GATE 2021 - IIT Bombay will be conducting GATE 2021 for all the eligible candidates in online mode for 25 disciples. GATE 2021 will be conducted to screen the candidates either to offer admission into M.E./M.Tech/PhD at the IITs, NITS, IIITs and CFTIs or to recruit them in PSUs, provide fellowship or make them eligible for admission across the border. According to the figures, M.Tech seats through GATE 2021 will be higher on account of EWS quota. Authorities will conduct the GATE 2021 in the first week of February. Candidates who are willing to apply for GATE 2021 will be able to fill and submit the application form in online mode tentatively from last week of August. However, candidates are advised to refer to the prescribed eligibility criteria of GATE before proceeding towards applying for it. Go through the full article to know in detail about GATE 2021 application form, important dates, eligibility criteria, admit card/hall ticket and more.
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Particulars
Overview
Examination Name
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Commonly Known As
GATE
Conducting Institute
IIT Bombay
Administered By
Jointly by IISc Bangalore and Seven IITs
Purpose of Examination
Qualifying Examination for M.E./M.Tech/Ph.D admissions and PSU Recruitment
Application Mode
Online
Mode of Examination
Computer-Based Mode
Examination Duration
180 Minutes (3 Hours)
Frequency of Examination
Annual
Total Number of Exam Cities
199
Number of GATE Papers
25 (Biomedical Engineering was introduced in 2020)
Number of Questions in Each Paper
65
Total Marks of Examination
100
Validity of Score/Grade
3 Years
Number of Test Takers
858,890
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Following are the reasons why one should appear for GATE 2021:
By qualifying GATE 2021, candidates will be eligible for PSUs Recruitment. The process of PSU Recruitment will consist of an interview or test. However, some companies can also directly recruit on the basis of GATE scores. Candidates must note that the number of PSUs participating in the recruitment process are increasing, moreover, top companies are also getting involved in it.
Apart from PSU, GATE qualified candidates will also be able to apply for various jobs like a Professor or Asst. Professor in reputed institutes. Moreover, Scientists "C" grade jobs can also be acquired by candidates who have qualified GATE. Apart from these organizations, some of the private firms also use GATE score to select candidates.
GATE qualified will also be able to apply for admission into IITs, NITs, GFTIs, IISc and many other institutes for higher studies. Not only this, candidates can also avail some reserved seats at IIMs for doctoral programme admissions. Based on the GATE score, Institutes like IIT Bombay offers admissions to PhD., PGDM and PGDIE programmes.
Not only India, candidates who have GATE scores will be able to apply for studies in other countries like Germany, Singapore also.
Candidates with GATE scores are eligible for scholarships provided by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development). Also, Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) by CSIR laboratories are also offered to them. Along with this, candidates are allotted financial aid of Rs. 12,400 per month in the form of UGC scholarship. Candidates are also given stipend by BARC.
Candidates can refer to the mentioned below table to keep a track on GATE 2021 important dates. Going through the important dates of GATE 2021, candidates will not miss any essential events like commencement of registration process, availability of admit card, exam date and more. Mentioned below given dates are tentative. The GATE important dates 2021 will be updated here as soon as released by the authorities.
Events
Dates (Tentatively)
Release of GATE notification
Second week of July 2020
Commencement of GATE 2021 registration through GOAPS
Last week of August 2020
Last date to register
Last week of September 2020
Last date for submission of application form (by registered candidates) with additional late fee of Rs. 500
First week of October 2020
Availability correction facility for GATE application form
Second week of October 2020
Candidates can change GATE exam paper on
Third week of November 2020
Change of defects in application form
First week of December 2020
Change in Gender/Category/PwD Status/Dyslexia and other similar learning disabilities
Requesting change of test city
Second week of November 2020
Release of GATE mock test
First week of November 2020
Availability of admit card
First week of January 2021
GATE 2021 Exam Date
First week of February 2021
Release of GATE response sheets
Second week of February 2021
Availability of GATE 2021 question paper
Third week of February 2021
Release of answer key
Challenging of answer key
Release of Final Answer Key
Second week of March 2021
Declaration of Result
Release of scorecard
Third week of March 2021
The eligibility criteria of GATE 2021 specifies the parameters that candidates will have to meet to be eligible to appear for the examination. Ineligible candidates could get their applications cancelled.
Nationality - One needs to be a citizen of India. However candidates from other countries can apply for GATE 2021 if they meet the given eligibility criteria.
Age Criteria - No age limit.
