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GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) - Previous Year Papers Previous Year Paper Trends & Analysis

Explore year-wise question trends, subject weightage, difficulty and paper coverage for GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) - Previous Year Papers.

32Papers
19Years
2,115Questions
13Topics

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.

Easy 1,191 56.3%
Medium 897 42.4%
Hard 27 1.3%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

MCQ 1,514 71.6%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 557 26.3%
MSQ 23 1.1%
Fill in the blanks 21 1%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Mechanical Engineering
1606 Qs
General Aptitude (GA)
420 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Applied Mechanics and Design
533 Qs
Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
431 Qs
Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
352 Qs
Engineering Mathematics
290 Qs
General Aptitude
260 Qs
Verbal Ability
65 Qs
Geometry
27 Qs
Logic
26 Qs
Probability
19 Qs
Data Interpretation
17 Qs
Numerical Methods
4 Qs
Algebra
1 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
1 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Thermodynamics
158 Qs
Engineering Mechanics
157 Qs
Mechanics of Materials
147 Qs
Fluid Mechanics
132 Qs
Heat Transfer
119 Qs
Machine Design
103 Qs
Numerical Computation and Estimation
101 Qs
Machining and Machine Tool Operations
100 Qs
Casting, Forming and Joining Processes
99 Qs
Calculus
95 Qs
Theory of Machines
72 Qs
Probability and Statistics
55 Qs
Vibrations
54 Qs
Production Planning and Control
53 Qs
Linear Algebra
51 Qs
Differential Equations
39 Qs
Operations Research
36 Qs
Metrology and Inspection
28 Qs
Complex Variables
27 Qs
English Grammar
25 Qs
Vocabulary and Idioms in Context
25 Qs
Numerical Methods
23 Qs
Applications
22 Qs
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
21 Qs
Numerical Relations and Analogies
19 Qs
Elementary Statistics
19 Qs
Engineering Materials
18 Qs
Work and Time
18 Qs
Elementary Statistics
17 Qs
Computer Aided Manufacturing and Automation
15 Qs
Elementary Statistics
14 Qs
Spatial Transformations and Paper Folding
13 Qs
Proportionality
10 Qs
Elasticity
10 Qs
Logarithms
8 Qs
Logic
8 Qs
Differential Equations
7 Qs
Circles
7 Qs
Geometry
6 Qs
Limits
6 Qs
Data Interpretation
6 Qs
Matrix Algebra
6 Qs
Reading Comprehension
6 Qs
Vocabulary and Idioms in Context
5 Qs
Quadratic Equations
5 Qs
Vector Calculus
5 Qs
Triangles
4 Qs
Percentage
4 Qs
Lines
4 Qs
Analogies
4 Qs
Numerical Integration
3 Qs
Complex Analysis
3 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
3 Qs
Set Theory
3 Qs
Additive Manufacturing
3 Qs
Spheres
2 Qs
Narrative Sequencing
2 Qs
Logic
2 Qs
Numerical Relations and Analogies
2 Qs
Narrative Sequencing
2 Qs
Parabolas
1 Qs
Synonyms
1 Qs
Curves
1 Qs
Cones
1 Qs
Rectangles
1 Qs
Root Finding
1 Qs
Cylinders
1 Qs
Polygons
1 Qs
Squares
1 Qs
Family Relationships
1 Qs
Pyramids
1 Qs
Polyhedra
1 Qs
Symmetry
1 Qs
Quadratic Equations
1 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
1 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2026
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2025
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2024
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2023
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2021 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2020 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2020 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2019 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2019 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2017 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 4]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 1]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 2]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 3]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 4]
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2012
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2011
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2010
65 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2009
60 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2008
85 Qs
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2007
85 Qs

Included previous year papers

Newest papers appear first. Search these papers or sort by year and name.

Paper nameYearPDFAttempt
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20262026
65 questions in this view
2026
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20252025
65 questions in this view
2025
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20242024
65 questions in this view
2024
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20232023
65 questions in this view
2023
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2021 [Session 1]2021
65 questions in this view
2021
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2020 [Session 1]2020
65 questions in this view
2020
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2020 [Session 2]2020
65 questions in this view
2020
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2019 [Session 1]2019
65 questions in this view
2019
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2019 [Session 2]2019
65 questions in this view
2019
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 1]2018
65 questions in this view
2018
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 2]2018
65 questions in this view
2018
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2017 [Session 2]2017
65 questions in this view
2017
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 1]2016
65 questions in this view
2016
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 2]2016
65 questions in this view
2016
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 3]2016
65 questions in this view
2016
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 1]2015
65 questions in this view
2015
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 2]2015
65 questions in this view
2015
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 3]2015
65 questions in this view
2015
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 1]2014
65 questions in this view
2014
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 2]2014
65 questions in this view
2014
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 3]2014
65 questions in this view
2014
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 4]2014
65 questions in this view
2014
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 1]2013
65 questions in this view
2013
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 2]2013
65 questions in this view
2013
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 3]2013
65 questions in this view
2013
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 [Session 4]2013
65 questions in this view
2013
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20122012
65 questions in this view
2012
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20112011
65 questions in this view
2011
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20102010
65 questions in this view
2010
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20092009
60 questions in this view
2009
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20082008
85 questions in this view
2008
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 20072007
85 questions in this view
2007