Subjectwise Analysis GATE -2018
Mechanical Engineering – Session -1
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 15 | Medium |
| Engineering Mathematics | 6 | Easy | 4 | Easy | 14 | Easy |
| Mechanics of Materials | 4 | Medium | 5 | Tough | 14 | Tough |
| Theory of Machines | 3 | Easy | 2 | Medium | 7 | Easy |
| Machine Design | 1 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 5 | Easy |
| Fluid Mechanics | 3 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 11 | Medium |
| Heat Transfer | 0 | 1 | Easy | 2 | Easy | |
| Thermodynamics | 2 | Medium | 4 | Tough | 10 | Tough |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 6 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 14 | Medium |
| Industrial Engineering | 0 | 2 | Medium | 4 | Medium | |
| Engineering Mechanics | 0 | 2 | Medium | 4 | Medium |
Mechanical Engineering – Session -2
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 15 | Medium |
| Engineering Mathematics | 5 | Easy | 4 | Medium | 13 | Medium |
| Mechanics of Materials | 2 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Theory of Machines | 2 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Machine Design | 1 | Easy | 1 | Easy | 3 | Easy |
| Fluid Mechanics | 2 | Medium | 3 | Tough | 8 | Tough |
| Heat Transfer | 1 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 5 | Easy |
| Thermodynamics | 2 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 12 | Medium |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 7 | Tough | 6 | Tough | 19 | Tough |
| Industrial Engineering | 2 | Tough | 2 | Tough | 6 | Tough |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 | Easy | 1 | Medium | 3 | Medium |
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Easy | 5 | Medium | 15 | Medium |
| Engineering Mathematics | 3 | Tough | 4 | Tough | 11 | Tough |
| Power Systems | 2 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 10 | Medium |
| Electrical Machines | 2 | Tough | 4 | Easy | 10 | Medium |
| Measurement | 2 | Medium | 1 | Medium | 4 | Medium |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 2 | Easy | 0 | 2 | Easy | |
| Power Electronics | 2 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 10 | Medium |
| Digital Circuits | 1 | Easy | 3 | Easy | 7 | Easy |
| Analog Circuits | 3 | Medium | 2 | Tough | 7 | Tough |
| Control Systems | 4 | Medium | 2 | Medium | 8 | Tough |
| Signals and Systems | 2 | Tough | 3 | Tough | 8 | Tough |
| Network Theory | 2 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Easy | 5 | Medium | 15 | Medium |
| Engineering Mathematics | 6 | Easy | 4 | Easy | 14 | Easy |
| Network Theory | 1 | Easy | 3 | Easy | 7 | Easy |
| Signals and Systems | 3 | Medium | 2 | Medium | 7 | Medium |
| Control Systems | 1 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 7 | Medium |
| Analog Circuits | 2 | Easy | 3 | Easy | 8 | Easy |
| Digital Circuits | 3 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 11 | Medium |
| Communications | 3 | Medium | 4 | Tough | 11 | Tough |
| Electronic Device Circuits | 4 | Easy | 4 | Easy | 12 | Easy |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 2 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Easy | 5 | Easy | 15 | Easy |
| Engineering Mathematics | 4 | Easy | 5 | Easy | 14 | Easy |
| Control System | 2 | Easy | 3 | Easy | 8 | Easy |
| Measurements | 2 | Medium | 4 | Tough | 10 | Tough |
| Analog Electronics | 4 | Tough | 4 | Tough | 12 | Tough |
| Digital Circuits | 3 | Easy | 3 | Medium | 9 | Medium |
| Transducers | 2 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Optical Instrumentation and Fibre optics | 2 | Medium | 2 | Tough | 6 | Tough |
| Process Control | ||||||
| Communication system | 1 | Easy | 1 | Easy |
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Easy | 5 | Medium | 15 | Medium |
| Engineering Mathematics | 3 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 7 | Easy |
| Compiler Design | 2 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 6 | Easy |
| Computer Networks | 3 | Medium | 2 | Medium | 7 | Medium |
| Data Base Management Systems | 0 | 2 | Tough | 4 | Tough | |
| Digital Logic | 2 | Medium | 1 | Medium | 4 | Medium |
| Theory of Computation | 1 | Medium | 2 | Medium | 7 | Medium |
| Computer Organization & Architectures | 3 | Easy | 4 | Easy | 11 | Easy |
| Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory | 2 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 12 | Medium |
| Design & Analysis of Algorithms | 1 | Tough | 3 | Medium | 7 | Medium |
| Programming and Data Structures | 4 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 10 | Medium |
| Operating System | 4 | Tough | 3 | Tough | 10 | Tough |
Civil Engineering – Session -2
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Easy | 5 | Easy | 15 | Easy |
| Engineering Mathematics | 5 | Easy | 3 | Easy | 11 | Easy |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 4 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 14 | Medium |
| Transportation Engineering | 3 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 11 | Medium |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 11 | Medium |
| Fluid Mechanics | 2 | Medium | 1 | Medium | 4 | Medium |
| Reinforced Cement Concrete | 1 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 5 | Easy |
| Steel Structures | 1 | Easy | 1 | Medium | 3 | Medium |
| Hydrology and Irrigation | 3 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 7 | Easy |
| Solid Mechanics | 3 | Medium | 1 | Medium | 5 | Medium |
| Geomatics Engineering | 0 | 3 | Medium | 6 | Medium | |
| Engineering Mechanics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Structural Analysis | 0 | 3 | Medium | 6 | Medium | |
| Construction Material and Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Open Channel Flow | 0 | 1 | Medium | 2 | Medium |
| Subjects | 1 Mark | Difficulty level | 2 Marks | Difficulty level | Total Marks | Difficulty |
| General Aptitude | 5 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 15 | Medium |
| Engineering Mathematics | 2 | Medium | 5 | Medium | 12 | Medium |
| Process Calculations | 1 | Medium | 2 | Medium | 5 | Medium |
| Thermodynamics | 2 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Fluid Mechanics | 2 | Easy | 4 | Medium | 10 | Medium |
| Mechanical Operations | 1 | Easy | 2 | Easy | 5 | Easy |
| Heat Transfer | 4 | Medium | 3 | Medium | 10 | Medium |
| Mass Transfer | 0 | 4 | Tough | 8 | Tough | |
| Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 | Medium | 4 | Medium | 11 | Medium |
| Instrumentation and Process Control | 4 | Medium | 2 | Medium | 8 | Medium |
| Plant Design and Economics | 3 | Medium | 1 | Medium | 5 | Medium |
| Chemical Technology | 3 | Medium | 0 | 3 | Medium |