Subject wise mark weightage for GATE exam

The first piece of advice to any GATE aspirant is ‘know your syllabuses. EE, EC, ME and CS are vast subjects and before you delve into preparation, you need to know the extent of questions you could be asked.
It’s equally important is to know what topics make frequent appearances in the exam you plan to appear for. Being familiar with the types of questions that appear frequently in exams and the areas they pertain too can help you tremendously in your preparation.
It will help you allocate your time and channel your efforts towards those topics that are deemed important by the GATE exam setters. It will also help eliminate the study bias where you end up spending excess time on your favorite topics or those that you find most difficult.
With a new set of parameters, those decoded from the GATE setters’ own minds, you can prepare a streamlined study plan. Target the more frequent topics first and revise them regularly.
Here is a topic-wise break-up of the number of questions appearing in the GATE exam over the years. The table doesn’t show Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude, both of which constitute 15% each towards the total marks. For Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude constitute upto 30% of total marks.

Subject wise mark weightage – Electrical Engineering

(The total marks of the paper are indicated below the year in [ ])
Subject
2013 [100]
2012 [100]
2011 [100]
2010 [100]
2009 [100]
Avg.
Electric Circuits and Fields
11
19
15
13
12
14
Language Skills
6
6
6
6
-
6
Analytical Skills
9
9
9
9
-
9
Signals and Systems
8
10
6
10
7
8
Electrical Machines
7
7
9
10
21
11
Power Systems
7
7
11
14
12
10
Control Systems
10
9
9
8
12
10
Electrical and Electronic Measurements
4
5
5
4
6
5
Analog and Digital Electronics
13
10
11
11
12
11
Power Electronics and Drives
12
8
8
2
9
8
Total
87
90
89
87
91
89

Subject wise mark weightage – Electronics and Communications

Subject
2013 [100]
2012 [100]
2011 [100]
2010 [100]
2009 [100]
Avg.
Analog Circuits
14
8
10
9
12
11
Analytical Skills
9
9
9
9
-
9
Communications
12
10
10
9
14
11
Control Systems
9
9
9
11
10
10
Digital circuits
6
6
9
9
14
9
Electromagnetics
6
14
10
7
8
9
Electronic Devices
3
7
9
10
8
7
Language Skills
6
6
6
6
-
6
Networks
15
12
9
8
10
11
Signals and Systems
10
8
11
10
15
11
Total
90
89
92
88
91
93

Subject wise mark weightage – Mechanical Engineering

Subject
2013 [100]
2012 [100]
2011 [100]
2010 [100]
2009 [100]
Avg
Engineering Mechanics
0
5
5
0
3
3
Fluid Mechanics
6
5
5
14
8
8
Language Skills
6
6
6
6
-
6
Analytical Skills
9
9
9
9
-
9
Heat-Transfer
10
6
6
2
9
7
Strength of Materials
6
10
10
5
6
7
Theory of Machines
9
7
7
13
10
9
Thermodynamics
9
16
16
10
11
12
Applications
1
1
1
2
1
1
Design
7
2
2
4
6
4
Total
63
67
67
65
54
63

Subject wise mark weightage – Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)

Subject
2013 [100]
2012 [100]
2011 [100]
2010 [100]
2009 [100]
Average
Digital Logic
3
3
8
7
5
5
Computer Organization and Architecture
11
7
9
9
5
8
Programming And Data Structures
10
12
7
13
7
10
Algorithms
8
8
9
7
14
9
Theory of Computation
8
6
9
7
9
8
Compiler Design
3
4
3
4
2
3
Operating System
12
9
8
7
16
10
Databases
7
11
5
7
10
8
Information Systems and Software Engineering
3
-
7
-
6
3
Computer Networks
7
9
6
8
10
8
Total
87
84
86
84
84


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