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- IIT Kharagpur had conducted the GATE exam for Mechanical Engineering (ME) on February, 2023 in two sessions; forenoon and 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.
GATE ME Exam 2023 consisted of 65 (multiple choice and numerical answer type) questions for a total of 100 marks in the first shift. 55 questions were related to the subject whereas 10 were from General Aptitude. The exam was conducted in two shifts.
This article will give you complete information regarding the GATE ME Paper Analysis 2023.
GATE ME Paper Analysis 2024
Forenoon Session
- The difficulty level of the examination was medium to easy
- The General Aptitude Section was fairly easy
- Maths section was difficult as compared to last year
- Conceptual questions were asked from Design Topics
- 20+ time taking and lengthy questions were asked from Numerical Ability
- 2 questions from Vibration Section were confusing
- 2 or 1 questions from Trusses, Metrology, Forming, Sheet Metal, Convention, Radiation, Heat Exchanger, and LMTD
Afternoon Session
- The difficulty level of this exam of GATE 2023 was Medium to Tough
- General Aptitude Section was comparatively very easy from previous year
- The thermal section was very easy
- Questions from SOM and Production were very tough and took a lot of time to solve
- There were 30 questions from NAT
- There were 16 marks questions from Manufacturing
- There were 12 marks questions from Thermodynamics
- There were fewer questions from TOM as compared to last year
GATE ME Exam 2024 Topic-wise Analysis
|
Topics |
Questions |
Level |
|
General Aptitude |
10 |
Easy |
|
Engineering Mathematics |
8 |
Moderate |
|
Theory Of Machines & Vibrations |
6 |
Difficult |
|
Manufacturing |
9 |
Difficult |
|
Strength Of Materials |
7 |
Easy |
|
Machine Design |
2 |
Difficult |
|
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
Easy |
|
Thermodynamics & Applications |
9 |
Moderate |
|
Industrial Engineering |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Engineering Mechanics |
2 |
Easy |
|
Heat Transfer |
4 |
Difficult |
The topic-wise weightage is tabulated below:
| Topics | Marks |
| Manufacturing | 15 |
| Industrial | 9 |
| Mathematics | 12 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 2 |
| Thermodynamic System | 12 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 6 |
| Theory of Machines | 9 |
| Heat Transfer | 6 |
| General Aptitude | 15 |
Previous Year’s Analysis
2019
Afternoon 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.
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 |
|
Faculty Feedback |
The majority of the questions were concept-based. General Aptitude And Mathematics are 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 | ||
|
Faculty Feedback |
The majority of the question were concept-based. General Aptitude And Mathematics are easy. Core subject questions were 50% easy, 30% medium, and 20% tough | |||
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 | Manufacturing Engineering | 14% |
| 11 | Industrial Engineering | 4% |
GATE ME Paper Analysis 2017 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% |
Conclusion
This article gives you in-depth detail about the GATE ME 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, do not skip this part during your preparation.
Good luck!
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.