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Yearly pattern of questions asked from different subjects in last year's conducted by IITs for GATE Physics

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GATE Previous Year’s Pattern (2014-2021)

 

2019

2020

Topics

MCQ 1 M

NAT 1 M

MCQ 2 M

NAT 2 M

Total

MCQ 1 M

MSQ 1 M

NAT 1 M

MCQ 2 M

MSQ 2 M

NAT 2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

2

1

3

2

8

0

1

0

0

2

1

4

Classical Mechanics

 

2

2

1

1

6

0

0

3

1

3

0

7

Electromagnetic Theory

 

2

2

2

2

8

2

2

0

3

0

1

8

Quantum Mechanics

 

2

1

2

5

10

1

0

1

6

0

1

9

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

2

0

1

2

5

0

1

1

2

0

0

4

Electronics

 

2

0

2

1

5

1

0

1

2

0

0

4

Atomic & Molecular Physics

2

1

0

1

4

0

2

3

1

0

2

8

Condensed Matter Physics

0

1

2

1

4

3

1

0

1

0

1

6

Nuclear and Particle Physics

2

1

1

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

3

5

Total

16

9

14

16

55

9

7

9

16

5

9

55

General Aptitude

 

5

0

5

0

10

5

0

0

5

0

0

10

 

2019

2018

Topics

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

3

--

1

1

5

3

1

1

2

7

Classical Mechanics

 

1

1

2

3

7

1

1

3

2

7

Electromagnetic Theory

 

2

2

4

2

10

1

2

4

1

8

Quantum Mechanics

 

2

2

4

2

10

1

--

--

2

3

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

2

1

--

2

5

--

--

1

5

6

Electronics

 

1

--

3

--

4

2

1

--

2

5

Atomic & Molecular Physics

--

--

1

1

2

5

--

1

2

8

Condensed Matter Physics

2

3

1

1

7

3

1

2

--

6

Nuclear and Particle Physics

3

--

1

1

5

2

1

--

2

5

Total

16

9

17

13

55

18

7

12

18

55

 

 

 

2017

2016

Topics

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

1

1

1

4

6

2

--

3

--

5

Classical Mechanics

 

2

1

1

4

8

1

2

3

1

7

Electromagnetic Theory

 

1

3

1

3

8

1

2

3

1

7

Quantum Mechanics

 

4

--

1

1

6

2

2

6

2

12

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

1

--

2

2

5

1

3

1

1

6

Electronics

 

1

1

1

2

5

--

1

1

1

3

Atomic & Molecular Physics

1

--

2

--

3

2

--

1

1

4

Condensed Matter Physics

2

1

1

2

6

3

--

1

2

6

Nuclear and Particle Physics

4

1

2

1

8

3

--

2

--

5

Total

16

9

12

18

55

15

10

21

9

55

 

 

2015

2014

Topics

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

4

1

2

--

7

3

--

2

--

5

Classical Mechanics

 

2

--

4

2

8

1

2

5

--

8

Electromagnetic Theory

 

2

2

3

1

8

1

2

1

3

7

Quantum Mechanics

 

2

1

1

2

6

2

--

2

5

9

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

3

--

2

--

5

1

1

2

--

4

Electronics

 

1

1

2

2

6

1

1

--

4

6

Atomic & Molecular Physics

--

--

1

3

4

2

--

2

1

5

Condensed Matter Physics

1

3

2

1

7

4

--

--

1

5

Nuclear and Particle Physics

1

1

1

1

4

4

--

1

1

6

Total

16

9

18

12

55

16

9

15

15

55