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GATE 2021 Exam Date, Eligibility criteria, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Application Procedure
What’s new
- Indian Institute of Bombay has announced GATE 2021 Exam Dates. The exam will be conducted on February 5-7 and February 12-13.
- IIT Bombay has also introduced two new subjects – Humanities and Social Science (XS) and Environmental Science and Engineering (ES). The total number of subjects in GATE 2021 has increased to 27.
Check out below complete details about GATE 2021 eligibility, age limit, educational qualification, application procedure, exam pattern, admit card, exam centers, application fee, result and more for GATE Exam 2021.
GATE 2021 Relaxation in Eligibility Criteria
- In another newly introduced change, students applying for GATE 2021 can also opt for two subject papers from the prescribed set of combinations.
- Indian Institute of Bombay has also relaxed the eligibility criteria for students. According to the institute’s statement, GATE 2021 Eligibility criteria have been relaxed from the minimum 10+2+4 (ongoing) to a minimum of 10+2+3 (ongoing). It will enable even those in the third year of their undergraduate studies to appear for the examination.
GATE 2021 Exam Dates
| Starting Date for Apply Online: | 14th September 2020 |
| Closing Date to Submission (Online) of Application: | |
| Extended Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application with Late Fee: | |
| Last Date for Requesting Change of Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable): | 13th November 2020 |
| Admit Cards Available on Website: | 08th January 2021 |
| GATE 2021 Examination Forenoon 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative) Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Tentative) |
Friday 05th February 2021 Saturday 06th February 2021 Sunday 07th February 2021 Friday 12th February 2021 Saturday 13th February 2021 Sunday 14th February 2021 |
| Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal | 22nd March 2021 |
GATE 2021
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a National Level Exam. It is conducted to offer admission into Master’s & Direct Doctoral Programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and Doctoral Program in relevant branches of Science.
- GATE 2021 – Indian Institute of Bombay (IIT Bombay) will conduct GATE 2021 in online mode on 5th to 7th and 12th to 13th February 2021, and for 27 Subjects.
- GATE 2021 is a National Level Post Graduate Entrance Exam for admission to M.E./M.Tech & Ph.D. Programs at IITs, IISc, NITs, GFTIs and other Universities in India.
- GATE is an examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Seven (07) Indian Institutes of Technology (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE.
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GATE Exam Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit: There is no age limit for GATE applicants.
Nationality: The applicants should be of Indian nationality. Applicants belonging to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Ethiopia, and United Arab Emirates will also be eligible for GATE 2021.
Pass Percentage: There is no minimum pass percentage in the qualifying degree while applying for GATE 2021
Educational Qualification for GATE Exam 2021 are given below:
| Qualifying Degree | Qualifying Degree/Examination | Eligible applicants | Year of qualification not later than |
| BE/BTech/BPharm | 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 | 2021 |
| BArch | Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (5 years course) | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2021 |
| M.Sc/ MA/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 |
| BSc (Research)/ BS | Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2) | Currently in the 4th year or already completed | 2021 |
| Int ME/ 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 | 2021 |
| Int ME/ 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 | 2021 |
| Professional Society Examinations*(equivalent to BE/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 |
| Int M.Sc/ Int BS-MS | Integrated M.Sc. or 5 years integrated B.S.-M.S. program | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2021 |
GATE 2021 Admit Card
The Admit Card for GATE 2021 will be available ONLY on GOAPS website.
- Applicant has to download his/her Admit Card from this website. The Admit Card would be available for download, tentatively from 1st week of January 2021. Note that the Admit Cards will NOT be sent to the applicants by post/e-mail.
- Applicants must bring a print-out of the downloaded Admit Card to the Exam for verification along with the original and valid photo Identity Document (NO photocopy/scanned copy/NOT an expired document), which was specified during the filling up of the online application (for example Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-UID, College ID, Employee ID and Driving License).
GATE 2021 Exam Pattern
GATE 2021 Examination will be conducted for 27 subjects.
- Applicant can appear for only one of the 25 GATE papers. The exam for all the papers will be conducted in an ONLINE Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where the applicants will be shown the questions on a computer screen.
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four answers, out of which the applicant has to select (mark), the correct answer.
- Negative Marking for Wrong Answers: For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. For these questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered by the applicant using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor (keyboard of the computer will be disabled). No choices will be shown for these types of questions.
- The answer can be a number such as 10 or -10 (an integer only). The answer may be in decimals as well, for example, 10.1 (one decimal) or 10.01 (two decimals) or -10.001 (three decimals).
- These questions will be mentioned with, up to which decimal places, the applicants need to present the answer. Also, for some NAT type problems an appropriate range will be considered while evaluating the numerical answer type questions so that the applicant is not unduly penalized due to the usual round-off errors. Wherever required and possible, it is better to give NAT answer up to a maximum of three decimal places.
Note: There is NO negative marking for the wrong answers in NAT questions.
GATE 2021 Exam Duration
- All the papers of the GATE 2021 Exam will be for 3 hours duration and they consist of 65 questions for a total of 100 marks. Since the Exam is an Online Computer Based Test, at the end of the stipulated time (3-hours), the computer will automatically close the screen inhibiting any further action.
- Applicants will be permitted to occupy their allotted seats 40 minutes before the scheduled start of the exam.
- Applicants can log in and start reading the instructions 20 minutes before the start of the exam. The applicant will NOT be permitted to enter the examination hall after 09:30 hours in the forenoon session and after 14:30 hours in the afternoon session.
- Applicants will NOT be permitted to leave the examination hall before the end of the exam.
