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GATE 2010 Syllabi & Question Paper Pattern

GATE 2010 online submission of form starts from Sept 22, 2009. GATE 2010 examination will be held on Feb 7 & 14, 2010. GATE question paper pattern contains the codes AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI and TF. Each paper contains 65 questions carrying 100 marks.

Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks).
Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks)
Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data questions. Each question will carry two marks
Q.56 to Q.60 : From General Aptitude (GA) will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks).
Q.61 to Q.65 : From GA will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 marks)

All the 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.

Syllabi

General Aptitude (GA) component common in all papers. Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction. Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.

Detailed syllabi of Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & Information Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering etc. are explained.