GATE 2020 Production & Industrial Engineering Syllabus: The syllabus for Production and Industrial Engineering is available on this page for the candidates. The syllabus for all the subjects in GATE 2020 is different and candidates can check it out on the official website of the exam. There will be 65 questions in the exam, out of which 55 questions will be based on the PI subject and Mathematics. The remaining 10 questions will be based on the third section, the General Aptitude section. Candidates can check the syllabus for PI paper from this page.
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The syllabus for Production and Industrial Engineering is divided into 7 broad sections. These 7 sections are Engineering Mathematics, General Engineering, Manufacturing Processes – I, Manufacturing Processes – II, Quality and Reliability, Industrial Engineering, and Operations Research & Operations Management. These broad sections further include various topics and subtopics.
GATE 2020 Syllabus for Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
GATE 2020 General Aptitude Syllabus
Note that the General Aptitude section is common in all the GATE 2020 papers. Also, the syllabus of this section remains the same in all the papers. There will be a total of 10 questions in this section. Out of the total questions, 5 questions will carry 1-mark each and the other 5 questions will carry 2-marks each. The section is divided into two – Verbal Ability & Numerical Ability. For the syllabus of the GA section, check below.
| Verbal Ability | Numerical Ability |
| English grammarSentence completionInstructionsVerbal analogiesWord groupsCritical reasoningVerbal deduction | Numerical computationNumerical reasoningNumerical estimationData interpretation |
GATE 2020 PI Mock Tests
Candidates must prepare for GATE 2020 through practicing ample of mock tests. This will help them in detecting their weak that requires more attention. You must analyze all the mocks and make necessary improvements.
GATE 2020 Production & Industrial Engineering Exam Pattern
The exam pattern along with the marking scheme of GATE 2020 is given below. Candidates must go through it when they start their preparation. It will help them in getting familiar with the pattern of the questions and the scheme used for marking in the exam. Going through them acts as the first step of preparation.
| Section | Total Marks |
| GA | 15% of the total marks |
| Mathematics | 15% of the total marks |
| PI – Subject-Based | 70% of the total marks |
- The exam will be conducted online. It is a Computer Based Test (CBT).
- Duration of the exam is 3 hours.
- There will be 2 types of questions in GATE 2020- MCQs and NATs.
- There will be three sections in the exam – General Aptitude, Mathematics and Subject- wise section.
- The total questions in the exam will be 65 questions.
- The exam will hold a total of 100 marks.
- Negative marking in the exam will be only for the Multiple Choice Questions.
Marking scheme
| Type of question | Negative marking for wrong answer | Marking for correct answer |
| MCQs | ⅓ for 1 mark questions⅔ for 2 marks questions | 1 or 2 marks |
| NATs | No negative marking | 1 or 2 marks |
How to Prepare for GATE Production & Industrial Engineering?
If you prepare for GATE 2020 by following certain steps, it will be easier for you to complete the exam syllabus. You should first collect all the study material that you will be preparing for the next few months. Go through it and get familiar with it. After that set a study schedule according to the syllabus that you have to cover. After this begins your real preparation. To know, read below.
Know the exam
You must go through the exam pattern and marking scheme of the exam. You must glance at the syllabus once as well, as you will be creating your study schedule based on it. You must know the exam you are going to prepare for in the next couple of months. The exam related information helps you in gaining a better understanding of the exam. You are able to prepare accordingly and perform well in the exam.
Concept clarity
You must try to have a good understanding of all the concepts in your exam syllabus. Avoid mugging up everything like we typically do in any entrance examination. You will never benefit from such learning techniques. Instead, try to have clarity of concepts. Understand the basics of a single topic before moving on to another topic. Take the help of standard books for making your basics strong.
Work on weak areas
Identifying your weak areas is an important part of your preparation. Without knowing your weak points, you will not be able to improve them. There will be no scope for rectification. Take extra care of examining yourself frequently and analyzing your performance. This way you will be able to detect your weak areas and work on them.
Prepare notes
Making notes during your preparation is a traditional and proven method of learning. You must make notes of every topic that you cover. When you understand a topic and later make notes on the same topic then it gets embedded in your mind. It makes memorizing easier. Also, always rely on your notes and not on others’. This will help you in understanding better and remembering well.
Test papers
Solve as many test papers as you can. Join an online test series or take a lot of mock tests every week. Monitor your performance and analyze it like an expert. You can also take the help of the previous years’ question papers for preparing for the exam. The aim is to test yourself at every given point so that there is no space for silly mistakes.
Books for GATE PI Preparation
Your study material for the preparation of GATE 2020 should be of top quality. What you are studying will determine how you will perform in the exam. Hence, always pick books of top authors and publications. We have mentioned below a few books that you can prepare for GATE 2020.
| Title of the book | Name of the Author/ Publication | LINK to buy |
| i. GATE 2020 – Guide – Production and Industrial Engineering | GKP | LINK |
| ii. GATE 2020 – Solved Papers – Production and Industrial Engineering | GKP | LINK |
GATE 2020 PI Preparation FAQs
Q1. What test series should I join to prepare for GATE 2020?
Ans. You can join the Brainstorm Achievers test series. They are a good quality test series and improve your weak areas well.
Q2. What is the weightage of the subject section in the Production and Industrial Engineering GATE 2020?
Ans. The subject-based section carries a weightage of 70% of the total marks in the GATE 2020. For more information, you can look at the exam pattern of GATE 2020 given in the article above.
