IIT Madras did not publish the GATE MA 2019 question paper, but its official answer key is hosted on this page as a PDF. The GATE MA exam covers General Aptitude and Mathematics core.
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Download the official GATE MA 2019 answer key (PDF), hosted on this site with the official source linked.
GATE MA 2019 at a glance
GATE MA 2019 was set by IIT Madras. The files are hosted below: the answer key.
| Organising institute | IIT Madras |
| Paper | Mathematics (MA) |
| GATE 2019 exam window | 2, 3, 9 and 10 February 2019 |
| Files hosted here | Answer key only |
| Question types | 41 MCQ, 24 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 MA 2019.
Paper analysis
Snapshot of GATE MA 2019
GATE MA 2019 gave one full paper. The official key lists 41 MCQ, 24 NAT, so 37% of the paper is typed-answer (NAT) questions, which carry no negative marking.
Of the 55 Mathematics questions, 25 are worth 1 mark and 30 worth 2 marks; 12 of the 2-mark questions are NAT.
Against GATE MA 2018, MCQs moved by +5 and NATs by -5.
GATE 2019 was organised by IIT Madras; the original files were published on the organising site and are linked below through the Internet Archive.
What this paper stresses
- MA has no separate engineering-mathematics block: the whole core is mathematics, so proof-style reasoning shows up inside MCQ options.
- Counterexample questions reward checking each option against a simple test case before reaching for theory.
- 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 Mathematics from this sitting: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis 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 MA 2019
- 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 Mathematics questions. Re-key NAT answers before you stop.
- Mark it with the official key: MCQ by option, NAT by the range in the key. 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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- GATE MA 2022
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- GATE MA 2016
FAQ
Where can I download the official GATE MA 2019 question paper?
This page has the official IIT Madras 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 MA 2019?
65 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours: 10 General Aptitude questions for 15 marks and 55 Mathematics questions for 85 marks. The key lists 41 MCQ, 24 NAT.
When was GATE MA 2019 held?
GATE MA 2019 was part of the GATE 2019 exam window, organised by IIT Madras, which ran on 2, 3, 9 and 10 February 2019.
Are memory-based GATE MA 2019 papers reliable?
There is no need for them where the official paper is public. Use the files from IIT Madras’s GATE site, not coaching reconstructions.
Where is the GATE MA syllabus and pattern?
See the GATE MA syllabus and pattern page on this hub, and check the current official brochure before your exam.