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GATE Civil Engineering (CE) Paper Analysis 2025

16 February, 2025
Radhika Joshi

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2025: GATE Exam Analysis provides a helping hand to the candidates to understand the type of questions asked in the exam, the difficulty level of the specific GATE Question Paper and the marking scheme.

GATE CE Exam Analysis

 

As the Civil Engineering 2025 exam is completed on 16th February, a comprehensive GATE CE exam analysis guide is available to all candidates. Additionally, we recommend that all candidates keep informed and updated through our website. This will ensure that they stay up-to-date with any changes or updates that may be helpful for them in successfully passing through the GATE journey.

IMS GATE ACADEMY has conducted a detailed GATE CE Exam Analysis 2025. Civil Engineering Department Mentors have provided valuable insights and experience in this session. 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2025 (Shift-1): Subject-wise Marks

 

Subjects  1 Mark Questions 2 Mark Questions Total Marks
General Aptitude 5 5 15
Engineering Mathematics 5 4 13
Geotechnical Engineering 2 7 16
Environmental Engineering 4 3 10
Tranportation Engineering 5 2 9
Irrigation & Hydrology 2 3 8
Structural Analysis 1 2 5
Geomatics 2 1 4
Steel Structures 0 2 4
SOM 0 2 4
OCF 0 2 4
CMM 1 1 3
R.C.C. 1 1 3
Fluid Mechanics 2 0 2

 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2025: Types of Questions

 

Subjects MCQ NAT MSQ
General Aptitude 10 0 0
Engineering Mathematics 5 3 1
Geotechnical Engineering 5 6 0
Environmental Engineering 2 0 5
Transportation Engineering 3 3 0
Fluid Mechanics 1 3 0
Structural Analysis 1 1 1
Geomatics 0 1 1
Irrigation and Hydrology 2 2 1
Steel Structures 0 2 0
CMM 0 0 2
SOM 0 1 1
OCF 0 2 0

 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2025: Level of Difficulty

Subjects Level of Difficulty
General Aptitude Easy to Moderate
Engineering Mathematics Easy to Moderate
Geotechnical Engineering Moderate
Environmental Engineering Moderate to Hard
Transportation Engineering Moderate
Fluid Mechanics Easy
Structural Analysis Hard
Geomatics Engineering Easy
R.C.C. Moderate
Irrigation and Hydrology Moderate
Steel Structures Easy to Moderate
CMM Easy
SOM Hard
OCF Moderate

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2024 Shift 1:

 

Marks Weightage

 

Subjects Marks Weightage Difficulty Level
Geotechnical Engineering 14 Moderate to Hard
Transportation Engineering 10 Moderate to Hard
Environmental Engineering 8 Moderate
Engineering Mechanics 4 Easy to Moderate
Strength of Materials 7 Moderate
Structural Analysis 4 Moderate to Hard
Reinforced Cement Concrete 5 Easy to Moderate
Steel Structures 1 Moderate
Hydrology and Irrigation 7 Moderate to Hard
Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel Flow 6 Easy to Moderate
Construction Materials and Management 3 Moderate
Surveying 7 Easy to Moderate
Aptitude 15 Moderate to hard
Engineering Mathematics 9 Moderate to hard

 

Variety of Questions

 

Type of Questions Number of Questions
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) 37
Multiple Select Question (MSQ) 23
Numerical Answer Type Question (NAT) 5

 

Difficulty level

The forenoon paper of Civil Engineering was moderately difficult. The questions asked in this paper were lengthy, requiring a lot of calculations. Due to this reason, the chances of making the calculation mistakes were observed more in this paper. Getting into more details, here is the subject-wise analysis of the Civil Engineering forenoon paper of GATE 2024.

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2023 Shift 1: 12th February 2023

 

Find below the detailed analysis of the GATE 2023 Civil Shift 1 Exam:

 

  1. The GATE Civil Engineering 2023 Exam comprised a total of 65 questions, including 9 multiple-select questions (MSQs), 22 numerical answer-type questions (NATs), and 34 Multiple-choice Questions (MCQs).
  2. According to the feedback received from the candidates who appeared for the exam, the Aptitude section was considered to be quite difficult. However, the overall difficulty level of the GATE CE exam was moderate.
  3. Furthermore, the section with the highest weightage in the exam was Geotechnical Engineering, which was expected, given its significance in the field of Civil Engineering.
  4. This detailed GATE CE exam analysis will help you gain a better understanding of the GATE 2023 Civil Shift 1 Exam.
Topics 1 Marks 2 Marks Total Marks
Engineering Mathematics 5 4 13
Strength of Materials 1 3 7
Engineering Hydrology 1 2 5
Engineering Mechanics 1 0 1
Geotechnical Engineering 4 6 16
Structural Analysis 1 2 5
Surveying 2 1 4
Building Material and Construction Management 1 0 1
Design of Steel Structures 1 1 3
Irrigation Engineering 0 1 2
Transportation Engineering 2 2 6
Open Channel Flow 1 2 5
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics 0 1 2
Environmental Engineering 3 4 11
Design of Concrete Structures 2 1 4
General Aptitude 5 5 15
Total 100

