GATE 2021: Exam (Started), Check Pattern, Syllabus, Marking Scheme, More!

GATE 2021: The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has released the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021. As per the schedule, the exam will be held on February 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2021.

The online application form filling process will begin from 11 September 2020, and it will be closed on October 07, 2020. However, The applying seekers will also be given a window to make changes to their application form—the last date for requesting a change of examination Centre or city.

This year GATE 2021 Examination will be conducted in 200 cities in India and six cities abroad. All the aspirants who want to apply for GATE 2021 examination have to wait for the GATE online portal’s opening, popularly known as GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System).

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[PAGE INDEX] 1. GATE 2021 Useful Resources 2. Quick Facts 3. Exam Dates 4. How to Apply 5. GATE 2021 Application Fee 6. GATE 2021 Eligibility Criteria 7. GATE 2021 Exam Pattern 8. GATE 2021 Syllabus 9. GATE 2021 Admit Card 10. GATE 2021 Results 11. List of Exam Centres 12. Entrance Exams in India 13. Contact Details 14. Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

GATE 2021 Useful Resources

Here we have mentioned some Useful Resources of GATE 2021, That will help you.

GATE 2021 Major Notification	Click Here
GATE 2021 Eligibility Criteria	Click Here
GATE 2021 Exam Pattern	Click Here
GATE 2021 Syllabus	Click Here
GATE 2021 Books	Click Here
GATE 2021 Previous Year Paper	Click Here
GATE 2021 Sample Paper	Click Here
GATE 2021 Admit Card	Click Here
GATE 2021 Cutoff	Click Here
GATE 2021 Counselling	Click Here
GATE 2021 Seat Matrix	Click Here

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2021

Before we talk about GATE 2021 Notification in detail later, look at the important dates of the GATE 2021 Examination.

Quick Facts

The GATE 2021 entrance exam will be conducted in Online mode (Computer- Based Test). The duration of this entrance exam is 3 hours in the examination. The multiple-choice questions asked will be asked in the examination of GATE 2021 exam.

Exam Name	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Exam Frequency	Once a Year
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	3 hours
Test Takers	Approx 10 Lacks
Official Website	gate.iitb.ac.in/

Exam Dates (Released)

Below we have provided all the official Gate 2021 Dates for various events taking place.

Events	Important Dates (Released)
GATE Online Application Processing System	11 September 2020
Closing date of REGULAR online registration	07 October 2020
End of the EXTENDED period for online registration/application (with an additional late fee of 500)	14 October 2020
Last date of Intimation to Registered Candidates after FIRST Round of Scrutiny by Zonal Office	26 October 2020
Re-opening of GOAPS Portal for Successfully Registered Candidates to change (ONE TIME) Category/City/Exam Paper (Change of City is FREE and extra 500 for Category and Paper change)	28 October 2020
Last Date for change of Category, City & Exam Paper	13 November 2020
Re-opening of GOAPS Portal for Successfully Registered	17 November 2020
Last Date for correction(s) in Application Form	23 November 2020
Last and Final Chance for City Correction in Application Form	14th December 2020, 15th December 2020
Admit Card	8th January 2021
Miscellaneous Activities*	5th February 2021, 12th February 2021
GATE 2021 Examination Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM	6th February 2021, 7th February 2021 13th February 2021, 14th February 2021
Announcement of results in the Online Application Portal	22nd March 2021

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How to Apply

• First, you have to log in to the official website (gate.iitd.ac.in).
• Click on ‘Login’ and enter this information: email Id, password, country of residence and mobile number.
• Enter the captcha and click on ‘Submit’ button.
• Click on ‘GATE Application Form 2021’ button.
• After that, fill the details asked in the application form: NAME, Qualification, DOB, Enrollment No. etc.
• After submitting the personal information, educational proceed for uploading required scanned images.
• Upload the scanned copy of all the required certificate, category certificate (if applicable), Photograph (2 KB & 150 KB), Signature (2 KB & 200 KB).
• Click on ‘Save and View Application’ or ‘Submit and Proceed to Payment’ link.
• Fill the payment details and click on ‘Make Payment’ option.
• A fee payment number will be generated after successful payment of a fee.
• Your form will be successfully submitted
• Take a printout copy of application form for future reference

GATE 2021 Application Fee

Categories	Regular Period (14th to 30th Sept. 2020)	During the Extended Period (1st to 7th Oct 2020)
Female candidates (per paper)	750/-	1250/-
For ST/SC/PwD candidates	750/-	1250/-
All other candidates (per paper)	1500/-	2000/-

