GATE 2021 Civil Engineering Answer Key (Released): Download Shift 1 & 2 Answer Key with Question Paper
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 7 Feb '26
GATE 2021 Civil Engineering answer key was available after the conclusion of the exam on February 6. Candidates can check GATE 2021 Civil Engineering (CE) answer key available in pdf format below.
GATE 2021 Civil Engineering answer key was released by coaching institutes on the same day after the exam. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay also released the GATE 2021 Civil Engineering (CE) official answer key on the official website: gate.iitd.ac.in for both the shifts conducted on February 6 along with the question paper in PDF Format.
Candidates can download the answer key PDF this page below. Candidates can use GATE 2021 answer key for civil engineering to calculate their approximate score in the exam. To calculate their score, candidates must refer to the marking scheme of the GATE 2021.
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Download - GATE 2021 Civil Question Paper with Solution
- GATE 2021 Civil paper: Overview
- GATE 2021 Civil Engineering Answer Key by Coaching Institutes
- How to calculate the GATE 2021 Score
- FAQs regarding GATE 2021 Civil Answer Key
GATE 2021 Civil paper: Overview
Candidates appeared in the GATE 2021 Civil Engineering paper can have an overview of the exam in the table given below:
| GATE 2021 Civil Engineering Question Paper Overview |
|
|---|---|
| Paper Code |
CE – Civil Engineering |
| Date of the exam |
6-Feb-2021 |
| Shift |
Forenoon Shift: 9:30 am-12:30 pm Afternoon Shift: 3:00 pm-6:00 pm |
| Total Questions |
65 |
| Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions |
25 |
| Maximum Marks |
100 |
| Sections |
Engineering Mathematics, General Aptitude Questions, and Subject-specific |
GATE 2021 Civil Engineering Answer Key by Coaching Institutes
Candidates can download the GATE 2021 CE answer key and respective question paper by clicking on the link given on the table below:
| Coaching |
Forenoon Session |
Afternoon Session |
|---|---|---|
| Gate Academy |
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| Made Easy |
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| Gateforum |
Will be available soon |
Will be available soon |
GATE Civil Engineering answer key will help the candidates to calculate their probable score in the exam. Candidates must know GATE 2021 marking scheme to calculate their approximate score using the answer key. Refer to the marking exam for the Civil Engineering exam below:
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| Type of questions |
Marks for correct answers |
Marks for wrong answers |
|---|---|---|
| NAT carrying 1 marks |
1 |
0 |
| NAT carrying 2 marks |
2 |
0 |
| MCQ carrying 1 marks |
1 |
-1/3 |
| MCQ carrying 2 marks |
2 |
-2/3 |
NAT: Numerical Answer Type Questions: There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions.
MCQ: Multiple Choice Questions
Test takers must follow below-given steps to use the GATE 2021 answer key for calculating probable scores using above marking scheme.
How to calculate the GATE 2021 Score
Step-1: Download the GATE 2021 Civil engineering answer key with question paper from the official website or from the links above.
Step-2: Download your GATE 2021 response sheet.
Step-3: Now, match your answers marked during the exam against the official GATE 2021 Civil Engineering (CE) answer key of the session you appeared in.
Step-4: Allot the marks to yourself by following the marking scheme given above.
Step-5: Evaluate the score using the GATE 2021 marking scheme and matching your responses.
Step-6: Sum up all your marks obtained in each answer and get the final score (probable) for GATE 2021.
Candidates must keep in mind that the marks/score thus calculated may vary from the actual marks/score obtained after the announcement of the final GATE 2021 result.
FAQs regarding GATE 2021 Civil Answer Key
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