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GATE CE previous year papers (Civil Engineering)
10 official GATE CE papers from 2022 to 2026, each with all 65 questions and the official answer key. Open a year to read it, or practise GATE CE questions free with a timer and instant checking.
GATE CE papers by year
Question types and marks are counted from each paper’s official answer key.
| Paper | Questions | MCQ | MSQ | NAT | 1-mark / 2-mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATE 2026 CE (Set 1) | 65 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2026 CE (Set 2) | 65 | 36 | 4 | 25 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2025 CE (Set 1) | 65 | 32 | 11 | 22 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2025 CE (Set 2) | 65 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2024 CE (Set 1) | 65 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2024 CE (Set 2) | 65 | 40 | 3 | 22 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2023 CE (Set 1) | 65 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2023 CE (Set 2) | 65 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2022 CE (Set 1) | 65 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 30 / 35 |
| GATE 2022 CE (Set 2) | 65 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 30 / 35 |
How to use GATE CE previous year papers
- Start with the latest paper (2026) and take it in 3 hours without breaks, like the real exam.
- Check with the official key on the paper page, then score yourself: In GATE, each MCQ carries 1 or 2 marks; a wrong MCQ answer costs one-third of its marks (−1/3 for a 1-mark and −2/3 for a 2-mark question). MSQ (multiple select) and NAT (numerical answer) questions have no negative marking.
- Go back year by year. Topics that appear in several years are the ones to revise first.
- Practise mixed sets. On Student AI Hub you can take a shuffled set built from all GATE CE papers, with your score at the end.