Question Pattern Details for GATE 2012 Aerospace Engineering

Questions	Sub Total (Q's)	Marks Carry	Sub Total (Marks)	Negative Marking
Q.1 to Q.25	25	1 Mark Each	25	1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.26 to Q.47	22	2 Marks Each	44	2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.48 to Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data questions	4	2 Marks Each	8	2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer questions. (Note : The answer to the 2nd question of the linked answer questions will depend on the answer to the 1st question of the pair. If the 1st question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the 2nd question in the pair will not be evaluated.)	4	2 Marks Each	8	2/3 mark will be deducted for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer questions pairs i.e. for Q52 and Q54. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q55.
General Aptitude (GA)
Q.56 to Q.60	5	1 Marks Each	5	1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.61 to Q.65	5	2 Marks Each	10	2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Total	65		100