Latest Updates
- IIT Kharagpur had conducted the GATE exam for Electrical Engineering (EE) on February , 2023 in the afternoon session.
- The final answer keys will be released on February , 2023.
- The response sheet has been released on the official website. Click Here to download.
- The results will be declared on March, 2023.
After the successful completion of the exam, candidates look for the answer key and paper analysis for reviewing their answers. This helps them to gain a rough idea about their performance and marks in the attempt.
In this article, you will get complete information about GATE EE Paper Analysis 2023.
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GATE EE Paper Analysis 2024
- The exam was conducted from 14:30 PM to 17:30 PM.
- The overall EE paper was easy to moderate.
- There were no MSQ questions in the EE paper.
- General Aptitude questions were moderate to difficult.
- Questions from the Electromagnetic field were difficult.
- There were a total of 33 MCQs and 22 NAT-type questions.
Here is the topic-wise marks distribution:
| Subject | Questions | Total Marks | |
| 1 Mark | 2 Marks | ||
| Signals & Systems | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Electromagnetics | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Electrical Machines | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Analog Electronics | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Digital Electronics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Power System | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Control System | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Electric Circuits | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Power Electronics | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Electrical Measurement | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| General Aptitude | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Total | Total Marks= 30 | Total Marks= 70 | 100 |
Subject-wise Marks Distribution
| Name of the Topic | Percentage of Marks |
| General Aptitude | 15 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 12 |
| Signal and Systems | 08 |
| Electromagnetic | 06 |
| Electronic Machines | 08 |
| Analog Circuits | 06 |
| Digital Circuits | 03 |
| Power Systems | 12 |
| Control System | 08 |
| Electric Circuits | 11 |
| Power Electronics | 09 |
| Electrical Measurements | 02 |
Previous Years’ Marks Distribution
2021
| Subject | 1 Mark Questions | 2 Mark Questions |
| General Aptitude | 05 | 05 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 04 | 04 |
| Signals and Systems | 02 | 03 |
| Electro Magnetics | 02 | 02 |
| Electrical Machines | 02 | 03 |
| Analog Circuits | 02 | 02 |
| Digital Circuits | 01 | 01 |
| Power Systems | 04 | 04 |
| Control Systems | 02 | 03 |
| Electric Circuits | 03 | 04 |
| Power Electronics | 01 | 04 |
| Electrical Measurements | 02 | 0 |
2019
GATE EE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy
| S.No. | Topics | Percentage-wise weightage |
| 1 | General Aptitude | 15% |
| 2 | Engineering Mathematics | 10% |
| 3 | Network Theory | 8% |
| 4 | Signals & Systems | 6% |
| 5 | Control Systems | 8% |
| 6 | Analog Circuits | 8% |
| 7 | Digital Circuits | 7% |
| 8 | Measurement | 4% |
| 9 | Power Electronics | 10% |
| 10 | Electromagnetic Theory | 2% |
| 11 | Electrical Machines | 12% |
| 12 | Power Systems | 10% |
Detailed GATE EE Paper Analysis by Gate Academy
| Subject Topics | No. Of Questions | Topics – Questions were asked from | Difficulty Level | Total Marks |
| Engineering
Mathematics |
1 marks- 2
2 marks- 4 |
Newton Raphson, Probability, Calculus,
Matrix, differentially equation, Laplace transform, |
Tough | 10 |
| Network Theory | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 3 |
Transient Analysis, Steady State Analysis, Two-Port Networks, Basics of networks | Medium | 8 |
| Signals & Systems | 1 marks -2
2 marks- 2 |
Sampling, Filter, System analysis, Linear Time-Invariant(LTI) Systems | Tough | 6 |
| Control Systems | 1 marks -4
2 marks- 2 |
Basics of Control System, Nyquist plot, Root locus, Bode-plot, Stability & Routh Hurwitz Criterion | Tough | 8 |
| Analog Circuits | 1 marks- 4
2 marks- 2 |
FET amplifier, BJT Amplifier, Op-amp, Diode Circuits-Analysis and Application, Transistors | Easy | 8 |
| Digital Circuits | 1 marks- 1
2 marks- 3 |
Logic Gates, Counters, Excitation machine, Kmap, Boolean Algebra | Easy | 7 |
| Measurement | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 1 |
Power Factor Measurement, Energy Meter | Medium | 4 |
| Power Electronics | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 4 |
Basics of Power Semiconductor Devices, Input power factor, Chopper, Convertor, Inverters | Tough | 10 |
| Electromagnetic
Theory |
1 marks- 2
2 marks- 3 |
Electromagnetic Field | Medium | 2 |
| Electrical Machines | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 5 |
DC Machine, Transformer Losses, Induction Machine, Synchronous Machine, Special Machines | Easy | 12 |
| Power Systems | 1 marks- 2
2 marks- 4 |
Transmission Line, Economics of Power Generation, Fault analysis, Power Factor | Tough | 10 |
| General Aptitude | 1 marks- 5
2 marks- 5 |
Distance time, Probability, Permutation and Combination | Medium | 15 |
| Total | 65 | 100 | ||
GATE EE Cut-off
The cut-off is the minimum marks required to qualify for the examination by which candidates will get admission in the IITs for M.E/M.tech or Ph.D. (Doctorate in Philosophy). Candidates whose marks will not meet the minimum cut-off marks are not eligible for admission to the top engineering colleges. Here we are listed the previous years’ cut off trends:
Cut-Off for EE 2021
| Category | Cutoff |
| General | 39.6 |
| OBC | 35.6 |
| SC/ ST | 26.4 |
Cut-Off for EE 2020
| Category | Cutoff |
| General | 33.4 |
| OBC | 30 |
| SC/ ST | 22.2 |
GATE Qualifying Cut off for EE (2013-2017)
| Year | General | OBC | SC/ ST/ PH |
| 2017 | 25.20 | 25.20 | 16.70 |
| 2016 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| 2015 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
| 2014 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
| 2013 | 25.74 | 23.17 | 17.16 |
Conclusion
This article gives you in-depth detail about the GATE EE 2023 exam paper along with its analysis. Students must go through the previous years’ papers as it provides a fair idea about the gist of the exam. It helps to understand the pattern and the difficulty level too.
Hence, focus on this part during your preparation diligently.
Good luck!