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GATE CY (Chemistry) 2021: Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

GATE CY 2021 will take place on February 06. Check GATE CY 2021 dates, pattern, syllabus, analysis, question paper, key and cutoff details here.

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GATE 2021CY (Chemistry) will be conducted on February 06. On this page, you can check all the details about GATE CY 2021 such as dates, syllabus, pattern, exam analysis, old question papers and cutoff details.

GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) Exam Analysis

GATE CY 2021 Exam Date

The dates of GATE CY 2021 are as follows -

EventDate
Exam DateFebruary 06, 2021
Results DateMarch 22, 2021

GATE CY Cutoff 2020

The released cutoff for the GATE CY exam 2020 is as follows -

CategoryExpected Cutoff
General26.7
OBC-NCL24
SC/ ST/ PWD17.8

GATE CY 2020 CY Question Paper & Answer Key

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GATE CY 2020 Exam Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the moderate and some of the questions was also tricky. Some of the questions -

  • How many microstates
  • There was a question on Anama
  • The difficulty level of the Inorganic Chemistry was easy to moderate.
  • The questions from Physical Chemistry were challenging
  • The question from Kinetics was simple
  • According to some students, the Organic Chemistry portion was lengthy
  • There were questions on GUC, Intermediates
  • 55 questions are moderate to difficult and can be answered.
  • In all, the paper was neither difficult nor easy

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GATE CY 2021 Exam Pattern & Weightage

The CY paper of GATE 2020 is divided into two sections namely General Aptitude and Subject Specific (Chemistry). You can check the detailed weightage and exam pattern of GATE CY here -

Name of theSubject

Total No. Of Questions

Division

TotalMarks(Section Wise)

Section 1 - General Aptitude

10 Questions

Question No: - 1 to 5

05 Marks (One Mark for Each Question)

Question No: - 6 to 10

10 Marks (2 Marks for Each Question)

Section 2 - Physics (Subject)

55 Questions

Question No: - 1 to 25

25 Marks (1 Mark for Each Question)

Question No: - 26 to 55

60 Marks (2 Marks for Each Question)

Total Number of Questions (both section 1 & 2)

65 Questions

-

100 Marks

GATE CY 2019 Exam Analysis, Question Paper & Answer Key

The difficulty level of the Chemistry (CY) paper of GATE 2019 was moderate to difficult. You can check and download the 2019 question paper and answer key here -

GATE CY 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key

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