Pattern of Question Papers

There will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks,
10 questions (5*1) + (5*2) carrying a total of 15 marks are in General Aptitude (GA).
The Engineering Mathematics will carry around 13% of the total marks,
The General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and
The remaining percentage of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.
GATE 2014 would contain questions of two different types in various papers:
(i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four answers, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer(s).
(ii) Numerical Answer Questions of 1 or 2 marks each in all papers and sections. For these questions the answer is a real number, to be entered by the candidate using the virtual keypad. No choices will be shown for this type of questions.

Design of Questions

 Recall
 Comprehension
 Application
 Analysis and Synthesis