Pattern of Questions
GATE 2021 would contain questions of two different types in all the papers:
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four answers, out of which the applicant has to select (Mark) the correct answer.
- Negative Marking for Wrong Answers: For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking. For 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and sections. There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions.
Marks
- In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks will be on General Aptitude (GA), which is intended to test the Language and Analytical Skills.
- In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, 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 70% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.
- In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, 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.
- For further details regarding exam pattern, please refer to the website www.gate.iitg.ac.in.
GATE Preparation Tips
- Go through good reference books for GATE 2021 preparation.
- Solve previous years’ question papers and sample papers.
- Take online mock tests to know the pattern of the question paper.
- Be in the company of people who are seriously interested in GATE
- Take guidance from seniors who have clear it already
- Do group study to gauge your preparation level
- Join some test series/classes to be regular and competent enough
GATE 2021 Syllabus
- Syllabus for each of the papers, previous years GATE (model) question papers, and mock exam links along with virtual scientific calculator will be available on GATE 2021 website https://gate.iitd.ac.in
GATE 2021 Exam Centres
International Centres
- GATE 2021 Exams will be conducted in the following cities abroad: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore.
- The application fee for Dubai (UAE) and Singapore centers is US$ 100; and for the remaining, it is US$ 50. Applicants of any nationality can opt for international centers.
Exam Cities
Tentative list of the cities (zone-wise) in which the GATE 2021 Exam is planned to be held. Also given below are the details of the Zonal GATE Offices.
- IISc Bangalore Bengaluru – [Ananthapuramu, Angamaly, Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Bidar, 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]
- IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai – [Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Baramati, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kankavli, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Thane, Vadodara]
- IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – [Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh-Rohtak, Bikaner, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, New Delhi, Palwal, Samba, Sikar, Udaipur, Ujjain]
- IIT Guwahati – [Agartala, Asansol-Durgapur, Burdwan, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Tezpur]
- IIT Kanpur – [Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi]
- IIT Kharagpur – [Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (Surampalem), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram]
- IIT Madras Chennai – [Alappuzha, Aluva, Attingal, Bapatla, Chengannur, Chennai, 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 (Pondicherry), Punalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Warangal]
- IIT Roorkee – [Ambala, Amritsar, Baddi (HP), Bathinda, Bhimtal, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Jalandhar, Khanna, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala, Roorkee, Sangrur, Shimla-Solan, Sonepat, Una, Yamunanagar]
Important Websites
All applicants must apply Online. Further details and Online Application Form can be obtained by accessing any of the GATE zonal website:
- IISc Bangalore (gate.iisc.ernet.in)
- IIT Bombay (www.gate.iitb.ac.in)
- IIT Delhi (gate.ittd.ac.in)
- IIT Guwahati (www.iitg.enent.in/gate)
- IIT Kanpur (www.iitk.ac.in)
- IIT Kharagpur (www.gate.iitkgp.ac.in)
- IIT Madras (gate.iitm.ac.in)
- IIT Roorkee (www.gate.iitr.enert.in)
GATE 2021 Application Procedure
- Application for GATE 2021 must be submitted ONLINE (through GOAPS website – https://gate.iitd.ac.in) by paying necessary application fee.
- For GATE 2021, all information related to the application process will be available in the GOAPS website.
- The photograph, signature, certificate of qualifying degree, category certificate (SC/ST/PwD) and/or Dyslexic certificate, wherever applicable, must be uploaded during the online application.
- Applicants must enter the ID number specified in any one of the following IDs: Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-UID, College ID, Employee ID, and Driving License. The applicants, who do not possess any of these identity cards, may please procure any one of them before making the application.
- Please note that the GATE application form is not available for sale or otherwise anywhere.
GATE 2021 Application Fee
Details of the Application Fee are given in below.
- The Application Fee is NEITHER refundable NOR transferable.
- Payments have to be made online by using either net banking or debit card or credit card. As per the prevailing norms, additional online transaction charges or bank charges can be applied. These charges will be specified on the payment portal.
For Centres in India
- Female Applicants [on or before 24th Sept. 2019] – Rs.750/-& [During the Extended Period] Rs.1250/-
- SC/ST/PwD Category Applicants [on or before 24th Sept. 2019] – Rs.750/- & [During the Extended Period] Rs.1250/-
- All other Applicants [on or before 24th Sept. 2019] Rs.1500/- & [During the Extended Period] Rs.2000/-
For Centre’s Abroad
- Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka, and Kathmandu: US$ 50& [During the Exam Period] – US$ 70
- Dubai and Singapore [on or before 24th Sept. 2019]: US$ 100& [During the Exam Period] – US$ 120
- Payments would have to be made through online by using net banking or debit card or e-Challan facilities
- Additional charges will be applicable as per the rule of the bank from where the money is being transferred. This charge will be specified on the payment portal.
GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS)
- GOAPS – https://appsgate.iitm.ac.in is the webpage/web address of the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). It can also be accessed from the GATE 2021 website (https://gate.iitd.ac.in)
- Applicant must first register by providing Full Name (as per the qualifying degree certificate), a valid email address, mobile number and by choosing a password.
- All communications from the GATE Offices will be sent to this email address (ONLY ONE PERSON CAN REGISTER WITH ONE email ADDRESS). Give the personal mobile number and email address, because most of the communication will be through email and/or SMS.
- After due registration, GATE 2021 application must be filled and submitted ONLINE only at GOAPS.
GATE 2021 Results
- GATE 2021 results will be announced on the 3rd week of March 2021 and will be available on the GOAPS Website https://gate.iitd.ac.in.
- GATE 2021 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results.
