GATE 2024 EE (Electrical Engineering): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Question Papers, Cutoff

Diksha Sharma

Updated On: January 04, 2024 08:43 pm IST | GATE

Candidates aspiring to appear for the GATE EE 2024 exam can find the GATE Electronics and Communications Engineering 2024 Exam Date along with the exam pattern, syllabus, previous years’ question papers, exam analysis, and cutoff here.

GATE EE (Electrical Engineering): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Question Papers, Cutoff

GATE 2024 EE (Electrical Engineering) - The GATE Electrical Engineering (EE) 2024 exam date is February 11, 2024. GATE 2024 exam will be conducted on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. The conducting body (IISC Bangalore), along with the official brochure, registration date, and application form dates, has released the GATE 2024 test announcement on the official website. 

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GATE 2024 exam is held to help candidates get admission into PG programs in different streams. Based on the stream preference of the candidate, he/she has to attempt the subjective paper for the GATE exam. You can check GATE 2024 EE exam date, GATE syllabus 2024, pattern, old question papers, cutoff, and exam analysis on this page. Two new papers have been added to the GATE 2024 exam based on the changes as of 2024: Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture and Geomatics Engineering. As a result, there will be 29 papers offered as choices for admission to IITs, NITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) in India for the GATE 2024 examination as compared to the previous 27 exams.

Also read: GATE Syllabus 2024

GATE EE 2024 Exam Date

The GATE EE 2024 Exam Dates have been updated in the table below.

Event Date

GATE EE 2024 Exam Date

February 11, 2024 

GATE EE 2024 Results Date

March 16, 2024

GATE 2024 EE Syllabus PDF

The official syllabus of GATE 2024 EE has been released, and the candidates can download the PDF by clicking on the link below -

GATE 2024 EE Syllabus PDF Download 
GATE Previous Year Question Papers
GATE Syllabus (All Subjects)

GATE EE 2024 Exam Pattern

The GATE EE Exam Pattern 2024 has been highlighted in the table below.

Particulars

Details

GATE EE Type of Question

  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT)

GATE EE Sections

  • General Aptitude
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Mathematics

General Aptitude Section

10 questions out of which 5 questions will be of 1 mark and the remaining 5 questions will be of 2 marks

Number of Questions Asked in GATE EE 2024

65 Questions

GATE EE Marking Scheme 2024

  • For 2 Mark MCQs - ⅔ mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
  • For 1 Mark MCQs - ⅓ mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
  • There will be no negative marking for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.

  • For unattempted questions, zero marks will be given

GATE 2024 Marking Scheme

Candidates can check the GATE Marking Scheme 2024 from the table below.

Paper Code

General Aptitude (GA) Marks

Subject Marks

Total Marks

Total Time (Minutes)

AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF

15

85

100

180

AR [Part A + Part B1 or B2 (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)] B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam

15

60 + 25

100

180

GE [Part A + Part B1 or B2 (B1 - Surveying and Mapping or B2 -Image Processing and Analysis)] B1 or B2 can be selected during the Exam

15

55 + 30

100

180

GG [Part A + Part B]

(Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)

15

25 + 60

100

180

XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections)

Sections can be selected during the Exam.

15

15 + (2 x 35)

100

180

XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section)

15

25 + 60

100

180

XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)

Sections can be selected during Exam.

15

25 + (2 x 30)

100

180

*PwD candidates with benchmark disability are eligible for the compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour. Thus, they will get one hour extra for a three hours examination.

GATE is conducted as per the subject stream of the candidate. There will be two sections for the papers, one for General Aptitude and another for Electrical Engineering. The question distribution for GATE EE 2024 paper and the scheme for marking the answers are explained in the table given below:

Subject

Total Question

Section and Marking

Marking Scheme

Total Marks

General Aptitude

10

Section 1 contains 1 marks each

Question 1 to 5

15

Section 2 contains 2 marks each

Question 6 to 10

Civil Engineering

55

Section 1 contains 1 marks each

Question 1 to 25

85

Section 2 contains 2 marks each

Question 26 to 55

Total Marks

100

GATE EE Cutoff 2024 - Previous Years

As the GATE 2024 Exam is yet to be conducted, the GATE Cutoff 2024 will be released after the authorities release the results. Till then, candidates can take a look at the previous year's cutoff as a reference. The same has been listed in the table below.

Year

General

OBC

SC/ST/PH

GATE EE Cutoff 2024TBATBATBA
GATE EE Cutoff 20232522.516.6
GATE EE Cutoff 202230.727.620.4
GATE EE Cutoff 202130.327.220.2
GATE EE Cutoff 202033.430.022.2
GATE EE Cutoff 201939.635.626.4

GATE EE Cutoff 2018

29.1

26.1

19.4

GATE EE Cutoff 2017

25.20

25.20

16.70

GATE EE Cutoff 2016

25.1

22.5

16.7

GATE EE Cutoff 2015

25

22.5

16.67

GATE EE Cutoff 2014

25

22.5

16.67

GATE EE Cutoff 2013

25.74

23.17

17.16

    GATE EE 2024 Topic Wise Weightage

    The subject wise weightage of GATE EE 2024 exam is listed in the table below based on the previous year's weightage. Candidates are advised to take it as a reference.

