Appeared in GATE 2021 Mechanical exam on February 14? Check GATE 2021 Mechanical paper analysis, students’ reaction and review on this page.
GATE 2021 Mechanical Engineering (ME) paper analysis is available now. Various coaching institutes have also released the paper analysis of GATE Mechanical 2021 paper. The analysis will help students in getting a fair idea about the difficulty level of the question paper. It is an important factor that is considered while determining the GATE cutoff score.
The paper analysis is also helpful for the candidates preparing for the exam in upcoming years. The exam for ME is scheduled to be conducted in both forenoon (9:30 am-12:30 pm) and afternoon (2:30 pm-5:30 pm) shifts on February 14. Over one lakh students appeared for the GATE Mechanical Engineering exam. Read the article below to know the GATE 2021 Mechanical exam paper analysis.
Explore colleges based on GATE
With the help of GATE 2021 Mechanical paper analysis, candidates can identify the topics covered and the number of questions asked from specific chapters.
Latest Update: GATE 2021 Question Paper (Available)
- GATE 2021 Mechanical Paper Analysis: Highlights
- GATE 2021 Mechanical exam analysis
- GATE 2021 Mechanical Paper Students' Reaction and Review
- GATE 2021 Mechanical Paper Analysis - Afternoon
GATE 2021 Mechanical Paper Analysis: Highlights
Mechanical Engineering is one of the most preferred and popular streams amongst engineering aspirants. As mentioned above, the GATE 2021 Mechanical exam was conducted for three hours in two shifts. There were 65 (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 Mechanical paper analysis:
GATE 2021 ME Paper Analysis
Check subject-wise analysis in the table below.
| Subjects | MCQs | NATs |
|---|---|---|
| TOM and Vibration | 3 | 3 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 6 |
| Strength of Material | 5 | 2 |
| Machine Design | 0 | 2 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 0 | 3 |
| Thermodynamic and Application | 5 | 4 |
| Industrial Engineering | 2 | 3 |
| Heat Transfer | 2 | 2 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 0 | 2 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 3 | 5 |
| Aptitude | 10 | 0 |
GATE 2021 Mechanical exam analysis
Candidates appeared in the GATE 2021 Mechanical exam can check the chapter-wise analysis and student reviews below:
- Overall the difficulty level was easy to moderate
- Not much weightage of fluid mechanics
- Questions from industrial engineering was moderate to tough
- Easy questions from strength of material
- 2 questions from Beam
- 3 questions from stress and strain
- 2 questions from Hydraulic machine
- 1 question from RAC
- Relation between vapor pressure and saturation vapor pressure
- 1 question from gyroscopic couple from TOM
- Aptitude questions were easy in MCQ format
- Zero MSQs
- Questions of pressure measurement
- Fluid mechanics was easy
- Moderate level questions from Mathematics
- Easy questions from Production
GATE 2021 Mechanical Paper Students' Reaction and Review
Students can check the GATE 2021 Mechanical
Students' Reactions in the video below:
GATE 2021 Mechanical Paper Analysis - Afternoon
Timings: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Difficulty Level:
Now that you have knowledge of the detailed GATE Mechanical paper analysis 2021, we advise you to go through this article carefully to analyse your performance. The GATE paper analysis for Mechanical will also help the aspirants to have a better understanding of the exam.
News & Updates
Explore Other Exams
5 May '26 | JEE Main 2026 paper 2 result s... |
4 May '26 | JEE Main 2026 paper 2 final an... |
17 May '26 | TS EAMCET 2026 result |
12 May '26 | TS EAMCET 2026 Engineering ans... |
25 May '26 - 27 May '26 | AP EAMCET 2026 Answer Key Chal... |
1 Jun '26 | AP EAPMCET Result 2026 |
Jun '26 | OJEE result 2026 |
Jun '26 | Special OJEE registrations 202... |
May '26 | AISECT Joint Entrance Exam 202... |
Jun '26 | AISECT Joint Entrance Exam 202... |
Student Forum
Answered 2 days ago
Candidates who have qualified GATE exam are given preference for admission in M.Arch in BMS School of Architecture. But those who have qualified Karnataka PGCET are also considered for admission.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
hi,
With a GATE EC 2026 score of 609 under the EWS category, you have a strong profile for M.Tech in VLSI and related specializations. Along with IITs and NITs, Lovely Professional University is also a good option to consider for advanced studies in VLSI and Electronics. LPU offers industry-oriented
Answered a week ago
Yes, GATE qualified candidates will also have to appear for the PGET exam held on the scheduled date. The merit list will combine performance of both WBUT and GATE paper.
S
Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, WBUT PGET do accept GATE score for admission. The merit list will be prepared considering 70% weightage to GATE scores and 30% to PGET.
I
Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Candidates with GATE score of 2026, 2025 or 2024 are eligible for BITS HD 2026 entrance examination.
T
Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
No, students can not get direct admission in Cluster Innovation Centre MSc. The college only accepts CUET PG score. Hence, having a GATE scorecard will not come in handy during admissions.
V
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
If you are seeking admission in NIT Surathkal MTech, then GATE is mandatory. Students applying for non-MTech programmes do not need to appear for GATE. For M.Tech however, GATE followed by the centralised counselling is mandatory.
A
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, students can not get admission in IIT Roorkee MSc with GATE scores. The institute accepts IIT JAM score only. No other tests including GATE are accepted. Students also have to appear for the centralised counselling to get a seat.
N
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
IISc Bangalore GATE cutoff 2026 for the ECE course for the General AI category was 650 in round 1. For the OBC AI category, the round 1 cutoff for the same course was 600. This difference in the score says that the competiton for the General AI category was higher than the OBC AI quota.
To know the
N
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
IISc Banglore GATE COAP cutoff 2026 was declared for admission to the M.Tech course for various All India categories up to Round 1. For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 480 to 800, wherein M.Tech. in Instrumentation Systems and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Design were
N
Contributor-Level 10
Is qualifying GATE compulsory for admission in M.Arch in BMS School of Architecture?