GATE Negative Marking 2024: Calculate Mark Using Marking Scheme

GATE Negative Marking 2024: GATE negative marking system is applied for each incorrect MCQ question. Apart from that, there is no negative marking in MSQ and NAT questions. GATE 2024 is conducted for admissions into PG and doctoral courses and is highly competitive.

Only candidates who qualify for the cutoffs are eligible for admission to various courses. IITs organise the GATE exam on a rotational basis and IISc Bangalore is the conducting body.

How is GATE Negative Marking Applied?

GATE questions are in the form of MCQs, MSQs, and NATs. The GATE marking scheme 2024 of each category is different. The total number of questions in the GATE exam is 65 and the GATE total marks are 100. The questions carry 1 and 2 marks each.

However, the GATE negative marking system is applied only for MCQ questions. There is no negative marking for MSQs and NAT questions. Additionally, the deduction of marks differs for 1 mark and 2 marks.

GATE Negative Marking System

Question Types	Marks	Negative Marking
MCQs	1	-½ marks deducted
	2	-⅔ marks deducted
MSQ	1	No negative marking
	2	No negative marking
NAT	2	No negative marking

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How to Calculate GATE Negative Marking?

Candidates who appear for the GATE 2024 exam need to be aware of negative markings for certain questions. The steps to calculate the GATE negative marking are as follows:

• Once the answer keys are available, candidates must download them.
• Check for the answers, and mark the correct answer and incorrect answers.
• Now deduct the incorrect answer marks from the correct answers.

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GATE 2024 Marking Scheme 

The GATE marking scheme for the papers are variant. The GATE exam total marks is 100, which is the GATE maximum marks. The question paper will carry questions from General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Core subjects for AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, XE and BM subjects.

However, there will be no engineering mathematics questions for AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL subjects.

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Additionally, the weightage of the questions is variant for these two categories. Thus, the GATE marks distribution is also variant. The table below represents the GATE marking scheme.

GATE Marking Scheme

Particulars	Details
Total Questions	65
Total Marks	100
Weightage of Questions	General Aptitude - 15%
	Engineering Mathematics - 13%
	Core Subjects - 72%
Question Distribution for AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, XE and BM	General Aptitude - 15%
	Engineering Mathematics - 13%
	Main Subjects - 72%
Question Distribution for AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL	General Aptitude - 15%
	Main Subjects - 85%
Negative Marking	No negative marking for MCQs and NAT
	½ mark deduction for each 1-mark question
	⅔ marks deduction for each 2 marks

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GATE 2024 Exam Pattern

GATE 2024 exam pattern is decided and released by the organising body. The question paper carries 100 marks questions. However, the marking scheme and division of questions are different for subjects. The details are explained in the table below:

GATE Exam Pattern

Particulars	Details
GATE Conducting Body	IIT Kanpur
GATE Organising Authority	IISc Bangalore
Exam Mode	Online
GATE Exam Duration	3 hours (180 minutes)
Total Marks	100
Type of Questions	MCQs
	MSQs
	NAT
Marking Scheme	1 and 2 marks questions
	No negative marking for MSQs and NAT questions
	½ marks deduction for each incorrect MCQ question of 1 mark
	⅔ marks deduction for each incorrect MCQ question of 2 marks.

Candidates are requested to check the response sheet and answer keys to estimate their probable scores. It will also help sort the colleges that admit candidates based on their scores.

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