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GATE exam 2025 February 1 Shift 2 exam has been concluded at 5.30 PM. The shift-wise paper analysis and memory-based question paper will be available here.
IIT Roorkee has ended the GATE 2025 February 1 Shift 2 exam at 5.30 PM. The shift 2 exam is for CS2, NM, MT, TF and IN papers. Based on the inital reaction, the Shift 2 papers were moderately difficult. The paper analysis and memory-based question paper are released here soon after the exam based on the initial reactions.
GATE 2025 Feb 1 Shift 1 exam was conducted 12.30 PM. The shift 1 exam is for CS1, AG, and MA papers. Based on the sudent reaction, the papers were easy to moderate. Candidates can check the GATE 2025 Shift 1 question paper with analysis here.
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The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 is scheduled to be conducted on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The exam will be held in two shifts: Morning (9:30 AM – 12:30 PM) and Afternoon (2:30 PM – 5:30 PM). IIT Roorkee, the conducting authority, has issued important guidelines for candidates to ensure a smooth GATE 2025 exam.
Negative Marking in GATE 2025
There is NO negative marking in NAT and MSQ questions. However, each incorrect answer to MCQ will lead to a deduction in marks. The table below covers the negative marking criteria for MCQ questions in GATE 2025 paper:
| Type of Question | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mark Questions | 2 Marks Questions | |
| Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | 1/3 mark | 2/3 mark |
| Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) | No negative marking | No negative marking |
| Numerical Answer Type (NATs) | No negative marking | No negative marking |
GATE 2025 February 1 Paper Analysis
GATE 2025 Day 1 paper analysis will be available as soon as the shifts are over. The student’s reaction helps candidates understand the exam/s difficulty level, high weightage topics, important questions, and expected cutoff. As per the previous years’ analysis, the GATE 2025 is expected to maintain a moderate difficulty level across most disciplines. Check GATE 2025 Paper Analysis and Difficulty Level
Check the paper-wise GATE 2025 paper analysis here:
| Paper | Difficulty level | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|
| GATE 2025 CS1 | Moderate to Difficult | Operating Systems, Computer Organization and Architecture, Computer Networks, and Database Management Systems |
| GATE 2025 AG | Moderate | Farm Power, Farm Machinery, and Soil and Water Conservation |
| GATE 2025 MA | Moderate to Difficult | Real Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), Partial Differential Equations (PDE), Topology, and Calculus |
| GATE 2025 CS2 | Moderate | Graphs and charts, Operating System |
| GATE 2025 NM | Moderate | to be updated |
| GATE 2025 MT | Moderate | to be updated |
| GATE 2025 TF | Moderate | to be updated |
| FATE 2025 IN | Moderate | to be updated |
GATE 2025 February 1 Question Papers with Solutions PDF
Memory-based question paper with solutions will be released here after the Day 1 exam. Candidates can check the GATE 2025 1st Feb 2025 question paper PDF free download links here:
Also Read: GATE Question Paper 2025: Check Previous Year Question Paper with Solution PDF
GATE 2025 Exam Schedule
| Date | Session | Timing | Test Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 (Sat) | Morning | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | CS1, AG, MA |
| Afternoon | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN | |
| Feb 2, 2025 (Sun) | Morning | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | ME, PE, AR |
| Afternoon | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | EE | |
| Feb 15, 2025 (Sat) | Morning | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | CY, AE, DA, ES, PI |
| Afternoon | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | EC, GE, XH, BM, EY | |
| Feb 16, 2025 (Sun) | Morning | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT |
| Afternoon | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN |
Candidates are advised to carefully follow all exam-day guidelines and prepare efficiently to perform well in GATE 2025.
GATE 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
- Reporting Time: Candidates must reach the exam center at least 60 minutes before the exam starts.
- Entry Restrictions: Latecomers arriving more than 30 minutes after the exam begins will not be allowed to log in.
- Seating Arrangement: Candidates must occupy their allotted seats at least 40 minutes before the exam.
- Instructions Review: The login process and instructions review must begin 20 minutes before the exam commences.
- Early Exit Restrictions: No candidate will be allowed to leave the exam hall before the exam ends without invigilator permission.
Required Documents for GATE 2025 Exam
- Candidates must carry the following documents to the exam center:
- A hard copy of the GATE 2025 admit card (released on January 7, 2025).
- A valid photo ID proof (Aadhar card, driving license, passport, PAN card, etc.).
- If the photograph on the admit card or ID proof is unclear, candidates must carry two passport-size photographs.
Prohibited Items Inside the Exam Hall
- To maintain fairness and security, candidates must not carry:
- Electronic devices (mobile phones, smartwatches, earphones, calculators, etc.).
- Jewelry, accessories, bags, and personal belongings.
- Only the required documents and a pen are permitted inside the hall.
Familiarization with the Virtual Calculator
A virtual scientific calculator will be provided on-screen during the exam. Candidates are advised to practice using the virtual calculator in mock tests to avoid confusion.
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After GATE 2025 Day 1 exam conclues, experts presume that the GATE 2025 cutoff may rise this year. This is because candidates reported that the papers were on easy to moderately difficult.
Based on the inital feedback, the GATE 2025 Feb 1 Shift 2 papers were moderately difficult. The englieering maths section was reportedly more difficult and lengthy.
Appearing candidates reported that the GATE 2025 CS2 was moderate with a difficult General Aptitude section.
IIT Roorkee has ended the GATE 2025 Feb 1 Shift 2 exam for CS2, NM, MT, TF, and IN papers. The paper analysis and question paper will be out soon.
