Common Subject 2020: Common Subject Notification, Eligibility & Cut-off, Syllabus & Pattern

GATE Common Subject Mock Test 2020

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national level examination which tests the comprehensive understanding of the students of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering, Technology or Architecture. The GATE exam is conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Roorkee, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Guwahati, Delhi, and Bombay on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE administered by Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education (MoE). GATE is one of the toughest exams in the country and students must gear up their preparations to climb the ladder of success. The following article provides details about the GATE Common Subject exam 2020 and GATE Common Subject mock tests 2020.

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GATE Common Subject 2020 Details

In this section of the article, students will get to know about the details of the GATE Common Subject exam like the exam syllabus, eligibility, pattern, and other information about the GATE Common Subject exam 2020.

GATE Common Subject Exam Dates 2020

Event

Date

GATE Common Subject Exam

5th-7th & 12th-14th February 2021

 

GATE Common Subject Application Details 2020

  • Visit the official web portal of GATE Online Application Processing System 2021 (GOAPS)

  • Register yourself on the website if you are not already registered

  • Submit the details for registration

  • Log in using your registration ID and password

  • Provide all the details for your application form

  • Upload all the necessary documents like photograph, signature, ID

  • Submit the application form to proceed further

  • Pay your application fee, the fee can be paid through online modes only like debit cards, credit cards and internet banking, etc

Category

Fee

SC / ST / PwD* category students (per paper)

Rs. 750

Female students (per paper)

Rs. 750

All other students (per paper)

Rs. 1500

  • Print a copy of the application form for future use

GATE Common Subject Eligibility 2020

Age-

There is no specified age limit for the students appearing for the GATE Common Subject exam 2021.

Educational Qualification-

A student who is currently studying in the 3rd year or higher of any undergraduate degree program OR has already completed an undergraduate degree program in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce /Arts from a College or University recognized by Government

GATE Common Subject Syllabus 2020

General Aptitude- Verbal Aptitude: Basic English grammar (tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech), Basic vocabulary (words, idioms, and phrases in context), Reading and comprehension, Narrative sequencing;  Quantitative Aptitude: Data interpretation (data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional), plots, maps, and tables, Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series, Mensuration and geometry, Elementary statistics and probability; Spatial Aptitude: Transformation of shapes (translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping), Paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions.

Chemistry- Atomic Structure and Periodicity: wave-particle duality, uncertainty principle, comparison between Bohr’s model and quantum mechanical model of the hydrogen atom, electronic configuration of atoms and ions, Periodic table and periodic properties: ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity, and atomic size; Structure and Bonding: Ionic and covalent bonding, MO and VB approaches for diatomic molecules, VSEPR theory and shape of molecules, hybridization, resonance, dipole moment, Ionic solids, ionic radii and lattice energy (Born‐Haber Cycle), HSAB principle; s, p and d Block Elements: Oxides, halides and hydrides of alkali, alkaline earth metals, B, Al, Si, N, P, and S. Chemical Equilibria: Osmotic pressure, the elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point, ionic equilibria in solution, solubility product, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts, pH, buffer and their applications. Equilibrium constants (Kc, Kp, and Kx) for homogeneous reactions; Electrochemistry: Conductance, Kohlrausch law; Reaction Kinetics: Rate constant, the order of reaction, molecularity; Thermodynamics: Qualitative treatment of state and path functions, First law, the heat of reaction, Hess’s law, the heat of formation, Free energy changes from equilibrium constant. Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms: Acids and bases, electronic and steric effects, Stereochemistry, optical and geometrical isomerism, tautomerism, conformers and concept of aromaticity, Elementary treatment of SN1, SN2, E1, E2, and radical reactions.

Physics- Mathematical Physics: Vector calculus: linear vector space: basis, orthogonality, and completeness; matrices; similarity transformations, diagonalization, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; complex analysis: Cauchy-Riemann conditions, Cauchy’s theorem, singularities, residue theorem and applications; Fourier analysis; Laplace transform, Classical Mechanics: Lagrangian formulation: D’Alembert’s principle, Euler-Lagrange equation, Hamilton’s principle, calculus of variations; symmetry and conservation laws; elementary ideas about tensors: covariant and contravariant tensors. central force motion: Kepler problem and Rutherford scattering; small oscillations: coupled oscillations and normal modes; rigid body dynamics: inertia tensor, orthogonal transformations; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics: Laws of thermodynamics; Atomic and Molecular Physics: Spectra of one-and many-electron atoms; fine and hyperfine structures; Zeeman and Stark effects; electric dipole transitions and selection rules; rotational and vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules; electronic transitions in diatomic molecules, Franck-Condon principle; Rutherford scattering, nuclear reactions, conservation laws, elementary particles; photons, baryons, mesons and leptons; quark model; conservation laws, isospin symmetry, charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal invariance.

GATE Common Subject Exam Pattern 2020

Specification

Details

Stage

Online Assessment Process

Medium of Exam

Online

Number of Questions

65

Total Marks

100

Type of Questions

Objective Type

Time Duration

180 minutes

Topic-wise division of Questions and Marks

Physics

Topics

Questions

Marks

General Aptitude

15

15

Physics

85

85

Total-

100 Questions

100 Marks

Chemistry

Topics

Questions

Marks

General Aptitude

15

15

Chemistry

85

85

Total-

100 Questions

100 Marks

 

GATE Common Subject Important Dates 2020

Event

Date

Notification Release

9th September 2020 

Start Date of Application

14th September 2020

Last Date of Application

7th October 2020

Start Date of Payment

14th September 2020

Last Date of Payment

12th October 2020

Admit Card

8th January 2021

Exam Date

5th-7th & 12th-14th February 2021

Result

22nd March 2021

 

GATE Common Subject Results 2020

Visit the official website of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2021. Click on the link for the GATE-2021 Result through the latest notifications. Log in using your registration ID and password. Enter your enrollment number and other details to avail of the results of the exam. The results of the GATE exam will be provided to the students.

GATE Common Subject Other Information 2020

Paper Codes of different papers

Paper

Paper Codes

Chemistry

CY

Physics

PH

Qualifying cut-off of the year 2020

Exam

General

OBC (NCL)

SC / ST / PwD

Chemistry

26.7

24.0

17.8

Physics

37.2

33.4

24.8

 

Written by
Arman Srivastava
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