    SUBJECTS

    GATE EE Weightage 2024

    General Aptitude

    15%

    Signals & Systems

    12%

    Electrical Machines

    11%

    Power Systems

    11%

    Engineering Mathematics

    11%

    Electrical Machines

    11%

    Power Systems

    11%

    Control Systems

    9%

    Network Theory

    8%

    Analog Circuits

    6%

    Power Electronics

    6%

    Electromagnetic Theory

    5%

    Digital Circuits

    4%

    Measurements

    2%

    Division of Questions in GATE EE 2024 Exam

    Subject1 Mark Questions2 Mark Questions
    General Aptitude0505
    Engineering Mathematics0202
    Signals and Systems33
    Electro Magnetics0101
    Electrical Machines0203
    Analog Circuits0203
    Digital Circuits0200
    Power Systems0305
    Control Systems0203
    Electric Circuits0204
    Power Electronics0304
    Mathematical Measurements0101

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    GATE EE 2023 Question Paper & Answer Key

    You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2023 question paper and answer key -

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    GATE EE 2022 Question Paper & Answer Key

    You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2022 question paper and answer key -

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    GATE EE 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key

    You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2021 question paper and answer key -

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    GATE EE 2020 Question Paper & Answer Key

    You can click on the links below to download the GATE EE 2020 question paper and answer key -

    GATE EE 2020 Question Paper

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    Analysis of GATE Marks vs Rank vs Score

    GATE 2019 EE Question Paper & Answer Key

    As per the analysis done for the GATE EE 2019 paper, the question paper was really easy and among all of the questions, only 2 to 3 questions were tricky. Below are the links for question papers and answer key for GATE EE 2019 papers. Students can download these question papers and answer keys in pdf form.

    GATE EE 2019 Question Paper: Download pdf

    GATE EE 2019 Answer Key: Download pdf

    GATE EE 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key

    Below are the links for question papers and answer key for GATE EE 2018 papers. Students can download these question papers and answer keys in pdf form.

    GATE EE 2018 Question Paper: Download pdf

    GATE EE 2018 Answer Key: Download pdf

    GATE EE 2017 Question Paper & Answer Key

    Below are the links for question papers and answer key for GATE EE 2017 papers. Students can download these question papers and answer keys in pdf form.

    GATE EE 2017 Question Paper: Download pdf

    GATE EE 2017 Answer Key: Download pdf

    GATE 2021 EE Exam Analysis

    The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. You can check the detailed analysis by clicking on the link below -

    GATE EE 2021 Question Paper Analysis

    GATE 2024 EE Exam Analysis - To Be Updated

    GATE 2024 EE Exam Paper Analysis will be available after the conclusion of the exam. Till then, as a reference, candidates can check the GATE 2023 EE exam analysis that was successfully conducted on February 05, 2023, here.

    Difficulty Level: According to the initial reports, the difficulty level of the paper is Difficult.

    Difficult Topics: There were many questions from Signals. The Analog questions were tough.

    Easy to Moderate Attempts: 45 can be easy to moderate attempts this year.

    Syllabus Coverage: Power Electronics, Electrical Machines, Signals, and Systems, Microprocessor & Programming

    Student Feedback:
    • There were two questions from Diode.

    • The difficulty level of EMT was tough

    • Aptitude was easy

    • The question paper seemed lengthy

    • There were 24 NAT questions

    • The Mathematics section was easy.

    • There were 3 to 4 questions from Control System

    • From Digital, there was a question on MPMC

    • There were 5-6 questions from Synchronous

    GATE Paper Wise Links

    The paper wise links for GATE can be downloaded by clicking on the links below -

    GATE CH (Chemical Engineering)

    GATE Mining (MN)

    GATE PE (Petroleum Engineering)

    GATE CS (Computer Science)

    GATE IN (Instrumentation Engineering)

    GATE AE (Aerospace Engineering)

    GATE ECE (Electronics & Communication Engineering)

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    GATE Metallurgy (MT)

    GATE ME (Mechanical Engineering)

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    GATE TF (Textile Engineering & Fibre Technology)

    GATE BT (Bio-Technology)

    GATE CY (Chemistry)

    GATE ST (Statistics)

    GATE MA (Mathematics)

    GATE XE (Engineering Sciences)

    GATE PH (Physics)

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    FAQs

    Is GATE 2024 going to be conducted?

    Yes, GATE 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. 
     

    Who will conduct 2024 GATE exam?

    Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru will conduct GATE 2024 Exam.
     

    Where can I check the GATE 2024 EE Syllabus?

    GATE EE Syllabus 2024 can be downloaded from the official website at gate.iisc.ac.in.
     

    How to download the GATE Syllabus for Electrical Engineering 2024?

    You can download the syllabus for GATE EE 2024 by visiting the website at gate.iisc.ac.in. After that, click on the papers and syllabus link available under the GATE 2024 papers. GATE 2024 EE syllabus will appear on the screen. Click on the paper links to check the GATE syllabus 2024 for electrical engineering. Finally, candidates can download the PDF and save it for future reference.
     

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