Section wise Relevance

Section Engineering Mathematics Networks Electronic Devices Analog Circuits Digital Circuits Signals and Systems Control Systems Communication Electromagnetic Theory

GATE 2006 Marks Percentage 18 12 18 12 16 10.67 12 8 15 10 7 4.67 20 13.33 26 17.33 18 12

GATE 2009 Marks Percentage 12 12 13 13 8 8 10 10 14 14 11 11 11 11 13 13 8 8

GATE 2007 Marks Percentage 17 11.33 10 6.67 16 10.67 12 8 22 14.67 15 10 17 11.33 25 16.67 16 10.67
GATE 2010 Marks Percentage 12 12 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 9 12 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 15 15

GATE 2008 Marks Percentage 18 12 16 10.67 10 6.67 19 12.67 18 12 22 14.67 14 9.33 21 14 12 8

GATE 2011 Marks Percentage 8 8 9 9 7 7 12 12 9 9 11 11 9 9 10 10 10 10 15 15

Section Engineering Mathematics Networks Electronic Devices Analog Circuits Digital Circuits Signals and Systems Control Systems Communication Electromagnetic Theory General Ability

As you can see, Engineering Mathematics, Analog circuits and Signals and Systems, which contribute to 25-30 percent of the marks are the most important section and hence cannot be ignored. Remaining all other sections more or less carry equal marks. From GATE2010 onwards, a general aptitude section, contributing to 15 percent, has
been added. This section too is critical and adequate emphasis must be placed in order to maximize your chances. GATE 2010 Cutoff A total of 104291 people appeared in the EC paper of GATE 2010 and the cutoff for the general category in GATE 2010 was 25, 22.50 for OBC and 16.67 for SC/ST/PD out of 100.

Admission to ME/M.Tech/MS Programs The table below shows the AIR you would need to get an interview call/admission from various sets of institutes. This information is meant to be a basic guideline only. The department and institute specific cutoffs and the processes will be discussed after the results of GATE 2011. IISc IITs NITs University Colleges AIR Upto AIR 200 Upto AIR 500 Upto AIR 1500 Upto AIR 3000