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QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
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| The question paper will consist of
only objective type questions. Candidates have to mark the correct choice by
darkening the appropriate bubble against each question on an Objective Response
Sheet (ORS). There will be negative marking for wrong answers. The deduction
for each wrong answer will be 25% of the allotted marks. |
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Main Paper
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| The question paper will be for a total of
150 marks divided into three groups:
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| (1) Group I: Question
Numbers 1 to 20 (20 questions) will carry one mark each (sub total 20 marks).
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| (2) Group II: Question
Numbers 21 to 75 (55 questions) will carry two marks each (sub total 110
marks). Out of these, Q.71 to Q.75 may be common data based questions.
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| (3) Group III: Question
Numbers 76 to 85 (10 questions) will carry two marks each (sub total 20 marks).
These questions are called linked answer questions. These 10 questions comprise
five pairs of questions (76 & 77, 78 & 79, etc.). The solution to the
second question of each pair (e.g. Q.77) will be linked to the correct answer
to the first one (e.g. Q.76) in the pair.
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| >> Each question will have four
choices for the answer. Only one choice is correct.
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| >> Wrong answers carry 25%
negative marks. In Q.1 to Q.20, 0.25 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer and in Q.21 to Q.76, Q.78, Q.80, Q.82 and Q.84, 0.5 mark will be
deducted for each wrong answer. If the first question in the linked pair is
wrong, then the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. However,
there is no negative marking for the linked answer questions in Q.77, Q.79,
Q.81, Q.83 and Q.85.
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| >> Papers bearing the code AE,
AG, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, IT, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF will contain questions on
Engineering Mathematics to the extent of 20 to 25 marks.
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| The multiple choice objective test
questions can be of the following type:
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| (1) Each choice containing a single
stand-alone statement/phrase/data.
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| (2) Each choice containing a combination of
option codes. The question may be accompanied by four options P, Q, R, S and
the choices may be a combination of these options. The candidate has to choose
the right combination as the correct answer.
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| (3) Assertion[a]/Reason[r] type with the
choices stating if [a]/[r] are True/False and/or stating if [r] is
correct/incorrect reasoning of [a]
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| (4) Match items: Match all items in Group 1
with correct options from those given in Group 2 and choose the correct set of
combinations from the choices E, F, G and H.
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| (5) Common data based questions: Multiple
questions may be linked to a common problem data, passage and the like. Two or
three questions can be formed from the given common problem data. Each question
is independent and its solution obtainable from the above problem data/passage
directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required to solve the next
question). Each question under this group will carry two marks.
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| (6) Linked answer questions: These questions
are of problem solving type. A problem statement is followed by two questions
based on the problem statement. The two questions are designed such that the
solution to the second question depends upon the answer to the first one. In
other words, the first answer is an intermediate step in working out the second
answer. Each question in such ‘linked answer questions’ will carry two marks.
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XE SECTION PAPERS EXCEPT FOR SECTION A
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| All sections apart from section A are
for 60 marks each. Each of the 60 mark section will be fully objective type and
the questions are divided into three groups.
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| (1) Group I: Question
Numbers 1 to 8 (8 questions) will carry one mark each (subtotal 8 marks).
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| (2) Group II: Question
Numbers 9 to 30 (22 questions) will carry two marks each (subtotal 44 marks).
Out of this, Q.29 and Q.30 may be common data based questions.
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| (3) Group III: Question
Numbers 31 to 34 (4 questions) will carry two marks each. These questions are
called linked answer questions. These 4 questions comprise two pairs of
questions (31 and 32, 33 and 34). The solution to the second question of each
pair (e.g. Q.34) will be linked to the correct answer to the first one (e.g.
Q.33) in the pair (subtotal 8 marks).
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| >> All questions have four
choices with only one being correct. |
| >> Wrong answers carry 25%
negative marks. In Q.1 to Q.8 of each section, 0.25 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer and in Q.9 to Q.30, 0.5 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer. However, there is no negative marking in Q.32 and Q.34.
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| >> The pattern of
multiple-choice questions is the same as described for the main papers.
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XE - SECTION A PAPER (Engineering
Mathematics)
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| XE section A paper will be for 30 marks. It
will consist of fully objective type and the questions are divided into two
groups.
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| (1) Group I: Question
Numbers 1 to 6 (6 questions) will carry one mark each (subtotal 6 marks).
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| (2) Group II: Question
Numbers 7 to 18 (12 questions) will carry two marks each (subtotal 24 marks).
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| >> All questions have four
choices with only one being correct.
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| >> Wrong answers carry 25%
negative marks. In Q.1 to Q.6 of each section, 0.25 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer and in Q.7 to Q.18, 0.5 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer.
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| >> The pattern of
multiple-choice questions is the same as described for the main papers.
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XL SECTION PAPERS
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| Each Section is of 50 marks. Each
section will be fully objective type and the questions are divided into three
groups.
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| (1) Group I: Question
Numbers 1 to 6 (6 questions) will carry one mark each (subtotal 6 marks).
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| (2) Group II: Question
Numbers 7 to 24 (18 questions) will carry two marks each (subtotal 36 marks).
Out of this, Q.23 and Q.24 may be common data based questions.
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| (3) Group III: Question
Numbers 25 to 28 (4 questions) will carry two marks each. These questions are
called linked answer questions. These 4 questions comprise two pairs of
questions (25 and 26 and 27 and 28). The solution to the second question of
each pair (e.g. Q.26) will be linked to the correct answer to the first one
(e.g. Q.25) in the pair (subtotal 8 marks).
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| >> All questions have four
choices with only one being correct.
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| >> Wrong answers carry 25%
negative marks. In Q.1 to Q.6 of each section, 0.25 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer and in Q.7 to Q.25 and Q.27, 0.5 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer. However, there is no negative marking in Q.26 and Q.28.
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| >> The pattern of
multiple-choice questions is the same as described for the main papers.
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