GATE is the national level engineering entrance exam conducted for admission in postgraduate programs (M.E./M.Tech and Ph.D. Courses) which is offered by IITs, NITs and Government funded institutions. GATE 2019 was conducted on 3rd February 2018 forenoon session (9 am to 12 pm) and afternoon session (2 pm to 5 pm)for Mechanical Engineering programs. The exam is concluded successfully, So there are various institutions in the market who will analyze the GATE ME Paper. GATE Academy is the best academy for GATE Preparation. So they analyze this year question papers, where they analyze difficulty level of the exam, weight of topics, and the type of questions asked. So in this article, you will get complete information about GATE ME Paper Analysis:
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- IIT Madras is conducting GATE 2019 in online mode for 23 papers on February 2, 3, 9 and 10 across 199 cities in India and 6 cities outside India.
- Each paper of GATE contains 65 questions with a weight of total 100 maThe total
- The total time duration of 3 hours each.
- The mechanical engineering question paper will be asked in Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
GATE ME Paper Analysis
Get Complete Difficulty level in tabular form:
GATE ME Paper Analysis of After Noon Session
| SUBJECT | No. of Ques. | Topics Asked in Paper(Memory Based) | Level of Ques | Total Marks |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 Marks: 5
2 Marks: 4 |
Random Variable, Complex Variable, Divergence, Complementary Function, Determinant, Variable Separable Method, Fourier Series | Easy | 13 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 Marks:1 2 Marks: 1 | Slider Crank Mechanism, Collision | Medium | 3 |
| Mechanics of Materials | 1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 3 | Columns, Simple Stress and Strain | Medium | 8 |
| Theory Of Machines | 1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 3 | Gear Strain, Vibration, Torsion, Cams | Medium | 8 |
| Machine Design | 1 Marks: 1 2 Marks: 2 | Bearing Capacity, Breaks | Easy | 3 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 3 | Fluid Properties, Flow through pipes | Medium | 8 |
| Heat Transfer | 1 Marks: 1 2 Marks: 2 | Radiation, Convection | Easy | 5 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 5 | Ideal Gas, IC Engine, Vapour compression cycle, Refrigeration | Medium | 12 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 Marks: 7 2 Marks: 6 | Milling, Metal Cutting, Forming, EDM | Tough | 19 |
| Industrial Engineering | 1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 2 | Inventory Management, Linear Programming | Tough | 6 |
| General Aptitude | 1 Marks: 5 2 Marks: 5 | Geometry, TSD, Functions, Grammar, Numbers, Work, inference | Easy | 15 |
The GATE ME paper analysis by GATE Academy has been provided here for both sessions.
GATE ME Paper Analysis by GATE Academy – Afternoon Session
|
Subject |
Number of Question |
Topics Asked in Paper (Memory Based) |
Level of Questions |
Total Marks |
|
Engineering Mathematics |
1 Marks: 5 2 Marks: 4 |
Random Variable, Complex Variable, Divergence, Complementary Function, Determinant, Variable Separable Method, Fourier Series |
Easy |
13 |
|
Engineering Mechanics |
1 Marks:1 2 Marks: 1 |
Slider Crank Mechanism, Collision |
Medium |
3 |
|
Mechanics of Materials |
1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 3 |
Columns, Simple Stress and Strain |
Medium |
8 |
|
Theory Of Machines |
1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 3 |
Gear Strain, Vibration, Torsion, Cams |
Medium |
8 |
|
Machine Design |
1 Marks: 1 2 Marks: 2 |
Bearing Capacity, Breaks |
Easy |
3 |
|
Fluid Mechanics |
