The GATE CS Topics That Actually Come Back
Exact question repeats almost never happen in GATE — but concepts rotate on a clock. We stamped every one of 1,137 questions with its concept and counted how many of the 11 analysed years each concept appeared in.
The result: a ranked list of what comes back almost every year, what's overdue for a comeback, and what you can safely skim when time runs out.
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Built from 18 papers · 1,137 mapped questions · 11 years of analysis (2015–2026)
- Weightage & trends11-year subject-weightage viewSee marks per paper, long-term movement and the subject areas that deserve your time first.
- Important topics & questions11 years of topic recurrence analysedConcepts ranked by recurrence, marks and how recently they appeared in a real GATE paper.
- Previous-year questions1,137 questions from 18 papersSearch and filter official questions by year, area, marks and MCQ, MSQ or NAT type.
- Predicted paper65 questions · 100 marks · 3 hoursA 65-question, 100-mark mock assembled from real PYQs using live weightage and recurrence.
- Revision strategyPriority ordered from weightage and trendA preparation order based on marks, trends and historical payoff rather than guesswork.
- GATE CS syllabus11 sections mapped to paper historyThe official syllabus mapped against what each section actually earned across past papers.
Historical patterns guide preparation; they do not promise the next paper.
Frequently asked questions
How is this ranking computed?
Each topic's score combines its appearance ratio across the 11 analysed years, its total marks, and how recently it was last asked. No opinions — just the paper history.
What is a “due comeback” topic?
A topic that appeared regularly in earlier years but has been missing for 2+ years. Examiners rotate concepts — long-absent regulars are statistically likely to return.
Do exact questions repeat in GATE CS?
Almost never. What repeats is the concept and the question shape — which is why recurrence is tracked at topic level, not question level.
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AcademicArk is not affiliated with GATE or IIT Madras. Figures are computed from official past papers (2015–2026). "Predicted" content is a statistical estimate, not a leak or official material.