GATE 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Let’s read the Complete eligibility criteria  required for the GATE 2021 Conducted by the examination authority of IIT(Indian Institute of Technology) Madras

Eligibility Criteria

Degree/Program	Qualifying Degree / Examination	Description of Eligible Candidates	Expected Year of Completion
B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Pharm.	Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc. / Diploma in Engineering / Technology)	Currently in the 3rd year or higher grade or already completed	2022
B. Arch.	Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (5-year course) / Naval Architecture (4-year course) / Planning (4- year course)	Currently in the 3rd year or higher grade or already completed	2023 (for 5-year program), 2022 (for 4-year program)
B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S.	Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 3rd year or higher grade or already completed	2022
Pharm. D. (after 10+2)	6 years degree program, consisting of internship or residency training, during third year onwards	Currently in the 3rd/ 4th/ 5th/6th year or already completed	2024
M.B.B.S	Degree holders of M.B.B.S. and those who are in the 5th/6th/7th semester or higher semester of such a programme.	5th, 6th, 7th or higher semester or already completed	2022
M. Sc./ M.A./MCA or equivalent	Master’s degree in any branch of Arts/Science/Mathematics/Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent	Currently in the first year or higher or already Completed	2022
Int. M.E./ M.Tech. (Post-B.Sc.)	Post-B.Sc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/ Technology (4-year program)	Currently in the 1st /2nd/3rd/4th year or already completed	2024
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-year program)	Currently in the 3rd/4th/5th year or already completed	2023
B.Sc. / B.A. / B.Com	Bachelor degree in any branch of Science / Arts / Commerce (3 years program)	Currently in the 3rd year or already completed	2021
Int. M.Sc./ Int. B.S.-M.S.	Integrated M.Sc. or 5-year integrated B.S.-M.S. program	Currently in the 3rd year or higher 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	N/A

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GATE 2021 Exam Pattern

Particular	Exam Pattern
Examination Mode	Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration	3 Hours
Number of Subjects (Papers)	27
Sections	General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject
Type of Questions	(A) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (B) Remaining types 1. Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or 2. Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Questions for testing these abilities	Recall Comprehension Application Analysis and Synthesis
Number of Questions	10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL	General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL	General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Marking Scheme	All of the questions will be of 1 mark or 2 marks

GATE 2021 Marking Scheme

Paper Code	General Aptitude (GA) Marks	Subject Marks	Total Marks	Total Time (Minutes)
AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST and BM	15	85	100	180
GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology OR Section 2 Geophysics)]	15	25+60	100	180
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections)	15	15+(2*35)	100	180
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section)	15	25+(1*60)	100	180
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)	15	25+(2*60)	100	180

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GATE 2021 Syllabus

Here in this section, we have mentioned the complete syllabus and topics asked in the GATE 2021 Examination.

Subject Specialization

Subject	Topics Cover
Civil Engineering	Structural Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Construction Engineering &Management Transportation Engineering Environmental Engineering Earthquake Engineering Water Resources Engineering Rock Engineering & Underground Structure
Mechanical Engineering	Design of Mechanical Equipment or Machine Design Thermal Engineering Manufacturing Science & Engineering Production Engineering Industrial Engineering Material Science & management
Electrical  Engineering	Power Electronics Machines & Drives Power Systems Control & Automation Digital Signal Processing Instrumentation Technology
Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology	Computer Science Information Technology Information Security Software Engineering Distributed Computing Image Processing Computer Systems and Hardware Database and Information Systems Programming languages Computer Networks and Distributed Systems Artificial Intelligence Advanced Computing
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering	VLSI Design Tool Technology Integrated Electronics & Circuits Micro Electronics Microwave Engineering Communication Engg. Telecommunication Technology & Management Optoelectronics & Optical Communication Nanotechnology Digital Signal Processing Control & Automation

GATE 2021 Syllabus in PDF

Here in this section, we have mentioned the complete syllabus and topics for all PDF Format subjects. Candidate Can download the complete syllabus in PDF format for GATE 2021 exam Preparation.

