# GATE CS 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
> GATE CS 2024 question paper: official PDFs (2 papers) with the answer key, every question tagged by subject (most from Engineering Mathematics).
Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/gate/cs/2024/
The 2 official GATE CS 2024 question papers and 2 answer keys are on this page as PDFs from IISc Bangalore, with the original source linked beside each file. The GATE CS exam covers General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and CS core. Download them below, then sit the paper under exam timing with the attempt plan and error-log routine on this page.
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**[Download the official GATE CS 2024 question paper (PDF)](#download-question-paper)**, hosted on this site with the official source linked.
## Why this year matters
GATE CS 2024 still sits close to the current pattern. Use it after the newest year so you are not learning process and content on the same day. Download only your paper code. Mixed-branch dumps wreck weightage learning.
After the paper, rebuild a short chapter-weight list for your code. NAT digit errors are silly misses if the setup was right; log them that way so you fix keystroke discipline, not concepts that were already fine.
## Paper analysis
### Snapshot of GATE CS 2024
GATE CS 2024 (CS1): 65 questions for 100 marks, made up of 29 MCQ, 20 MSQ and 16 NAT. General Aptitude is 15 marks and Engineering Mathematics 8, which leaves 77 for the computer science subjects. Every question is tagged on the [GATE CS topic pages](/gate/cs/topics/).
### Subject-wise marks
### What this paper stresses
- **Operating Systems led the paper** with 10 marks, ahead of Computer Networks (9) and Engineering Mathematics (8).
- Lighter than usual: [Programming & Data Structures](/gate/cs/topics/programming-ds/) 8 against 10.7; [Discrete Mathematics](/gate/cs/topics/discrete-maths/) 6 against 8.6.
- 16 NAT questions worth 28 marks: exact values, no options to eliminate.
- 20 MSQ questions worth 30 marks. MSQ has no negative marking, but one wrong extra option scores zero.
- Concepts that keep coming back and appear here: Calculus (11/11 years), Linear Algebra (11/11 years), Context-Free Languages (11/11 years), Number Representation (10/11 years), Probability (10/11 years).
- Asked in this paper only (of the 11 we tagged): Performance & Speedup.
### What to extract before you move on
- Your marks per subject next to the table above. A gap in a heavy subject costs more than one in a light one.
- NAT, MSQ and MCQ miss counts. Each type needs a different drill.
- GA questions you guessed rather than knew.
- For each weak subject, open its topic page and solve the same concept from two other years.
### How 2024 sits next to other years
Against [GATE CS 2023](/gate/cs/2023/): more marks in Algorithms +4, Databases (DBMS) +3, Engineering Mathematics +2; fewer in Discrete Mathematics -6, Digital Logic -2, Programming & Data Structures -2. Against [GATE CS 2025](/gate/cs/2025/): more marks in Computer Networks +3, Algorithms +2, Compiler Design +2; fewer in Programming & Data Structures -3, Discrete Mathematics -2, Digital Logic -2. The [year-by-year subject table](/gate/cs/topics/) shows every year side by side.
Looking for another shift, set or language? Check the [official archive](https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/question-papers.html).
## How to sit GATE CS 2024
1. Grab your paper code PDF (and key when available) from the official GATE links.
2. Three hours, one sitting, GA + Engg Maths (if applicable) + core. Re-key NAT answers before checking the key.
3. When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
4. Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
5. Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.
## Full question paper text (CS1)
Official master-paper text from IISc GATE 2024. Use the PDF for figures and crisp math.
Plain text copy: [/papers/gate-cs-2024-cs1.txt](/papers/gate-cs-2024-cs1.txt)
## Other years in this decade
- [GATE CS 2026](/gate/cs/2026/)
- [GATE CS 2025](/gate/cs/2025/)
- [GATE CS 2023](/gate/cs/2023/)
- [GATE CS 2022](/gate/cs/2022/)
- [GATE CS 2021](/gate/cs/2021/)
- [GATE CS 2020](/gate/cs/2020/)
- [GATE CS 2019](/gate/cs/2019/)
- [GATE CS 2018](/gate/cs/2018/)
- [GATE CS 2017](/gate/cs/2017/)
- [GATE CS 2016](/gate/cs/2016/)
## FAQ
### Where can I download the official GATE CS 2024 question paper?
Download it from this page: the official PDF is here, with a link to the conducting body's original.
### What does the GATE CS 2024 paper analysis include?
A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2024 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.
### How should I practise the GATE CS 2024 previous year paper?
Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.
### Is GATE CS 2024 still useful if I finished newer papers?
Yes. Recent years sharpen timing; stack them after a same-day review of each attempt.
### Are memory-based GATE CS 2024 papers reliable?
Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.
### Where is the GATE CS syllabus and pattern for this paper?
See the GATE CS syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.
## Related reading
- [How to use previous year papers](/guides/how-to-use-previous-year-papers/)
- [How many years of PYQs?](/guides/how-many-years-of-pyqs/)
- [Memory-based vs official papers](/guides/memory-based-vs-official-papers/)
- [GATE CS syllabus & pattern](/gate/cs/syllabus-pattern/)