The paper
- Questions
- 65
- Marks
- 100
- Duration
- 180 min
- Types
- MCQ, MSQ, NAT
- Negative
- 1/3 mark on a wrong 1-mark MCQ, 2/3 on a wrong 2-mark MCQ; none on MSQ or NAT
- Official paper
- Official paper on gate2026.iitg.ac.in
- Answer key
- Official key
The year
- Registered
- 1,08,136
- Appeared
- 85,869
- Vacancies
- Not applicable / not published
Qualifying cutoff
- General28.3
- OBC-NCL / EWS25.4
- SC / ST / PwD18.8
Practise this year’s pattern
GATE CE 2024 pattern set: an original set assembled to the 2024 distribution — same shape, section split and question types, timed and scored exactly as the paper scores.
Year sets are part of Pro; the 25-question sample is free.
Try 25 free questionsWhere the marks sat
- General Aptitude10 questions · 15 marks
- Engineering Mathematics13 marks
- CE subject72 marks
Topic weightage
| Topic | Marks | Practise it |
|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 15 | Aptitude |
| Engineering Mathematics | 13 | Engineering Mathematics bank |
| Structural Engineering | 20.5 | Subject bank |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 12.7 | Subject bank |
| Water Resources Engineering | 11.7 | Subject bank |
| Environmental Engineering | 9.7 | Subject bank |
| Transportation Engineering | 10.7 | Subject bank |
| Geomatics Engineering | 6.8 | Subject bank |
The 2024 paper ran in 2 sessions; the link opens session 1 — every session's paper and key is on the archive page. Topic weightage is as reported by exam-analysis sites, not by the organising institute. Sources: Master question papers & keys, IIT Guwahati archive · GATE 2024 cut-off marks (IISc Bengaluru). Verified 15 Sept 2026.