IIT Kharagpur did not publish the GATE IN 2022 question paper, but its official answer key is hosted on this page as a PDF. The GATE IN exam covers General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and IN core.
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Download the official GATE IN 2022 answer key (PDF), hosted on this site with the official source linked.
GATE IN 2022 at a glance
GATE IN 2022 was set by IIT Kharagpur. The files are hosted below: the answer key.
| Organising institute | IIT Kharagpur |
| Paper | Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
| GATE 2022 exam window | 5, 6, 12 and 13 February 2022 |
| Files hosted here | Answer key only |
| Question types | 34 MCQ, 5 MSQ, 26 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 2022.
Paper analysis
Snapshot of GATE IN 2022
GATE IN 2022 gave one full paper. The official key lists 34 MCQ, 5 MSQ, 26 NAT, so 40% 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; 15 of the 2-mark questions are NAT.
Against GATE IN 2020, MCQs moved by +4 and NATs by -9.
5 questions are multi-select (MSQ): they score only when the full correct set is chosen and nothing wrong, with no negative marking.
GATE 2022 was organised by IIT Kharagpur; 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. MSQ misses separately, since one wrong option loses the whole question.
- 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.
How to sit GATE IN 2022
- Download the paper and its answer key from this page. Do not open the key yet.
- Sit the full paper in three hours, one sitting: 10 GA questions and 55 Instrumentation Engineering questions. Re-key NAT answers before you stop.
- Mark it with the official key: MCQ by option, NAT by the range in the key. Give an MSQ mark only when the whole option set matches. Apply negative marks on MCQs only.
- Fill the error log the same day: section, subject, and miss type (concept, silly, time or misread).
- Next session, repair only the logged items, then pick another year from the list below.
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FAQ
Where can I download the official GATE IN 2022 question paper?
This page has the official IIT Kharagpur answer key, with a link to its original source. The matching question paper was not available from an official source, so it is not hosted.
How many questions were in GATE IN 2022?
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 34 MCQ, 5 MSQ, 26 NAT.
When was GATE IN 2022 held?
GATE IN 2022 was part of the GATE 2022 exam window, organised by IIT Kharagpur, which ran on 5, 6, 12 and 13 February 2022.
How were MSQs marked in GATE IN 2022?
5 questions were multi-select (MSQ). A multi-select answer scores only when every correct option, and no wrong one, is chosen; there is no negative marking for MSQ or NAT.
Are memory-based GATE IN 2022 papers reliable?
There is no need for them where the official paper is public. Use the files from IIT Kharagpur’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.