
GATE 2023: There are far too many topics when covering the syllabus for GATE Civil engineering and more than 60% of the topics carry rare to no weightage at all. Hence, while revising, students can solely focus on the topics which hold some weightage instead of revising all the topics in an impossible feat. Hence, we have listed here only the important topics and their respective expected weightage here. This analysis is based on the previous years’ papers from 2017 to 2022 for both set 1 and set 2. The topics which have not been listed here have no weightage over the analysis we made.
GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 Topic-Wise Weightage
The relevant information is tabulated here:
Topic Name | Question Type | Expected Weightage |
Linear Algebra | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Calculus | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | 0 to 1 question | |
Differential Equations | 1 mark | 0 to 1 question |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Vector Calculus | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | 0 to 1 question | |
Numerical Methods | 1 mark | 0 to 1 question |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Probability and Statistics | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | Rarely 1 question | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 1 mark | 1 to 3 questions |
2 marks | 2 to 3 questions | |
Analytical Aptitude | 1 mark | 2 to 3 questions |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Verbal Aptitude | 1 mark | 2 to 3 questions |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Geometric Design | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Traffic Engineering | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | 2 to 3 questions | |
Precipitation | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Raw Water Quality Parameters | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | Rarely 1 question | |
Water Treatment Plant | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | 1 to 3 questions | |
Quality Parameters of Sewage | 1 mark | Rarely 1 question |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Air Pollution | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | Rarely 1 question | |
Solid Waste Management | 1 mark | 0 to 1 question |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Free Vibrations of Undamped SDOF System | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | Rarely 1 question | |
Airport Planning and Design | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Cement | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | No questions | |
Steel and Other Materials | 1 mark | Rarely any questions |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Stress and Strain | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Shear Force and Bending Moment | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | No questions | |
Transformation of Stress and Strain | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | Rarely any questions | |
Deflection of Beam | 1 mark | Rarely any questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Plastic Analysis | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Design of Connections | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Energy-Depth Relationship | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | No questions | |
Properties of Soil | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | No questions | |
Compressibility and Consolidation | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Shear Strength of Soil | 1 mark | 0 to 1 question |
2 marks | 0 to 1 question | |
Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls | 1 mark | Rarely 1 question |
2 marks | 1 to 2 questions | |
Deep Foundation | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Analysis of Truss | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Influence Line Diagram | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 question | |
RCC Introduction | 1 mark | 1 to 2 questions |
2 marks | Rarely any questions | |
Limit State Method of Design | 1 mark | 1 question |
2 marks | 1 question | |
Design of Pressed Concrete | 1 mark | No questions |
2 marks | 1 question |
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