 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2023 Shift 2: 12th February 2023

 

As per the feedback from the candidates who appeared for the GATE 2023 CE exam in shift 2, the overall difficulty level was moderate. The question paper included a total of 65 questions, which included 35 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 11 Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and 19 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. 

 

Upon analyzing the question paper, it was observed that specific topics carried higher weightage compared to others. For instance, Engineering Mathematics was a crucial topic with 9-11 marks assigned to it, followed by Geotechnical Engineering with 12-15 marks, Environmental Engineering with 10-12 marks, SOM (Strength of Materials) + Structures with 11-14 marks, and Hydrology + Irrigation with 4 marks. 

 

Overall, the paper was created to test the candidate’s knowledge and understanding of various Civil Engineering concepts, and the marks were distributed in a way that ensured that no particular topic was given undue importance.

 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2022

 

The question paper for the GATE CE exam was generally easy, according to the candidates who appeared for the exams. However, some aspirants found the General Aptitude section to be challenging. The overall difficulty level of the GATE CE 2022 question paper was moderate, consisting of 7 MSC questions, 35 MCQ questions, and 23 NAT questions. There was only one question related to SOM modular. Environmental and geotechnical engineering carried 11 marks each. For a detailed GATE CE Exam Analysis 2022, please check below.

 

Topics 1 Marks 2 Marks Total Marks
Engineering Mathematics 3 5 13
Strength of Materials 1 1 3
Engineering Hydrology 0 1 2
Engineering Mechanics 0 0 0
Geotechnical Engineering 5 3 11
Structural Analysis 0 3 6
Surveying 2 2 6
Building Material and Construction Management 2 1 4
Design of Steel Structures 0 1 2
Irrigation Engineering 1 1 3
Transportation Engineering 2 3 8
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics 2 3 8
Environmental Engineering 5 3 11
Design of Concrete Structures 2 3 8
General Aptitude 5 5 15

 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2021 Session 1

 

The conducted exam was at a Moderate level of difficulty overall. It included 15 NATs (Numerical Answer Type) questions and 2 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions). Also, candidates who appeared for the exam described that the General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics sections were relatively easy; hence, scoring well in these sections could prove advantageous.

 

Furthermore, the paper had a few subjects with higher weightage regarding mark distribution. These subjects were Transportation, Environment, and Geo-Tech. Thus, candidates should focus on these particular topics while preparing for the exam. Overall, the exam was well-balanced and aimed at testing the knowledge and analytical abilities of the candidates.

Subject Name Questions (1 Mark+2 Marks) Weightage
Airport 0+1
Construction Material (CPM) 1+2
Highway 3+3
General Aptitude 5+5 15%
Engineering Mathematics 5+3 11%
Geotech Engineering 2+1 13%
Environmental Engineering 3+6 8%
Fluid Mechanics 1+2 6%
Structural Analysis 2+1 6%
Strength of Materials 4%
Steel Structure 0+1 2%
Design Of Steel Structure 0+1
Surveying 2+1 4%
RCC 1+2 4%
Irrigation & Hydrology 1+0 9%
Building Material 1+0 2%
Transportation Engineering 11%
Total 65 100

 

GATE CE Exam Analysis 2021 Session 2

 

  1. The overall level of the exam was Moderate and candidates were able to attend the exam effectively.
  2. The paper consisted of 2 MCQs.
  3. Likewise, General Aptitude and Geo-Tech sections were easy.
  4. Geotech Engineering, & Environmental Engineering were the subjects with the highest marks weightage.
Subject Name Questions (1 Mark+2 Marks) Weightage
Transportation 4 + 3 15%
Fluid Mechanics 0 + 1 13%
Engineering Mechanics 1 + 3 5%
Mechanics of Material 0 + 1 6%
Environment 3 + 2 14%
Irrigation 0 +1 5%
SOM 2 + 5 11%
Surveying 0 + 3 6%
Hydrology 1 + 1 6%
Geotech Engineering 4 + 0 4%
Steel Structure 1 + 5 1%
RCC 3 + 5 3%
Structural Analysis 0 + 5 9%