GATE CE Previous Year Papers and Syllabus
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Design of Steel Structures Syllabus only
Engineering Hydrology Syllabus only
Engineering Mathematics Syllabus only
Engineering Mechanics Syllabus only
Environmental Engineering Syllabus only
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Syllabus only
Geomatics Engineering Syllabus only
Geotechnical Engineering Syllabus only
Irrigation Engineering Syllabus only
RCC Structures Syllabus only
Solid Mechanics Syllabus only
Structural Analysis Syllabus only
Transportation Engineering Syllabus only
General Aptitude Syllabus only
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How many GATE CE previous year papers are available?
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How is the GATE CE paper structured and marked?
The paper has 65 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours: General Aptitude for 15 marks and the core subject for 85. A wrong multiple-choice answer costs one third of the question's marks (1/3 for a 1-mark question, 2/3 for a 2-mark question). Multiple-select and numerical-answer questions have no negative marking.
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Yes. Create a free account to take any paper as a full-length test in the same exam interface you will see on the day, with the question palette, timer and negative marking, then get an instant section-wise score. You can also practise one subject at a time with no timer.