Updated By Sukriti Vajpayee on 02 Feb, 2024 11:42
Predict your Percentile based on your GATE performance
Predict NowThe Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 was conducted on 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th February 2021. GATE 2021 was organised by IIT Bombay and it was held as a Computer Based Test (CBT). A total of 22 papers were included in the GATE 2021 examination. Some new changes were made in the GATE 2021 question paper which included the introduction of two new papers - Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Ecology and Evolution (EY). The GATE 2021 results were announced on 19th March 2021. The question paper of GATE 2021 included Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
The subjects asked in the GATE 2021 question paper were related to engineering and science like Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and many more. The GATE 2021 exam was considered to be difficult and it also witnessed a huge number of applicants (approx 8.81 lakhs).
We have listed the subject-wise GATE 2021 question paper PDF here. Going through the GATE 2021 question paper will help aspirants understand the type & weightage of questions asked in the exam and prepare for the upcoming sessions.
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Attempt nowCandidates who want to download the GATE 2021 question paper and their solution can easily access them from the table below. The GATE question paper helps the candidates to get an idea about the questions asked in the exam. With the help of the GATE answer key or solutions, candidates can get an estimate of their final score.
Subjects | Question Paper | Solution |
|---|---|---|
Aerospace Engineering | ||
Agricultural Engineering | ||
Architecture and Planning | ||
Biomedical Engineering | ||
Biotechnology | ||
Civil Engineering 1 | ||
Civil Engineering 2 | ||
Chemical Engineering | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology 1 | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology 2 | ||
Chemistry | ||
Electronics and Communication Engineering | ||
Electrical Engineering | ||
Environmental Science and Engineering | ||
Ecology and Evolution | ||
Geology | ||
Geophysics | ||
Instrumentation Engineering | ||
Mathematics | ||
Mechanical Engineering 1 | ||
Mechanical Engineering 2 | ||
Mining Engineering | ||
Metallurgical Engineering | ||
Petroleum Engineering | ||
Physics | ||
Production and Industrial Engineering | ||
Statistics | ||
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | ||
Engineering Mathematics | ||
Fluid Mechanics | ||
Materials Science | ||
Solid Mechanics | ||
Thermodynamics | ||
Polymer Science and Engineering | ||
Food Technology | ||
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | ||
Humanities and Social Sciences - Economics | ||
Humanities and Social Sciences - English | ||
Humanities and Social Sciences - Linguistics | ||
Humanities and Social Sciences - Philosophy | ||
Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology | ||
Humanities and Social Sciences - Sociology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Biochemistry | ||
Botany | ||
Microbiology | ||
Zoology | ||
Food Technology |
The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2021 was rated as moderate. However, the difficulty level varied across the different subjects. We have included in the table below the shift-wise difficulty level for GATE 2021 exam:
| Subject | Difficulty Level | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & Information Technology (CSE) | Easy to Moderate | Mainly concept-based questions, more NATs in the second shift. |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) | Moderately Difficult | A mix of easy and difficult questions, the paper was slightly longer than usual. |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | Easy to Moderate | The technical part was slightly difficult, more numerical-type questions were asked. |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | Moderate | A balanced mix of easy and moderate questions across sections. |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | Moderate | More application-based questions, some direct concept-based questions. |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | Moderate | Similar difficulty level across all sections, focus on fundamental concepts. |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | Moderate | A balanced mix of easy and moderate questions, numerical emphasis. |
| Mathematics & Computing (MA) | Moderate | Emphasis on applied mathematics and numerical analysis. |
| Ecology & Evolution (EY) | Moderate | Mostly theoretical questions, a good understanding of core concepts was needed. |
| Life Sciences (XL) | Moderate | A balanced mix of theoretical and application-based questions. |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | Moderate | Focus on reservoir engineering and fluid flow, some tricky questions. |
| Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) | Moderate | Emphasis on operations research and industrial management. |
| Textile Engineering & Fibre Science (TF) | Moderate | A balanced mix of easy and moderate questions across sections. |
GATE 2021 question paper was overall well-balanced and covered all the important topics from the syllabus. However, there were some topics which had more weightage than others. Candidates can check the GATE 2021 question paper weightage described in the table below:
| Subjects | General Aptitude (GA) | Engineering Mathematics | Subject Specific |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE (Agricultural Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| AG (Geology & Geophysics) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| BT (Biotechnology) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| CE (Civil Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| CH (Chemical Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| CS (Computer Science) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| EC (Electronics & Communication Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| EE (Electrical Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| IN (Instrumentation Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| ME (Mechanical Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| MN (Mathematics) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| MT (Metallurgical Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| PE (Petroleum Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| PI (Production & Industrial Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| TF (Textile Engineering & Fibre Science) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| XE (Environmental Science & Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 15% (15 marks) | 70% (70 marks) |
| AR (Architecture) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| CY (Chemistry) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| EY (Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| GG (Geology & Geophysics) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| MA (Mathematics) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| PH (Physics) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| XH (Chemical Science & Technology) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
| XL (Leather Technology) | 15% (15 marks) | 0% (0 marks) | 85% (85 marks) |
All GATE question paper 2021 PDFs have been provided on this page and students can easily download them along with the solutions. The conducting body also releases the question paper and solutions of GATE on its official website every year after the exam is over. Students can follow the steps mentioned below to download te GATE 2021 question papers from the official website.
Step 1: Visit the GATE website - https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/
Step 2: Click on "Downloads" in the tab given at the top of the home page.
Step 3: You will get the option of downloading previous year question papers of GATE.
Step 4: You can download all previous GATE question papers from 2007 to 2023 or they can choose the year-wise question paper from 2019.
Step 5: Download the PDF file and take a print out if needed.
Predict your Percentile based on your GATE performance
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