Academic Qualification - The candidates should have completed or be in their final year of Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology (B.E./B.Tech) or Postgraduate (M.Sc) degree in any relevant science subject. FOr detailed info, candidates can refer below the given table.
Pass Percentage - No minimum pass percentage in the qualifying degree.
Qualifying Degree
Qualifying Degree/Examination
Eligible Candidates
Qualification Year Not Later Than
B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Pharm.
Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./ Diploma in Engineering/ Technology)
Currently in the final year or already completed
2021
B. Arch.
Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (5 years course)
B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S.
Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/ 4 years after 10+2)
Currently in the 4th year or already completed
Pharm. D. (after 10+2)
6 years program, consisting of internship or residency training during sixth year
Currently in the 4th/ 5th/6th year or already completed
M. Sc./ M.A./ MCA or equivalent
Master’s degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent
Int. M.E./ M.Tech. (Post-B.Sc.)
Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/Technology (4 years program)
Currently in the 2nd/ 3rd/4th year or already completed
2023
Int. M.E./ M.Tech. or Dual Degree(after Diploma or 10+2)
Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology (5 years program)
Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed
2022
Int. M.Sc./ Int. B.S.-M.S.
Integrated M.Sc. or 5 years integrated B.S.-M.S. program
Professional Society Examinations*
(equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch.)
B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/ UPSC/ AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India and so on)
Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses
NA
IIT Bombay will release the GATE 2021 application form tentatively in the last week of August in online mode. In order to access the registration form or application form of GATE 2021, candidates will have to register at GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). Only those candidates will register, fill and submit the registration form of GATE 2021 will be able to appear for entrance examination. For the reference, mentioned below are the steps that candidates will have to follow, in order to fill and submit the GATE 2021 application form.
Step 1 - Get Register - All the eligible candidates will have to register through GOAPS. Candidates will have to enter their name, email ID and mobile number during registration. On successful registration, an enrolment number will be generated. For login purposes, candidates will also have to create their choice of password and keep it safe
Step 2 - Fill Application Form - After registration, the candidates will have to enter all the requisite details in registration form like personal, educational and contact information. Along with this, details related to college and valid photo ID also need to be filled in the application form of GATE 2021. The candidates will also have to select their choice of GATE paper and exam centres.
Step 3 - Upload Scanned Images - The photograph, signature and category certificate (if applicable) will have to be scanned and uploaded as per the specifications mentioned by the authorities.
Step 4 - Pay Application Fees - Pay the application fee as per the category one belongs to in online mode i.e., net banking/debit card/credit card.
Category
Application Fee on or before the given due date
Application Fee During Extended Period
Male Category (General/OBC) and Others
Rs. 1500
Rs. 2000
SC/ST/PwD and Women (All categories)
Rs. 750
Rs. 1250
Students choosing Dubai and Singapore as exam centres
US$ 100
US$ 120
Students choosing Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu as exam centres
US$ 50
US$ 70
Step 5 - Submission of Application Form - After completing the above given steps, the candidates will have to submit their application form.
After submission of GATE application form 2021, candidates will be able to check the status of their form. To check the status, candidates will have to log in through GOAPS. The status of the candidates will be mentioned accordingly as per the given categories:
Received
Under Scrutiny
Accepted
Defect Status
Status after Rectification
Rejected with Valid Reason
With the help of the application form/registration form status, the candidates will be able to know whether the authorities had received the form or not.
The authorities will publish the list of marked defects in the submitted registration form. Candidates will have to edit or rectify the highlighted defects within the given time period. Registered candidates can use the facility of application form correction to rectify the defects. Information such as exam paper, city, gender, category and applicant details will be open for correction during this procedure only for the registered candidates. To access the application form for correction, login GOAPS account.
Details can be edited
Name of the candidate
Date of Birth
Name of Parent/Guardian
Country of Residence
Parent/Guardian’s Mobile Number
Correspondence Address
Qualifying Degree Details
Candidate in India
For exam city change request within India - Rs. 400
For exam city change request outside India (Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu) - Rs. 3550
For exam city change request outside India (Dubai and Singapore) - Rs. 7100
Candidate outside India
The fee is waived for GATE examination city in India
For exam city request outside India - USD $10 (Rs. 740).
For exam city change request from Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka & Kathmandu to Dubai or Singapore - Rs. 4290
Note: The candidates will also be allowed to change their category/gender/PwD status/Dyslexia and other similar learning disabilities within a given period of time.
