GATE 2025 Marking Scheme: Check Where You Missed the Topper's List

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 17:35

The GATE 2025 exam was held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. GATE 2025 result has released on 19^th March 2025.

Kolkata: IIT Roorkee, the organizing institute, has published the GATE 2025 marking scheme on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Correct answers are awarded 1 or 2 marks, while incorrect multiple-choice questions incur negative marking: one-third mark deduction for 1-mark questions and two-third mark deduction for 2-mark questions.

Direct Link: GATE 2025 Scorecard (Out)

GATE 2025 exam consists of two sections: a compulsory General Aptitude section and a subject-specific section chosen by the candidate. The exam features three question types.

GATE 2025 Marking Scheme

The table below shows GATE 2025 paper wise marking scheme:

GATE 2025 Paper Code	General Aptitude (GA) Marks	Subject Marks	Total Marks
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
AR [Part A + Part B (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)]	15	60 + 25	100
GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II)	15	55 + 30	100
GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)]	15	25 + 60	100
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections)	15	15 + (2 x 35)	100
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section)	15	25 + 60	100
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)	15	25 + (2 x 30)	100
CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST	15	85	100

GATE Exam Paper Pattern 2025 Highlight

Check out GATE 2025 exam Pattern too, given below:

Particulars	Details
Mode of Examination	Computer Based Test in English Language
Duration	3 Hours
Number of Subjects (Papers)	30 Sections: General Aptitude with Candidate's Selected Subjects
Type of Questions (Candidate's Selected Subject(s))	(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities	(a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis & Synthesis
Distribution of Marks (EXCEPT AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, XL)	Engineering Mathematics - 13 Marks Subject Questions - 72 Marks General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Distribution of Marks (AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, XL)	General Aptitude: 15 marks Subject Questions: 85 marks Total: 100 marks
Marking Scheme	Questions carry 1 mark or 2 marks
Negative Marking	For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answers to Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). There is no negative marking for wrong answers to Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Ans: A summary of the distinctions between GATE score, marks, and cutoff is shown below:

GATE Marks: Raw score out of 100 is the GATE Mark. reflects the actual right or wrong responses.
GATE Score: Normalized score out of 1000 is the GATE score. takes into consideration differences in exam difficulty. used for PSUs and admissions.
GATE Cutoff: The lowest possible score to qualify. varies according to paper and category. minimum GATE exam scores to be eligible.