GATE 2011 exam is an objective, multiple choice
questions paper. The duration of the examination is of three hours
in which there are 65 questions that carry a maximum of 100 marks.
From this year onwards, the pattern of GATE
question paper has been changed from the previous
pattern where 55 technical questions and 10 questions of General
Aptitude will be included that will carry 100 marks.
1) From Q.1 to Q.25: It will carry one mark
each where subtotal will be 25 marks. There will be negative
marking. If you have given wrong answer, 1/3 mark will be deducted
for each wrong answer.
2) From Q.26 to Q.55: It will carry two marks
each where subtotal will be 60 marks. For every wrong answer, 2/3
marks will be deducted.
- From Q.48 to Q.51: These questions will be
common data questions. Each question will be of two marks 2/3 and
for each wrong answer, 2/3 marks will be deducted.
- The Question pairs Q.52, Q.53 and Q.54, Q.55 will be linked
answer questions where answer to the second question of the last
two pairs may depend on the answer to the first question of the
pair. If you give wrong answer of the first question in the linked
pair or not attempt the question, the second question will not be
evaluated. It will carry two marks each.
- For Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 marks will be deducted for wrong answer
and there is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
3) From Q.56 to Q.60: Questions of General
aptitude will carry one mark each. So there will be sub-total of 5
marks and for each wrong answer, 1/3 marks will be deducted.
4) From Q.61 to Q.65: It will carry two marks
each where the sub-total will be 10 marks. For every wrong answer,
there will be deduction of 2/3 marks.
All the question papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH,
CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF will contain few questions on
Engineering Mathematics carrying 15 marks.
XE Paper - Section A (Engineering
Mathematics)
There will be 12 questions carrying 20 marks in XE Section A
(Engineering Mathematics) paper.
Q.1 to Q.4 (4 questions) will carry one mark
each (sub-total 4 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer.
Q.5 to Q.12 (8 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total
16 marks). 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
XE section papers (Sections B through G) will consist of
24 questions carrying 40 marks
Q.1 to Q.8 (8 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 8
marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.9 to Q.18 (10 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total
20 marks) each (sub-total 20 marks). 2/3 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer.
Q.19 through Q.22 (2 pairs) will be common data based questions.
Each will carry two marks. However, 2/3 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer.
Q.23, Q.24 will be linked answer questions: Like mentioned
above, the answer to the second question of the pair of linked
question will depend on the answer to the first question of the
pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered
or is not attempted by the examinee, then the answer to the second
question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each will carry two
marks. For Q.23, 2/3 mark will be deducted for wrong answer. There
will be no negative mark for Q.24.
XL Paper Section H (Chemistry): There will be 18
questions carrying 30 marks in XL Section H paper.
Q.1 to Q.6 (6 questions) will carry one mark each (sub-total 6
marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.7 to Q.14 (8 questions) will carry two marks each (sub-total
16 marks). 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
(Q.15, Q.16) will be common data questions. Each question will
carry two marks each where 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer.
Question pair (Q.17, Q.18) will have linked answer question.
Each question will carry two marks each. There will be negative
marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked
answer question pair. For Q.17, 2/3 mark will be deducted for wrong
answer. There is no negative mark for Q.18.
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