |
55 |
30 |
100 |
180 |
|
GG [Part A is Common and Compulsory for all; Part B can either be Geology (B1) or Geophysics (B2) -- which must be chosen at the time of Application.] |
15 |
25 |
60 |
100 |
180 |
|
XE [Section A (Engineering Mathematics) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam] |
15 |
15 |
2 x 35 |
100 |
180 |
|
XH [Section B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any ONE additional Section at the time of Application] |
15 |
25 |
60 |
100 |
180 |
|
XL [Section P (Chemistry) is Common and Compulsory for all; Applicants must select any TWO additional Sections during the Exam] |
15 |
25 |
2 x 30 |
100 |
180 |
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