GATE 2021 - Answer Key (Released), Result, Cutoff, Response Sheet

Updated on Feb 26, 2021 - 10:55 p.m. IST by Team Careers360 #GATE

GATE 2021 - IIT Bombay has released GATE answer key 2021 on February 26 at gate.iitb.ac.in/qp2021.php. Candidates will be allowed to raise objections in the answer key of GATE 2021 from March 2 to 4. The final answer key of GATE 2021 can be checked on March 18 on the official website. GATE response sheets were released on February 18. IIT Bombay conducted the GATE 2021 exam on February 6, 7, 13, and 14 for 27 subjects. Two new subjects included in GATE 2021 or Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, named Humanities and Social Science (XH) and Environmental Engineering (ES) were added this year. Candidates from Arts and Commerce background could appear for GATE exam in 2021. GATE humanities syllabus and also GATE environmental engineering syllabus is provided by authorities. GATE 2021 registration is concluded in October 2020. Keep checking the page for the latest GATE 2021 news and updates.

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GATE 2021 - Answer Key (Released), Result, Cutoff, Response Sheet

GATE Answer Key 2021

Candidates can now access GATE 2021 answer key at the official website. The official answer key of GATE 2021 were released for all 27 papers by IIT Bombay on February 26. Candidates can raise objections from March 2 to 4. After evaluating the feedback on provisional key, the final answer key of GATE 2021 will be released on March 18. 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. Payment of Rs. 500 has to be made by the candidates for every challenge.

GATE Response Sheet 2021

IIT Bombay has released the response sheet of GATE 2021 on February 18, 2021. Candidates can now check their recorded responses through the released sheet in online mode. To check the response sheet, the candidates have to log in using their enrolment ID and password.

Steps to check GATE 2021 Response Sheet

Visit the official GOAPS website (gate.iitb.ac.in) website.
Enter GATE 2021 enrollment id and password OR email id and password.
Also, candidates were required to evaluate the arithmetic expression that was given in a box below the password box.
After successful login, click on the ‘View Response’ tab.
GATE 2021 response sheet will be displayed on screen in PDF format.
Download the GATE response sheet for use.

GATE Question Papers 2021

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.

Previous Year GATE Question Paper

Candidates can check the following table to download the previous year GATE question papers for all subjects.

GATE 2020 Question Papers (Official)

Paper Code	Question Paper Link
Aerospace Engineering (AE)	Click Here
Agricultural Engineering (AG)	Click Here
Architecture and Planning (AR)	Click Here
Biotechnology (BT)	Click Here
Civil Engineering (CE)	Click Here (CE-1)
Civil Engineering (CE)	Click Here (CE-2)
Chemical Engineering (CH)	Click Here
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)	Click Here
Chemistry (CY)	Click Here
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)	Click Here
Electrical Engineering (EE)	Click Here
Ecology and Evolution (EY)	Click Here
Geology and Geophysics (GG)	Click Here
Instrumentation Engineering (IN)	Click Here
Mathematics (MA)	Click Here
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Click Here (ME-1)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Click Here (ME-2)
Mining Engineering (MN)	Click Here
Metallurgical Engineering (MT)	Click Here
Petroleum Engineering (PE)	Click Here
Physics (PH)	Click Here
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)	Click Here
Statistics (ST)	Click Here
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)	Click Here
Engineering Sciences (XE-A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)	Click Here
Life Sciences (XL-P, Q, R, S, T, U)	Click Here

GATE 2021 College Predictor

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.

GATE Result 2021

IIT Bombay will announce the result of GATE 2021 on March 22. 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.

How to Check GATE Result 2021

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 the Submit tab
The result will be displayed on the screen

GATE Score Card 2021

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.

Steps to Download GATE Score Card 2021

Visit the official website or the link given in the article (will update the link as and when available)
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 2020 Toppers List (AIR 1)