General Aptitude (GA): Common in all papers

Syllabus	Links	Syllabus	Links
AE: Aerospace Engineering	Click Here	TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	Click Here
AG: Agricultural Engineering	Click Here	XE -A: Engineering Mathematics	Click Here
AR: Architecture and Planning	Click Here	XE-B: Fluid Mechanics	Click Here
BT: Biotechnology	Click Here	XE-C: Materials Science	Click Here
CE: Civil Engineering	Click Here	XE-D: Solid Mechanics	Click Here
CH: Chemical Engineering	Click Here	XE-E: Thermodynamics	Click Here
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology	Click Here	XE-F: Polymer Science and Engineering	Click Here
CY: Chemistry	Click Here	XE – G: Food Technology	Click Here
EC: Electronics and Communication Engg.	Click Here	XE – H: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	Click Here
EE: Electrical Engineering	Click Here	XH-B1: Reasoning and Comprehension	Click Here
ES: Environmental Science and Engineering	Click Here	XH-C1: Economics	Click Here
EY: Ecology and Evolution	Click Here	XH-C2: English	Click Here
GG: Geology and Geophysics	Click Here	XH-C3: Linguistics	Click Here
IN: Instrumentation Engineering	Click Here	XH-C4: Philosophy	Click Here
MA: Mathematics	Click Here	XH-C5: Psychology	Click Here
ME: Mechanical Engineering	Click Here	XH-C6: Sociology	Click Here
MN: Mining Engineering	Click Here	XL – P: Chemistry	Click Here
MT: Metallurgical Engineering	Click Here	XL-Q: Biochemistry	Click Here
PE: Petroleum Engineering	Click Here	XL-R: Botany	Click Here
PH: Physics	Click Hare	XL – S: Microbiology	Click Here
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering	Click Here	XL – T: Zoology	Click Here
ST: Statistics	Click Here	XL – U: Food Technology	Click Here

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GATE 2021 Admit Card

The GATE 2021 Admit card will be released on 8th January 2021. The link of GATE 2021 Admit card will be notified on the official website of GOAPS. The link will be shared with the Aspirants through his/her registered email ID and mobile number.

Important Instructions

• The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre 90 minutes before the commencement of the examination.
• Candidates Must carry the required materials with them(Pen, Pencil, Scale etc.)
• The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the admit card carefully and follow them during the examination.

GATE 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key

Here is the link to download the GATE 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key. You may also use these question papers in the Previous year GATE Examination as a model paper or sample paper for GATE 2021. Let us have a look.

Paper Name	Question Paper	Answer Key
AE: Aerospace Engineering	Click Here	Click Here
AG: Agricultural Engineering	Click Here	Click Here
AR: Architecture and Planning	Click Here	Click Here
BM: Biomedical Engineering;	Click Here	Click Here
BT: Biotechnology	Click Here	Click Here

Note: To Download All GATE 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key in PDF, Click Here.

GATE 2021 Results

GATE 2021 Examination results will be released on the 22nd March 2021.IIT Madras will publish the Results on the GOAPS Website: gate.iitm.ac.in. The GATE 2021 score is valid for Three Years from the date of announcement of the results.

List of Exam Centres

Below we have mentioned a tentative list of GATE 2020 examination Centres where the GATE entrance exam will be conducted on next year.

Zonal GATE Office	Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns*
IISc Bangalore Bengaluru – 560 012	Ananthapuramu, Angamaly, Bagalkot, Belagavi (Belgaum), Ballari (Bellary), Bengaluru South, Bengaluru North, Bidar, Davanagere, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kolar, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Palakkad, Payyanur, PortBlair, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Thrissur, Tumakuru, Vatakara
IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076	Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Lonavala, Mahabubnagar, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Thane, Vadodara
IIT Delhi, HauzKhas, New Delhi – 110 016	Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, Bikaner, Faridabad-Palwal, Greater NOIDA, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, New Delhi, Samba, Sikar, Udaipur-Chittorgarh, Ujjain
IIT Guwahati Guwahati – 781 039	Agartala, Arrah, Asansol, Bihar Sharif, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur, Gangtok, Gaya, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Tezpur
IIT Kanpur Kanpur – 208 016	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Varanasi
IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur – 721 302	Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikakulam-Vizianagaram, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
IIT Madras Chennai – 600 036	Alappuzha, Aluva, Attingal, Bapatla – Chirala, Chengannur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ernakulam, Erode-Thiruchengode, Gudur, Guntur, Idukki, Kadapa, Kanjirapally, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karimnagar, Karur, Khammam, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Madurai, Muvattupuzha, Nalgonda, Namakkal, Nedumangad, Nellore, Ongole, Pala, Puducherry, Punalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Warangal
IIT Roorkee Roorkee – 247 667	Ambala, Amritsar, Baddi (HP), Bathinda, Bhimtal, Dehradun, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Jalandhar, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala, Roorkee, Ropar, Sangrur, Shimla, Solan, Sonepat, Una, Yamunanagar
International GATE, IIT Madras	Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore

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Contact Details

Details	Contact
Head Office	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016
Contact Number	011-26591749
Website	gate.iitb.ac.in/
Guideline Pdf	Click Here

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)