Candidates who appeared for GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) paper, on February 02, 2020, can now check exam analysis by Made Easy. As per the GATE 2020 exam analysis for EC by Made Easy, the exam was moderate to difficult. Most of the questions in the exam were asked from digital, control system, communication, EDC and analog, etc. Check detailed chapter wise GATE 2020 exam analysis for EC paper by Made Easy from this article.
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GATE 2020 Exam Analysis for EC by Made Easy
ECE is divided into 8 sections – Engineering Mathematics, Networks, Signals and Systems, Electronic Devices, Analog Circuits, Digital Circuits, Control Systems, Communications, and Electromagnetics.
Exam Date – 02 February 2020 (Sunday)
Session – S4
Time – 02:30 PM to 05:30 PM (Afternoon Session)
GATE 2020 EC Paper Topic Wise Analysis by Made Easy
Digital Circuits – In this topic total 5 question were asked. These were of around 9 marks, from:
| Topics | Marks of the question | Level |
| Sequence and circuit | 2 | Easy |
| Multiplexer | 2 | Easy |
| Number system | 1 | Easy |
| A to D convertors | 2 | Easy |
| Static Timing Analysis | 2 | Difficult |
Network Theory – The questions from this topic were easier, in comparison to previous year questions and total 4 questions were asked in the exam.
| Topics | Total questions | Level |
| Sinusoidal Steady State | 2 | Easy |
| Linear 2-port network | 1 | Easy |
| Network theorem | 1 | Easy |
Electromagnetic theory – From this topics total 5 questions were in the exam. 2 questions were of 1 mark and 3 were of 2 marks. Hence, a total of 8 marks were covered from this topic.
| Topic | Marks of question | Level |
| Vectrol Alegbra | 1 | Easy |
| Transmission lines | 1 | Easy |
| Smirth Chart | 2 | Easy |
| Uniform TIN view | 2 | Easy |
| Antenna Theory | 2 | Easy |
Electronic Devices and circuits – Around 5 questions of moderate difficulty level came from electronic devices and circuits.
| Topic | Level |
| Semicondutor basics | Easy |
| Solar Cell | Average |
| MOS capacitor | Difficult |
| BJT | DIfficult |
| Capacitance of a Diode | Average |
Microprocessor – As per the GATE 2020 EC analysis by Made Easy, only 1 question was asked from this topic and it was of 1 marks. The level of difficulty was easy.
Control System – Around 6 to 7 question were asked from control system and these were from:
| Topic | Level |
| Root Locus | Easy |
| Steady state error | Easy |
| Frequency response | Average |
| Nyquist plot | Average |
| State place analysis | Average |
Engineering Mathematics – 3 to 4 questions were asked from engineering mathematics and these were of around 11 marks. These were asked from following topics.
- Probability
- EMD
- Calculus
Signal and System – The level of the questions from this topic is average. In the exam 3 questions of around 6 marks were asked, from these topics:
- Fourier transform
- Z-transform
Analog Circuit – From this sections total 7 questions were asked. There were 3 questions of 1 marks and 4 questions are of 2 marks.
| Topic | Questions | Level |
| Op-amp | 3 | Easy |
| BJT amplifier | 1 | Average |
| Voltage doubler | 1 | Easy |
| MOSPFET | 1 | Easy |
| Series regulator | 1 | Average |
Communication system – This year, 6 questions were asked from communication system.
| Topics | Questions | Level |
| Analog communications | 2 | Easy |
| Digital communication | 4 | Average |
General Aptitude – From this sections, questions were asked from the topics like clocks, quadratic equations. The questions are moderate as per last year.
English – This time the weightage of English increased in the exam. However, the questions were not too tough.
GATE 2020
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national level engineering entrance exam. It is held annually by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology Based on the performance in GATE candidates can get admission in M.E / M.Tech / M.Arch / Ph.D courses.
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