GATE 2020 Paper	Name of the Toppers	Marks out of 100
Aerospace Engineering	Bharath Kumar K	81
Agricultural Engineering	Vikrant Chauhan	77
Architecture and Planning	Kintan Shah	72
Biomedical Engineering	Ganesh Shivajirao Kulkarni	41.67
Biotechnology	Pranav Milind Deo	73.67
Civil Engineering	Ajay Singhal - Read Interview	90.77*
Civil Engineering	Sumil Dewda	90.77*
Chemical Engineering	Sachin Singh Naruka	86.67
Computer Science and Information Technology	Hitesh Poply	91
Chemistry	Krishan Panja	70.33
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Kalpit Agrawal	82
Electronics and Communication Engineering	A Pavankumar Reddy	82
Electrical Engineering	Abhash Rai - Read Interview	87.33
Ecology and Evolution	Sveekruth Sheshagiri Pai	84
Geology	Rohan Nandy	82
Geophysics	Upendra Kumar Gu nta	83
instrumentation Engineering	Naraharisetty Sai Sandeep	82.33
instrumentation Engineering	Krishna Singh Rajput	82.33
Mathematics	Pradeen Singh	54.67
Mechanical Engineering	Vikash Kumar	86.88*
Mining Engineering	Priyanshu Maheswari	73.33
Metallurgical Engineering	Jaya Gupta	83
Petroleum Engineering	Gaurav Kumar - Read Interview	76.67
Physics	Harshita Sharma	8 5.3
Production and Industrial Engineering	Suryansh Garg	88
Statistics	Pramit Das	64.67
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	Priya Rathore	89.33
Engineering Sciences	Devendra Singh Negi	76
Life Sciences	Tamoghna Chowdhury	73.33

GATE 2020 Toppers List (Other rank holders)

GATE 2020 Toppers	Name of Toppers	All India Rank	Marks out of 100
Computer Science	Piyush Tiwari - Read Interview	17	79.33
Architecture and Planning	Anshuman Dubey - Read Interview	23	61.67
Mechanical Engineering	Ashutosh Rai - Read Interview	3	85.88

GATE Cutoff 2021

The qualifying marks that the candidates are required to secure to have higher chances of admission will constitute GATE 2021 cutoff. 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.

Previous Year’s GATE Qualifying Cutoff

GATE 2020 Qualifying Cutoff (Official)

Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
Life Sciences	XL	31.7	28.5	21.1
Civil Engineering	CE	32.9	29.6	21.9
Electrical Engineering	EE	33.4	30.0	22.2
Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	28.5	25.6	19.0
Mechanical Engineering	ME	34.0	30.6	22.6
Petroleum Engineering	PE	39.8	35.8	26.5
Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	28.8	25.9	19.2
Chemical Engineering	CH	35.7	32.1	23.8
Chemistry	CY	26.7	24.0	17.8
Biotechnology	BT	30.7	27.6	20.4
Engineering Sciences Minor	XE	26.0	23.4	17.3
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	37.1	33.3	24.7
Aerospace Engineering	AE	27.2	24.4	18.1
Agricultural Engineering	AG	26.3	23.6	17.5
Architecture and Planning	AR	34.8	31.3	23.2
Ecology and Evolution	EY	42.2	37.9	28.1
Geology	GG	38.4	34.5	25.6
Geophysics	GG	51.9	46.7	34.6
Instrumentation Engineering	IN	34.6	31.1	23.0
Mathematics	MA	25	22.5	16.7
Mining Engineering	MN	32.7	29.4	21.8
Metallurgical Engineering	MT	49.2	44.2	32.8
Physics	PH	37.2	33.4	24.8
Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	36.6	32.9	24.4
Statistics	ST	25	22.5	16.6
Biomedical Engineering	BM	25.0	22.5	16.6

GATE 2019 Qualifying Cutoff

S. No	Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
S. No	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
1	Life Sciences	XL	36.7	33	24.5
2	Civil Engineering	CE	28.2	25.4	18.8
3	Electrical Engineering	EE	39.6	35.6	26.4
4	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	29.5	26.6	19.7
5	Mechanical Engineering	ME	34.1	30.7	22.7
6	Petroleum Engineering	PE	49.9	44.9	33.3
7	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	26.7	24	17.8
8	Chemical Engineering	CH	34.8	31.3	23.2
9	Chemistry	CY	32	28.8	21.3
10	Biotechnology	BT	35.9	32.3	23.9
11	Engineering Sciences	XE	26.7	24	17.8
12	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	40.1	36.1	26.7
13	Aerospace Engineering	AE	33.5	30.2	22.3
14	Agricultural Engineering	AG	28.3	25.5	18.9
15	Architecture and Planning	AR	41	36.9	27.3
16	Ecology and Evolution	EY	37.1	33.4	24.7
17	Geology and Geophysics	GG	44.5	40.1	29.7
18	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	31.9	28.7	21.3
19	Mathematics	MA	25	22.5	16.7
20	Mining Engineering	MN	31.5	28.4	21
21	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	53.5	48.1	35.7
22	Physics	PH	25.2	22.7	16.8
23	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	32.2	29	21.5
24	Statistics	ST	32.5	29.2	21.7

GATE Counselling 2021

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.