GATE 2021 exam centres will be the list of venues where the entrance examination will be conducted. While filling the online application form, the candidates will have to select an exam centre in order of their preference. Allotment of GATE 2021 exam centres will be done as per preference and availability. There are eight zonal centres under which various cities are listed where the examination will be conducted.
Zone No.
Zonal GATE Office
List of Examination Cities/Town
1
IISc Bangalore
Ananthapuramu, Angamaly, Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru South, Bengaluru North, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kannur, Kasaragod, Kolar, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Palakkad, Payyanur, Port Blair, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Thrissur, Tumakuru, Vatakara
2
IIT Bombay (Conducting Authority)
Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Baramati, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai-Thane, Nagpur, Nandad, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Vadodara
3
IIT Delhi
Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh, Bikaner, Faridabad-Palwal, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu-Samba, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, New Delhi, Rohtak, Sikar, Udaipur, Ujjain, Srinagar
4
IIT Guwahati
Agartala, Aizawl, Asansol-Durgapur, Bokaro Steel City, Burdwan, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Tezpur
5
IIT Kanpur
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi
6
IIT Kharagpur
Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly (WB), Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikaulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
7
IIT Madras
Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Chennai-South, Chennai-West, Chirala, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Gudur, Guntur, Idukki, Kadapa, Kanjirapally, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kollam, Kodad, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Madurai, Muvattupuzha, Namakkal, Nellore, Ongole, Pala, Puducherry (Pondicherry), Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Warangal
8
IIT Roorkee
Ambala, Amritsar, Bathinda, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur-Una (HP), Jalandhar, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mohali-Chandigarh, Moradabad, Noida, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala-Sangrur, Roorkee, Shimla-Solan, Sonepat, Yamunanagar
9
Foreign Candidates
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore
Zones
2019
2020
28
30
26
21
17
11
22
46
41
27
Total
206
The authorities will conduct GATE 2021 for 25 papers. Biomedical Engineering was introduced as a new addition last year. All of the candidates should know the paper code of their respective GATE 2021 paper. While registering for the examination, the candidates will be asked to fill details about paper codes Without knowing the paper codes of GATE 2021, the candidates are advised not to fill the application form.
Paper
Code
Architecture and Planning
AR
Aerospace Engineering
AE
Agricultural Engineering
AG
Biotechnology
BT
Chemical Engineering
CH
Civil Engineering
CE
Computer Science and Information Technology
CS
Electronics and Communication Engineering
EC
Electrical Engineering
EE
Ecology and Evolution
EY
Chemistry
CY
Geology and Geophysics
GG
Engineering Sciences
XE
Instrumentation Engineering
IN
Life Sciences
XL
Mathematics
MA
Metallurgical Engineering
MT
Mining Engineering
MN
Mechanical Engineering
ME
Physics
PE
Production and Industrial Engineering
PI
Petroleum Engineering
Statistics
ST
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
TF
Biomedical Engineering
BM
-
XE Paper Sections
XL Paper Sections
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory)
A
Chemistry (Compulsory)
P
Fluid Mechanics
B
Biochemistry
Q
Materials Science
C
Botany
R
Solid Mechanics
D
Microbiology
S
Thermodynamics
E
Zoology
T
Polymer Science and Engineering
F
Food Technology
U
G
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
H
To prepare for the national level postgraduate engineering entrance examination, GATE 2021 candidates must be well-versed with the syllabus, exam pattern, attempt mock test, solve previous year sample papers and more. Mentioned below are the few tips and tricks that can help candidates to perform well in the entrance examination, boost their preparation for the upcoming examination.
Be familiar with the exam pattern and syllabus
Refer to the GATE 2021 syllabus and prepare a study plan. Make sure you allot equal time to various topics mentioned in the syllabus.
Solve mock tests and sample papers.
Refer relevant books to prepare in a better way for GATE 2021.
Get enough hours of sleeps
Revision is the key to success
Before moving forward towards preparation, candidates are advised to check the exam pattern of GATE 2021. Through the exam pattern, the candidates will be able to know details such as the duration of the exam, subjects, number of questions, marking scheme and more. This will make the candidates aware of how the examination will be conducted and boost their preparation process.
