GATE 2010 pattern is officially released . Few changes are made in paper pattern .They are as follows.
1. GATE 2010 will be conducted by IIT Guwahati
2. The pattern is set to change again from the previous pattern.55 questions technical + 10 questions General Aptitude - 100 marks
3. GATE Score will be valid for two years. Once again. (officially not confirmed)
4. Now you can give the exam in 3rd year itself.(confirmed)
5. GATE 2010 - Pharmacy still remains unincluded.(confirmed) There is news that Pharmacy exam will be taken up by AICTE.
6. GATE 2010 examination for Mining Engineering (MN) and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) papers will be computer based ONLINE examination.
7. GATE Board is currently in discussion whether to extend the validity of GATE 2009 score to 2010. But they have not decided yet. It will be decided by December.
Information Brochure and Application Form can be obtained on cash payment of Rs 1000/- (Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD) from the designated Bank Branches.
Paper Pattern
Q.1 to Q.25: Will carry one mark each (sub-total 25 marks).
1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data questions. Each question will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer questions.
The answer to the second question of the last two pairs will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair.
If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks
There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
Q.56 to Q.60 : From General Aptitude (GA) will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks).
1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.61 to Q.65 : From GA will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
All the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF will contain few questions on Engineering Mathematics carrying 15 marks.
GATE Forms will be available from 22 September. At select banks and from IIT/IISc counters.
General Aptitude Syllabus :
Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.
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