1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 3 |
Fluid Properties, Flow through pipes |
Medium |
8 |
|
Heat Transfer |
1 Marks: 1 2 Marks: 2 |
Radiation, Convection |
Easy |
5 |
|
Thermodynamics |
1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 5 |
Ideal Gas, IC Engine, Vapour compression cycle, Refrigeration |
Medium |
12 |
|
Manufacturing Engineering |
1 Marks: 7 2 Marks: 6 |
Milling, Metal Cutting, Forming, EDM |
Tough |
19 |
|
Industrial Engineering |
1 Marks: 2 2 Marks: 2 |
Inventory Management, Linear Programming |
Tough |
6 |
|
General Aptitude |
1 Marks: 5 2 Marks: 5 |
Geometry, TSD, Functions, Grammar, Numbers, Work, inference |
Easy |
15 |
|
Total |
65 |
|
|
100 |
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Faculty Feedback |
Majority of the question were concept based. General Aptitude And Mathematics is Very Easy. Core Subject Questions were 50% easy, 30% medium and 20% tough. |
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GATE ME Paper Analysis by GATE Academy – Forenoon Session
| Subject | Number of Questions | Topics Asked in Paper (Memory Based) | Level of Questions | Total Marks |
| Engineering
Mathematics |
1 Marks: 6
2 Marks: 4 |
Mean Value Theorem; Probability , Euler’s Method, Rank, Analytic Function, Laplace Transform |
Easy |
14 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 Marks: 0
2 Marks: 2 |
Slider Crank Mechanism, Collision |
Medium |
4 |
| Mechanics of
Materials |
1 Marks: 4
2 Marks: 5 |
Simple Stress Strains, Analysis of Shear Stress, Stress in Beams, Plain Stress |
Medium |
14 |
| Theory Of Machines | 1 Marks: 3
2 Marks: 2 |
Gear Strain |
Medium |
7 |
| Machine Design | 1 Marks: 1
2 Marks: 2 |
Bearing Capacity, Breaks |
Easy |
5 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 Marks: 3
2 Marks: 4 |
Peloton Wheels, |
Medium |
11 |
| Heat Transfer | 1 Marks: 0
2 Marks: 1 |
Conduction, |
Easy |
2 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 Marks: 2
2 Marks: 4 |
Entropy, IC Engines, Steady Flow Energy Equation |
Medium |
10 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 Marks: 6
2 Marks: 4 |
ECM, Sheet Metal, Metal cutting |
Tough |
14 |
| Industrial
Engineering |
1 Marks: 0
2 Marks: 2 |
Linear Program |
Medium |
4 |
| General Aptitude | 1 Marks: 5
2 Marks: 5 |
Geometry, TSD, Functions, Grammar, Numbers, Work, inference |
Easy |
15 |
| Total | 65 | 100 | ||
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Faculty Feedback |
Majority of the question were concept based. General Aptitude And Mathematics is Very Easy. Core Subject Questions were 50% easy, 30%
medium and 20% tough. |
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Previous Year GATE ME Paper Analysis
Detailed GATE ME Paper Analysis 2018- Session 1
| S.No | Topics | % wise weightage |
| 1 | Engineering Mathematics | 14% |
| 2 | General Aptitude | 15% |
| 3 | Mechanics of Materials | 14% |
| 4 | Engineering Mechanics | 4% |
| 5 | Theory of Machines | 7% |
| 6 | Machine Design | 5% |
| 7 | Fluid Mechanics | 11% |
| 8 | Heat Transfer | 2% |
| 9 | Thermodynamics | 10% |
| 10 | Manuafacturing Engineering | 14% |
| 11 | Industrial Engineering | 4% |
GATE 2017 ME Paper Analysis by GATE Academy – Session 1
| Subject Topics | No. Of Questions | Topics – Questions were asked from | Difficulty Level | Total Marks |
| Strength of Materials (SOM) | 1 marks- 4
2 marks- 3 |
Poisson’s Ratio, Columns, | Easy | 10 |
| Mechanical Precision Engineering | 1 marks -5
2 marks – 6 |
Slab Milling, non-traditional machining, Casting, Welding | Easy to Moderate | 17 |
| Theory of Machines (TOM) and
Vibration |
1 marks- 1
2 marks- 3 |
Natural Frequency, Dynamics of Slider Crank Mechanism, Epicyclic Gear Trains | Easy | 7 |
