GATE 2023: Updates, Application, Dates, Syllabus, Pattern, Result & More

Last Updated on August 5, 2023 by Vishnu Nambiar

Are you all set to crack GATE exam in 2021? Do you want to take a shot at GATE and pass with flying colors? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, we will have an in-depth analysis of GATE 2021. In this post, readers will find the following details – important dates, application process, eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern, application fees, result, cutoff and more.

GATE 2021 registration process is around the corner. Higher education is one of the most important things for the future of any child. This is the reason why there are many educational institutes and colleges that provide this benefit to the students. Thanks to these universities and institutes, children from all over the country are allowed to have the education that they deserve so that they can make a successful career out of it. However, getting into these institutes is not for everyone. GATE examination can help you secure admission into some of the reputed Engineering colleges in India!

 

There is a series of selection procedures which involve the entrance examinations. A student has to clear this examination in order to be selected for higher education into these institutes. One such examination is GATE. Known to be one of the most well-known and tough engineering entrance tests, this one is for the students who want to have their education in the post-graduate field. Let us get to know a bit more about GATE.

 

GATE 2021: Basic Details

The GATE entrance examination of 2021 will be conducted by the Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Bombay. The exam will be conducted in online mode on February for a total of 24 papers. This time a new paper “Statistics” has been added to the examination.

 

GATE is a national level exam in India who wants to take admission in M.Tech/M.E and Ph.D. courses at IITs, IISc, GFTIs and NITs and many other top universities in India. The examination is generally conducted by IISc in Bangalore and all the seven IITs on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE.

 

The candidates who want to sit for the GATE examination will be allowed to select only one paper of GATE for examination. The validity of the scorecard will be valid for three years from the date of the announcement of the GATE result for the admissions in M.Tech. The notification of the GATE 2021 will be released on July 2020. The application form of the examination will be available from September 2020. The GATE entrance examination 2021 will be conducted over 200 cities in India and in around 6 cities in abroad.

 

The scores and ranks of the GATE result will depend on the performance of the candidates in the examination. The candidates will have to apply for the IITs through the GATE COAP and for the NITs through CCMT.

 

New Rules Of GATE –

• GATE 2021 has included a new paper Statistics coded as “ST’’ in the examination
• Candidates are allowed to apply online even after the last date of the examination for an extended period but have to pay a late fee.
• The late fees for the candidates in India are Rs. 500 if they apply between the dates of September to October. For those who are foreign candidates have to pay a late fee of 20 USD

 

GATE 2021: Important Dates

Those candidates who want to apply for the GATE entrance examination in 2021 have to make sure that their application is submitted successfully onto the official website of the entrance test.

 

This is a special request for the candidates that they pay their due fee and complete their online application process before the last date of the application ends. It is really important for the students to have all the important information that is essential regarding the examination.

 

Knowledge about the tentative dates is also very important as it will allow the students to ensure that they are all prepared. Those students who fail to submit their online application within the given time will not be allowed to sit for the GATE entrance examination.

 

Here are some of the important dates relevant to the GATE. The candidates should have a proper look at them –

• Release Notification: The notification for GATE will be released on July 2020
• Registration Of GATE: The registration of the GATE 2021 through GOAPS will start from September, 2020
• Last Date Of Registration: The last date of GATE is 21st September 2020
• Extended Date: The extended date of the examination of GATE along with the late fee is October 2020
• Mock Test: The most test of GATE 2021 examination will be available from the third week of November 2020. Candidates can practice them to know the pattern of the examination
• Admit Card: The admit card of GATE will be out on 4th January 2021
• Examination Date: The GATE entrance examination will be held on February 2021
• Answer Key: The answer key of GATE will be out on the third week of February 2021
• Result: The result of the GATE examination will be announced on March 2021
• Scorecard: The scorecard of GATE will be available on March 2021

 

Eligibility Criteria

Not all the students are allowed to sit for the GATE examination. There are certain criteria which the candidates have to meet in order to be eligible for the examination. Do you think the eligibility criteria is this important?

 

It gives the students a chance to know that whether they are eligible to apply for the entrance examination or not. Students must take special care that they meet all the conditions mentioned in the eligibility criteria to see if they match the list or not. If any student is found to be not eligible for the GATE entrance examination, then their application will be rejected by the authorizing institutes.

