GATE EE 2026 : Weightage

The overall weightage of subjects in GATE Electrical Engineering (EE) exam varies. It is important to know which subjects carry more marks so that you can plan your studies accordingly.

Overall weightage distribution:

General Aptitude (GA): Approx 15%
Engineering Mathematics (EM): Approx 13%
Core Electrical Engineering Subjects: Approx 72%

GATE EE Subject-Wise Weightage

Now, let’s dive into the GATE EE subject-wise weightage for this year. The details here are based on GATE 2024 - 25, which allows you to compare this year’s weightage with previous years.

Every GATE engineering branch includes a General Aptitude section. For EE, this section has questions on verbal ability and numerical reasoning.

GATE EE 2025 Subject-Wise Weightage

Subject	Number of questions	Total Marks
General Aptitude	10	15
Engineering Mathematics	9	14
Electric circuits	5	7
Electromagnetic Theory	3	6
Signals and Systems	7	11
Electrical Machines	4	6
Power Systems	6	10
Control Systems	6	9
Electrical and Electronic Measurements	2	3
Analog and Digital Electronics	6	8
Power Electronics	7	11

Estimated weightage of core subjects (Based on GATE 2024–2025)

Below is the subject-wise estimated marks weightage based on the general trend:

Subject	Estimated Weightage (%)
General Aptitude	15%
Engineering Mathematics	13%
Electric Circuits & Networks	~7–10%
Electromagnetic Fields/Theory	~5–7%
Signals and Systems	~8–10%
Electrical Machines	~10–12%
Power Systems	~8–10%
Control Systems	~8–9%
Analog & Digital Electronics	~8–10%
Power Electronics	~8–11%
Electrical & Electronic Measurements	~2–3%