Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE): GATE is a national level entrance exam for engineers who wish to pursue higher education or work in a PSU. GATE 2021 exam is going to be conducted by IIT Bombay in March of 2021 and candidates can get the latest details regarding the exam here.
GATE 2021 registration will be starting on 14th September 2020. Candidates can check the below dates to make sure they apply within the stipulated time.
GATE 2021 is going to be conducted from 5th February to 14th February 2021. Candidates are advised to start their GATE 2021 Preparation if they have not started.
IIT Bombay has also mentioned in this release that they will be making some changes in the subject papers and also the possibility of the candidates giving Two exams of different subjects in the same year.
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GATE 2021 IIT Bombay release details
- GATE 2021 exam to be conducted from 5 th February 2021 onwards. The dates are from 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th and 14th February 2021.
- Two new subject papers are going to be included in this GATE 2021 exam.
- ES(Environmental science and Engineering)
- XH(Humanities and Social Sciences).
- So total subject papers are 27.
- Candidate can write upto TWO subject papers (According to set combinations) and according to exam dates available.
- Also the minimum eligibility criteria for appearing in GATE 2021 has been lowered from 10+2+4 (Final year of engineering) to 10+2+3(Third year of engineering). Third year also Eligible.
- All Test Papers of GATE 2021 will be entirely objective type. Pattern of questions may include
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ),
- Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and/or
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
GATE Computer Based Test 2021 Important Dates & Overview
| Objective | Description |
| Exam Name | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. |
| Board Name | IIT Bombay. |
| Exam Level | All over India. |
| Application Mode | Online. |
| Application (GOAPS) Process Starting Date | 14th September 2020 |
| Closing date for REGULAR Registration(No late fee) | 30th September 2020 |
| End date for EXTENDED Registration (with late fee) | 7th October 2020 |
| Last date to Change category, paper Centers(extra fees applicable) | 13th November 2020 |
| Admit Card Issue Date | 8th January 2021 |
| CBT Exam Dates | 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 February 2021. |
| Result Date | 22nd March 2021 |
| Availability of GATE Score card | To be updated . |
| Official Website | www.gate.iitb.ac.in |
Dates may change if the Covid -19 Pandemic continues, as stated on IIT Bombay website
GATE 2021 Syllabus:-
IIT Bombay has made some changes in the Syllabus of the GATE exam for all papers.
Mainly the General Aptitude part of the papers for all subjects has been changed. Some topics have been included in the General Aptitude section.
In the technical section of all papers also, some minor changes have been made.
Also the syllabus of the 2 new papers have been displayed by IIT Bombay.
Candidates can check the Syllabus of all the papers here below. General Aptitude syllabus has also been included in the syllabus of each branch: –
- Aerospace Engineering Syllabus(AE)
- Agricultural Engineering Syllabus(AG)
- Architecture and Planning(AR)
- Biomedical Engineering Syllabus(BM)
- Biotechnology Syllabus(BT)
- Civil Engineering Syllabus(CE)
- Chemical Engineering Syllabus(CH)
- Computer science and Information technology Syllabus(CS)
- Chemistry Syllabus(CY)
- Electronics and Communication Engineering Syllabus(EC)
- Electrical Engineering Syllabus(EE)
- Environmental Science and Engineering Syllabus(ES)
- Ecology and Evolution Syllabus(EY)
- Geology and Geophysics Syllabus(GG)
- Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus(IN)
- Mathematics Syllabus(MA)
- Mechanical Engineering Syllabus(ME)
- Mining Engineering Syllabus(MN)
- Metallurgical Engineering Syllabus(MT)
- Petroleum Engineering Syllabus(PE)
- Physics Syllabus(PH)
- Production and Industrial Engineering Syllabus(PI)
- Statistics Syllabus(ST)
- Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Syllabus(TF)
- Engineering Science Syllabus(XE)
- Humanities and Social science Syllabus(XH)
- Life Science Syllabus(XL)
GATE Exam paper pattern
GATE Exam will be conducted for a maximum of 100 Marks.
All the papers will contain objective type questions. A total of 65 Questions will be asked in the paper.
All papers will have a section of 15 marks for General Aptitude and 85 Marks section for subject related paper.
GATE XE, XH, XL Paper pattern:
In this also the paper will be divide in two parts. General Aptitude part will be asked for 15 marks. And subject related paper will be asked for 85 marks.
Paper pattern for XE: –
The 85 marks for subject paper has been divide as follows.
It consists of Mathematics part for 15 marks which is compulsory and any two optional section for 70 marks can be attempted by candidates out of 7 options.
Paper pattern for XH: –
The 85 marks for subject paper has been divide as follows.
It consists of Reasoning and Comprehension part for 25 marks which is compulsory and any one optional section for 60 marks can be attempted by candidates out of 6 options.
Paper pattern for XL: –
The 85 marks for subject paper has been divide as follows.
It consists of Chemistry part for 25 marks which is compulsory and any two optional section for 60 marks can be attempted by candidates out of 5 options.
GATE 2021 Paper combination
Since IIT Bombay announced that a candidate will be eligible to appear for two papers simultaneously, the combination of the papers has been displayed by IIT Bombay.
Candidates can choose one paper as their Primary paper and the other paper which the candidate can appear for is given below.
Candidates can check out the combinations below.
| Code of first paper(Primary) | Code of second paper allowed |
| AE | XE |
| AG | ES |
| AR | CE |
| BM | BT / XL |
| BT | BM / XL |
| CE | AR / ES |
| CH | CY / PE / XE |
| CS | MA |
| CY | CH / XL |
| EC | IN / PH |
| EE | IN |
| ES | AG / CE |
| EY | XL |
| GG | MN / PH / PE |
| IN | EE / EC / PH |
| MA | CS / PH / ST |
| ME | XE |
| MN | GG / XE |
| MT | PH / XE |
| PE | CH / GG / XE |
| PH | EC / GG / IN / MA / MT / ST |
| PI | XE |
| ST | MA / PH |
| TF | XE |
| XE | AE / CH / ME / MN / MT / PE / PI / TF |
| XH | ——– |
| XL | BM / BT / CY |
GATE admit card
GATE admit card is usually released 1 month before the exam.
It contains all the details of the candidate and the exam details.
Find out more information about the GATE Admit Card .
Link to download your GATE 2021 admit card.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Eligibility Details
The Candidates who completed the following education can apply for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2021.
- B.E/Btech/B pharma
- B. sc/ B.S
- Int. M Sc/B.S
- B. Arch
- Equivalent to B.E/ Btech
- M. Sc/MCA/MA
- Int. ME/M. Tech or Dual Degree
GATE Result
GATE result is usually declared in the month of March.
The result is declared with the GATE marks in the paper and the GATE score which is calculated out of 1000.
IIT Bombay will release the result of GATE 2021 exam.
Find the link to check your result
GATE 2021 Result
More information on GATE result and cutoff.