GATE 2021 Exam Dates, Eligibility, Registration, Pattern, Syllabus & Preparation tips

GATE 2021 is going to be conducted by IIT BOMBAY. Examination Dates have been already declared/announced, as confirmed by Deepankar Chaudhary [IIT BOMBAY Director & Chairman of Gate 2021] on February 5^th – 7^th & February 12^th – 14^th.

Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering (GATE)  is an all India examination that primarily test the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and technology conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

GATE 2021 Examination reflect the relative performance level of the candidate in a particular subject, which is quantified based on the several years of examination data. A Pathway to seek admission in Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering /Technology/Architecture

Candidates must read below given article to know details about examination dates, syllabus, pattern, preparation strategy for GATE 2021.

GATE 2021 IMPORTANT DATES:

EVENTS [GATE 2021]	DATES [GATE 2021]
Opening Date GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website	14th September, 2020
Closing Date REGULAR online registration / application portal	30th september, 2020
End Date of EXTENDED period for online registration / application (with late fee)	7th October 2020
Last Date for change of category, paper and examination city (with additional fee)	13th November 2020
Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Portal (for download and printing)	8th January 2021
GATE 2021 Examination Dates Forenoon:  9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative) Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Tentative)	5th February 2021 6th February 2021 7th February 2021 12th February 2021 13th February 2021 14th February 2021
RESULT Announcement in the Online Application Portal	22nd March 2021
Admission Process & Counseling	April 2021

GATE 2021 HIGHLIGHTS:-

QUALIFYING DEGREE	DESCRIPTION OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE	COMPLETION YEAR
BE/B.Tech/B.Pharm – Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/ Technology) and those students are in the final year of such programs	Currently in the 4th year or already completed	2021
BE/ BTech – Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (3 years after 10+2)	Currently in the 3rd year	2022
BArch – Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (5 years course)/naval architecture (4 years course)/Planning (4 years course)	Currently in the 3rd year or higher grade or already completed	2023 (for 5 year program) 2022 (for 4 year program)
BSc (Research)/BS – Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma or 4 years after 10+2)	Currently in 3rd year or higher grade or already completed	2022
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

Note: The GATE 2020 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results.

GATE 2021 APPLICATION FORM:-

For the filling of Application Form starting from 14^th september 2020, candidate need to visit GOAPS i.e, webpage/web address of the GATE Online Application Processing System that can be accessible from GATE 2021 official website : https://gate.iitb.ac.in/

Upload of photograph, signature and other documents and category certificate (SC / ST / PwD) and / or Dyslexic certificate as applicable are done on GOAPS online interface.

Registration:

For Registration, A candidate must provide,

• Full Name (as per the valid photo ID, which candidate MUST bring in original while appearing for GATE 2021 examination at the examination centre),
• A valid e-mail address,
• Mobile number and by choosing a password.

NOTE: All communications from the GATE Offices will be sent to this e-mail address (ONLY ONE PERSON CAN REGISTER WITH ONE e-mail ADDRESS). Give the personal mobile number and e-mail address, because most of the communication(including password, Enrolment ID) will be sent through e-mail and/or SMS.

Application Form Filling :

After due Registration, candidates must fill GATE 2021 Application Form and submit ONLINE only at GOAPS.Here Candidates are required to fill the application form by submitting,

• personal details/information: Name, Date of birth, Personal mobile number, Parents’ name, Parents’ mobile number, etc
• Address of Communication details
• Eligibility details
• college details
• Gate Papers subject selection
• Gate Examination cities selection

Images Upload :

Candidate’s photograph, candidate’s signature, Scanned copy of Category (SC/ST) certificate (if applicable) in pdf format, Scanned copy of PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format, Scanned copy of Dyslexic Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format, Details of the valid photo Identity Document (ID).

NOTE: The same ID, in original, MUST be carried to the examination hall
NOTE: Before proceeding to payment, the candidate is advised to view the filled-in application form by clicking "Save and View Application" button. Please check carefully for any errors in the data entered in the application form. Once the candidate clicks “Submit and Proceed to Payment” button, NO further changes to the application can be made.

Payment and Final Submission :

Candidates have to pay the application fee in online mode i.e. through net banking/debit card/credit card and Proceed for final submission.

GATE 2021 APPLICATION FEES:-

EXAMINATION CENTERS IN INDIA	REGULAR PERIOD (14TH TO 30TH SEP. 2020)	EXTENDED PERIOD (1ST TO 7TH OCT. 2020)
Female Candidates (per paper)	₹ 750	₹ 1250
SC / ST / PwD* category candidates (per paper)	₹ 750	₹ 1250
All other candidates (per paper)	₹ 1500	₹ 2000
EXAMINATION CENTERS OUTSIDE INDIA
Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu (per paper)	US$ 50	US$ 70
Dubai and Singapore (per paper)	US$ 100	US$ 120

GATE 2021 SUBJECT PAPERS :-

GATE 2021 will be conducted on 27 subjects (papers). Below given is List of GATE 2021 Papers and their Corresponding Codes.A candidate is allowed to appear in ANY ONE or UP TO TWO papers of the GATE examination.

Note: Each subject/paper is of total 100 marks. General Aptitude (GA) section of 15 marks is common for all papers. Hence remaining 85 marks are for the respective subject/paper code.

EXAMINATION PATTERN :-

• Examination Mode is online i.e, Computer Based Test (CBT).
• Duration of Examination is 3 Hours (180 min).
• Total Number of Subject papers is 27 From which any ONE or up to TWO papers can be selected.
• In every papers, A total of 65 questions are there carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks for General Aptitude (GA).
• In the papers with respective codes – AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, PE, PI, TF and XE, the Engineering Mathematics will carry around 15% of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining around 70% of the total marks is for the core subject of the paper.
• In the papers for the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining 85% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper

QUESTION PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME :-

• Question Paper Are Divided into Two Sections : General Aptitude + Candidate’s selected Subject.
• Three types of questions are included in each question papers:
  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each
  • Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each (no negative marking)
  • Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each (no negative marking)
• Question test abilities like:
  • Recall
  • Comprehension
  • Application
  • Analysis and Synthesis
• 10 Question of GA + 55 Question of Subject =65 Question Total.

There will be negative marking, for a wrong answer choice in a MCQ, . For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Similarly, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

PAPER CODE	[GA] MARKS	SUBJECT MARKS	TOTAL
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
GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology OR Section 2 Geophysics)]	15	25 + 65	100
XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections)	15	15 + (2 x 35)	100
XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section)	15	25 + (1 x 60)	100
XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections)	15	25 + (2 x 30)	100

GATE SYLLABUS:-

Click below on Respective Branch to Download GATE Syllabus

SYLLABUS	PDF LINKS
GATE CIVIL SYLLABUS	CLICK HERE
GATE MECHANICAL SYLLABUS	CLICK HERE
GATE COMPUTER SCIENCE SYLLABUS	CLICK HERE
GATE ELECTRICAL ENGG. SYLLABUS	CLICK HERE
GATE ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION SYLLABUS	CLICK HERE
GATE INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING SYLLABUS	CLICK HERE

SYLLABUS FOR GENERAL APTITUDE:

• VERBAL ABILITY GENERALLY CARRIES
  • English grammar
  • sentence completion
  • verbal analogies
  • word groups
  • Instructions
  • critical reasoning
  • verbal deduction
• NUMERICAL ABILITY CARRIES
  • Numerical computation
  • Numerical estimation
  • Numerical reasoning
  • Data interpretation

GATE PREPARATION TIPS:-

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