GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 Set-1 (Morning session) Exam paper Analysis

By Vishwajeet Sinha|Updated : February 14th, 2017

GATE CE 2017 Exam has been conducted in two sessions on 12th February 2017. Here you can find the Morning session (Set-1) paper analysis with the weightage of each section of GATE Syllabus with respective marks and number of questions asked in the GATE CE 2017 exam (Set-1).

GATE 2017 Civil Engineering (CE) Set-1 (Morning) Paper Analysis

Subject

Topics

# Questions (65)

(1 Mark + 2 Mark)

Total Marks (100)

General Aptitude

Probability, Numerical ability,Reading comprehension, 

10 (5 + 5)

15

Engineering Mathematics

Eigen Vector, Probability density, Continuity, Differential Equation, Numerical Method (Euler’s method, Integration), Limit (L-Hospital Rule), Matrix ( Inverse), Poisson’s Distribution, Mode & Median

9 (9 + 3)

15

Geomatics Engineering

Bearing ( Local Attraction), EDM, Remote Sensing

3 (2 + 1)

3

Design Steel structure

Eccentric Connections ( Force on Bolt)

1 (0 + 1)

2

Engineering Mechanics

Force Velocity

1(0 + 1)

2

Solid Mechanics

Strain Energy (Axial Load), BM & SF, Column (Euler’s Load),

4 (1 + 3)

7

Irrigation & Hydrology

Unit Hydrograph

5 (2 + 3)

8

Transportation Engineering

Airport Engineering, Traffic Engineering

2 (1 + 1)

3

Geotechnical Engineering

Thixotropy, Bearing Capacity, Consolidation settlement, Triaxial Test, Properties of soil (Water absorption ), Liquidity index

6 (1 + 5)

11

Environmental Engineering

BOD, Settling Velocity, Waste Water Treatment. Noise Pollution (Equivalent Noise), Air Pollution ( Acid Rain)

9 (5 + 4)

13

Fluid Mechanics

Fluid Dynamics ( Force on a bend pipe), Pipe flow, Boundary layer theory, Open Channel Flow ( GVF), Open channel Flow ( Sluice Gate)

5 (2 + 3)

8

Structural Analysis

Two hinged Arch (Max Beam), Slope Deflection Method, Influence line

4(1 + 3)

7

Highlights of GATE CE Set-1 Paper:

  • Most of the questions were concept based.
  • Fliud Mechanics, Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering had high weightage.
  • Overall the paper contain 50 percent of questions are easy, 30 percent of questions are medium, and 20 percent of questions are tricky/tough.

All the above review based on the feedback and discussion of Gradeup users.

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