GATE Marking Scheme 2025 Released - Check Complete Details on Paper Pattern and Scoring

GATE Marking Scheme 2025 Released - Check Complete Details on Paper Pattern and Scoring

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Gandubilli UnnatiUpdated on 02 Feb 2025, 03:14 PM IST
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GATE Marking Scheme 2025- IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 marking scheme on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The detailed marking scheme of the GATE 2025 exam can also be found in the GATE 205 information brochure. The GATE Marking Scheme 2025 specifies the marks that candidates will be awarded for the correct and incorrect responses in the GATE exam. The authority awards 1 & 2 marks for correct responses, while -⅓ and -2/3 will be deducted respectively for the incorrect responses. The authority is conducting the GATE 2025 exam on February 1, 2, 15 & 16, 2025.

GATE Marking Scheme 2025 Released - Check Complete Details on Paper Pattern and Scoring
GATE Marking Scheme 2025

The marking scheme for the exam was mentioned in the GATE Information brochure. Candidates attempting the GATE Exam must be aware of the GATE 2025 marking scheme as it helps them attempt the exam in a more efficient manner. They should also thoroughly understand the GATE 2025 exam pattern before attempting the exam.

GATE 2025 Marking Scheme

The below table consists of the GATE section-wise marks distribution. Each GATE 2025 test paper consists of 2 sections. One is the General Aptitude section and the second is the Chosen subject section. Candidates can find the section-wise distribution of marks below.

GATE 2025 Marks Distribution

GATE Paper Code

General Aptitude (GA) Marks

Subject Marks

Total Marks

AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST

15

85

100

AR [Part A + Part B (B1: Architecture or B2: Planning)]

15

60 + 25

100

GE [Part A + Part B (Section I or Section II)

15

55 + 30

100

GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1: Geology or Section 2: Geophysics)]

15

25 + 60

100

XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections)

15

15 + (2 x 35)

100

XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section)

15

25 + 60

100

XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)

15

25 + (2 x 30)

100

CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST

15

85

100

GATE 2025 Exam Pattern

The GATE 2025 paper incliuded 2 sections, the GATE General Aptitude section which is compulsory for all candidates and the second section is based on the subject chosen by the candidate. There are 3 types of questions that will be asked in the GATE exam. The GATE exam pattern also specifies the marks for both correct and incorrect responses in the exam.

GATE Exam Paper Pattern 2025 Highlights

Particulars

Details

Total Papers

30 Papers

Sections

  • General Aptitude (GA)

  • Candidate Selected Subject

Type of Questions

  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

  • Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)

  • Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Number of Questions

65 Questions (including 15 questions from General Aptitude)

Distribution of Marks in all Papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL

  • Engineering Mathematics - 13 Marks

  • Subject Questions - 72 Marks

  • General Aptitude - 15 Marks

Distribution of Marks in AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL

  • Questions from Subject Concerned - 85 Marks

  • General Aptitude - 15 Marks

Total Marks

100 Marks

GATE Marking Scheme

Two types of MCQs:

  • MCQs - 1 mark for each correct answer; 1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

  • MCQs - 2 marks for each correct answer; 2/3 marks will be deducted for every incorrect response. There are no negative marks for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions

  • NO negative marking for MSQ & NAT.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What does -⅔ mark mean?
A:

In the GATE 2025 exam, 2/3rd of the mark is deducted for every 2 marked MCQ . This means that approximately 1.33 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer of the MCQs that are worth 2 marks.

Q: What is the GATE 2025 marking scheme
A:

The GATE 2025 marking scheme is the total number of marks that are awarded for correct and incorrect responses in the exam.

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You will not receive another rectification mail unless and until there is still an error in your reuploaded signature. if everything is okay your status will change to accepted on the GATE portal.

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This is likely a temporary portal or validation issue, not something you did wrong. When candidates try to change category from GEN to OBC-NCL during the GATE correction window, the system checks required fields and sometimes a supporting certificate or fee is needed. If any required data or document is missing, or the server is busy, the portal can show Something went wrong, please try again. Explain to them that first they should log into the GATE portal, open the Correction tab and confirm which fields are editable and whether a payment or document upload is required for category change. Tell them to clear browser cache or try a different browser/device and retry. If the error persists, advise contacting GATE support or the zonal office with a screenshot and timing of the error so officials can check server logs.

Hello,

The GATE 2026 Agricultural Engineering (AG) paper will have a total of 100 marks. Out of this, 15 marks are for General Aptitude and 85 marks are for core Agricultural Engineering subjects.

The marks are generally distributed among major topics like Engineering Mathematics (12–13 marks), Farm Machinery (10–11), Farm Power (14–15), Soil & Water Conservation (12–13), Irrigation & Drainage (10–12), Agricultural Process Engineering (10–12), and Dairy & Food Engineering (9–10 marks).

The official qualifying marks for GATE 2026 are not yet released. However, based on previous years, the cutoff for the Agricultural Engineering paper is expected to be around 25 marks for General, 22.5 for OBC/EWS, and 16.6 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

Hope it helps !