A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in the table given below. In the tables given below, the columns titled ‘Paper Title’ and ‘Section Title’ provide links to the appropriate syllabus.
The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.
The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his / her qualifying degree.
The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his / her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he / she wishes to seek admission.
GATE 2012 Examination Papers
Code Paper Title Code Paper Title
AE Aerospace Engineering IN Instrumentation Engineering
AG Agricultural Engineering MA Mathematics
AR Architecture and Planning ME Mechanical Engineering
BT Biotechnology MN Mining Engineering
CE Civil Engineering MT Metallurgical Engineering
CH Chemical Engineering Ph Physics
CS Computer Science and Information Technology PI Production and Industrial Engineering
CY Chemistry TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
EC Electronics and Communication Engineering *XE Engineering Sciences
EE Electrical Engineering *XL Life Sciences
GG Geology and Geophysics
* XE ( Engineering Sciences ) and * XL ( Life Sciences ) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude ( GA ) questions.
Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of GATE Examination 2012.
Paper Section Section Title
XE : Engineering Sciences
XE A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
XE B Fluid Mechanics
XE C Materials Science
XE D Solid Mechanics
XE E Thermodynamics
XE F Polymer Science and Engineering
XE G Food Technology
XL : Life Sciences
XL H Chemistry
XL I Biochemistry
XL J Botany
XL K Microbiology
XL L Zoology
XL M Food Technology
GATE Examination Type
The GATE 2012 Examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type.
In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer.
The examination for the papers with codes AE, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using keyboard / mouse.
For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet ( ORS ) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.
Each GATE 2012 Paper shall have a General Aptitude ( GA ) component carrying 15 marks.
The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.
The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his / her qualifying degree.
The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his / her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he / she wishes to seek admission.
GATE 2012 Examination Papers
Code Paper Title Code Paper Title
AE Aerospace Engineering IN Instrumentation Engineering
AG Agricultural Engineering MA Mathematics
AR Architecture and Planning ME Mechanical Engineering
BT Biotechnology MN Mining Engineering
CE Civil Engineering MT Metallurgical Engineering
CH Chemical Engineering Ph Physics
CS Computer Science and Information Technology PI Production and Industrial Engineering
CY Chemistry TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
EC Electronics and Communication Engineering *XE Engineering Sciences
EE Electrical Engineering *XL Life Sciences
GG Geology and Geophysics
* XE ( Engineering Sciences ) and * XL ( Life Sciences ) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed below. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude ( GA ) questions.
Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of GATE Examination 2012.
Paper Section Section Title
XE : Engineering Sciences
XE A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
XE B Fluid Mechanics
XE C Materials Science
XE D Solid Mechanics
XE E Thermodynamics
XE F Polymer Science and Engineering
XE G Food Technology
XL : Life Sciences
XL H Chemistry
XL I Biochemistry
XL J Botany
XL K Microbiology
XL L Zoology
XL M Food Technology
GATE Examination Type
The GATE 2012 Examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type.
In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer.
The examination for the papers with codes AE, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using keyboard / mouse.
For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet ( ORS ) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.
Each GATE 2012 Paper shall have a General Aptitude ( GA ) component carrying 15 marks.
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