GATE Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) - Previous Year Papers Previous Year Paper Trends & Analysis
Explore year-wise question trends, subject weightage, difficulty and paper coverage for GATE Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) - Previous Year Papers.
33Papers
20Years
2,180Questions
18Topics
Historical question trend
Compare question volume by year and subject.
Questions by year
Compare question counts across years.
Difficulty distribution
How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.
2,180questions
Medium1,089
50%
Easy1,025
47%
Hard66
3%
Question type distribution
MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.
2,180questions
MCQ1,513
69.4%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT)460
21.1%
MSQ199
9.1%
Fill in the blanks8
0.4%
Subject weightage
Top subjects by unique question coverage.
Computer Science & Information Technology
1582 Qs
General Aptitude (GA)
476 Qs
Most asked topics
Top topics across the included previous year papers.
Engineering Mathematics
296 Qs
General Aptitude
267 Qs
Algorithms
195 Qs
Programming and Data Structures
176 Qs
Theory of Computation
149 Qs
Computer Networks
149 Qs
Computer Organization and Architecture
145 Qs
Databases
134 Qs
Operating System
131 Qs
Digital Logic
113 Qs
Compiler Design
94 Qs
Logic
81 Qs
Verbal Ability
73 Qs
Probability
20 Qs
Geometry
18 Qs
Numerical Computation and Estimation
9 Qs
Numerical Methods
7 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
1 Qs
Subtopic coverage
Top subtopics inside this exact selection.
Discrete Mathematics
132 Qs
Numerical Computation and Estimation
115 Qs
C Programming and Recursion
94 Qs
Graph Algorithms
82 Qs
Memory Hierarchy and I/O
80 Qs
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
76 Qs
Regular Languages and Finite Automata
75 Qs
Calculus
61 Qs
Probability and Statistics
60 Qs
Network Layers and Switching
57 Qs
Lexical and Syntax Analysis
53 Qs
Trees, Heaps and Graphs
52 Qs
Complexity Analysis
51 Qs
TCP, Socket Interfaces and Application Protocols
48 Qs
Relational Models, Algebra and SQL
48 Qs
Storage, Indexing and Transactions
47 Qs
Processes, Threads and Synchronization
46 Qs
Logic
46 Qs
Linear Algebra
43 Qs
Memory Management and File Systems
43 Qs
Context-free Languages and Pushdown Automata
42 Qs
Deadlocks and Scheduling
42 Qs
Combinational and Sequential Logic
40 Qs
Integrity Constraints and Normalization
39 Qs
Instruction Sets, ALU and Control Units
39 Qs
Boolean Algebra and Logic Minimization
38 Qs
Algorithm Design Techniques
37 Qs
Number Representation and Arithmetic
35 Qs
Turing Machines and Undecidability
32 Qs
Data-link Protocols and Error Detection
30 Qs
Linear Data Structures
30 Qs
Vocabulary and Idioms in Context
28 Qs
Pipelining and Hazards
26 Qs
Searching, Sorting and Hashing
25 Qs
Code Generation and Optimization
25 Qs
Elementary Statistics
20 Qs
English Grammar
20 Qs
Translation and Runtime Environments
16 Qs
Routing and IPv4
14 Qs
Data Interpretation
14 Qs
Reading Comprehension
13 Qs
Set Theory
10 Qs
Numerical Relations and Analogies
10 Qs
Spatial Transformations and Paper Folding
10 Qs
Analogies
9 Qs
Numerical Computation and Estimation
9 Qs
Matrix Algebra
8 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
8 Qs
Limits
7 Qs
Quadratic Equations
6 Qs
Percentage
6 Qs
Algebra
6 Qs
Root Finding
4 Qs
Numerical Relations and Analogies
4 Qs
Number Puzzles
4 Qs
Numerical Integration
3 Qs
Polygons
3 Qs
Cubes
3 Qs
Logarithms
3 Qs
Proportionality
3 Qs
Rectangles
3 Qs
Geometry
2 Qs
Elementary Statistics
2 Qs
Triangles
2 Qs
Circles
2 Qs
Lines
2 Qs
Cylinders
2 Qs
Narrative Sequencing
2 Qs
Vocabulary and Idioms in Context
1 Qs
Stages
1 Qs
Polynomials
1 Qs
Synonyms
1 Qs
Work and Time
1 Qs
Symmetry
1 Qs
Family Relationships
1 Qs
Graph Theory
1 Qs
Vector Calculus
1 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
1 Qs
Curves
1 Qs
Paper coverage
Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) 2026
65 Qs
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) 2026
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2025 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2025 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2024 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2024 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2023 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2022 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2021 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2021 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2020 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2019 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2018 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2017 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2017 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2016 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2016 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2015 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2015 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2015 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2014 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2014 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2014 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2013 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2013 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2013 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2013 [Session 4]
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2012
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2011
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2010
65 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2009
60 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2008
85 Qs
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) 2007
85 Qs
Included previous year papers
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Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) 20262026