 

The eligibility criteria for the GATE entrance exam for the year are given below –

• Age Limit: The age limit for GATE is not given. Candidates of any age can apply for the examination
• Nationality: The candidates of the GATE should be an Indian citizen. However, the candidates from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, United Arab Emirates can also apply for the GATE
• Qualification: The candidates who have applied for GATE should be in the final year or have completed the final year of Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Engineering. For the candidates who have studied nonprofessional course, they must have completed post-graduation in any subject of Science
• Percentage: There is no minimum pass percentage for the candidates in order to be eligible for the GATE examination

 

Here are some lists of the eligible courses for GATE

• B.E/B.Tech/B.Pharm
• B.Sc (Research)/ B.S
• B.Arch
• M.A/M.Sc/MCA or any equivalent course
• Professional Society Examination(equivalent to B.Tech/B.E/B.Arch)
• Integrated M.Sc/ Integrated B.S/M.S
• Integrated M.E/M.Tech or maybe both after the 12th examination

 

GATE 2021 Application Form

The application form of GATE will be released by IIT Bombay on September 2020. The whole process of the application will be done through GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). The final date for filling the application form is September 2020. If any of the candidates fail to submit or fill the application on time then he or she will not be allowed to sit for the examination.

 

Here a few steps are given which the candidate can follow to fill the application form of GATE –

1. Registration: First of all the candidate has to register for GATE through the GOAP. The candidates have to fill their name, mobile number, email ID and submit them. After the candidates have registered themselves, they will be provided with a generated enrolment number. The candidates will also have to create a password so that they can log in for future purpose
2. Filling Of Application Form: In the next step will be asked to submit their personal information, academic, contact, college, valid ID and photo details. the candidates will also have to select the GATE papers and the center of the examination
3. Uploading Images: The scanned images of the signature and the photograph of the candidate should be uploaded by the candidate as per the specifications that are mentioned by the authorities. If the candidate is not of general category then he or she has to upload the category certificate
4. Payment Of The Fees: The payment for the fees of the application form has to be done through online mode i.e. debit card/ credit card/ net banking. It is important that the students pay the fee before its due date to avoid problems
5. Form Submission: After completing all the specifications, the last thing the candidate has to do is submit the application form that is filled to the website and the process is complete

 

GATE 2021 Application Fees

The application fees should be paid by the candidate so that their application gets accepted. It is a request to all the candidates that they pay their fees without any delay and within the given period of time. Any student who is not able to pay the due fee will have his/her application rejected by the authorizing institutes. It is to be noted that the application fee might vary from student to student. Here are the application fee details of the GATE examination –

• Male: For the male candidates whether general or OBC, the candidates have to pay the application fee of Rs. 1500 and in case of extended the application fee will be Rs. 2000
• SC/ST/PwD/Women: The application fees for the SC/ST candidates as well as the female candidates is same i.e. Rs 750
• International Students: The application fees of the students belonging from the international countries like Dubai and Singapore is $100 USD. Whereas the students from Nepal, Dhaka, Colombo and Addis Abba is $50 USD

 

Correction Of GATE Application Form

• If the candidates realize that they have filled the wrong information in the application form them they can correct the information in the application form from the second to third week of November.
• During the procedure of the correction of the information, the registered candidates will be allowed to change some of the information that after logging into the GOAPS account.
• However, the candidates will have to pay a certain amount for the changes they have to make. The candidates should keep in mind that not all the information will be open for correction. Some of the information cannot be corrected once the candidates have submitted the application.

 

GATE 2021 Exam Centres

The candidates will be allowed to select the examination center of their choice while filling the application form of GATE. The IIT Madras will announce different cities where the examination will be conducted under the eight zonal centers namely IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur.

 

GATE Prep & Books

GATE is considered one of the toughest engineering exams till date and is cracked by very few candidates. So, it is important for the candidates to keep their preparation on full swing and read all the important information regarding the pattern of the exam and the syllabus of GATE along with sample papers.

 

It is important that the candidates should be familiar with the exam pattern of GATE so that they can prepare themselves well for the examination. Checking the pattern of the exam will help the candidate to know the nature and type of the questions, the duration, and mode of examination etc. Mentioned below is the exam pattern of GATE. The candidates should have a look at them –

• Mode Of Exam: The GATE entrance examination will be conducted through online mode only. No offline mode is available for the exam
• Duration Of Exam: The candidates will get total 3 hours duration for the exam
• Papers: The GATE examination will have a total of 24 papers
• Section: The exam generally has two sections mainly General aptitude and the subject that the candidate has selected
• Nature: The questions asked in GATE will be of multiple choice questions. No comprehensive questions will be asked of the candidates. The total number of questions asked will be 65 out of which 10 questions will be from general aptitude. If the candidate gives a wrong answer hen 1/3rd mark will be deducted for the questions which have 1 mark and ½ mark will be deducted for the questions which have 2 marks

 

GATE 2021 Paper Codes

The examination of GATE will be conducted for 24 papers. It is important that the candidates remember all the paper code of the entrance exam as they have to enter the codes while filling the application form or during other processes of the examination. The students can get the paper code on the website of GATE.

