the humanities can now also apply to take the gate exam in 2023 the essay is divided into three partssection 1 general aptitudesection 2 b1 reasoning and comprehensionsection 3 candidates must select two from sections c1 to c6the subjects under c1c6 includexhc1 economicsxhc2 englishxhc3 linguisticsxhc4 philosophyxhc5 psychologyxhc6 sociologygate exam pattern in detail for the xh paper for 2023sectiontotal number of 1 mark questionstotal number of 2 mark questionstotal number of questionstotal marksga551015b1 reasoning and comprehension5101515c1c6 any two of these based on the candidates preference20204060total307065100gate exam pattern 2023 life sciences xlgate xl paper contains three sectionssection 1 general aptitudesection 2 section p chemistrysection 3 candidates must select two from sections q to uthe subjects under q u includexlq biochemistryxlr botanyxls microbiologyxlt zoologyxlu food technologynote the candidates must attempt section p chemistry and general aptitudegate exam pattern in detail for the xl paper for 2023sectiontotal number of 1 mark questionstotal number of 2 mark questionstotal number of questionstotal marksga551015section pchemistry5101525section quany two of these10101010202040303060total307065100gate exam pattern marking scheme 2023the 2023 gate applicants must provide the marking schedule for the relevant disciplines there are 29 subjects and there are 65 questions totaling 100 marks in the paperpaper or subject codegeneral aptitude ga markscore subject markstotal markstotal timeae ag bm bt ce ch cs cy ec ee es ey in ma me mn mt nm pe ph pi tf st15851003 hourspart b b1 architecture or b2 planning of ar part a plus part a1560251003 hourspart a and part b of ge section i or section ii1555301003 hourssection 1 of geology or section 2 of geophysics in gg part a part b1525601003 hoursxe section a any 2 sections1515 2 x 351003 hoursxh section b1 any 1 section1525601003 hoursxl section pany 2 sections1525 2 x 301003 hoursgate exam subject wise weightage candidates must be conversant with the subjectwise weighting of the papers in addition to the gate exam format they will perform better in the exams if they are aware of the subject weighting for the gate exam to improve their performance candidates can study for the tests based on the marks and topical weightingadditionally we have created a list of the weighted scores by topic or assignment candidates can learn more about the weighting of the exam topics and the distribution of marks by checking the interactive links given belownegative marking in gate 2023negative marking may have an impact on candidates exam performance therefore they must concentrate intently application candidates should be familiar with the gates negative marking policy before beginning their exam preparationin questions for the msq and nat there is no negative markingthere is a negative marking policy for mcq questions marks will be deducted for any wrong answers to mcqstype of questionnegative marking questionmcq 1 mark question13mcq 2 marks question23gate exam pattern 2023 types of questionscandidates may easily learn the test method and pattern with the aid of understanding the types of questions and question formats the gate