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GATE 2020 CY Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (Feb 1, 2020- Afternoon Session)

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Students can download the GATE 2020 CY Question Paper along with the Answer Key from here. GATE 2020 CY was conducted on 1st February, 2020 by IIT Delhi in the Afternoon Session (2:30 PM to 5:30 PM). As reviewed by the aspirants, the difficulty level of the exam was moderate to difficult. 70-80% of the questions asked from the core Chemistry syllabus. Nearly 24414 students sit in the examination against 31960 registered aspirants.

Candidates targeting GATE can download the PDFs for GATE 2020 CY Question Paper and Answer Key to know the important topics asked, and check their preparation level by solving the past question papers.

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GATE 2020 CY Paper Analysis

There were two kinds of questions that appeared in GATE 2020 CY i.e MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and NAT (Numerical Answer Type). The full marks of the GATE 2020 CY were 100. All the questions carried either 1 or 2 marks.

The table below shows the frequency of NATs and MCQs carrying 1 and 2 marks asked in GATE 2020 CY paper-

Question Type Question Frequency Marks Carried
No of 1 mark MCQs 20 20
No of 2 marks MCQs 23 46
No of 1 mark NATs 10 10
No of 2 marks NATs 12 24
Total 65 100
  • Most of the questions came from MCQ section
  • 43 questions from MCQ and 22 questions from NAT listed in the exam
  • 180 minutes were allotted to solve a total 65 questions
  • A candidate could easily attempt 40+ questions easily

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GATE 2020 CY: Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

  • GATE 2020 CY asked both MCQs and NATs. It was held online via CBT mode
  • As per the specified marking scheme by IIT Delhi, from the final score, ⅓ and ⅔ marks would be reduced for each wrong MCQ carried 1 and 2 marks
  • Wrong attempted NATs were not supposed to bring any kind of deduction in the final achieved marks

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