GATE 2024 MA (Mathematics): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

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Updated On: January 04, 2024 08:27 PM

GATE MA 2024 exam date is February 4, 2024. Check the GATE Mathematics 2024 exam date, syllabus, previous year's question papers, exam analysis, and cutoff details.

GATE 2024 MA (Mathematics): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

GATE 2024 MA (Mathematics) - The GATE 2024 Mathematics (MA) exam will be conducted on February 4, 2024 . Candidates aspiring to appear for the GATE Mathematics 2024 can check all the details about the MA exam such as exam date, pattern, syllabus, old question papers, and cutoff.

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GATE MA 2024 Exam Date

The important dates pertaining to the GATE MA 2024 exam are as follows -

Event Date
Exam Date February 4, 2024
Results March 16, 2024

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GATE Mathematics (MA) Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2024

You can click on the links below to check & download the exam pattern & syllabus of GATE Mathematics (MA) 2024

GATE Syllabus 2024 GATE 2024 Exam Pattern

GATE Mathematics (MA) Cutoff

The cutoff for GATE MA is as follows -

Category

GATE Mathematics (MA) 2023 Cutoff GATE Mathematics (MA) 2022 Cutoff GATE Mathematics (MA) 2021 Cutoff

GATE Mathematics (MA) 2020 Cutoff

General

25 27.3 29.00

25

OBC

22.5 24.5 26.1

22.5

ST/ SC/ PwD

16.6 18.2 19.3

16.6

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GATE 2021 MA (Mathematics) Question Paper Analysis

GATE 2020 MA Exam Analysis

According to experts and test-takers, the MA question of GATE 2020 can be analyzed as follows -

Overall Difficulty: The overall difficulty level of the MA 2020 question paper is easy. This year, there were no surprises or unexpected questions in the exam. The syllabus coverage across various chapters in the exam has been judicial. All the questions have been from the specified syllabus. Most of the questions were from the M.Sc Mathematics third and fourth semester.

Type of Questions: This year, most of the questions are conceptual-based/ theory-based.

Average Attempts by a Candidate: On average, candidates have attempted 50-55 questions easily.

Difficult Topic: Period is the most lengthy section.

Easy Topic: Applied Mathematics is an easy scoring topic, and the questions were concept based.

Syllabus Coverage: There were questions from Basic Topology, Functional Analysis, Group Theory, Field Theory, Complex.

Expected Cutoff (As per Experts): As the question paper of GATE MA is easy, the cutoff for the exam can be more than 40 this year.

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GATE MA Previous Years' Question Paper & Answer Key

Candidates can download the PDF of the GATE MA question paper & answer key here -

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