# GATE MA 2022 Previous Year Question Paper

> GATE MA 2022 answer key from IIT Kharagpur: 37 MCQ, 9 MSQ, 19 NAT questions, hosted as PDF.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/gate/ma/2022/

IIT Kharagpur did not publish the GATE MA 2022 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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## GATE MA 2022 at a glance

GATE MA 2022 was set by **IIT Kharagpur**. The files are hosted below: the answer key.

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| Organising institute | IIT Kharagpur |
| Paper | Mathematics (MA) |
| GATE 2022 exam window | 5, 6, 12 and 13 February 2022 |
| Files hosted here | Answer key only |
| Question types | 37 MCQ, 9 MSQ, 19 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 2022.

## Paper analysis

### Snapshot of GATE MA 2022

GATE MA 2022 gave one full paper. The official key lists 37 MCQ, 9 MSQ, 19 NAT, so 29% 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; 9 of the 2-mark questions are NAT.

Against GATE MA 2019, MCQs moved by -4 and NATs by -5.

9 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

- 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. MSQ misses separately, since one wrong option loses the whole question.
- 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.

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## How to sit GATE MA 2022

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 Mathematics 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. Give an MSQ mark only when the whole option set matches. 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 MA 2026](/gate/ma/2026/)
- [GATE MA 2025](/gate/ma/2025/)
- [GATE MA 2024](/gate/ma/2024/)
- [GATE MA 2023](/gate/ma/2023/)
- [GATE MA 2019](/gate/ma/2019/)
- [GATE MA 2018](/gate/ma/2018/)
- [GATE MA 2017](/gate/ma/2017/)
- [GATE MA 2016](/gate/ma/2016/)

## FAQ

### Where can I download the official GATE MA 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 MA 2022?
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 37 MCQ, 9 MSQ, 19 NAT.

### When was GATE MA 2022 held?
GATE MA 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 MA 2022?
9 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 MA 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 MA syllabus and pattern?
See the GATE MA 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 MA syllabus & pattern](/gate/ma/syllabus-pattern/)