Gate 2020 Chemical Exam Pattern, Online Exam

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Exam Pattern GATE 2020 Chemica l

Feature

Description

Duration of Exam

1.3 hours (180 minutes)

Total Number of Questions

65

Total Marks

100

Types of Questions

Two types of questions asked

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Sections

• GATE 2019 Question Paper will consist of three sections except AR, CY, GG, EY, XL, PH, and MA

General Aptitude

Engineering Mathematics

Subject: Specific Section

General Aptitude Section

The paper will consist of a mandotary General Aptitude(GA) section which will have 10 questions will be of 1 Mark and the remaining 5 will be of 2 Marks. Therefore, the total marks for this section will be 15 marks.

Marking Scheme-

• 1 mark MCQs: 1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

2 mark MCQs: 2/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong response.

Zero marks will be awarded for unattempted questions.

No negative marking will be done for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.

GATE Exam Pattern 2020- Nature of Questions asked

There are two types of questions that can be expected by the candidates for GATE 2020. The different categories of questions are:

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – The questions are objective in nature and have a set of four options out of which one will be the correct answer.

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) – The answer to the questions will be a real number which the candidates will have to use to enter a mouse and virtual keyboard. The answers can either be an integer (3, 7, 21 and more) or a number with decimals or even a decimal number. No choices will be provided for these types of questions.

Additional Information on GATE 2019 Marking Scheme

GATE papers with the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE will include a compulsory sections of Engineering mathematics (15% of total marks) and General Aptitude (15% of total marks). The rest of the paper (70%) will be based on the subject selected by the candidate. ​

However, GATE papers with the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST and XL will consist of the compulsory section of General Aptitude (15% of the total marks) and the remaining 85% will be for the selected subject.

GATE Marketing Scheme

Paper

General Aptitude Marks

Subject Marks

Total Marks

Negative Marking

CS, CY, EC, EE, CH, AR, AE, AG, EY, BT, ME, MA, PH, PI, TF, MN, MT, PE, ST

15

85

100

1/3 rd Mark will be deducted for 1 mark question.

XE (Section A + any two sections)

15

15+2*35

100

2/3rd marks will deducted for 2 marks question.

XL (Section P + any two sections)

15

25+2*30

100

GATE Exam Pattern 2020 - Information about GATE Papers

GATE 2019 Papers (Except GG, XE, XL)

The questions asked will be multiple choice questions and numerical answer type in nature.

The question paper will consist of 25 questions of 1 mark each and 30 questions which will be of 2 mark each.

Geology and Geophysics Paper (GG)

In Geology and Geophysics Paper, one section consists of General Aptitude questions. The other section is divided into two parts – Part A and Part B.

Part A has to be attempted by all the candidates

Part B consists of two sections – Geology (Section I) and Geophysics (Section II)

The candidates will be able to select which section they want to attempt.

Part A will consist of 25 questions of 1 mark each. Numerical answer type questions will also be asked in this part.

Part B (Section I and II) will have 30 questions of 2 marks each. Numerical answer type questions may be included in both the sections.

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Engineering Sciences (XE)

The paper will consist of one compulsory section i.e., Engineering Mathematics

General aptitude consisting of 15 marks also has to be attempted.

Section A will have 11 questions of 15 marks in total. Some numerical answer type questions will be present in this section.

Candidates will be able to select any other section from Section B to H.

The sections (B to H) will consist of 22 questions each with total marks of 35 marks.

Section

Types of Questions

Number of questions

Sub-Total (Marks)

Section A

• 1 Mark Question
• 2 Mark Question
• 7
• 4
• 7
• 8

Sectin B to H

• 1 Mark Question
• 2 Mark Question
• 9
• 13
• 9
• 26

Life Sciences (XL)

The compulsory section for this paper is Chemistry (Section P) which consists of 15 questions of total 25 marks. Numerical answer type questions are also asked in this section.

General Aptitude section of total 15 marks also has to be solved.

Apart from Chemistry, the candidates will have to select one section from Q to U. Each section will consist of 20 questions of a total of 30 marks

Section

Types of Question

Number of Question

Sub-Total (Marking )

Chemistry Section or Section P

(Compulsory)

1 Mark Question

2 Mark Question

• 5
• 10
• 5
• 20

Section Q toU

1 Mark Question

2 Mark Question

• 10
• 10
• 10
• 20

GATE 2019 Exam Pattern – Design of Questions

GATE 2019 examination questions will be created as such so that the following abilities of the candidates will be tested:

Recall – The questions will be related to principles, facts, formula or laws of the selected paper. The memory and computation skills of the candidate will also be tested out in the examination ​

Comprehension – The basic understanding of the candidates in his/her field of study is checked in the exam. Simple conclusions have to be drawn out from fundamental ideas.

Application – For this category, the candidates will be required to rely on his/her computational and logical reasoning skills. ​

Analysis and Synthesis – The questions in this category are accompanied by data, diagrams and images. The answers can be found by analyzing the information contained in them.

Important Instructions for GATE 2019

The candidates will have to follow the given instructions for GATE 2019 after he/she enters the examination centre:

Physical calculators, wristwatches and mobile phones will not be allowed inside the examination centre.

A virtual calculator will be provided to the candidates on the screen.

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