Details
Examination Mode
Computer Based Test (Online)
Duration
3 Hours
Number of Papers in GATE 2021
25 Papers
Section
General Aptitude (GA)
Candidate Selected Subject
Type of Questions
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Design of Questions
The questions are designed to test the listed abilities
Application
Analysis
Comprehension
Recall
Synthesis
Number of Questions
65 Questions (including 10 questions from General Aptitude)
Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH and XL
Engineering Mathematics - 15 Marks
Technical Questions - 70 Marks
General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH and XL
Questions from Subject Concerned - 85 Marks
Total Marks
100 Marks
Marking Scheme
All of the questions will be worth 1 or 2 marks
Paper Code
General Aptitude (GA) Marks
Subject Marks
Total Time
AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, EY, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST and BM.
15
85
XE (Section A + Any Two Sections)
15 + 2 x 35
XL (Section P + Any Two Sections)
25 + 2 x 30
The syllabus of GATE 2021 will be released by IIT Bombay. The syllabus will consists of the subjects and topics that candidates will have to study to prepare for the exam. Since the syllabus of each paper is different, the candidates will have to check according to the discipline that they select. By using the syllabus, the candidates will be aware of which topics need to be studied for the examination. Candidates must note that General Aptitude has to be studied as it is compulsory for every GATE paper.
To check the syllabus of General Aptitude - Click Here
IIT Bombay will release the mock test of GATE 2021. Through the mock test, the candidates will be able to get familiar with the exam pattern of GATE 2021 . GATE 2021 mock test is a stimulation of the real exam and will help candidates in preparing for the upcoming examination. Authorities releases separate mock tests for the various papers conducted by them. The mock test will be 3 hours long and will consist of objective type questions.
Note: For more preparation tips, the candidates can check the interviews of the previous year toppers
GATE 2020 Paper
Name of the Toppers
Marks out of 100
Bharath Kumar K
81
Vikrant Chauhan
77
Kintan Shah
72
Ganesh Shivajirao Kulkarni
41.67
Pranav Milind Deo
73.67
Ajay Singhal - Read Interview
90.77*
Sumil Dewda
Sachin Singh Naruka
86.67
Hitesh Poply
91
Krishan Panja
70.33
Kalpit Agrawal
82
A Pavankumar Reddy
Abhash Rai - Read Interview
87.33
Sveekruth Sheshagiri Pai
84
Geology
Rohan Nandy
Geophysics
Upendra Kumar Gu nta
83
instrumentation Engineering
Naraharisetty Sai Sandeep
82.33
Krishna Singh Rajput
Pradeen Singh
54.67
Vikash Kumar
86.88*
Priyanshu Maheswari
73.33
Jaya Gupta
Gaurav Kumar - Read Interview
76.67
Harshita Sharma
8 5.3
Suryansh Garg
88
Pramit Das
64.67
Textile Engineering and Fibre
Science
Priya Rathore
89.33
Devendra Singh Negi
76
Tamoghna Chowdhury
GATE 2020 Toppers
Name of Toppers
All India Rank
Computer Science
Piyush Tiwari - Read Interview
79.33
Anshuman Dubey - Read Interview
23
61.67
Ashutosh Rai - Read Interview
85.88
Session Code
Examination Date & Day
Time
Session
Paper(s) Code
S1
First Week of February 2021
09:30 – 12:30 hrs
Forenoon Session
IN, ME1, MT, PE, PH
S2
14:30 – 17:30 hrs
Afternoon Session
CY, ME2, PI
S3
AR, BM, BT, CH, MA, MN, ST, XE, XL
S4
AE, AG, EC, GG
S5
EE, EY, TF
S6
S7
CE1
S8
CE2
GATE 2021 hall ticket will be released by the authorities tentatively in the first week of January. All registered candidates will be able to download the admit card/hall ticket from the official website after it will be issued. If any candidate's applications get rejected due to some reasons, they will not be able to access the admit card. Details related to the entrance examination such as venue, timings and more will be available on the admit card of GATE 2021. While reporting at the examination centre, the candidates will be required to carry their GATE admit card 2021. Without the admit card, the candidates will not be allowed to appear for the examination. Along with the hall ticket, a photo identity proof also needs to be produced. From the given below ID proofs, candidates can produce any one of them at the exam centre.
List of Photo ID’s for Indian Students
Passport
Voter ID
Aadhaar Number
PAN Card
Valid College ID
Employee Identification Card
Driving License
List of Photo ID’s for International Students
Government Issued ID
Employee ID
The GATE 2021 answer key will be released by the authorities in the third week of February. Authorities will first release provisional answer key and after evaluating the feedback final answer key of GATE 2021 will be issued. GATE answer key 2021 will consist of correct answers to the questions asked in the examination. The answer key of GATE 2021 can be used to calculate probable scores by following official marking scheme. Objections against the provisional answer key will be accepted by the authorities tentatively in the third week of February. Payment of Rs. 500 has to be made by the candidates for every challenge. After checking all of the objections sent by the authorities, the final answer key of GATE 2021 will be released. Candidates can refer to the previous years’ GATE answer key for the reference.
