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- The GATE CE Exam 2024 was conducted on February, 2024, in two sessions; CE-1 in the forenoon session (9:00 AM-12:00 PM) and CE-2 in the afternoon session (14:30 PM-17:30 PM).
- The final answer keys will be released on February, 2024.
- The response sheet has been released on the official website. Click Here to download.
- The results will be declared on March, 2024.
The GATE CE answer key has been released on the official website. The paper analysis provides you with detailed information about the difficulty level, pattern, and kinds of questions asked in the examination.
In this article, you will get complete information about the GATE CE Paper Analysis 2024.
GATE CE Paper Analysis 2024
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GATE CE 2024 Exam Highlights (Both Shifts)
- The overall difficulty level of the GATE CE exam was moderate.
- Numerical method questions had more weightage in GATE CE 2024.
- The previous year’s GATE CE cutoff was 29.2 marks.
GATE CE Paper Analysis 2024 Shift 1
- The overall difficulty level of GATE CE was moderate.
- The GATE CE 2024 question papers comprised 7 MSC, 35 MCQ, and 23 NAT questions.
- There was only one question from SOM modular ratio.
- Environmental and Geotechnical engineering had high weightage with 11 marks each.
GATE CE Paper Analysis 2024 Shift 2
- The GATE CE 2024 paper for shift 2 had 7 MSC, 34 MCQ, and 24 NAT questions, the same as shift 1.
- The difficulty level of shift 2 GATE CE paper was also similar to that of shift 1 which is moderate.
- Only one question was asked from structural dynamics. While the highest number of questions were asked from Geotechnical, environmental, and transportation engineering.
GATE Paper Analysis CE 2024 – Topic-wise weightage (Shift 1 and 2)
|
Topics |
1 Marks |
2 Marks |
Total Marks |
|
Engineering Mathematics |
3 |
5 |
13 |
|
Strength of Materials |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Engineering Hydrology |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Engineering Mechanics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Geotechnical Engineering |
5 |
3 |
11 |
|
Structural Analysis |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Surveying |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
Building Material and Construction Management |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Design of Steel Structures |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Irrigation Engineering |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Transportation Engineering |
2 |
3 |
8 |
|
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics |
2 |
3 |
8 |
|
Environmental Engineering |
5 |
3 |
11 |
|
Design of Concrete Structures |
2 |
3 |
8 |
|
General Aptitude |
5 |
5 |
15 |
GATE CE Paper Analysis 2021
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GATE CE Paper Analysis 2021
GATE Paper Analysis assists all the candidates in checking the level of the exam. The Gate CE 2021 paper was held in the online mode in two shifts. Here are the details regarding the same:
- The test was divided into two sessions (9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.).
- The question paper has a total of 65 questions with 100 marks.
- The level of the GATE exam was moderate.
- The majority of the exam questions focused on transportation, the environment, and geo-technology.
- 25 questions out of the total were numerically based.
- Most of the questions were asked about Strength of Material, Transportation, H & I, Geotechnical, Structural Analysis, FM & OCH, RCC, Environmental.
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GATE CE Paper Analysis 2020
In 2020, the CE exam was divided into two sessions. It featured over 1.5 million students. This year, the number of questions from the environment section was increased. Geotech Engineering and Environment covered the majority of the questions. The paper also covered building materials, fluid mechanics, RCC, steel structure, hydraulics, surveying, transportation, structural analysis, and SOM. The following are the key takeaways:
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- The paper was conducted in two sessions, i.e., 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
- The difficulty level of the paper was somewhere between easy and moderately difficult.
- The General Aptitude section was fairly easy.
- Geotech Engineering carried 15 marks.
- Environmental Engineering had 14 marks.
- 25 questions out of the total were numerically based.
- The highest weightage was from Geotech Engineering, Environment Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.
- Paper was easier than the previous year.
