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Computer Networks - GATE CSE Previous Year Questions

Last Updated : 14 Apr, 2025
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The Computer Networks(CN) subject has high importance in GATE CSE exam because:

  • large number of questions nearly 7-9% of the total paper
  • significant weightage (7-9 marks) across multiple years

The table below shows marks distribution and number of questions of Computer Networks for the past four years:

Year

Approx. Marks from Computer Networks

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

GATE 2024

8 marks

3 - 4

Moderate

GATE 2023

7.5 marks

3 - 4

Moderate-Hard

GATE 2022

8.5 marks

4

Moderate

GATE 2021

7-8 marks

3 - 4

Moderate

Topic Wise Quizzes to Practice Previous Year Questions

Questions are usually well-defined and direct from this section. It is easier to score full marks by practicing questions from PYQs and from important high-weightage topics such as IP Addressing, Different Layers of OSI Model etc. The links to quiz of these topics are given below:

  • Data Link Layer
  • Network Layer
  • IP Addressing
  • Transport Layer
  • Application Layer
  • Network Security
  • Miscellaneous Computer Network Topics

We have selected questions of Computer Networks from GATE previous year questions and compiled for you. Below mentioned are the links to such sets of questions. On each page, you will get the questions asked in CN along with their respective years.

GATE CN Previous Year Questions
Computer Networks | Set 1, 2
Computer Networks | Set 3
Computer Networks | Set 4
Computer Networks | Set 5
Computer Networks | Set 6
Computer Networks | Set 7
Computer Networks | Set 8
Computer Networks | Set 9
Computer Networks | Set 10

GATE CSE Previous Year Question Papers

These previous year’s questions help you understand the question patterns followed by GATE that directly help a candidate in scoring good marks in GATE. Given below is the link to year-wise GATE Previous Question Papers:

GATE CSE Previous Year Question Papers

These GATE CSE question papers span over 25+ years, along with their official answer keys. We’ve also provided Quiz tests to help you practice key topics, improve speed, track your progress, and build confidence for the GATE exam 2026.


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