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Question Paper Pattern of GATE papers bearing the codes AE, AG, AR, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI, PY and TF Question Paper Pattern of GATE paper bearing the code GG Question Paper Pattern of SECTION A in GATE paper bearing the code XE Question Paper Pattern of SECTIONS B to G in GATE paper bearing the code XE Question Paper Pattern of SECTION H in GATE paper bearing the code XL Question Paper Pattern of SECTIONS I to M in GATE paper bearing the code XL Types of multiple choice questions

Question Papers bearing the codes : AE, AG, AR, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PH, PI, PY and TF

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Q.1 to Q.20 : Will carry one mark 1/3 mark will be deducted each (sub-total 20 marks). for each wrong answer. 2 Q.21 to Q.50 : Will carry two /3 mark will be deducted for marks each (sub-total 60 marks) each wrong answer. Q.51 through Q.56 (3 pairs) will be 2 /3 mark will be deducted common data questions. Each for each wrong answer. question will carry two marks Question pairs (Q.57, Q.58) and There will be negative (Q.59, Q.60) will be linked answer marks only for wrong questions. answer to the first question The answer to the second question of the linked answer of the last two pairs will depend question pair i.e. for Q.57 on the answer to the first question and Q.59, 2/3 mark will be of the pair. deducted for each wrong If the first question in the linked answer. There is no pair is wrongly answered or is un- negative marking for Q.58 attempted, then the answer to the and Q.60. second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks

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Part A common to both Geology & Geophysics candidates 1 PART A (Q.1 to Q.20) carrying one mark /3 mark will be deducted each (sub-total 20 marks). for each wrong answer. Part B will contain two sections : Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geophysics). In this section, 2 Q.21 to Q.50 (30 questions) will /3 mark will be deducted for carry two marks each (sub-total 60 each wrong answer. marks). Q.51 to Q.56 (3 pairs) will be 2 /3 mark will be deducted for common data questions Each Sections each wrong answer. 1 & 2 question will carry two marks. Question pairs (Q.57, Q.58) and in There will be negative PART B (Q.59, Q.60) will be linked answer marks only for wrong questions:. The answer to the answer to the first question second question in these two pairs of the linked answer will depend on the answer to the question pair i.e. for Q.57 first question of the pair. If the and Q.59, 2/3 mark will be first question in the linked pair is deducted for each wrong wrongly answered or is unanswer. There is no