Explore The Highlights of GATE Exam 2021
Competitive exams are at their peak, and the craze for such exams is increasing like anything. The same goes with one of the most reputed examinations, and it is GATE 2021. The GATE Exam is one of the most prestigious examinations in the nation that bestows you the opportunity to flourish your higher studies or grabs the best job opportunity in MNC or PSU(Public Sector Undertaking). GATE 2021 exam Aspirants who are enthusiastic about their career and want to go ahead with this GATE 2021 have a brilliant chance to uplift their professional life.Â
In short, if you crack GATE Exam 2021, then you can acquire many opportunities such as your dream government job or admissions in Top IIT / IISc Colleges.Â
Every year, this exam is conducted by the seven other IITs, the GATE 2021 committee and the faculty members of IISc, the department of education, the national coordinating board and the ministry of human resources. If we talk about GATE 2021, the exam was organized by IIT Bombay. The GATE 2021 exam comprises a total of 27 disciplines and the student had the liberty to choose any of the two subjects to proceed further with the examination. Â
If you are keen to unfold some details about the GATE exam 2021, then you have landed at the right destination.
Table of Contents
- GATE Exam 2021 Highlights
- GATE 2021 Important Dates
- GATE Exam 2021 Date
- GATE Exam 2021 Marks Distribution
- GATE 2021 Results
- GATE 2021 Scorecard
- GATE 2021 Cut-off
- Cut-off for a Few Disciplines-2021
- GATE Counselling 2021
GATE Exam 2021 Highlights
Aspirants can check the basic highlights of the GATE 2021 examination in the below table:
Conducted By | IIT Bombay |
Date of GATE Exam 2021 | 6 to 14 February 2021 |
GATE Exam 2021 – Mode of Application | Online |
GATE Exam 2021 – Application Fee (General) | 1500 |
Mode of GATE Exam 2021 | Online |
GATE Exam 2021 Duration | 3 Hours |
It’s good to analyze the GATE exam pattern if you are keen to appear in the examination. Talking about GATE 2021, IIT Bombay decided to keep the objective-type questions. The GATE 2021 Question Paper covered Multiple Choice Questions (MSQ), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT).
GATE 2021 Important Dates
IMPORTANT EVENTS | DATE |
GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System) Website Opens | 11 September 2020 |
Regular online registration / application portal Closing date | 7 October 2020 |
Extended period for online registration / application with additional late fee of 500 ends | 14 October 2020 |
Last date of Intimation to Registered Candidates after 1st 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 0ctober 2020 |
Last Date for change of Category, City & Exam Paper | 13 November 2020 |
GOAPS Portal re-opens and allows successfully registered candidates to make final corrections(one time) in the Application Form
(i) Contact Address, University/College Name and / or Degree Nomenclature is free of cost. (ii) Correction fees 500 for Name and / or Date of Birth |
17 November 2020 |
Last Date to make corrections in Application Form | 23 November 2020 |
Last and Final Chance for City Correction in Application Form | 14 and 15 December 2020 |
Admit Card Goes live on the Online Application Portal
(for download and printing) |
8 January 2021 |
Candidate responses on GOAPS Portal | 18 February 2021 |
Uploading of Answer Keys with Question Paper | 26 February 2021 |
Challenges by candidates on Answer Keys with Payment of 500 for each question | 1st March 2021 to
4th March 2021 (up to 17:00 HRS) |
Results go live on the Online Application Portal | 19 March 2021 |
GATE 2021 Scorecard for eligible candidates is live on GOAPS Portal | 27 March 2021 –
30 June 2021 |
GATE 2021 Scorecard is available (by paying 500) on GOAPS Portal for eligible candidates | 1 July 2021 –
31 December 2021 |
Last date to Avail GATE Scorecard | 1 January 2022 |
GATE Exam 2021 Date:
In this article, the dates for the GATE 2021 Exams are mentioned:
GATE 2021 Examination
Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
6 February 2021
7 February 2021 13 February 2021 14 February 2021 |
For more detailed GATE 2021 Exam dates, check the table below:
DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY/PAPER |
5 February 2021 | 12:00 – 17:00 hrs | Miscellaneous Activities |
6 February 2021
9:30-12:30 hrs (Forenoon Session-FN) CE-1, IN, CY |
||
---|---|---|
15:00-18:00 hrs
(Afternoon Session-AN) |
CE-2, PH, AR, BM, AE,MN | |
7 February 2021
9:30-12:30 hrs (Forenoon Session-FN) EE, GG, AG, EY |
||
15:00-18:00 hrs
(Afternoon Session-AN) |
EC, PE, ES, ST, PI | |
12 February 2021 | 12:00 – 17:00 hrs | Miscellaneous Activities |
13 February 2021
9:30-12:30 hrs (Forenoon Session-FN) CS-1, MA, BT, CH, TF |
||
15:00-18:00 hrs
(Afternoon Session-AN) |
CS-2, XE, XL | |
14 February 2021
9:30-12:30 hrs (Forenoon Session-FN) ME-1, XH |
||
15:00-18:00 hrs
(Afternoon Session-AN) |
ME-2, MT |
GATE 2021 Marks Distribution
Sections | Marks Weightage |
(GA) General Aptitude | 15% |
(EM) Engineering Mathematics | 13% |
Core Discipline | 72% |
GATE 2021 Results
GATE Results are the most awaited part of the exam journey. In 2021, the GATE exams were conducted by IIT Bombay in February 2021. The results, meanwhile, were announced on 19 March 2021. The GATE Results were available online at the official website for GATE. Candidates can check their results online.
GATE 2021 Scorecard
Post the declaration of the GATE results; the GATE Scorecard is also released on the official portal. For 2021, the scorecard was available for download for regular candidates from 27 March 2021 to 30 June 2021. Post these dates; applicants will have to download the soft copy by paying Rs 500. The last date for the applicants to download the scorecard with 500 rupees late fee is 1 January 2022.
GATE 2021 Cut-0ff
After the results are announced, the GATE cut-offs were also declared. All the participating institutions and PSU sectors will decide their cut-off marks. However, GATE officials also proclaim the cut-offs as per the category and the subjects. We have also given the cut-offs for a few disciplines here, for reference:
Cut-off List For A Few Disciplines – 2021
Streams | Cut-offs(out of 100) | Cut-offs(Out of 100) for OBC-(NCL)/EWS | Cut-offs(Out of 100) for SC/ST/PwD |
Petroleum Engineering | 52.4 | 47.1 | 34.9 |
Computer Science | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
Mechanical Engineering | 33.0 | 29.7 | 22.0 |
Chemical Engineering | 35.1 | 31.5 | 23.4 |
Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
Electronics and Communication | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Electrical Engineering | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
GATE Counselling 2021
The GATE Counselling 2021 dates are yet to be announced. Meanwhile, candidates are advised to keep these few crucial points about GATE Counselling in mind.
- Students have to apply individually for each IIT
- CCMT is organized for admission to all NITs and several centrally supported institutes
- Students who have qualified for the GATE exams with legit scorecards can appear for counselling
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