| Thermo Dynamics & Applied Thermo Dynamics | 1 marks -1
2 marks- 4 |
Brayton Cycle, Entropy | Moderate | 9 |
| Heat & Mass Transfer | 1 marks – 1
2 marks – 2 |
Conduction, Heat Exchanger | Easy to Moderate | 5 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 marks – 4
2 marks – 3 |
Flow through Pipes, Kinematics | Easy to Moderate | 10 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 marks – 1
2 marks – 2 |
Tough | 5 | |
| General Aptitude | 1 marks – 5
2 marks – 5 |
Family Relations, Grammar, Inference, Co-ordinate Geometry | Tough | 15 |
| Machine Design | 1 marks – 2
2 marks – 1 |
S-N Curve, Theories of Failure | Easy to Moderate | 4 |
| Industrial Engineering | 1 marks – 0
2 marks – 2 |
Scheduling | Moderate | 4 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 marks – 5
2 marks – 2 |
Differential Equations, Probability, Rank of the Matrix, Eigen Values | Moderate | 14 |
| Total | 65 | 100 | ||
Detailed GATE ME Paper Analysis- Session 1
| S.No | Topics | % wise weightage |
| 1 | Manufacturing Engineering | 17% |
| 2 | General Aptitude | 15% |
| 3 | Maths | 14% |
| 4 | Fluid Mechanics 10 | 10% |
| 5 | Thermo Dynamics | 9% |
| 6 | Theory of Machines | 7% |
| 7 | Engineering Mathematics | 5% |
| 8 | Heat Transfer5 | 5% |
| 9 | Industrial Engineering | 4% |
| 10 | Machine design | 4% |
Detailed GATE ME Paper Analysis by GATE Academy – Session 2
| Subject Topics | No.Of Questions | Topics in detail | Difficulty Level | Total Marks |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 marks – 4
2 marks – 4 |
Mode, Probability, | Moderate | 12 |
| Theory of Machines (TOM) and
Vibration |
1 marks – 2
2 marks – 5 |
Vibrations, | Easy | 12 |
| Mechanical Precision Engineering | 1 marks -4
2 marks – 5 |
Material science, Forming, USM, Crystal structures, Metal cutting, Tool life, | Easy to Moderate | 12 |
| Thermo Dynamics & Applied Thermo Dynamics | 1 marks -2
2 marks – 4 |
Psychometry, | Moderate | 10 |
| Strength of Materials (SOM) | 1 marks – 5
2 marks – 3 |
Maximum shear stress, Fatigue loading,
Thermal stresses, Bending moment |
Easy | 11 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 marks – 4
2 marks – 3 |
Divergence, Stability of floating Body, Fluid kinetics, Turbines | Easy to Moderate | 10 |
| Industrial Engineering | 1 marks – 2
2 marks – 3 |
Queuing theory, Standard deviation | Moderate | 8 |
| Heat & Mass Transfer | 1 marks – 2
2 marks – 2 |
Radiation, Fins, Unsteady state heat conduction | Easy to Moderate | 6 |
| Machine Design | 1 marks – 0
2 marks – 2 |
Easy to Moderate | 4 | |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 marks – 0
2 marks – 0 |
– | 0 | |
| General Aptitude | 1 marks – 5
2 marks – 5 |
Family Relations, Grammar, Inference, Co-ordinate Geometry | Tough | 15 |
| Total | 65 | 100 |
Percentage-wise distribution of topics in Session 2
| S.No | Topics | % wise weightage |
| 1 | Engineering Mathematics | 14% |
| 2 | Theory of Machines & Vibrations | 14% |
| 3 | Thermo Dynamics | 12% |
| 4 | MPE | 14% |
| 5 | Strength of Materials | 13% |
| 6 | Fluid Mechanics | 12% |
| 7 | Heat Transfer | 7% |
| 8 | Industrial Engineering | 9% |
GATE ME Cut off
Here from the below given table, you will get detailed cut off qualifying marks as per the past year trends:
GATE Qualifying Cut off Marks for ME (2013-2017)
| S.No | Category | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| 1 | General | 32.87 | 29.6 | 32.73 | 28.86 | 25 |
| 2 | OBC | 29 | 26.6 | 29.46 | 25.97 | 22.25 |
| 3 | SC/ST/PH | 21 | 19.7 | 21.82 | 19.24 | 16.67 |
Sir,I calculate and my gate score is 26.76..and I am a obc candidate..is there any chance for cut of for this year?
Kindly give me a reply
yes but you need to wait till the declaration of cut off.