GATE papers
GATE XE: Engineering Sciences
IIT Madras (organising institute)
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1 ready to take · 7 coming soon
- General Aptitude practiceVerbal, quantitative and analytical aptitude: the 15-mark section common to every GATE paper. 10 questions · 15 minOriginal single-answer questions, no negative marking. GATE’s MSQ and numerical questions aren’t in this set.
- Full-length mockComing soon65 questions in 3 hours on the XE pattern.Needs multiple-select and numerical-answer questions, which our tests can’t build yet.
- Previous-year papersComing soonPast XE papers.No verified previous-year papers we can publish yet.
- Subject-wise testsComing soonOne subject of the XE syllabus at a time.We don’t have questions for this yet.
- Chapter and topic testsComing soonShort tests on a single chapter or topic.We don’t have questions for this yet.
- Engineering Mathematics practiceComing soonThe XE0 common section.We don’t have questions for this yet.
- Mixed revision testsComing soonQuestions across the whole syllabus.We don’t have questions for this yet.
- Short timed practiceComing soonQuick sets of subject questions against the clock.We don’t have questions for this yet.
Official pattern
- Paper code
- XE
- Questions
- 65: 10 General Aptitude + 55 subject
- Duration
- 3 hours (computer-based test, English)
- Marks
- General Aptitude 15 · XE0 Engineering Mathematics 15 · two optional sections 2 × 35 = 100 marks
- Sections
- XE0 Engineering Mathematics common (15 marks); any TWO of XE1 Fluid Mechanics, XE2 Materials Science, XE3 Solid Mechanics, XE4 Thermodynamics, XE5 Polymer Science and Engineering, XE6 Food Technology, XE7 Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, XE8 Energy Science, XE9 Textile Engineering & Fibre Science (2 × 35 marks), selected during the exam
- Question types
- Multiple Choice (MCQ), Multiple Select (MSQ), Numerical Answer (NAT); each 1 or 2 marks
- Negative marking
- MCQ only: −1/3 for a 1-mark and −2/3 for a 2-mark question. None for MSQ or NAT; no partial marks in MSQ
- Two papers
- A candidate may take one paper, or two from the official two-paper combinations
