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GATE 2025 Marking Scheme Released by IIT Roorkee: Check the Marking Scheme and Mark Distribution
GATE 2025 marking scheme has been released by the Indian Institute of Technology in the GATE 2025 information brochure available on the official website (gate2025.iitr.ac.in). To know in detail, read the article more!
Kolkata: IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 marking scheme in the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. As per the official website, examinees can earn 1 or 2 marks for each correct answer, while 1/3 or 2/3 marks are deducted for incorrect responses, respectively. The GATE exam will be held on February 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 16th, 2025. Click the link below to access the official notification PDF.
Direct Link: GATE 2025 Marking Scheme New Notification (Released) |
A thorough understanding of the marking scheme is essential for examinees to effectively strategize their exam approach. Moreover, familiarity with the overall GATE 2025 exam pattern is crucial before appearing for the examination.
The GATE 2025 exam pattern is tabulated below:
| Particulars | Details |
| Mark Distribution Across All Papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL are not included. | General Aptitude: 15 marks Engineering Mathematics: 13 marks Subject Questions: 72 marks Total: 100 marks (XE has a section on engineering mathematics. 15-mark XE-A) |
| Mark Distribution in AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL Papers | General Aptitude: 15 marks Subject Questions: 85 marks Total: 100 marks |
| Marking Scheme | Questions carry 1 mark or 2 marks |
| Negative Marking | Negative marking will be applied for selecting the incorrect response in an MCQ. An erroneous response will result in a 1/3-mark deduction for a 1-mark multiple-choice question. 2/3 of the mark will be removed for a bad response on a 2-mark multiple-choice question. For incorrect answers to NAT or MSQ questions, there is no deduction in grade. Partial marking does not exist in MSQ. |
You can check the partwise marks distribution and total time of GATE 2025 tabled below:
| Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Compulsory Section | Subject Marks | Total Marks | Total Time (In Minutes) |
| AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, and TF; these exams' subject marks include paper-specific Engineering Mathematics questions (13 marks). | 15 | -- | 85 | 100 | 180 |
| CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST | 15 | -- | 85 | 100 | 180 |
| AR [Part B1 or B2 can be chosen during the exam; Part A is common and required for everyone. B1: Planning or B2: Architecture | 15 | 60 | 25 | 100 | 180 |
| GE [Part B1 or B2 can be chosen during the exam; Part A is common and required for everyone. B2: Image processing and analysis, or B1: surveying and mapping.] | 15 | 55 | 30 | 100 | 180 |
| GG [Part B can be either Geology (B1) or Geophysics (B2)?which must be selected at the time of application; Part A is Common and Required for All.] | 15 | 25 | 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XE [Engineering mathematics, or Section A, is a common and required section for everybody; applicants must choose any TWO other sections during the exam.] | 15 | 15 | 2 x 35 | 100 | 180 |
| XH [Applicants must choose ONE additional section at the time of application; Section B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) is common and required for all applicants.] | 15 | 25 | 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XL [Applicants must choose any TWO extra sections during the exam; Section P (Chemistry) is common and required for everyone] | 15 | 25 | 2 x 30 | 100 | 180 |
Ans. The GATE 2025 questions will be based on:
(a) Recall
(b) Comprehension
(c) Application
(d) Analysis & Synthesis
Ans. The question types are:
(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
(b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
(c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Ans. The examination will be conducted as a Computer Based Test (CBT) at specified centers within a select number of cities. The medium of instruction for all tests will be English.
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