Preparations for any entrance exam or test begins with understanding the paper pattern or the structure of the exam, as it gives a direction to student’s efforts. Some important facts about the structure of GATE 2014 are as given below:
Common factor:
One thing common for all the papers is:
- Total 65 questions for 100 marks
- Out of which 10 questions - 15 marks - General Aptitude (GA) and the remaining of the total marks are devoted to the subject of the paper.
Two different types of questions:
In the various papers of GATE 2014, there would be questions of two different types:
(i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) – Objective questions carrying 1 or 2 marks, where each question will have a choice of four answers, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer(s), in all papers and sections.
(ii) Numerical answer questions – Each question of 1 or 2 marks in all papers and sections. For these questions the answer is a real number, to be entered by the candidate using the virtual keypad. No choices will be shown for this type of questions.
Design of questions:
The questions in a paper may be designed to test the following abilities:
(i) Recall: These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper. The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory of the subject or at most from a one-line computation.
(ii) Comprehension: These questions will test the candidate's understanding of the basics of his/her field, by requiring him/her to draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas.
(iii) Application: In these questions, the candidate is expected to apply his/her knowledge either through computation or by logical reasoning.
(iv) Analysis and synthesis: In these questions, the candidate is presented with data, diagrams, images etc. that require analysis before a question can be answered. A synthesis question might require the candidate to compare two or more pieces of information.
Marking Scheme:
- For 1 - mark multiple-choice questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.
- For 2 - marks multiple-choice questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.
- The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
- There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.
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