- Most of the questions were asked about Strength of Material, Transportation, H & I, Geotechnical, Structural Analysis, FM & OCH, RCC, Environmental
Previous Year’s Analysis
GATE CE Paper Analysis 2019 by Gate Academy
The GATE 2019 civil engineering paper was conducted on February 10, 2019. After the successful completion of the exam, every coaching institute analyzed the question paper and its difficulty level. Here we have listed the comparison of the past year’s question papers with the current year’s question papers.
GATE CE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy – Session 1
Most of the questions were asked about conceptual topics. More weightage questions were asked in Fluid Mechanics, Geotechnical, and Environmental Engineering. Tough topics were asked from the Environmental Engineering, Structural Analysis, Transportation Engineering, CMM, and steel structure sections.
GATE CE paper analysis by Gate Academy – Session 1
| S.No. | Topics | Percentage-wise weightage |
| 1 | General Aptitude | 15% |
| 2 | Engineering Mathematics | 15% |
| 3 | Fluid Mechanics | 8% |
| 4 | Environmental Engineering | 13% |
| 5 | R.C.C | 3% |
| 6 | Structural analysis | 7% |
| 7 | Geotechnical Engineering | 11% |
| 8 | Transportation Engineering | 3% |
| 9 | CMM | 2% |
| 10 | Engineering Mechanics | 2% |
| 11 | Irrigation Hydrology | 8% |
| 12 | Solid Mechanics | 7% |
| 13 | Steel Structures | 2% |
| 14 | Geomatics | 4% |
Detailed GATE CE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy (Session 1)
| Subject Topics | No. Of Questions | Topics – Questions were asked from | Difficulty Level | Total Marks |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 marks- 9
2 marks- 3 |
Eigen Vector, Probability density, Continuity, Differential Equation, Numerical Method (Euler’s method, Integration), Limit (L-Hospital Rule), Matrix ( Inverse), Poisson’s Distribution, Mode & Median | Easy | 15 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 3 |
Fluid Dynamics ( Force on a bend pipe), Pipe flow, Boundary layer theory, Open Channel Flow ( GVF), Open channel Flow ( Sluice Gate)
|
Medium | 8 |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 marks -5
2 marks- 4 |
BOD, Settling Velocity, Waste Water Treatment. Noise Pollution (Equivalent Noise), Air Pollution ( Acid Rain) | Tough | 13 |
| Structural Analysis | 1 marks -1
2 marks- 3 |
Two hinged Arch (Max Beam), Slope Deflection Method, Influence line | Tough | 7 |
| R.C.C | 1 marks- 1
2 marks- 1 |
Prestressing, IS 456
|
Medium | 3 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 1 marks- 1
2 marks- 5 |
Thixotropy, Bearing Capacity, Consolidation settlement, Triaxial Test, Properties of soil (Water absorption ), Liquidity index | Medium | 11 |
| Transportation Engineering | 1 marks- 1
2 marks- 1 |
Airport Engineering, Traffic Engineering | Tough | 3 |
| CMM | 1 marks- 0
2 marks- 1 |
Time Duration
|
Tough | 2 |
| Irrigation & Hydrology | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 3 |
Unit Hydrograph | Easy | 8 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 marks- 0
2 marks- 1 |
Force Velocity | Medium | 2 |
| Solid Mechanics | 1 marks-1
2 marks- 3 |
Strain Energy (Axial Load), BM & SF, Column (Euler’s Load), | Medium | 7 |
| Steel structure | 1 marks-0
2 marks- 1 |
Eccentric Connections ( Force on Bolt) | Tough | 2 |
| Geomatics | 1 marks-2
2 marks- 1 |
Bearing ( Local Attraction), EDM, Remote Sensing | Easy | 4 |
| General Aptitude | 1 marks-5
2 marks-5 |
Probability, Numerical ability, Passage, Grammar | Medium | 15 |
| 65 | 100 |
GATE CE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy – Session 2
In the examination, questions were asked about transportation engineering, geotechnical and environmental engineering, and irrigation and hydrology. The higher weightage questions asked about irrigation hydrology and geotechnical engineering questions were too tough as compared to the previous year. The questions asked in the general aptitude sections were of medium nature.