Question Paper Link
Provisional Answer Key
Civil Engineering (CE)
Click Here (CE-1)
Click Here (CE-2)
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
Click Here
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Click Here (ME-1)
Click Here (ME-2)
The authorities will release the official question papers of GATE 2021 for all the candidates who will appear for the entrance exam. Candidates will be able to check the question papers of GATE 2021 by login to their account. Through the question papers, the candidates will get to know the type of questions asked as well details about the weightage and division of topics in the syllabus. The questions of all disciplines of GATE 2021 will be released with the answer key.
GATE 2020 Question Papers (Official)
Aerospace Engineering (AE)
Agricultural Engineering (AG)
Architecture and Planning (AR)
Biotechnology (BT)
Chemical Engineering (CH)
Chemistry (CY)
Ecology and Evolution (EY)
Geology and Geophysics (GG)
Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
Mathematics (MA)
Mining Engineering (MN)
Metallurgical Engineering (MT)
Petroleum Engineering (PE)
Physics (PH)
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
Statistics (ST)
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)
Engineering Sciences (XE-A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)
Life Sciences (XL-P, Q, R, S, T, U)
IIT Bombay will release the response sheet of GATE 2021 tentatively in second week of February. Candidates will be able to check their recorded responses through the released sheet in online mode. To check the response sheet, the candidates will have to log in using their enrolment ID and password.
Careers360 has developed the tool, GATE 2021 college predictor for the candidates to know which colleges they are likely to get admission in based on their probable/secured scores. Candidates will be able to access the college predictor of GATE 2021 after the declaration of result. It's an online tool which is simple and easy to use. Details such as GATE score out of 1000, GATE marks out of 100, caste, paper and more will have to be submitted to compute the list of eligible colleges. This will also allow the candidates to be prepared for the various counselling and admission sessions.
IIT Bombay will announce the result of GATE 2021 in the third week of March. In order to access the result candidates will have to log in using their GATE enrolment ID/email address/registration ID and password. Through the result, the candidates will be able to check their scores out of 100, qualifying marks for GATE paper, All India Rank and more. The scores will be calculated by using the raw scores secured by the candidates in their respective GATE paper. For those papers which have multiple sessions, a normalization process will be adopted by the authorities.
Visit the official website or the link given in the article (will update the link as and when available)
Click on the result link
Enter GATE enrolment ID/email address/registration ID and password
Click on Submit tab
The result will be displayed on the screen
After the result is announced, the scorecard of GATE 2021 will be made available for downloading. The score card will be released tentatively in the third week of March. Only those candidates who have met the qualifying cutoff will be allotted rank and allowed to download the rank card. Information such as score out of 1000, raw score, category wise qualifying marks, rank and more will be present in the GATE 2021 score card.
Note: The candidates will have to note that the score card will be valid for three years from the date of result declaration.
Click on the scorecard link
Log in through GOAPS using enrollment ID/email address/registration ID and password
Click on Submit
Download and print out the scorecard of GATE 2021.
GATE 2021 cutoff will consist of the qualifying marks that the candidates are required to secure to have higher chances of admission. Candidates should note that the cutoff of each GATE 2021 paper will be different. The cutoff can be found in the result of GATE 2021 released by the authorities. Different criteria related to the entrance examination will be checked by the authorities while preparing the GATE cutoff 2021.
Paper Name
Qualifying Marks
General
OBC (NCL)
SC/ST/PwD
31.7
28.5
21.1
32.9
29.6
21.9
33.4
30.0
22.2
25.6
19.0
34.0
30.6
22.6
39.8
35.8
26.5
28.8
25.9
19.2
35.7
32.1
23.8
26.7
24.0
17.8
30.7
27.6
20.4
Engineering Sciences Minor
26.0
23.4
17.3
37.1
33.3
24.7
27.2
24.4
18.1
26.3
23.6
17.5
34.8
31.3
23.2
42.2
37.9
28.1
38.4
34.5
51.9
46.7
34.6
31.1
23.0
25
22.5
16.7
32.7
29.4
21.8
49.2
44.2
32.8
PH
37.2
24.8
36.6
16.6
25.0
S. No
36.7
33
24.5
28.2
25.4
18.8
39.6
35.6
26.4
29.5
26.6
19.7
34.1
22.7
49.9
44.9
24
32
21.3
10
35.9
32.3
23.9
12
40.1
36.1
13
33.5
30.2
22.3
14
28.3
25.5
18.9
36.9
27.3
16
44.5
29.7
18
31.9
28.7
19
20
31.5
28.4
53.5
48.1
25.2
16.8
32.2
29
21.5
32.5
29.2
21.7
IIT Bombay will not conduct common counselling for GATE 2021. Since there is no centralized counselling process through GATE, the candidates will have to apply individually for admission into M.Tech courses. The rank and scores secured in GATE 2021 will be checked by the various institutes during the admission procedure. Those candidates who are interested in IIT admissions will be able to use a common portal which is GATE COAP. For NIT admissions, the candidates can register through CCMT. Candidates are advised to check individual institute information for details about admissions.