Previous Year GATE Statistics

Particulars	Number of Registered Candidates	Number of Appeared Candidates
All India	858,890	685,088
Jammu	5424	4270
Srinagar	5102	4046

GATE COAP 2021

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.

GATE COAP 2021: List of Participating Institutes

S.no	Institution Name	S.No	Institution Name
1	ISC Bangalore	12	IIT Bhilai
2	IIT Goa	13	IIT Roorkee
3	IIT Bombay	14	IIT Delhi
4	IIT Bhubaneswar	15	IIT Jodhpur
5	IIT Hyderabad	16	IIT Indore
6	IIT Madras	17	IIT Guwahati
7	IIT Kanpur	18	IIT Kharagpur
8	IIT ISM Dhanbad	19	IIT Patna
9	IIT Palakkad	20	IIT Mandi
10	IIT BHU	21	IIT Ropar
11	IIT Tirupati

CCMT 2021 - List of Participating Institutes

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.

Top participating Institutes in CCMT 2021

S.no	Name of the Institution
1	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
2	National Institute of Technology Rourkela
3	National Institute of Technology Karnataka
4	National Institute of Technology Warangal
5	National Institute of Technology Calicut
6	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
7	National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
8	National Institute of Technology Durgapur
9	National Institute of Technology Silchar
10	Malviya National Institute of Technology

What is the use of GATE exam 2021?

Below we have provided the benefits of GATE exam. Refer to the same to know the use of GATE 2021:

PSU Recruitment Through 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.

Jobs

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.

Masters and PhD Programme Admissions

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, but 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.

Study Abroad

Not only India, candidates who have GATE 2021 scores will be able to apply for studies in other countries like Germany, Singapore also.

Fellowship

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.

PSU Recruitment Through GATE 2021

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.

Top PSUs that recruit on the basis of GATE 2021

Name of PSUs	Link
DRDO Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here
BARC Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here
IOCL Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here
GAIL Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here
Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here
NPCIL Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here
ONGC Recruitment through GATE 2021	Click Here

GATE Eligibility Criteria 2021

The parameters that candidates will have to meet to be eligible to appear for the examination will be listed in the eligibility criteria of GATE 2021. Ineligible candidates could get their applications cancelled.

GATE 2021 Eligibility Criteria

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 pre-final/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.

GATE 2021 - List of Eligible Qualifying Examinations

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	2022
B. Arch.	Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (5 years course)	Currently in the final year or already completed	2022
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	2022
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	2022
M. Sc./ M.A./ MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in the final year or already completed	2021
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	Currently in the final year or already completed	2022
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

GATE Application Form 2021

IIT Bombay released the GATE 2021 application form on September 11 in online mode at gate.iitb.ac.in. Last date to apply for GATE 2021 was October 14 (with late fees) whereas under normal fee, application form was open till October 8. In order to access the registration form or application form of GATE 2021, candidates had to register at GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). Only those candidates 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 had to follow for GATE 2021 registration.

Steps to Fill GATE 2021 Application Form

Step 1 - Get Registered - All the eligible candidates had to register through GOAPS. Candidates had to enter their name, email ID and mobile number during registration. On successful registration, an enrollment number was generated. For login purposes, candidates had to create their choice of password and keep it safe

Step 2 - Fill Application Form - After registration, the candidates had 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 had to be filled in the application form of GATE 2021. The candidates had to select their choice of GATE paper and exam centres.

Step 3 - Upload Scanned Images - The photograph, signature and category certificate (if applicable) had 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.

GATE 2021 Application Fees

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 had to submit their application form.

How to Check GATE 2021 Application Form Status?

After submission of GATE 2021 registration, 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.

GATE Application Form Correction 2021

IIT Bombay has reopened the GATE application form 2021 correction from November 17 to 23. Candidates can make changes in name, DOB, contact, university or degree. Candidates can login at GOAPS 2021 portal appsgate.iitb.ac.in to make corrections. Earlier, the facility was available from October 28 to November 13. Candidates had 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 was 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 in GATE 2021 application form

Name of the candidate
Date of Birth
Name of Parent/Guardian
Country of Residence
Parent/Guardian’s Mobile Number
Correspondence Address
Qualifying Degree Details

GATE 2021 Application Form Correction Fee

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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 Mock Test 2021

IIT Bombay has released the mock test of GATE 2021 on November 25. 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 simulation of the real exam and will help candidates in preparing for the upcoming examination. Authorities release separate mock tests for the various papers conducted by them. GATE 2021 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.

