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GATE CS 2023: Previous Years' Topic-Wise Weightage
Candidates should note the previous years’ weightage for GATE CS and collect references for the topics with maximum weightage: -
Topics | Total Number of Questions in 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
Engineering Mathematics | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Digital Logic | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Computer Organization and Architecture | 6 | 11 | 3 |
Programming and Data Structures | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Algorithms | 12 | 6 | 7 |
Theory of Computation | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Compiler Design | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Operating System | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Databases | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Computer Network | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Here are some additional preparation tips that candidates should note while preparing for GATE CS 2023:
- GATE question papers are usually unpredictable and do not have any specific marks weightage. They tend to change every year in a rotational format. Candidates are advised to note the combination of topics with the highest possibility of marks.
- Topics Programming & Data Structures and Algorithms are noticed to have a total of 17 to 22 questions each year on average. Candidates may target to cover these topics as a combination to score a minimum of 20 marks from here.
- Also, the Theory of Computation and Compiler Design have been noticed to contain 12-15 questions weightage over the past few years. For GATE CS 2023, these topics are calculated to have high marks, so candidates are advised to prepare these topics.
- Furthermore, a combination of Digital Logic and Computer Organization & Architecture has been observed to have a high weightage of marks. Around 10-12 questions are expected from these topics, so candidates are advised to prepare accordingly.
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