GATE papers
GATE XL: Life Sciences
IIT Madras (organising institute)
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- 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 XL pattern.Needs multiple-select and numerical-answer questions, which our tests can’t build yet.
- Previous-year papersComing soonPast XL papers.No verified previous-year papers we can publish yet.
- Subject-wise testsComing soonOne subject of the XL 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.
- 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
- XL
- Questions
- 65: 10 General Aptitude + 55 subject
- Duration
- 3 hours (computer-based test, English)
- Marks
- General Aptitude 15 · Subject 85 = 100 marks
- Sections
- XL0 Chemistry common (25 marks); any TWO of XL1 Biochemistry, XL2 Botany, XL3 Microbiology, XL4 Zoology, XL5 Food Technology (2 × 30 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
