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Exam pattern

GATE PH paper pattern

GATE Physics

  • 65 questions
  • 100 marks
  • 180 minutes
  • a wrong MCQ costs a third of its marks, a wrong MSQ or NAT nothing
  • General Aptitude — 15 marks10 Qs
  • Physics — 85 marks55 Qs

What you get

Everything for GATE PH, in one course

  • Chapters in English and Hindi23 chapters on the official syllabus, each ending in a quiz that explains every answer.
  • Mock tests in the real patternTimed and marked the way the exam is, negative marking included, with a section-by-section report.
  • Revision and weak-area analyticsSee which topics cost you marks, and revise them on a spaced schedule.
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From the chapter: Measurements and Error Analysis: Dimensions, Least Count, Error Propagation, Four-Probe Resistance, Grounding, DC Supplies and Lock-in Detection

How many significant figures does 0.004020 have?

Show the answer and why

Answer: A.

Leading zeros only locate the decimal point and are not significant; 4, the zero between 4 and 2, the 2 and the trailing zero after the decimal point are — four in all. Three drops the trailing zero, which counts because it was deliberately recorded.

Syllabus

GATE PH syllabus, section by section

Open a section to see its chapters. General Aptitude’s first chapter is free.

General AptitudeFree chapter3 chapters
  1. Verbal Aptitude — Grammar, Usage, Vocabulary and ComprehensionFree
  2. Quantitative Aptitude — Ratios, Powers, Mensuration, Statistics and Data
  3. Analytical Aptitude — Number Relations, Analogy, Deduction and Induction
Mathematics8 chapters
  1. Vector Spaces, Rank–Nullity, Decompositions and Quadratic Forms
  2. Linear Algebra — Rank, Consistency, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
  3. Differential Equations
  4. Differential Equations — Higher Order, Euler–Cauchy, Laplace and PDEs
  5. Complex Variables — Analytic Functions, Cauchy’s Theorems and Residues
  6. Transform Theory — Fourier Series, the Fourier Transform and the z-Transform
  7. Mathematical Physics I: Inner-Product Spaces, Completeness, Similarity Transformations and Tensors
  8. Mathematical Physics II: Singularities, Residue Integrals, Fourier Analysis and the Delta Function
Measurements and Error Analysis (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Measurements and Error Analysis: Dimensions, Least Count, Error Propagation, Four-Probe Resistance, Grounding, DC Supplies and Lock-in Detection
Classical Mechanics (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Classical Mechanics: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics, Central Forces, Normal Modes, Rigid Bodies and Special Relativity
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: Laws, Ensembles, Partition Functions, Quantum Gases, Blackbody Radiation and Phase Transitions
Electromagnetic Theory (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Electromagnetic Theory: Boundary-Value Problems, Images, Media, Multipoles, Potentials and Gauges, Waves, Fresnel Coefficients and the Poynting Vector
Optical Physics (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Optical Physics: Waves, Coherence and Interference, Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction, Gratings, Jones Calculus, Ray Matrices and Lasers
Quantum Mechanics (PH paper)2 chapters
  1. Quantum Mechanics I: Foundations, Operators in Hilbert Space, One-Dimensional Potentials, Boxes, Delta Potentials and the Harmonic Oscillator
  2. Quantum Mechanics II: Central Potentials, Hydrogen-like Atoms, Angular Momentum and Its Addition, Variational and Perturbation Methods, and Born Scattering
Atomic and Molecular Physics (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics: Spectra, Coupling Schemes, Fine and Hyperfine Structure, Zeeman and Stark Effects, Molecular Spectra, Raman, NMR, ESR, X-ray and Mössbauer
Solid State Physics (PH paper)2 chapters
  1. Solid State Physics I: Crystallography, Diffraction, Bonding, Lattice Vibrations, Free Electrons and Band Theory
  2. Solid State Physics II: Semiconductor Statistics, Metal–Semiconductor Contacts, Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics, Magnetism and Superconductivity
Nuclear and Particle Physics (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Nuclear and Particle Physics: Binding, Moments, the Mass Formula, Nuclear Models, the Two-Nucleon Problem, Decays, Reactions, Detectors and the Quark Model
Electronics (PH paper)1 chapter
  1. Electronics: Diodes, BJTs and FETs, Feedback and Oscillators, Op-amps and Active Filters, Waveform Generators, Digital Logic and Data Conversion

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FAQ

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What does the GATE Physics course cost?

The first chapter of the GATE course is free. Every chapter of this paper, in English and Hindi, unlocks with the GATE plan — ₹29 a month, less than ₹1 a day, cancel anytime — with scored practice and the full-length PH mock test in the real 65-question pattern. Premium adds the AI mentor.

How much of the GATE PH syllabus is covered?

The whole paper: 8 mathematics chapters as this paper's syllabus words them, and 12 chapters across all 10 discipline sections. General Aptitude is shared by every paper.

What is the GATE exam pattern?

65 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes: General Aptitude for 15 marks and the paper for 85. A wrong MCQ costs a third of its marks; MSQ and NAT questions carry no negative marking.

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