Quick answer
GATE EC EC paper has 65 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes. Sections: General Aptitude (10 questions), Electronics & Communication (incl. 13 marks of Engineering Mathematics) (55 questions). Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. A wrong 1-mark MCQ costs 1/3 and a wrong 2-mark MCQ costs 2/3. MSQ and NAT have no negative marking, and no question gives partial marks.
Section-wise pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 10 | 15 |
| Electronics & Communication (incl. 13 marks of Engineering Mathematics) | 55 | 85 |
| Total | 65 | 100 |
Marking scheme
Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. A wrong 1-mark MCQ costs 1/3 and a wrong 2-mark MCQ costs 2/3. MSQ and NAT have no negative marking, and no question gives partial marks.
On exam day
One 3-hour timer; move freely between General Aptitude and EC. MSQs use checkboxes and NAT answers are typed. Circuits and plots are described in words. This mock has a basic on-screen calculator; the real GATE gives a virtual scientific calculator. English only, as in GATE.
Practise on the real GATE EC pattern
2 full mocks with the same sections, timer and marking. The first two are free.
Questions students ask
How many questions are there in GATE EC EC paper?
65 questions for 100 marks, in 180 minutes.
Is there negative marking in GATE EC?
Questions carry 1 or 2 marks. A wrong 1-mark MCQ costs 1/3 and a wrong 2-mark MCQ costs 2/3. MSQ and NAT have no negative marking, and no question gives partial marks.
What is the GATE EC exam interface like?
One 3-hour timer; move freely between General Aptitude and EC. MSQs use checkboxes and NAT answers are typed. Circuits and plots are described in words. This mock has a basic on-screen calculator; the real GATE gives a virtual scientific calculator. English only, as in GATE.
What is the GATE EC 2027 exam pattern?
65 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours: General Aptitude has 10 questions for 15 marks and the EC subject part has 55 questions for 85 marks, of which Engineering Mathematics is 13 marks, as per the official GATE 2027 question paper pattern.
Is there negative marking in GATE EC?
Only for MCQs: 1/3 mark is deducted for a wrong 1-mark MCQ and 2/3 for a wrong 2-mark MCQ. There is no negative marking for MSQ and NAT questions, and no partial marks for MSQs.
What does the GATE EC 2027 syllabus cover?
Engineering Mathematics; Networks, Signals and Systems; Electronic Devices; Analog Circuits; Digital Circuits; Control Systems; Communications; and Electromagnetics, plus the common General Aptitude section. The syllabi were revised for GATE 2027.