GATE 2023 ECE Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level, Weightage

The GATE ECE paper analysis will give students an idea about the level of difficulty to expect in the paper and give them a clear understanding of the marking scheme, weightage and exam pattern. GATE 2023 ECE paper analysis will also help the students to determine the possible cut-off scores. GATE 2023 will be a computer-based (online) examination.

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Table of Contents

• GATE 2023 ECE Paper Analysis
• GATE ECE 2023 Expected Cutoff
• GATE 2022 ECE Question Paper Analysis
  • GATE ECE 2022 Weightage of Topics 
• GATE ECE Exam Analysis 2021
  • GATE 2021 Marking Scheme
• GATE ECE Exam Analysis 2020
• GATE ECE Exam Analysis 2019
• GATE ECE Previous Year Cutoff

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GATE 2023 ECE Paper Analysis

The GATE 2023 ECE paper was conducted on February 5, 2023, in the afternoon session (2.30 pm to 5.30 pm). The overview of the GATE 2023 ECE paper analysis is given below: 

• The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2023 ECE was moderate to tough.
• The General Aptitude level was reviewed as easy to moderate.
• Engineering Mathematics was reviewed as tough.

Candidates can check the GATE 2023 ECE paper analysis in the table given below:

GATE 2023 ECE Paper Analysis - Electronics & Communication Engineering Review

Subjects	Questions		Total Marks
	1 Mark	2 Marks
Control System	3	7	17
Digital Circuits	4	2	8
Electronic Devices	3	2	7
Signals Systems	3	4	11
Communication System	2	4	10
Analog Circuits	2	3	8
Network Theory	4	2	8
Electromagntics	1	5	11
Engineering Mathematics	5	5	15
General Aptitude	5	5	15
Total			100

Check for Other Subjects - GATE Paper Analysis 2023: Subject Wise Analysis, Review

GATE ECE 2023 Expected Cutoff

The candidates must take note that GATE ECE 2023 will be releasing 2 cutoffs which are the qualifying and admission cutoff. Students need to know about the difference between the types of cutoff.

GATE 2023 ECE Qualifying Cutoff: The qualifying cutoff is the minimum mark required for the candidates to qualify for the GATE 2023 ECE exam. And the qualifying marks for all 29 subjects will vary from each other. Whereas, the qualifying cutoff for IITs, and NITs will differ as per the categories of students.

GATE 2023 ECE Admission Cutoff: The admission cutoff is the minimum mark required by the candidates to get admission to the participating colleges. GATE cutoff 2023 will be released by the colleges at the time of admission to their desired colleges.

• The GATE 2023 ECE Expected Cutoff will be released on 16th March 2023
• The expected cutoff for the academic year 2023-24 is said to be between 26 to 31. 

Candidates can check the GATE ECE cut-off 2022 to understand the cutoff trend in the table given below:

GATE ECE 2023 Admission Cutoff 2022

GATE Paper 2022	GATE Qualifying Marks
	General	OBC - NCL/EWS	SC/ST/PwD
ECE	25	22.5	16.6

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GATE 2022 ECE Question Paper Analysis

Candidates who appeared for the GATE ECE 2022 exam claimed the paper was moderately difficult. The examination was successfully conducted on February 6, 2022, in the forenoon session. Detailed GATE ECE exam analysis 2022 of the same is as follows:

• The Electronics & Communication (ECE) paper was tough and lengthy.
• The MSQ questions were confusing. But the students reported that the aptitude section was easy.
• Candidates reported that there were 33 MCQs, 14 MSQs, and18 NATs.

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GATE ECE 2022 Weightage of Topics 

The topics and weightage are tabulated below. The majority of the ECE questions were asked from Communication Systems and Digital Circuits apart from Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude which were the highest.

