GATE 2021 ECE Paper Analysis by Students & Experts (Released): know the difficulty level of ECE Exam

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Updated on Feb 7, 2021 19:55 IST
GATE 2021 ECE paper analysis has been made available by the coaching institutes to help students know the difficulty level of the exam. Know the details here.

Candidates who appeared in GATE 2021 ECE paper can check the exam analysis below.

GATE 2021 ECE Paper Analysis

GATE 2021 ECE paper analysis: Candidates who appeared in GATE 2021 for Electronic and Communications Engineering (EC) subject can check the exam analysis in the article below.

The exam analysis will help students know about the difficulty level of the question paper, chapter-wise distribution of questions and types of questions asked. The detailed GATE ECE 2021 paper analysis for students appeared in the exam is below. The exam for the EC paper was conducted on February 7 in the afternoon shift from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Over one lakh students appeared for the GATE ECE exam.

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Table of contents
  • GATE 2021 ECE Student Reaction and Feedback
  • GATE 2021 ECE Paper Analysis: Students' Reaction & Review
  • GATE 2021 ECE paper analysis: Overview
  • GATE ECE 2021 Paper Analysis: Highlights
  • GATE 2021 ECE (Electronics) Paper Analysis by Coaching Institutes
  • FAQs regarding GATE 2021 ECE Paper Analysis

GATE 2021 ECE Student Reaction and Feedback

Candidates can check some important points related to the GATE 2021 Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Paper below:

  • A good number of questions were asked from Control systems and Signals
  • The paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level
  • Few questions were lengthy

Candidates can also check the feedback of students regarding the GATE 2021 ECE Exam below:

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Abhinav - 'The paper was moderate. The paper was mostly formula based. Five to six questions required more time to think. However, the topics which carried more weightage was Digital Electronics',

Piyush - 'Paper was of moderate difficulty. There were more questions from signal and micro. 

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Harshad says that the paper was of moderate to tough difficulty and there were six to seven questions were from Signals. Five of them were easy and two of them were lengthy.

Harsh Sharma says that the paper was moderate to difficult. There were difficult questions from Communications and from Control, the questions were a little bit easier. Overall, the paper was of moderate level

Himansh Yadav - 'The paper was of average difficulty. If you are preparing for more than 1 year than you can definitely crack it. There were more questions from the Electrical part. There were many Circuit based questions.'

Adarsh says the paper was moderate level. The questions were more from Network Analysis and Signal systems. Questions were conceptually based.

GATE 2021 ECE Paper Analysis: Students' Reaction & Review

Students can check the GATE 2021 ECE Students' Reactions in the video below:

GATE 2021 ECE paper analysis: Overview

Let us first have an overview of GATE 2021 ECE exam:    

Paper Code

ECE – Electronics and Communication

Date of the exam

February 7, 2021

Shift

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Total Questions

65

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

30 to 35

Maximum Marks

100

Sections

Engineering Mathematics, General Aptitude Questions, and Subject-specific

GATE ECE 2021 Paper Analysis: Highlights

As mentioned above, the GATE ECE 2021 exam was conducted for three hours. There were multiple choice and numerical answer type questions in the exam paper for a total of 100 marks. Now let us take a look at the highlights of the GATE ECE paper analysis:

  • Overall the level was moderate to difficult
  • Some 1 mark questions were lengthy
  • Zero MSQs
  • Questions from Random Process and Random Variation
  • Aptitude section was easy
  • Question based on Integrating Factors
  • Questions from Network (Transient)
  • Questions from Rectangular Wave Guide
  • 25 to 30 MCQs
  • 30 to 35 NATs
  • 2 Question from COA
  • Easy questions were asked from Analog Circuit
  • Questions of Electrostatic topic

Candidates can check the topic-wise distribution of the questions below:

Topic

1 Mark questions

2 Marks questions

Network Theory

2

5

Digital Circuit

3

3

Control System

1

2

Electronic Devices

2

2

Analog Circuit

3

2

Signal & System

4

3

Communication

3

5

EMTL

2

4

Engineering Maths

5

4

General Aptitude

5

5

GATE 2021 ECE (Electronics) Paper Analysis by Coaching Institutes

Candidates can check the exam analysis by different coaching institutes below:

Now, as the candidates are aware about the detailed GATE ECE paper analysis 2021, they can analyse their performance in the exam. The GATE 2021 ECE paper analysis will also help the aspirants to have a better understanding of the exam.

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FAQs regarding GATE 2021 ECE Paper Analysis

Q. Are there any subjective questions asked in GATE 2021?

A. There were no subjective questions in GATE 2021. The exam had two types of questions, multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.

Q. Is it allowed for a candidate to attempt for two GATE papers?

A. Yes, a candidate is allowed to attempt two papers. However, aspirants can opt for two subject papers from the prescribed set of combinations only.

Q. What was the duration of the GATE 2021 paper? Was there any sectional time limit?

A. The time duration allotted to candidates for GATE 2021 was three hours (180 minutes). There was no sectional time limit.

Q. Are the Numerical Answer type (NAT) questions subjective?

A. No, the Numerical answer type (NAT) questions are answered by choosing a numerical as the final answer.

Q. Is it compulsory to attempt all questions in GATE?

A. Yes, all questions asked in GATE exam are compulsory.

Q. What are the total marks of a GATE Paper?

A. The GATE exam paper is of 100 marks each, consisting of 1 mark, 1.5 mark, and 2-mark questions.

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