Contact Details
IIT Bombay,
Powai,
Mumbai 400 076,
Maharashtra, India

GATE 2021 Latest News & Updates

February 14, 2021 - IIT Bombay has successfully conducted the GATE 2021 exam for all 27 subjects on February 6, 7, 13 and 14.
February 13, 2021 - IIT Bombay has successfully concluded the forenoon and afternoon shifts of GATE 2021 exam. GATE CS 2021 paper analysis is also available. GATE 2021 exam for ME, XH and MT will be conducted on the last day, i.e. on February 14.
February 6, 2021 - GATE 2021 Day 1 exam conducted successfully. GATE 2021 civil engineering exam analysis and answer key released.
February 6, 2021 - The authorities have started GATE 2021 exam on February 6. The exam is conducted in two shifts, morning (9 AM to 12 PM) and afternoon (3 PM to 6 PM).
January 8, 2021 - IIT Bombay has released the GATE admit card 2021.
December 14 - Facility to change GATE exam city was available from December 14 to 15
November 23 - GATE 2021 application form concluded. IIT Bombay will soon update the list of rejected applications.
November 13 - Last date to make an edit in GATE 2021 exam paper, category, and city over.

GATE 2021 Paper-wise Schedule

Date and Time	Name of GATE Paper	Paper code
February 5 (12 noon to 5:00 pm)	Miscellaneous activities	-
February 6 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm)	Civil Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Chemistry	CE-1, IN, CY
February 6 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm)	Civil Engineering, Physics, Architecture and Planning, Biomedical Engineering, Mining Engineering	CE-2, PH, AR, BM, AE, MN
February 7 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm)	Electrical Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Agricultural Engineering, Ecology and Evolution	EE, GG, AG, EY
February 7 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm)	Electronics and Communication Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Statistics, Production and Industrial Engineering	EC, PE, ES, ST, PI
February 12 (12 noon to 5:00 pm)	Miscellaneous activities	-
February 13 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm)	Computer Science and Information Technology, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	CS-1, MA, BT, CH, TF
February 13 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm)	Computer Science and Information Technology, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences	CS-2, XE, XL
February 14 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm)	Mechanical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences	ME-1, XH
February 14 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm)	Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering	ME-2, MT

*Miscellaneous activities are not related to candidates but for official purposes. However, candidates can visit the test centres on such dates.

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GATE 2021 Exam - What's new?

Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) is the entrance exam for admission to M.E./M.Tech/PhD courses in IITs, NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and other institutes. GATE exam centre details are provided below. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, the organizing institute of GATE 2021 has brought major changes in the exam as listed below-

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is the conducting body for GATE 2021.
IIT Bombay has added 11 new GATE 2021 exam centres.
GATE 2021 will have Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH) as two new subjects, thus making the total number of GATE papers to 27.
GATE 2021 has relaxed the eligibility criteria due to COVID-19 situation. As per the relaxed GATE 2021 eligibility criteria, candidates in their third year of undergraduate degree will be eligible for the exam.
Candidates will be able to select two subject papers.
There are chances of international centres being dropped for GATE 2021 due to COVID-19
Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) have been added to the exam pattern.
For this session, Engineering Mathematics will be worth 13 marks while Subject Questions will be of 72 marks. General Aptitude questions will remain 15 Marks as before.
Jhansi (IIT Kanpur), Dhenkanal (IIT Kharagpur), Chandrapur (IIT Bombay), and Muzzaffarnagar (IIT Roorkee) have been added as exam cities. Pala (IIT Madras) has been removed.

GATE 2021 Exam Date

IIT Bombay announced GATE 2021 exam date on the website gate.iitb.ac.in. Candidates are advised to check the below mentioned GATE exam date 2021 to track the events on time. According to the GATE exam schedule, the upcoming event is hall ticket release. GATE admit card release date in January 8

GATE Exam Date 2021

Events	Dates
Release of GATE notification	August 7, 2020
GATE 2021 registration through GOAPS start date	September 11, 2020
GATE registration 2021 last date	October 8, 2020 (5 PM)
Last date for submission of GATE application form (by registered candidates) with additional late fee of Rs. 500	October 14, 2020 (extended)
Last date to intimate candidates about errors in the form	October 26, 2020
GATE application form 2021 correction date	October 28- November 13, 2020
Last date to change GATE 2021 exam paper, category, and city	November 13, 2020
GATE application correction 2 (Name, DOB, contact, university or degree)	November 17 to 23, 2020
Release of GATE mock test	November 25, 2020
GATE admit card 2021 release date	January 8, 2021
GATE 2021 Exam Date	February 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2021 (Announced)
Release of GATE response sheets	February 18, 2021
Availability of GATE 2021 question paper	To be notified
GATE answer key release date	February 26, 2021
Challenging of answer key	March 2 to 4, 2021
Release of Final Answer Key	March 18, 2021
GATE result 2021 declaration date	March 22, 2021
Release of scorecard	March 22, 2021