GATE 2022 ECE Subjects and Weightage

Subjects	Weightage
Analog Circuits	10
Communication System	13
Control System	7
Digital Circuits	11
Electromagnetics	6
Electronic Devices & Circuits	8
Engineering Mathematics	13
General Aptitude	15
Network Theory	8
Signals & System	6

GATE ECE Exam Analysis 2021

The GATE ECE exam analysis for GATE 2021 was successfully conducted on February 7, 2021. There were a lot of candidates that had applied for this subject in this year’s examination.

The GATE ECE exam was a 100 marks examination with 65 questions in total. The questions asked were from topics such as Digital Circuits, Network, Signals and Systems, Analogue and more. A total of 180 mins were given to the students to attempt it.

• The difficulty level of the paper was from moderate to difficult.
• There were many NATs this time, about 30-35.
• No MSQs were asked but about 25-30 MCQs were present in the question paper.

The total weightage of the GATE ECE question paper is as follows:

Subjects	Questions		Total Marks
	1 Mark	2 Marks
Network Theory	2	3	8
Analog Circuits	4	3	10
Digital Circuits	3	4	11
Control System	1	3	7
Signals & System	2	2	6
Communication System	3	5	13
Electromagnetics	4	1	6
Electronic Devices & Circuits	2	3	8
Engineering Mathematics	3	5	13
General Aptitude	5	5	15
TOTAL	30	35	100

GATE 2021 Marking Scheme

Students appearing for GATE ECE must also review the marking scheme once to have clarity regarding the GATE weightage for ECE of a particular section and also will get an idea about the areas in which they have to focus more. The marking scheme is also important as it gives a rough idea to the students about their possible scores after the final examination.

The Engineering Mathematics papers are coded with AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF, and XE.

• General Aptitude – 15%
• Engineering Mathematics – 15%
• The subject of the paper – 70%

A detailed table of the GATE ECE question paper marking scheme is given below to:

GATE ECE Question Paper Marking Scheme

Paper Code	Total Marks from General Aptitude	Total Marks from Discipline Subject Topics	Total Marks
AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, ECE, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST and BM	15	85	100
GG (Part A+ Part B)	15	25+60	100
XE (Section A+ Any Two sections)	12	15+(2*35)	100
XH (Section B1+ Anyone Sections)	15	25+ (1*60)	100
XL (Section P+ Any TWO Sections)	15	12+ (2*30)	100

• Negative marking will be there for NAT and MSQ type of questions.
• 1/3rd marks will be deducted for 1 marker question and 2/3rd mark will be deducted for 2 markers

Download: GATE ECE Question Paper 2021 PDF

GATE ECE Exam Analysis 2020

The GATE ECE exam analysis 2020 was conducted for three hours from 2.30 to 5.30. There are in total 65 Numerical Answer Type questions and Multiple-choice Questions. The examination conducted was of 100 marks in total.

• The difficulty level was moderate and it was easier as compared to the previous year’s question paper.
• There were 40 Multiple Choice Questions and 25 Numerical Answer types. The NAT question carried 1 and 2 marks.
• The General Aptitude and English section of the exam was comparatively easier than previous year papers.
• In the 2020 GATE ECE, the topic of EDC (Electronic Device and Circuits) and Communication have the maximum weightage.

GATE ECE 2020 Paper Analysis

Topic	Weightage
Network and Signal System	6 marks
Communications	11 marks
Engineering Mathematics and Analog Circuits	10 marks

Downlaod: GATE ECE Question Paper 2020 PDF

GATE ECE Exam Analysis 2019

The GATE ECE exam analysis 2019 was conducted in the forenoon session from 9:30 to 12:30. More than 1 lakh students appeared for the GATE ECE examination. The total score that can be obtained in the paper was 100.

• The difficulty level was moderate to difficult 
• There were 65 Numerical Answer type questions that carried 1 to 2 marks 
• The General aptitude section was also moderate to difficulty
• Questions from the Control device and electronic devices were marked as difficult 

Download: GATE ECE Question Paper 2019 PDF

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