Download GATE Mining Engineering Exam Previous Years Question Papers

The Graduate Aptitude Test allows graduate students to continue pursuing their studies-Masters degree. Students of specific educational background especially Engineering need to sit for this exam and if qualified can take admission in renowned colleges of India to pursue the Masters degree.

Exam Pattern:

Candidates can appear for any one paper from a list of 21 papers. Candidates generally appear for that paper in which he or she has completed the undergraduate degree. The GATE exam for Mining Engineering is a popular one and large number of applicants is recorded in this particular paper every year.

Syllabus of Mining Engineering paper in GATE exam:

The concepts encompassed in this paper of GATE are as follows:-

Engineering Mathematics

• Linear Algebra
• Calculus
• Differential Calculus
• Complex Variables
• Probability and Statistics
• Numerical Methods

Mining Engineering

• Mechanics
• Mine Development, Geomechanics and Ground Control
• Ventilation, Underground Hazards and Surface Environment
• Air, water and Soil Pollution
• Surveying, Mine Planning and Systems Engineering
• Principles of Planning

Duration of Mining Engineering paper in GATE exam:

The allotted duration of GATE is three hours. Questions are objective in nature and 65 in number carrying a maximum of 100 marks. Questions 1-25 and 56-60 carry one mark each and 26-55 and 61-65 carry two marks each Candidates need to be efficient in time management to crack GATE.

Scoring pattern:

Full marks of the particular question are allotted if the answer given is correct. An incorrect answer results in deduction of some percentage of marks from the total marks assigned to that question. For questions 1-25 and 56-60 one-third of the marks will be deducted whereas for questions 26-51 and 61-65 two-thirds of the marks will be deducted. Candidates are advised to thoroughly read the rules and regulations given in the first page of the question paper.

Previous year question papers of Mining Engineering:

GATE aspiring candidates of Mining domain can find the attached question papers of previous years.