GATE 2021 Highlights

Particulars	Overview
Examination Name	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Commonly Known As	GATE
Conducting Institute	IIT Bombay
GATE 2021 Website	gate.iitb.ac.in; goaps.iitb.ac.in
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	195 (excluding 6 international centres)
Number of GATE Papers	27 Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH) added in GATE 2021
Number of Questions in Each Paper	65
Total Marks of Examination	100
Validity of GATE Score/Grade	3 Years
Number of Test Takers	858,890

GATE-2021-Highlights

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GATE 2021 Paper Codes

The authorities conducted GATE 2021 for 27 papers. Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH) are the two newly added subjects this 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 in details about paper codes. Without knowing the paper codes of GATE 2021, the candidates are advised not to fill the application form.

GATE 2021 Subjects

Paper	Code	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	PE
Statistics	ST	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF
Biomedical Engineering	BM	Environmental Science and Engineering	ES
Humanities and Social Science	XH

GATE 2021 Paper Codes for XE and XL Papers

XE Paper Sections	Code	XL Paper Sections	Code
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
Food Technology	G	-	-
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	H	-	-

How to Prepare for GATE 2021?

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 GATE exam 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.

GATE 2021 Exam Preparation Tips

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 to relevant GATE preparation books to prepare in a better way for GATE 2021.
Get enough hours of sleep
Revision is the key to success

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GATE Exam Pattern 2021

Before moving forward towards preparation, candidates are advised to check the GATE 2021 exam pattern. Through the GATE 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. Check the following table to know the detailed exam pattern of GATE 2021.

GATE 2021 Exam Pattern

Particulars	Details
Examination Mode	Computer Based Test (Online)
Duration	3 Hours
Number of Papers in GATE 2021	27 Papers
Section	General Aptitude (GA) Candidate Selected Subject
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) 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 - 13 Marks Subject Questions - 72 Marks General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL	Questions from Subject Concerned - 85 Marks General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks
Marking Scheme	All of the questions will be worth 1 or 2 marks

GATE 2021 Marking Scheme

Paper Code	General Aptitude (GA) Marks	Subject Marks	Total Marks	Total Time
AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST and BM.	15	85	100	3 Hours
GG (Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology OR Section 2 Geophysics)	15	25+60	100	3 Hours
XE (Section A + Any Two Sections)	15	15 + 2 x 35	100	3 Hours
XH (Section B1 + Any Two Sections)	15	25 + 1 x 60	100	3 Hours
XL (Section P + Any Two Sections)	15	25 + 2 x 30	100	3 Hours

GATE Syllabus 2021

IIT Bombay released the syllabus of GATE 2021 in online mode. The syllabus consists of the subjects and topics that candidates will have to study to prepare for the exam. Since the GATE 2021 syllabus of each paper is different, the candidates will have to check according to the discipline that they select. By using the benef, 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.

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GATE 2021 Admit Card

IIT Bombay released the GATE 2021 hall ticket on January 8. All registered candidates can download the admit card/hall ticket from the website. 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 is 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

Passport
Government Issued ID
Employee ID

GATE Exam Centres 2021

IIT Bombay has added 11 new exam cities for GATE exam 2021. The list of venues where the entrance examination will be conducted will constitute the exam centres of GATE 2021. During GATE 2021 registration, 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. Due to COVID-19, there are chances of international centres being dropped.