GATE CE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy – Session 2
| S.No. | Topics | Percentage-wise weightage |
| 1 | General Aptitude | 15% |
| 2 | Engineering Mathematics | 12% |
| 3 | Fluid Mechanics | 5% |
| 4 | Environmental Engineering | 11% |
| 5 | R.C | 5% |
| 6 | Structural analysis | 3% |
| 7 | Geotechnical Engineering | 13% |
| 8 | Transportation Engineering | 8% |
| 9 | CMM | 4% |
| 10 | Engineering Mechanics | 4% |
| 11 | Irrigation Hydrology | 8% |
| 12 | Solid Mechanics | 5% |
| 13 | Steel Structures | 2% |
| 14 | Geomatics | 5% |
Detailed GATE CE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy (Session 2)
| Subject Topics | No. Of Questions | Topics – Questions were asked from | Difficulty Level | Total Marks |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 marks- 4
2 marks- 4 |
Chain rule, Vector divergence. Probability, Characteristics equation, Matrix, Tangent and curve. Definite integral. Differential equation | Medium | 12 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 marks- 1
2 marks- 2 |
Centrifugal pump, Head loss, U-tube | Medium | 5 |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 marks -3
2 marks- 4 |
ASP, NP, AP, SWH, BOD, Total hardness, Sedimentation tank | Medium | 11 |
| Structural Analysis | 1 marks -1
2 marks- 1 |
Kinematic Indeterminacy, Rotational | Easy | 3 |
| R.C.C | 1 marks- 1
2 marks- 2 |
Concrete technology, PSC, Tests on cement | Easy | 5 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 1 marks- 5
2 marks- 4 |
Seepage Analysis, Bearing capacity. Compaction, Earth pressure, Slopes, Pile, Shear strength. Stress distribution | Tough | 13 |
| Transportation Engineering | 1 marks- 4
2 marks- 2 |
Curves, Railway, Space headway, Rigid pavement | Easy | 8 |
| CMM | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 1 |
CPM, PERT | Easy | 4 |
| Irrigation & Hydrology | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 3 |
Infiltration, Thickness polygon method, the Water requirement of crops, OCF | Easy | 8 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 marks- 0
2 marks- 2 |
Work & Energy Methods | Medium | 4 |
| Solid Mechanics | 1 marks-1
2 marks- 2 |
Shear Strain, Deflection, Torque, Strain energy, SFD, and BMD | Medium | 5 |
| Steel structure | 1 marks-0
2 marks- 1 |
Welding | Easy | 2 |
| Geomatics | 1 marks-1
2 marks- 2 |
Plane table, Geoinformatics, Levelling | Medium | 5 |
| General Aptitude | 1 marks-5
2 marks-5 |
Probability, Numerical ability, Grammar | Medium | 15 |
| 65 | 100 |
GATE Helpline 2022
For any kind of query, candidates can contact with below-mentioned helplines:
| ZONE | CONTACT ADDRESS | PHONE NUMBER | EMAIL ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012 |
080-22932392 080-23601227 |
gate@gate.iisc.ac.in |
| 2 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076 |
022-25767068 | gateoffice@iitb.ac.in |
| 3 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 |
011-26591750 011-26596137 011-26591749 |
chrgate@admin.iitd.ac.in |
| 4 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039 |
0361-2582751 0361-2582755 |
gate@iitg.ac.in |
| 5 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016 |
0512-2597412 | gate@iitk.ac.in |
| 6 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302 |
03222-282091 03222-282095 |
gate@adm.iitkgp.ac.in |
| 7 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036 |
044-22578200 | gate@iitm.ac.in |
| 8 | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 |
01332-284531 | gate@iitr.ac.in |
Conclusion
This article gives you in-depth details about the GATE CE 2024 exam paper along with its analysis. Students must go through the previous years’ papers as they provide a fair idea of the gist of the exam. It helps to understand the pattern and the difficulty level too.
Hence, do not skip this part during your preparation.
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