The official GATE IN 2023 question paper is on this page as a PDF from IIT Kanpur, with the original source linked beside it. The GATE IN exam covers General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and IN core. Download it 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 paper
Download the official GATE IN 2023 question paper (PDF), hosted on this site with the official source linked.
GATE IN 2023 at a glance
GATE IN 2023 was set by IIT Kanpur. The file is hosted below: the question paper.
| Organising institute | IIT Kanpur |
| Paper | Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
| GATE 2023 exam window | 4, 5, 11 and 12 February 2023 |
| Paper hosted here | 1 |
| Question types | See the paper |
| Questions | 65: 10 General Aptitude (15 marks) + 55 core (85 marks) |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Duration | 3 hours |
Check the numbering in the file you download before you mark.
Paper analysis
Snapshot of GATE IN 2023
GATE IN 2023 is hosted below as the official question paper. Question-type counts were not tabulated for this paper.
GATE 2023 was organised by IIT Kanpur; 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 2023
- Download the paper 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 2023 question paper?
On this page: the official IIT Kanpur question paper, with a link to each original source.
How many questions were in GATE IN 2023?
65 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours: 10 General Aptitude questions for 15 marks and 55 Instrumentation Engineering questions for 85 marks.
When was GATE IN 2023 held?
GATE IN 2023 was part of the GATE 2023 exam window, organised by IIT Kanpur, which ran on 4, 5, 11 and 12 February 2023.
Are memory-based GATE IN 2023 papers reliable?
There is no need for them where the official paper is public. Use the files from IIT Kanpur’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.