Exam Centres of GATE 2021

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, Chandrapur, Akola (MH), Dhule (MH), Himatnagar (GJ), Ichalkaranji (MH), Latur (MH), Palghar (MH), Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi (MH)
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, Jhansi
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, Dhenkanal, Baharampur-Murshidabad (WB), Hazaribag (JH), Machilipatnam (AP)
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, 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, Muzzafarnagar, Kangra (HP)
9	Foreign Candidates	Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore

Comparison of Previous GATE Exam Cities

Zones	2019	2020
IISc Bangalore	28	30
IIT Bombay	28	26
IIT Delhi	21	21
IIT Guwahati	17	21
IIT Kanpur	11	11
IIT Kharagpur	22	22
IIT Madras	46	41
IIT Roorkee	27	21
Foreign Candidates	6	6
Total	206	199

Previous Year (GATE 2020) Answer Key for top 5 papers (Official)

Paper Code	Question Paper Link	Provisional Answer Key
Civil Engineering (CE)	Click Here (CE-1)	Click Here (CE-1)
Civil Engineering (CE)	Click Here (CE-2)	Click Here (CE-2)
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)	Click Here	Click Here
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)	Click Here	Click Here
Electrical Engineering (EE)	Click Here	Click Here
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Click Here (ME-1)	Click Here (ME-1)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Click Here (ME-2)	Click Here (ME-2)

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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - GATE 2021 - Answer Key (Released), Result, Cutoff, Response Sheet

Question: Which IIT will be conducting GATE 2021?

Answer:

IIT Bombay will be conducting GATE 2021. The exam will be conducted for 27 papers/ subjects.

Question: How many papers can I apply for in GATE 2021?

Answer:

Candidates will be able to apply for two paper (maximum) out of the total in GATE 2021.

Question: How many attempts are there in GATE?

Answer:

There is not any such kind of limit in GATE exam.

Question: I have made some mistakes in my GATE 2021 application form. How can I correct the details?

Answer:

A correction window will open after the GATE 2021 application process is over. Candidates can make corrections to mistakes made in the details. However, they cannot change some details.

Question: My GATE 2021 admit card is unclear. The photograph is blurred. Is it ok to carry it?

Answer:

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.

Question: What is the last date of GATE 2021 registration?

Answer:

Candidates could apply for GATE 2021 till September 30. However, the application with an additional late fee of Rs 500 is available until October 8 (5 PM).

Question: When will GATE 2021 admit card be released?

Answer:

The admit card of GATE 2021 was released on January 8, 2021.

Question: When will the result of GATE 2021 declared?

Answer:

GATE 2021 result will be declared on March 22.

Question: How can I register for GATE 2021?

Answer:

Candidates can complete GATE 2021 registration in online mode through the official website gate.iitb.ac.in.

Question: Is GATE 2021 going to be extended?

Answer:

Till now there is no update from authorities to postpone GATE 2021.

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best University for mtech in agriculture for not qualified gate students

Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 28th Feb, 2021

hi,

see most of the tier 1 colleges offers m.tech course based on gate rank, however apart from gate there is others entrance test like appgecet or tspgecet etc exams based on which you may get chances for m.tech courses. I have mentioned some of the institute name below:

Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore

Vignan's Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Guntur

Dr Annasaheb Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering, Ahmednagar

Singhania University, Jhunjhunu

Anand Agricultural University, Anand

for more details you may refer to the below link:

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i got around 45 marks in civil engineering gate....will i get m.tech seat for bc a category in Nits?

sowmya.konkala19 27th Feb, 2021

hello aspirant,

To help you with your query we need few details like your graduation percentage,score etc .refer to the link below with your complete details to get a list of colleges you have chances to fetch seat in: https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor

hope this helps,

thankyou.

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what is minimum number in gate xe 2021 for food technology students for qualifying ICT Mumbai?

shelly 27th Feb, 2021

Dear Student,

You should have marks of 150+ in GATE for ICT mumbai for food technology course.However,you can also apply for admission if you don't qualified GATE they will conduct written test prepared by their department and merit list will be based on that but remember first preference will be given to GATE qualified candidates and for remaining seats merit list will be based on written test.

For more information click below

https://www.ictmumbai.edu.in/

Thanks

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Can I get Mtech in any IIT by getting 60 marks in (GATE XE) with mechanical degree

harshita sharan Student Expert 27th Feb, 2021

Hi Dear,

I'll recommend you to use our GATE college predictor tool from the link provided below to Know your M.Tech admission chances in different Engineering colleges based on your GATE Score :

https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor

For detailed cut off for IITs, you can visit the link below:

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Recruitment of PSUs through gate

Ayush 26th Feb, 2021

Hello candidate,

The GATE examination is very important for getting admission into m tech courses in some of the prestigious Institutions of the country, and getting job opportunities in public sector companies or PSUs.

The company shortlist the candidates on the basis of their GATE score, and overall academic record and call for interview rounds. If the candidate gets selected in this interview Rounds, then only he gets final selection.

Some of the most common companies recruiting through gate are- ONGC, IOCL, OIL INDIA LIMITED, BPCL, etc.

Hope it was informational!!