Which Branch is Tough in GATE?

Which Branch is Tough in GATE?

Each branch of engineering is tough for a person who wants to crack GATE. It just needs your focus, determination, and hard work to make it easier. Also, everything seems more challenging if you have an inadequate proficiency in that specialisation. So whichever specialisation you belong to or are interested in, go for that field as it will be the easiest for you, but only a few qualify. These are the limited seats available for MTech & ME courses.
Below, you can check the number of candidates who appeared in the last seven years and the number of candidates who appeared for the GATE exam in a particular branch to get an idea about the competition status and which branch is tough in GATE?

Year	No. of Candidates Appeared in the GATE Exam (Approx.)
2022	7,11,542
2021	8,82,683
2020	8,58,019
2019	7,79,629
2018	7,81,854
2017	7,87,141
2016	8,18,844
2015	8,04,455

How Difficult is GATE from Other Exams?

GATE is a national level exam that provides entrances to the Master of Technology courses. Yet, it is distinct from other exams associated with science and technology courses.

GATE vs IIT JAM

IIT JAM is for MSc courses, whereas the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is conducted for MTech courses. Therefore, GATE is tougher than IIT JAM in terms of difficulty level.

Popularity – Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a more popular exam than J.A.M.

Number of Candidates Appeared – Only around 60k students appear in J.A.M, whereas more than 8.5 lakh students appear for the exam every year.

Question Paper Difficulty – The questions asked in the Graduate Aptitude Test are tougher and more complex than J.A.M.

IES vs GATE

Indian Engineering Services is the most demanded employment opportunity for engineering graduates in India. UPSC controls the Engineering Services Examination, frequently known as ESE, in four domains: Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, and Telecommunications. Due to the favourably competitive appointment process, IES officials are positively regarded as one of the toughest engineering exams.

 Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE) is a national-level engineering admission test administered on a rotating basis by either IISc Bangalore or seven former IITs. With the GATE scorecard, one can apply for M.Tech programmes or research programmes at famous IITs/NITs, acquire a PSU job, or pursue higher education in a foreign country.

CAT VS GATE

GATE	CAT
Exam conducted by various IITs situated in India.	Exam conducted by IIMs situated at various locations in India.
Acts as a gateway for admissions to various M.E/ M.Tech, PSU jobs all over the country.	Acts as a gateway for admissions to MBA (from IIMs, FMS, MDI, SP JAIN, and so on)
The exam pattern of GATE contains 65 Questions which includes 10 questions in General Aptitude + 55 questions in the subject	100 Questions (34 Questions in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension + 32 Questions in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning + 34 in Quantitative ability)
Total marks – 100 marks	Total marks – 300 marks

 GATE vs JEE

IIT JEE is an undergraduate level exam (BTech), whereas the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a single round postgraduate level exam (MTech).

GATE is tougher than JEE Mains but easier than JEE Advanced in difficulty level.

GATE vs JEST

JEST Exam is considered a National Eligibility Test by SERB. It provides admission in IISc, IISERs, NISER, and other prestigious colleges for MSc, Integrated PhD & PhD courses.

The JEST Exam’s difficulty level is easier than the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.

GATE Paper Analysis 2022 All Branches

We have shared your subject wise exam analysis for your reference, and candidates can check what is the difficulty level of each branch and which branch is tough in GATE?

GATE CS Paper Analysis 5th February 2022

GATE EE Paper Analysis 5th February 2022

GATE ECE Paper Analysis 6th February 2022

GATE Civil Paper Analysis 12th February 2022

GATE Mechanical Paper Analysis 13th February 2022

Important Highlights about Difficulty Level of GATE Papers

The Important GATE 2022 highlights as per gate analysis to check the difficulty level of GATE top branches are shared below. Candidates can have an idea about – which branch is tough in GATE? through inspection of these important highlights

Important Highlights about the difficulty level of GATE Civil Paper 

• There were 35 MCQ, 7 MSQ, and 23 NAT questions asked on the paper.
• The overall level of the exam was Moderate to Tough, and the paper was calculative.
• The General Aptitude section was Tough & Engineering Mathematics was Moderate to Tough.

Important Highlights about the difficulty level of GATE ME Paper

• Questions asked from the General Aptitude portion were Easy in the first shift.
• The level of questions from Engineering Mathematics was Moderate, which carried 15 marks in the paper.
• The overall difficulty level of the first shift of GATE mechanical paper was Moderate to Tough.
• There were 5 M.S.Qs (Multiple select) questions in the first shift of paper. All these questions were theoretical-type questions.

Important Highlights about the difficulty level of GATE EE Paper