GATE ME Analysis 2012

GATE 2012 Analysis
GATE 2012 (Mechanical Engg.) largely followed the pattern of last year's paper, as previously announced in the GATE 2012 prospectus. The paper consisted of 65 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. The questions were MCQ type with 4 options. Every wrong answer incurred a negative marking of 1/3. The question-wise breakup of the ME paper was as follows:

• Engineering Mathematics: 15 marks
• General aptitude (Verbal Ability & Numerical Ability): 15 marks
• Core Engineering Subjects: 70 marks

In general, the paper was of similar standard to that of last year. around 21% of the questions came from the manufacturing section and very few questions were seen from Thermal Science which includes Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer. In terms of the difficulty level, questions from Mechanics & Design were the toughest.

GATE 2012 saw the weight-age allotted to Manufacturing & Production Engg. increase from 12 % to 16%, while the weight-age allotted to Thermodynamics decreased from 19% to 13% as compared to last year. There was very little change in the weight-age of subjects like Maths, General Aptitude & Applied Mechanics & Design.

Last year the cut-off marks for this branch were: 30.81 for general, 27.73 for OBC & 20.54 for SC/ST candidates. However, this year cut-off is likely to be slightly higher owing to the large number of students appearing for GATE 2012).

GATE CS&IT 2012 Analysis

GATE 2012 Analysis
GATE 2012 (CS&IT) largely followed the pattern of last year's paper, as previously announced in the GATE 2012 prospectus. The paper consisted of 65 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. The questions were MCQ type with 4options. Every wrong answer incurred a negative marking of 1/3.
The question-wise breakup of the CS&IT paper was as follows:

• Engineering Mathematics: 15 marks
• General aptitude (verbal ability & numerical ability): 15 marks
• Core Engineering Subjects: 70 marks

In general, the paper was slightly tougher as compared to GATE 2011. A majority of the questions were from DBMS & Data structure & Algorithm and Computer Network whereas very few questions were seen from Compiler Design. Surprisingly, there were no questions from Software Engineering.

In terms of the difficulty level, questions from TOC & DMGT were toughest and Questions on DBMS and Data structure were the easiest.

GATE 2012 saw the weight-age allotted to Computer Network increase from 6% to 13%, while the weightage allotted to Computer Organization decreased from 16% to 3% as compared to last year. There was little change in the weight-age of subjects like Maths, General Aptitude, Compiler Design & Digital.

Last year the cut-off marks for this branch were: 25.00 for general, 22.5 for OBC & 16.67 for SC/ST candidates. However, this year cut-off is likely to be slightly higher owing to the large number of students appearing for GATE 2012.

GATE ECE 2012 Analysis

GATE 2012 Analysis
GATE 2012 (ECE) largely followed the pattern of last year's paper, as previously announced in the GATE 2012 prospectus.The paper consisted of 65 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. The questions were MCQ type with4options. Every wrong answer incurred a negative marking of 1/3. The question-wise breakup of the ECE paper was as follows:

• Engineering Mathematics: 15 marks
• General aptitude (Verbal Ability & Numerical Ability): 15 marks
• Core Engineering Subjects: 70 marks

In general, the paper was tougher than last year. A majority of the questions were from Electromagnetic Field Theory (EMT) whereas very few questions were seen from EDC. In terms of the difficulty level, questions from Electronics Devices & circuits (EDC), Analoq, EMT, Communication were tougher. It is worth noting that in GATE 2011, EMT was toughest subject.
For most of the subjects (like digital, control, network, digital etc) in GATE 2012, weight-age allotted was almost same, while the weight-age allotted to EDC decreased from 14% to 5% as compared to last year. One surprise was that there were no questions from 'microprocessors' this year.

Disclaimer:  All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by CL| GATEaspire team. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information.

GATE IN 2012 Analysis

GATE 2012 Analysis
GATE 2012 (Instrumentation) largely followed the pattern of last year's paper, as previously announced in the GATE 2012 prospectus. The paper consisted of 65 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. The questions were MCQ type with4options. Every wrong answer incurred a negative marking of 1/3. The question-wise breakup of the ECE paper was as follows:

• Engineering Mathematics: 15 marks
• General Aptitude (Verbal Ability & Numerical Ability): 15 marks
• Core Engineering Subjects: 70 marks

In general, the paper was tougher as compared to last year. A majority of the questions were from Transducers and Networks whereas very few questions were seen from Analog and Digital Electronics. In terms of the difficulty level, questions from Networks and Transducers were tougher than last year's paper which had Analog and Control Systems as its toughest subject.
GATE 2012 saw the weight-age allotted to Networks, Transducers and Maths increase from 6 to 16 %, 10 to 12 %, 11 to 15 % respectively. The weight-age allotted to Analog Electronics decreased from 13% to 5% as compared to last year. There was no change in the weight-age of subjects like Process Control, General Aptitude and Measurements.

Last year the cut-off marks for this branch were: 25.0 for general, 22.5 for OBC & 16.67 for SC/ST candidates. However, this year cut-off is likely to be slightly lower. Effectively, it was scoring paper with many questions testing students' fundamentals.



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GATE EE 2012 Analysis

GATE 2012 Analysis
GATE 2012 (EE) largely followed the pattern of last year's paper, as previously announced in the GATE 2012 prospectus. The paper consisted of 65 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. The questions were MCQ type with4options. Every wrong answer incurred a negative marking of 1/3. The question-wise breakup of the EE paper was as follows:

• Engineering Mathematics: 15 marks
• General aptitude (verbal ability & numerical ability): 15 marks
• Core Engineering Subjects: 70 marks

In general, the paper was tougher than last year. A majority of the questions were from Math and Networks whereas very few questions were seen from Electromagnetic Theory (EMT). In terms of the difficulty level, questions from Analog,  Network, EMT were tough as compared to last year which had Analog as its toughest subject.
GATE ‘12 saw the weight-age allotted to Network increase from 7% to 13%, while the weight-age allotted to Power System decreased from 11% to 6% as compared to last year. There was no change in the weight-age of subjects like Math, Machines & Signals and System.

Disclaimer:  All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by CL| GATEaspire team. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information.