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GATE Physics (PH) - Previous Year Papers Previous Year Paper Trends & Analysis

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

20Papers
20Years
1,451Questions
17Topics

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.

Medium 716 49.3%
Easy 707 48.7%
Hard 28 1.9%

Question type distribution

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

MCQ 1,100 75.8%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 250 17.2%
MSQ 91 6.3%
Fill in the blanks 10 0.7%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Physics
1285 Qs
General Aptitude (GA)
137 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Quantum Mechanics
166 Qs
Mathematical Physics
164 Qs
Electromagnetic theory
153 Qs
Solid State Physics
144 Qs
Classical Mechanics
133 Qs
Nuclear and Particle Physics
130 Qs
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
129 Qs
Atomic and Molecular Physics
115 Qs
Electronics
95 Qs
General Aptitude
51 Qs
Verbal Ability
36 Qs
Measurements and Error Analysis
31 Qs
Optical Physics
25 Qs
Logic
21 Qs
Geometry
18 Qs
Data Interpretation
8 Qs
Probability
3 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Quantum Principles and Exactly Solvable Potentials
116 Qs
Classical and Quantum Statistics
79 Qs
Atomic Spectra and Coupling
77 Qs
Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis
67 Qs
Linear Algebra and Tensors
66 Qs
Electronic Bands and Semiconductors
61 Qs
Electrostatic and Magnetostatic Boundary Problems
59 Qs
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics
58 Qs
Maxwell Equations and Potentials
57 Qs
Nuclear Properties and Models
56 Qs
Crystal Structure and Lattice Vibrations
49 Qs
Elementary Particles and Symmetries
40 Qs
Thermodynamic Laws and Ensembles
39 Qs
Digital Electronics and Data Conversion
38 Qs
Electromagnetic Waves, Energy and Momentum
37 Qs
Central-force Motion and Oscillations
34 Qs
Central Potentials and Angular Momentum
32 Qs
Complex Analysis
31 Qs
Molecular Spectra
31 Qs
Units, Dimensions and Error Analysis
30 Qs
Amplifiers, Oscillators and Active Filters
29 Qs
Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
28 Qs
Semiconductor Devices
28 Qs
Special Relativity
24 Qs
Dielectric and Magnetic Properties
19 Qs
Approximation Methods and Scattering
18 Qs
Rigid-body Dynamics
17 Qs
Vocabulary and Idioms in Context
16 Qs
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
16 Qs
Superconductivity
15 Qs
Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
11 Qs
Algebra
10 Qs
English Grammar
10 Qs
Laser Principles
9 Qs
Numerical Computation and Estimation
9 Qs
Polarization and Matrix Optics
8 Qs
Wave Propagation and Interference
8 Qs
Elementary Statistics
8 Qs
Magnetic Resonance, X-ray and Mossbauer Spectroscopy
7 Qs
Spatial Transformations and Paper Folding
7 Qs
Accelerators and Detectors
6 Qs
Reading Comprehension
6 Qs
Permutations, Combinations and Series
5 Qs
Triangles
4 Qs
Numerical Relations and Analogies
4 Qs
Circles
4 Qs
Numerical Relations and Analogies
3 Qs
Percentage
3 Qs
Elementary Statistics
3 Qs
Set Theory
3 Qs
Analogies
3 Qs
Proportionality
3 Qs
Polygons
2 Qs
Family Relationships
2 Qs
Parallelograms
2 Qs
Lines
2 Qs
Electrical Measurement and Signal Conditioning
1 Qs
Geometry
1 Qs
Complex Analysis
1 Qs
Differential Equations
1 Qs
Spheres
1 Qs
Logarithms
1 Qs
Work and Time
1 Qs
Cuboids
1 Qs
Quadratic Equations
1 Qs
Logic
1 Qs
Polyhedra
1 Qs
Symmetry
1 Qs
Polynomials
1 Qs

Paper coverage

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

Physics (PH) 2026
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2025
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2024
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2023
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2022
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2021
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2020
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2019
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2018
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2017
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2016
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2015
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2014
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2013
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2012
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2011
109 Qs
Physics (PH) 2010
65 Qs
Physics (PH) 2009
60 Qs
Physics (PH) 2008
85 Qs
Physics (PH) 2007
157 Qs

Included previous year papers

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Physics (PH) 20262026
65 questions in this view		2026
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Physics (PH) 20252025
65 questions in this view		2025
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Physics (PH) 20242024
65 questions in this view		2024
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Physics (PH) 20232023
65 questions in this view		2023
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Physics (PH) 20222022
65 questions in this view		2022
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Physics (PH) 20212021
65 questions in this view		2021
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Physics (PH) 20202020
65 questions in this view		2020
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Physics (PH) 20192019
65 questions in this view		2019
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Physics (PH) 20182018
65 questions in this view		2018
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Physics (PH) 20172017
65 questions in this view		2017
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Physics (PH) 20162016
65 questions in this view		2016
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Physics (PH) 20152015
65 questions in this view		2015
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Physics (PH) 20142014
65 questions in this view		2014
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Physics (PH) 20132013
65 questions in this view		2013
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Physics (PH) 20122012
65 questions in this view		2012
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Physics (PH) 20112011
109 questions in this view		2011
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Physics (PH) 20102010
65 questions in this view		2010
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Physics (PH) 20092009
60 questions in this view		2009
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Physics (PH) 20082008
85 questions in this view		2008
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Physics (PH) 20072007
157 questions in this view		2007
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