GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) Question Paper, Answer Key, Paper Analysis

Sakunth Kumar

Updated On: October 05, 2021 01:52 pm IST

Check & download the GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) official question paper and answer key. Also, check the detailed question paper analysis of the GATE 2021 Chemistry and topic-wise weightage. 

GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) Question Paper, Answer Key, Paper Analysis

GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) was conducted in the morning session on February 06, 2021. The exam took place from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The CY question paper of GATE 2021 had 65 questions where 15% weightage is for General Aptitude and 85% weightage for CY subject. The subject questions are a combination of 2 marks and 1 mark questions. As per the analysis of the exam, the GATE CY paper was moderate to easy. There were a lot of questions from the Reagent and the questions were asked from simple Chemistry. You can check the detailed GATE exam analysis for CY on this page along with memory-based questions shared by the students. The answers to these questions will be updated on this page as per the availability. You can also download the PDF of GATE CY memory-based questions here. GATE 2021 result was released on March 22.

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GATE 2021 CY Official Question Paper & Answer Key

The official question paper & answer key of GATE 2021 CY can be checked by clicking on the links below -

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Overview of GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) Exam Analysis

Based on the students’ feedback, we have updated the detailed analysis for GATE CY 2021 here.Some of the major highlights of CY analysis are as follows –

Aspect

Analysis

Overall Difficulty Level of Question Paper

Easy to Moderate

Difficulty Level of General Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

Easy Scoring Topic

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Difficult Scoring Topic

Quantum

Topics with Maximum Weightage

Reagent

Average No. of Good Attempts

40-50

Expected Good Score

70+

GATE 2021 CY Topic Wise Weightage

The topic-wise weightage of GATE 2021 CY is as follows -

SubjectNo. of QuestionsTopic
Solutions 2 Numerical Questions
Quantum2Acceptable Wave Function, De Broglie Wavelength 
Electrochemistry2-3Faraday First Law
Thermodynamics2-3-
Chemical Equibrilium2Coordination, Reagent, Chemical Bonding, Geometry
Physical Spectra2-3Pericycle
Inorganic Chemistry3-4Base Hydrolysis, A question on Chemical Bonding - CLFXeoF2
f-Block1An MSQ type question

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