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GATE 2021 question papers PDF is available on this page. Download question paper with solution from below.
GATE 2021 question paper (memory-based) has been released by coaching institutes. Candidates who have appeared in the exam can download the question paper with solution from this page. We have also provided the direct link to access GATE question paper 2021 PDF in the table below. Officially, GATE question paper 2021 will be released IIT Bombay online. Candidates who will compete in GATE 2021 will be able to download it from https://www.iitb.ac.in/. It will help candidates in speculating their marks as well as rank. Look over more details related to GATE question paper below.
- GATE 2021 Question Paper: Steps to download PDF
- Download GATE 2021 Question Paper with Solution PDF (Unofficial)
- Significance of GATE Question Paper 2021
- About GATE Question Paper PDF
- GATE 2020 Question Paper
GATE 2021 Question Paper: Steps to download PDF
Candidates can download the question paper easily in online mode by following the given procedure:
- Go to the official website
- Find the link to access GATE 2021 question paper PDF
- Click on it and the PDF will open in new tab
- After that, click on the download icon to save the PDF
Download GATE 2021 Question Paper with Solution PDF (Unofficial)
The PDF of GATE question paper with the solution can be downloaded from the table below:
| Paper Name |
Question Paper |
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| AE: Aerospace Engineering |
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| AG: Agricultural Engineering |
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| AR: Architecture and Planning |
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| BM: Biomedical Engineering |
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| BT: Biotechnology |
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| CE: Civil Engineering |
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| CH: Chemical Engineering |
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| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology |
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| CY: Chemistry |
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| EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering |
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| EE: Electrical Engineering |
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| ES: Environmental Science and Engineering |
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| EY: Ecology and Evolution |
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| GG: Geology |
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| GG: Geophysics |
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| IN: Instrumentation Engineering |
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| MA: Mathematics |
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| ME: Mechanical Engineering |
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| MN: Mining Engineering |
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| MT: Metallurgical Engineering |
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| PE: Petroleum Engineering |
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| PH: Physics |
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| PI: Production and Industrial Engineering |
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| ST: Statistics |
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| TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
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| XE-A: Engineering Mathematics |
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| XE-B: Fluid Mechanics |
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| XE-C: Materials Science |
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| XE-D: Solid Mechanics |
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| XE-E: Thermodynamics |
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| XE-F: Polymer Science and Engineering |
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| XE-G: Food Technology |
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| XE-H: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
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| XH-C1: Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics |
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| XH-C2: Humanities & Social Sciences - English |
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| XH-C3: Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics |
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| XH-C4: Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy |
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| XH-C5: Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology |
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| XH-C6: Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology |
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| XL-P: Chemistry |
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| XL-Q: Biochemistry |
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| XL-R: Botany |
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| XL-S: Microbiology |
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| XL-T: Zoology |
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| XL-U: Food Technology |
Significance of GATE Question Paper 2021
Candidates can use GATE 2021 question paper for a number of benefits. It will be beneficial for the candidates who will appear in the next sessions of GATE in the following ways:
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About GATE Question Paper PDF
The question paper shall have total of 65 questions wherein 10 questions will be of General Aptitude and the remaining 55 questions will be from concerned subject. The exam will be conducted for maximum of 100 marks and 3 hours will be the time span to solve the total questions. GATE CE question paper 2021 shall incorporate Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions.
Commonly asked questions
No, it is not mandatory to attempt all questions in GATE. Attempt only those which you are sure of, as the exam follows negative marking. However, you can still put some guesswork for NATs and MSQs, as there is no negative marking for this.
Negative marking is only applicable on MCQ questions. where 1/3rd mark will be deducted for 1 mark question and 2/3rd mark will be deducted for 2-mark question.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
IIT Guwahati has updated the status of GATE result on the homepage of the official website (under the notification tab). Candidates can login to their page and access the result link.
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Answered 6 days ago
IIT Guwahati has declared GATE 2026 result. Candidates can access their result at official website.
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Answered 6 days ago
Candidates can find the direct link to access GATE result 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The new tab will be created at candidate's login dashboard. The link will reflect once you are logged in.
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Answered a week ago
The GATE 2026 final answer key will be released soon. The official announcement will be done by the authorities on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must note that final answer key cannot be challenged.
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Answered a week ago
But this score range 330-400 are below cutoff. Then how those candidates can register in the portal below the cutoff?
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Answered a week ago
IIT Guwahati released GATE 2026 final answer key. Candidates can login at GOAPS and access master question paper and answer key.
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Answered a week ago
UIET Chandigarh considers GATE scores for admission to M.Tech programme. Selected candidates are called for counselling. Aspirants can get admission in M.Tech without GATE scores provided they meet the selection criteria.
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Answered a week ago
MGM Institute of Biosciences and Technology does accept GATE scores for admission to M.Tech courses. Aspirants can also get into M.Tech based on their scores in NET or MGMU CET. The seats are offered to candidates based on their ranks in either of the accepted entrance exams.
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Aspirants without GATE scores can get admission at NIT Goa. Such candidates need to fill out the institute-level form and appear for written test conducted by the institute. NIT Goa releases the test results on the official website.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Overall, the difficulty level of GATE 2026 paper was moderate to tough. The papers that were held on the first day were easy to moderate. The difficulty level of the popular papers- CSE, ME, CE, ECE, and EE had mixed student reactions from students and experts. Refer below to get a brief analysis of
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How do I know if the GATE result 2026 is declared?