GATE ECE Subject Wise Weightage

Exam preparation Strategy: GATE ECE (Electronics and Communication Engineering) Subject Wise Weightage

This blog, ‘Exam Preparation Strategy: GATE ECE (Electronics and Communication Engineering) Subject Wise Weightage’ offers a detailed roadmap for the GATE ECE aspirants. The official website has been launched by IIT Roorkee and will soon release important dates.

GATE aspirants should have already begun their preparation with different strategies tailored to their strengths and weaknesses. But one such common strategy is understanding the subject-wise weightage, which is essential for prioritizing study efforts and achieving maximum marks. Our blog aims at GATE ECE aspirants who are preoccupied with preparation for the upcoming GATE 2025 by providing them with subject-wise weightage, which will help them strategize their study plan.

GATE has been the most popular engineering exam for engineering grads who are looking for a secure and stable job in the government sector. The GATE score card also allows students for higher education such as M.Tech, M.E., and direct PHD admission in institutes like IITs, NITs, and other premier institutes, along with research opportunities. And so, in order to achieve your goal, your exam preparation should be well structured and consistent.

GATE ECE comprises a wide range of key concepts and topics. It is important to have a thorough understanding of the syllabus, exam pattern, and subject weightage of the subject. Whether it’s your first time attempting the GATE exam or you’ve already tried your luck, it is always crucial to know the subject-wise weight of the chosen engineering branch. Knowing the GATE ECE subject-wise weightage helps you strategize your preparation accordingly within the given time. Aspirants can easily prioritize the subjects with the highest marks to prepare for, as well as identify the importance of difficult subjects for themselves.

Let’s understand the subject-wise weightage that will benefit the ECE aspirants for strategic preparation and help them achieve their goal of becoming skilled and successful electronics and communications engineers.

GATE ECE [Electronics and Communication Engineering] EXAM PATTERN

Initially, let’s explore the GATE ECE exam pattern to have a brief understanding of the exam. Down below we’re sharing the details of the ECE exam pattern:

GATE ECE exam pattern
Sections	General aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, core Electronics and Communication Engineering
Number of questions	65
Total Marks	100
Total Time	3 hours
Mode of exam	Online
Type of questions	MCQ, MSQ, NAT
Negative marking	⅓ for 1 mark ques in MCQ ⅔ for 2 mark ques in MCQ No negative marking for MSQ and NAT

 

 GATE ECE ((Electronics and Communication Engineering) SYLLABUS

IIT Roorkee has released the official syllabus of all the engineering branches on the GATE 2025 website. In accordance with official syllabus ECE comprise of 8 subjects such as:

1. Engineering Mathematics
2. Networks, Signals and Systems
3. Electronic Devices
4. Analog Circuits
5. Digital Circuits
6. Control Systems
7. Communications
8. Electromagnetics

Each subject consists of concepts that have their own weightage which we’ll talk about further in the blog. It is highly advised to all the ECE aspirants to click on the link below to know the detailed syllabus of GATE ECE as it will benefit them to strategize their preparation.

👉🏻 GATE ECE Syllabus

GATE ECE (Electronics and Communication Engineering) Subject Wise Weightage

Under this heading, we’ll briefly discuss the GATE ECE subject wise weightage which is one of the significant strategies in your exam preparation. Below mentioned is a comparison of GATE 2024 and GATE 2023 of electronics and communication engineering which will help students to identify the subject weightage and prioritize accordingly.

Every GATE engineering branch will have a general aptitude section and so ECE consists of general aptitude questions like verbal ability and numerical reasonings:

GATE ECE 2024 subject wise weightage

Subject	Number of questions	Total Marks
General Aptitude	10	15
Engineering Mathematics	6	9
Networks, Signals and Systems	10	16
Electronic Devices	7	12
Analog Circuits	7	10
Digital Circuits	6	9
Control Systems	5	8
Communications	9	13
Electromagnetics	5	8

 

 GATE ECE 2023 subject wise weightage

Subject	Number of questions	Total Marks
General Aptitude	10	15
Engineering Mathematics	10	14
Networks, Signals and Systems	13	19
Electronic Devices	5	7
Analog Circuits	5	8
Digital Circuits	6	9
Control Systems	4	7
Communications	6	10
Electromagnetics	6	11

 

Above we have mentioned two tables showcasing previous year GATE ECE subject wise weightage which help students to compare the previous years marks weightage and prepare for the upcoming GATE 2025.

GATE ECE [Electronics and Communication Engineering] Subject wise weightage- Benefits

There are several benefits of knowing the subject wise weightage prior to the exam:

• When aspirants get the comparison to the previous year subject wise weightage, it is easier for them to prepare and prioritize the subjects.
• An electrical aspirant can manage their time effectively during their GATE preparation focusing on important subjects and improving the difficult subjects, weightage wise.
• In case, there is time shortage, the least weightage subject can be given less importance
• Aspirants can give their best and achieve the expected result.

Free Study Material for GATE, ESE, SSC JE and Competitive Exams 2025-26

MADE EASY along with renowned experts is curating a study material which consists of important concepts from several engineering disciplines. Electronics engineering aspirants are advised to click on the link given below to have free access to the study material.

• Control System
• Network Theory
• Others

FAQs

1. What are the sections’ weightage in GATE ECE?

Ans. General aptitude- 15%,  Engineering Mathematics- 17% and Electronics and Communication Engineering- 72%

2. What is a good score in GATE ECE?

Ans. 85+ is considered a good score in GATE ECE.

3. What is the difficulty level of the GATE ECE paper?

Ans. GATE ECE paper is classified as moderate level.

4. What is the marking scheme of the GATE ECE Pattern?

Ans. In accordance with the GATE ECE pattern, the questions are divided in two categories- 1 mark questions and 2 marks questions.

 

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