# GATE IN 2016 Previous Year Question Paper

> GATE IN 2016 paper and answer key from IISc Bangalore: 26 MCQ, 39 NAT questions, hosted as PDF.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/gate/in/2016/

The official GATE IN 2016 question paper and answer key are on this page as PDFs from IISc Bangalore, with the original source linked beside each file. The GATE IN exam covers General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and IN 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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## GATE IN 2016 at a glance

GATE IN 2016 was set by **IISc Bangalore**. The files are hosted below: the question paper and answer key.

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| --- | --- |
| Organising institute | IISc Bangalore |
| Paper | Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
| GATE 2016 exam window | 30 and 31 January and 6, 7, 13 and 14 February 2016 |
| Paper hosted here | 1 (plus answer key) |
| Question types | 26 MCQ, 39 NAT |
| Questions | 65: 10 General Aptitude (15 marks) + 55 core (85 marks) |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Duration | 3 hours |

All counts come from the official answer key for GATE IN 2016.

## Paper analysis

### Snapshot of GATE IN 2016

GATE IN 2016 gave one full paper. The official key lists 26 MCQ, 39 NAT, so 60% of the paper is typed-answer (NAT) questions, which carry no negative marking.

Of the 55 Instrumentation Engineering questions, 25 are worth 1 mark and 30 worth 2 marks; 21 of the 2-mark questions are NAT.

The official key marks 1 question as marks to all or MTA: every candidate is credited, so score it as correct.

GATE 2016 was organised by IISc Bangalore; the original files were published on the organising site and are linked below through the Internet Archive.

### What this paper stresses

- IN has an unusually high share of NAT questions in several years, so numerical accuracy and the printed rounding range matter more than option elimination.
- Control systems, signals and measurements are cross-linked: one transfer-function method often serves questions in all three.
- General Aptitude is 10 questions and 15 marks, easy to rush.

### What to extract before you move on

- NAT vs MCQ miss counts.
- GA topics you guessed versus knew.
- A personal subject-weight table for Instrumentation Engineering from this sitting: Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Circuits, Signals and Systems and the rest.
- Every question where your answer was right but your time on it was not.

**Analyst note:** Mark by the numbering in the paper you downloaded.

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## How to sit GATE IN 2016

1. Download the paper and its answer key from this page. Do not open the key yet.
2. Sit the full paper in three hours, one sitting: 10 GA questions and 55 Instrumentation Engineering questions. Re-key NAT answers before you stop.
3. Mark it with the official key: MCQ by option, NAT by the range in the key. Apply negative marks on MCQs only.
4. Fill the error log the same day: section, subject, and miss type (concept, silly, time or misread).
5. Next session, repair only the logged items, then pick another year from the list below.

## Other years on this hub

- [GATE IN 2026](/gate/in/2026/)
- [GATE IN 2025](/gate/in/2025/)
- [GATE IN 2024](/gate/in/2024/)
- [GATE IN 2023](/gate/in/2023/)
- [GATE IN 2022](/gate/in/2022/)
- [GATE IN 2020](/gate/in/2020/)
- [GATE IN 2019](/gate/in/2019/)
- [GATE IN 2018](/gate/in/2018/)
- [GATE IN 2017](/gate/in/2017/)

## FAQ

### Where can I download the official GATE IN 2016 question paper?
On this page: the official IISc Bangalore question paper and answer key, with a link to each original source.

### How many questions were in GATE IN 2016?
65 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours: 10 General Aptitude questions for 15 marks and 55 Instrumentation Engineering questions for 85 marks. The key lists 26 MCQ, 39 NAT.

### When was GATE IN 2016 held?
GATE IN 2016 was part of the GATE 2016 exam window, organised by IISc Bangalore, which ran on 30 and 31 January and 6, 7, 13 and 14 February 2016.

### Did the GATE IN 2016 answer key award marks to all?
Yes. The key lists 1 question as marks to all (MTA). Give yourself those marks when you score a practice attempt.

### Are memory-based GATE IN 2016 papers reliable?
There is no need for them where the official paper is public. Use the files from IISc Bangalore's GATE site, not coaching reconstructions.

### Where is the GATE IN syllabus and pattern?
See the GATE IN syllabus and pattern page on this hub, and check the current official brochure before your exam.

## 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 IN syllabus & pattern](/gate/in/syllabus-pattern/)