Where is the official GATE EC 2020 question paper?

IIT Delhi publishes it as a public PDF — the link above opens it on the official site. placd does not host or reproduce it.

Is placd's 2020 set the real GATE EC 2020 paper?

No. It is an original pattern set assembled to the 2020 paper's distribution — the same shape, section split, question types and mark weighting, scored the way the paper scores — with placd's own solutions. Past-paper text is not reproduced.

What was the GATE EC 2020 cutoff?

General: 28.8, OBC-NCL / EWS: 25.9, SC / ST / PwD: 19.2 (as reported; confirm on the official site).

GATE Electronics & Communication 2020 Question Paper — Pattern, Cutoff, Official PDF & Practice Set

GATE Electronics & Communication 2020

Published by IIT Delhi as a public PDF. Below: the paper’s shape, where the marks sat, the cutoff, and placd’s own set built to this year’s distribution.

The paper

Questions: 65
Marks: 100
Duration: 180 min
Types: MCQ, NAT
Negative: 1/3 mark on a wrong 1-mark MCQ, 2/3 on a wrong 2-mark MCQ; none on NAT
Official paper: Official paper on gate2026.iitg.ac.in

The year

Registered: Not published
Appeared: Not published
Vacancies: Not applicable / not published

Qualifying cutoff (as reported)

General28.8
OBC-NCL / EWS25.9
SC / ST / PwD19.2

Practise this year’s pattern

GATE EC 2020 pattern set: an original set assembled to the 2020 distribution — same shape, section split and question types, timed and scored exactly as the paper scores.

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Where the marks sat

General Aptitude
10 questions · 15 marks
Engineering Mathematics
13 marks
EC subject
72 marks

The organising institute's archive lists the paper; the answer key for this year is inside the archive page rather than a separate PDF. IIT Delhi's GATE 2020 site is no longer online; the qualifying marks are as reported by exam portals from the official release. Sources: Master question papers & keys, IIT Guwahati archive · GATE 2020 qualifying marks as reported (the organising institute's page is no longer online). Verified 15 Sept 2026.

Frequently asked

Where is the official GATE EC 2020 question paper?: IIT Delhi publishes it as a public PDF — the link above opens it on the official site. placd does not host or reproduce it.
Is placd's 2020 set the real GATE EC 2020 paper?: No. It is an original pattern set assembled to the 2020 paper's distribution — the same shape, section split, question types and mark weighting, scored the way the paper scores — with placd's own solutions. Past-paper text is not reproduced.
What was the GATE EC 2020 cutoff?: General: 28.8, OBC-NCL / EWS: 25.9, SC / ST / PwD: 19.2 (as reported; confirm on the official site).