IIT Delhi has conducted GATE 2020 paper for Electrical Engineering (EE) in the forenoon session of February 08, 2020. As per the students, the paper was tough. Experts also agreeing with the students that the paper was between moderate and tough. A good score in GATE 2020 EE paper, is 45+. Check GATE EE Paper Analysis 2020, and check the difficulty level, the weightage of the sections, type of questions asked and expected cutoff as per the initial analysis.
GATE EE Paper Analysis 2020
Name of the paper: Electrical Engineering (EE)
Session: S5
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Date of the exam: 08 Feb 2020
GATE EE Paper Analysis Highlights
Overall difficulty: As per the initial reaction of the students, the paper of EE was Tough.
- It was more inclined towards tough.
- The candidates who appeared for the paper in the first time, found the paper very tough
- Level of question was good and creative.
- No direct questions was easy.
- Network was tough, control was easy and aptitude was easy.
- Paper was a bit unexpected
- The paper was very conceptual
- As compared to ECE paper, EE paper is more tough
- The paper was mostly non-core based
GATE 2020 Electrical (EE) Exam Analysis by The GATE Academy – Check here
Number of numerical questions: 24
Good attempts: 45+
GATE 2020 Result | GATE 2020 Cutoff
Expected cutoff: 25 around. Cutoff will fall this year as per initial reactions.
Topics asked: Diode based, analog circuit, Mosfet, machine, suguna machine, power system, chopper related questions, cylindrical coordinate, signal systems, load flow.
Microprocessor questions were asked that was a surprise. As this topic was asked after 3 to 4 years in GATE EE paper.
Weightage of topics:
- 9 to 10 question came from EMT and analog electronics. They were tough and had good weightage. Candidates attempting these questions correctly can expect a good score.
- 14 to 15 questions were from signal systems. The candidates who did these questions correctly must be comfortable, as these questions are the deciding factor of this paper.
The table below gives the precentage wise distrubution of topics:
| Topics | Weightage | Marks | 1 marks ques + 2 marks ques |
| Power systems | 13% | 13 | (3+5) |
| Control systems | 8% | 8 | (2+3) |
| Electric Circuits | 10% | 10 | (2+4) |
| Power electronics | 11% | 11 | (3+4) |
| Measurements | 3% | 3 | (1+1) |
| General aptitude | 15% | 15 | (5+5) |
| Engineering mathematics | 5% | 6 | (2+2) |
| Signals and systems | 9% | 9 | (3+3) |
| Electromagnetics | 3% | 3 | (1+1) |
| Electrical machines | 12% | 12 | (4+4) |
| Analog circuits | 8% | 8 | (2+3) |
| Digital circuits | 2% | 2 | (2+0) |
How Was the GATE EE Paper Last Year?
Last year paper analysis is given below. This will help clear out the difference between paper held in 2020 and last year. Candidates can get an overview of the trend of GATE 2020 EE paper:
Overall difficulty: The EE paper held last year was easy, with some tricky questions.
Number of NATs: The number of NATs in the exam was 25
Most of the questions came from: Most of the question were framed from electrical machine, power system and power electronics.
Weightage of the topics are as follows: The weightage fiven to the topics last year are as follows:
| Subjects | Topics covered | No. of 1 marks ques | No. of 2 marks ques |
| General Aptitude | Percentage, Series, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence completion | 5 | 5 |
| Engineering Maths | Cauchy integral, residue theorem, rank | 4 | 4 |
| Signals and systems | LTI systems, Laplace, Fourier series | 2 | 3 |
| Electromagnetics | Line integral | 2 | 1 |
| Electrical machines | 2 phase induction motor, DC shunt motor, synchronous machines | 4 | 5 |
| Electrical measurements | Measurement of power, error analysis, current transformer | 2 | 1 |
| Power electronics | DC to DC converter, rectifier, inverter | 3 | 3 |
| Control system | Polar’s load, Routh Hurwitz, | 2 | 2 |
| Power System | Fault analysis, alternator, transmission line parameter, switchgear | 2 | 4 |
| Network Theory | Millman theorem, nodal analysis, transient | 4 | 3 |
| Digital circuits | K-map, Boolean | 0 | 2 |
| Analog Circuits | Op-amp | 0 | 2 |
Other GATE 2020 Papers Today
Apart from EE, the other GATE papers that are in today’s schedule are:
| Paper | Session | Time |
| Ecology and Evolution (EY) Electrical Engineering (EE) Textile Engineering and Fiber Science (TF) | S5 – 08 Feb 2020 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm |
| Computer Science (CS) | S6 – 08 Feb 2020 | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
GATE 2020 paper will conclude with civil engineering paper. The paper is scheduled on February 09, 2020 in both forenoon and afternoon session.
GATE 2020 Official Answer Key, Question Paper and Response Sheet
Once the exam is over for all days, IIT Delhi will be uploading the answer key, question paper and response sheets of he candidates under the login n GOAPS. To check the answer key, question paper and response sheet of the exam, candidates have to use their GATE 2020 enrollment number and password.
GATE 2020 Result
On March 16, 2020, IIT Delhi will declare result of GATE 2020. The result will be available on GOAPS. The result is declared as scorecard which has to be accessed using GATE enrollment number and password. On the scorecard of GATE 2020 candidates can check their marks out of 100, All India Rank in their respective paper, GATE score and GATE cutoff / qualifying marks for all categories.
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