Number of Registered Candidates
Number of Appeared Candidates
All India
685,088
Jammu
5424
4270
Srinagar
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GATE Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) is a common portal which is activated for IIT admissions. Through COAP, candidates who have qualified GATE 2021 will be able to apply for M.Tech admissions into IITs. The list of IIT admissions offers will be presented to the candidates out of which they will have to select their preference. Selection of IITs has to be done by the candidates after registration.The candidates will also have to separately apply at the individual IITs for some cases.
S.no
Institution Name
S.No
ISC Bangalore
IIT Bhilai
IIT Goa
IIT Bhubaneswar
IIT Jodhpur
IIT Hyderabad
IIT Indore
IIT ISM Dhanbad
IIT Patna
IIT Palakkad
IIT Mandi
IIT BHU
IIT Ropar
IIT Tirupati
National Institute of Technology (NIT) conducts Centralized Counselling for M.Tech admissions. Candidates who wish to get admission through CCMT admission need to check the list of participating institutes of CCMT 2021 to be aware of courses and college offered by them.
Name of the Institution
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
National Institute of Technology Warangal
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
National Institute of Technology Silchar
Malviya National Institute of Technology
GATE qualified candidates will also be eligible to apply for recruitment into PSUs.Candidates who will have good GATE scores will be eligible for PSU recruitments. Through PSU recruitment, the candidates can get a job in popular companies such as HPCL, ONGC, BSNL and more. The PSU recruitment process consists of the application and then an interview/test followed by recruitment. However, there are some cases where direct admissions will also be done i.e., without any test or interview.
Name of PSUs
Link
DRDO Recruitment through GATE
BARC Recruitment through GATE
IOCL Recruitment through GATE
GAIL Recruitment through GATE
Power Grid Recruitment through GATE
NPCIL Recruitment through GATE
ONGC Recruitment through GATE
This article has been written as per last year’s information. The article will be updated as soon as details are released by the authorities.
Answer:
IIT Bombay will conduct GATE 2021 for 25 papers.
Candidates will be able to apply for only one paper out of the total in GATE 2021.
There is not any such kind of limit in GATE exam.
A correction window will open after the application process is over. Candidates can make corrections to mistakes made in the details. However, they cannot change some details.
No. In such a case, it is advised to the candidates to write to their respective zonal centre and send them a copy of admit card and get their issue rectified.
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Hello Aspirant,
As gate is the entrance exam conducted for getting seat for good college for mtech in the national level in India as you score 54.94 percentile of marks to the total marks and you scored 590 marks in the entrance examination amd your rank is 3366 as being a EWS category you may get seat in the good colleges or universities there are more chances to get seat in the good colleges for mtech course university of hyderabad, amrita college in Coimbatore, lovely professional university,manipal ,BITS etc are some top universities apply for it lets hope for the best study well and work hard to get good marks in the future examinations ALL THE BEST for your future and i think my suggestions and knowledge may be helpful to u.
As gate entrance examination to get good seat in the good colleges or universities for the Mtech in national level and the cutoff marks will be based on category and resevations and based on no.of candidates appeared for the exam, no.of seats available for the candidates, difficulty level of the question paper, previous year cutoff and the cutoff Marks of electronic and communication department previous year is for Gen-647 ,OBC-607 ,ST-286,SC-452 these are cutoff marks according to the category so work hard and study well to get seat in the good colleges or universities and i think my suggestions and knowledge may be helpful to u.
As per the previous year NSR Mop UP round, You can have the chance to get Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur- M.tech Earth Science.
To know your other admission possibilities you can use GATE college predictor tool given below.
https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor
Good Luck!
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