01 / Understand
Start with a worked question. Trace the reasoning, check units and assumptions, then solve it again without the explanation.
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Electronics and Communication Engineering
Previous year electronics and communication engineering papers, with worked solutions and timed practice.
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What to practise.
Move between a circuit, its mathematical model and its frequency or time-domain behaviour. Practise network reduction and signal transformations before mixing them with devices or communication systems. State operating regions and conventions explicitly: an assumed transistor region, transform definition or reference polarity can determine the entire solution.
- Networks and signals
- Electronic devices
- Analog and digital circuits
- Communication systems
These areas help organise revision. Check the official syllabus for complete requirements; older papers follow their own printed instructions.
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GATE EC previous year papers
Each listed paper is available now. Study opens its first question; attempt opens the exam instructions.
2023
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — 2023
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2022
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — 2022
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2021
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — 2021
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2020
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — 2020
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2019
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — 2019
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2018
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — 2018
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2017
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 1 — 2017
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 2 — 2017
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2016
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 1 — 2016
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 2 — 2016
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2015
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 1 — 2015
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 2 — 2015
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 3 — 2015
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
2014
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 1 — 2014
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 2 — 2014
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 3 — 2014
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
- GATE — Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) — Shift 4 — 2014
65 questions · 180 minutes · Worked solutions
02 / Practise
Work through a subject area and keep notes on the steps you missed. Include general aptitude in your revision.
03 / Simulate
Attempt a complete paper against the clock. Review the answers and marking rules before choosing what to revise next.
Before you start.
Can I study without starting the timer?
Yes. Choose Study to browse questions and worked solutions. Attempt opens the exam workspace; the timer starts after the quiz content is ready.
Which marking rules apply?
Use the instructions on each paper. Question types and penalties vary by year. Historical linked-answer pairs require the first answer to be correct before the second can earn marks. Common-data questions are scored independently.
Are all GATE years and branches available?
The library is growing. Only the papers listed above are published; a branch guide does not mean its full archive is available.
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