Where is the official GATE ME 2023 question paper?

IIT Kanpur 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 2023 set the real GATE ME 2023 paper?

No. It is an original pattern set assembled to the 2023 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 ME 2023 cutoff?

General: 28.4, OBC-NCL / EWS: 25.6, SC / ST / PwD: 18.9 (as reported; confirm on the official site).

GATE Mechanical 2023 Question Paper — Pattern, Cutoff, Official PDF & Practice Set

GATE Mechanical 2023

Published by IIT Kanpur 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, 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: Not published
Appeared: Not published
Vacancies: Not applicable / not published

Qualifying cutoff (as reported)

General28.4
OBC-NCL / EWS25.6
SC / ST / PwD18.9

Practise this year’s pattern

GATE ME 2023 pattern set: an original set assembled to the 2023 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
ME subject
72 marks

Topic weightage (as reported by exam analyses)

Topic	Marks	Practise it
General Aptitude	15	Aptitude
Engineering Mathematics	13	Engineering Mathematics bank
Engineering Mechanics	4.1	Subject bank
Theory of Machines & Vibrations	7.8	Subject bank
Strength of Materials	6.7	Subject bank
Machine Design	3.6	Subject bank
Fluid Mechanics	7.2	Subject bank
Heat Transfer	5.7	Subject bank
Thermodynamics, IC Engines & Power Plants	11.4	Subject bank
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning	2.6	Subject bank
Manufacturing Engineering	15.5	Subject bank
Industrial Engineering	7.3	Subject bank

Topic weightage is as reported by exam-analysis sites, not by the organising institute. IIT Kanpur's GATE 2023 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 2023 qualifying marks as reported (the organising institute's page is no longer online). Verified 15 Sept 2026.

Frequently asked

Where is the official GATE ME 2023 question paper?: IIT Kanpur 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 2023 set the real GATE ME 2023 paper?: No. It is an original pattern set assembled to the 2023 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 ME 2023 cutoff?: General: 28.4, OBC-NCL / EWS: 25.6, SC / ST / PwD: 18.9 (as reported; confirm on the official site).