 

GATE 2021 Syllabus

Before the students start the preparation for the GATE entrance examination, they should have a look at the syllabus first. This will give them a better idea of preparation. The syllabus of GATE will be quite different from the discipline that the candidates have selected and studied. The concepts and the topics that the candidates have covered in their graduation and post-graduation will all be covered by the syllabus of GATE. However, in the case of general aptitude paper, the selection remains the same for all the students.

 

GATE 2021 Mock Test

The authorities of the GATE will be releasing the mock test of GATE soon on the third week of November 2020. The candidates who are going to appear the examination will be able to practice for the exam through the mock test of GATE. The format of the mock tests will be constructed by the authorities of GATE. Since the exam patterns are going to be similar, the candidates can practice the tests very well.

 

GATE 2021 Admit Card

The admit card of GATE will be released by IIT Madras through the online mode in January 2021. The candidates will be able to log in through GOAPS using their email ID or GATE enrolment number, registration ID or date of birth. The admit card of GATE is an important document that the candidate has to print and download. The candidates have to produce the admit card in the examination center.

 

In any case, if the candidates forget to bring the admit card in the examination center then he or she will not be allowed to sit for the examination. The candidates are also asked to bring a photo ID proof along with the admit card.

 

The GATE admit card will have the personal details of the candidates along with their address and the venue of the examination. The candidates can bring the photo ID proofs like passport, Pan Card, Voter ID, Valid college ID, Aadhar number, Employee Identification Number, and Driving License. The international students have to bring a passport, College ID, government issued ID, employee ID etc.

 

GATE 2021 Answer Key

All the correct responses to the questions that are asked in the GATE exam will be available in the answer key of GATE. The official answer key of GATE will be released by IIT Bombay in the third week of February 2021. The candidates can check the answers with the help of the answer key and see if how many of them are correct. This way the candidates can get the probability of the marks that they are going to score in before the result is announced.

 

GATE 2021 Result

The result of GATE will be released by IIT Bombay on March 2021. In order to download the GATE result, the candidates have to submit their email id, enrolment id, date of birth and registration number. The GATE result will present all the details like the ranks and scores secured by the candidate. The candidates who secure score that is more than or equal to the cut off will be allowed to download the scorecard of GATE.

 

How To Download The GATE Result

For downloading the result, every student has to follow some steps to make sure that the downloading works properly. Here we have mentioned these steps for you. Students must make sure that they follow each and every single step to have their results.

1. The first thing that they need to do is provide the enrolment ID, the date of birth, and the registration number as well. Without this information, the students won’t be able to log in to their account
2. After the entering of the details, the students have to click on the section that says ‘Submit’
3. After the details have been submitted successfully, the results will be properly displayed on the computer screen
4. Those candidates who have passed the GATE entrance examination will be able to download their scorecard and this scorecard can be used to get admission into the prestigious colleges and universities

 

GATE 2021 Score Card

The GATE scorecard will be provided to the students from the month of March to the month of May in the year 2021. The core card for GATE is also provided to all the candidates who have successfully met the cutoff. However, one thing must be kept in mind that the scorecard is available for download for just a limited amount of time. The validity of the scorecard is also limited. It is known to us that the scorecard for GATE is apparently valid for just three years starting from the result announcement.

 

The scorecard for GATE contains some important details that students should know about. The candidate’s name, the registration number, the attempted papers of the student, the total GATE score in the examination out of 1000, the Raw Score and other important pieces of information.

 

GATE Cutoff 2021

The cutoff for GATE can be defined as the number of marks that the student has to obtain in order to be qualified for the admission. The cutoff is basically a screening process which can be used by different institutions to make sure that they have eligible candidates for educating.

 

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is the last date of submission for GATE application form?

A: It is September 2020.

 

2. Is the examination available in offline mode?

A: No, the exam is available in online mode only.

 

3. Which institute conducts the GATE entrance?

A: IIT Bombay.