No, there is no sectional time limit in GATE 2025 exam. The exam duration is 3 hours for all papers.
In GATE 2025, negative marking applies to MCQ-type questions, whereas MSQs and NATs have no negative marking. The negative marking for MCQs is:
- 1-Mark Questions: For every wrong answer, there is a deduction of 1/3 mark.
- 2-Mark Questions: For every wrong answer, there is a deduction of 2/3 mark.
IIT Roorkee is expected to release the results of GATE 2025 on 19th March 2025. It usually comes within 3 to 4 weeks from the exam ends. Candidates who appeared for the exam can download the GATE scorecard PDF from the official website between March 28, 2025, and May 31, 2025.
The category-wise GATE Qualifying Marks 2025 are the minimum scores required for candidates to qualify for postgraduate admissions and PSU recruitment. Here are the expected GATE 2025 cutoffs based on previous analysis:
| GATE Branch | General Cutoff | OBC-NCL/EWS Cutoff | SC/ST/PwD Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | 33.3 | 29.9 | 22.1 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture and Planning | 41.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35.0 | 25.9 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.3 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
| Chemistry | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
| Geology | 42.0 | 37.8 | 28.0 |
| Geophysics | 49.0 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| Mathematics | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19.0 |
| Mining Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 41.0 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| Physics | 32.0 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| Statistics | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| Engineering Sciences | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 37.0 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 48.0 | 43.2 | 32.0 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 36.0 | 32.4 | 24.0 |
| Life Sciences | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
GATE exam has three types of questions – MCQ, MSQ and NAT with 1 or 2 marks for every correct answer. Candidates can check the GATE 2025 Marking Scheme released by IIT Roorkee below:
| Question Type | Correct Answer | Incorrect Answer | Negative Marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCQ (1 Mark) | +1 | -1/3 | Yes |
| MCQ (2 Marks) | +2 | -2/3 | Yes |
| MSQ | Varies | 0 | No |
| NAT | Varies | 0 | No |
To maintain fairness and security in GATE 2025, candidates must not carry:
- Electronic devices (mobile phones, smartwatches, earphones, calculators, etc.)
- Jewelry, accessories, bags, and personal belongings
- Electronic Devices like phones, calculators, log tables, pagers, tablets, and laptops
- Paper, books, journals
- Pencil, pencil box, and set of geometry.
- Backpacks or bags.
- Anything else besides a GATE Exam 2025 admit card, an ID, and a photo.
- Foods and beverage
- Any kind of metal object.
- Microphone, camera, recorder, headphones, etc
Note: Only the required documents and a pen are allowed.
IIT Roorkee has started the GATE 2025 Feb 1 Shift 2 exam at 2.30 PM. The exam will continue till 5.30 PM.
The reporting for GATE 2025 shift 2 started at 1 PM. Candidates can take take their seats from 1.50 PM onwards and log in to the their systems from 2.10 PM. Shift 2 papers exam will be from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. The gates close at 3 PM.
As per the initial feedback, the GATE 2025 was moderate to difficult. Check the paper-wise analysis here:
- The GATE 2025 CS1 seemed moderately tough, students experienced a mix of 1 and 2- mark questions ranging from 50-55 considered as a good attempt.
- The AG exam was moderate in the difficulty level, it followed the similar pattern as the previous year.
- The GATE 2025 MA was moderately challenging, with a balanced mix of conceptual and numerical questions.
- Data Structures: 3 questions (1 mark each), 3 questions (2 marks each)
- COA: 2 questions (1 mark each), 4 questions (2 marks each)
- Digital Logic: 2 questions (1 mark each), 2 questions (2 marks each)
- Computer Programming: 1 question (1 mark), 2 questions (2 marks each)
Overall, based on students' reactions, the GATE CS1 paper was rated as easy to moderate, with questions evenly distributed across topics. The GATE 2025 February 1 Shift 1 paper had mostly MSQ questions, with a jumbled question sequence. Based on students' reactions, the CS1 paper was considered easy to moderate, with questions evenly distributed across topics.
IIT Roorkee has concluded the GATE 2025 Feb 1 shift 1 exam at 12.30 PM. Candidates can check the paper analysis with memory based question paper in some time.
GATE question paper has three types of questions – MCQ, MSQ, and NAT. The total marks in 100. Check the marking scheme and negative marking below:
| GATE Marking Scheme | 1 or 2 marks for each correct answer |
| GATE Negative Marking | For 1 mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer; For 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer; No negative marking for MSQs and NATs |
IIT Roorkee is scheduled to conduct GATE 2025 exams on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The exam will be held for 30 papers, in two shifts:
- Morning Shift: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Afternoon Shift: 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
As per GATE Exam Pattern 2025, it will be conducted in there are three types of questions asked in GATE Question Paper. These include Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. Each of these questions carries 1 or 2 marks each for a total weightage of 100 marks.
While taking GATE Exam, candidates must make sure they have all of the necessary documentation with them.
- GATE Exam Admit card
- Valid ID card with them at all times, such as a driving license, PAN card, Aadhaar card, college ID, employee ID, etc.
- PwD Certificate (If applicable)
- Passport-size Photograph (same as on the admit card)
IIT Roorkee, the organizing institute for GATE 2025, released the GATE admit card 2025 on January 7, 2025 on its official portal. Candidates must download the admit card before appearing for the exam.
IIT Roorkee has started the GATE 2025 exam for February 1 Shift 1 at 9.30 AM. The exam will conclude at 12.30 PM
GATE 2025 February 1 Shift 1 exam will be conducted for CS1, AG, and MA disciplines. Shift 2 will be for CS2, NM, MT, TF and IN papers.
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