GATE Civil Engineering Paper Analysis
Subject Marks Distribution and Analysis
GATE CE Paper Analysis 2017-2020
Aptitude
Maths
Geotech
Transportation
Environment
Fluid Mechanics
Surveying
SOM
Structural Analysis
RCC
Hydrology
Engineering Mechanics
Steel
Irrigation
Construction Management
Construction Materials
Mark Distribution Breakdown

GATE CE subjects priority order by marks distribution
GATE CE Subject Insights
Aptitude
Practice as many PYQs, till you get most right



Environment
Focus should be on covering all topics in detail



Structural Analysis
Questions are not lengthy; With good concepts, you can solve most questions



Steel
Quality of questions has gone up one notch over the past years



Maths
High scoring subject and fixed for 13 marks



Fluid Mechanics
Good clarity on basic concepts will help scoring in Fluid Mechanics



RCC
Any aspect can be asked, make sure you know the code thoroughly



Irrigation
Standard questions are asked. Remember empirical relations as well.



Geotech
Geotechnical Engineering comprises a huge syllabus but also yields high marks



Surveying
Surveying is one of the easy scoring subjects



Hydrology
Infiltration and hydrograph are must & important topics



Construction Management
CPM and PERT are important topics in construction management



Transportation
Transportation has both easy and tough marks with less syllabus to cover



SOM
SOM is an important topic as an Civil Engineer. Builds the base.



Engineering Mechanics
Newly added syllabus in GATE Civil Engineering



Construction Materials
Similar questions are asked. Get the extra 1-2 marks by reading this subject


