GATE Question Paper
IIT Bombay, the conducting body for GATE 2021, has released the question papers for all 27 papers. As usual, GATE question papers were made available on the official website in PDF format. Candidates can visit the online portal to download the PDF files of the previous years’ question papers. Using the previous year’s question papers, aspirants can create effective preparation plan for the upcoming GATE 2022 exam.Â
The GATE exam for the year 2022 is expected to be conducted in the month of February 2022. Going through the GATE question papers will help the candidates to get an idea regarding the pattern of exam and nature of the questions in the exam. Team Buddy4Study advises candidates to go through the complete article for more information on GATE question papers 2021.
The exam pattern representation given below is as per different papers of GATE. The concerned authorities follow the same pattern while preparing the question papers for this national level exam. Aspirants are advised to look into the pattern thoroughly so as to avoid any confusion regarding the GATE question paper structure.Â
| Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| General Aptitude (GA) | 5 questions of 1 mark each and 5 questions of 2 mark each | 10 | 15 |
| Question Papers other than GG, XE and XL | 25 questions of 1 mark each and 30 questions of 2 mark each | 55 | 85 |
| Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | |
| Question Paper GG (Geology and Geophysics) | PART A (Compulsory Section) | PART B | 55 | 85 |
| 25 questions of 1 mark each | Section I (Geology) and Section II (Geophysics) (Attempt Any 1 question):
30 questions of 2 mark each | |||
| Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | ||
| XE Paper (Engineering Sciences) | General Aptitude (15 marks) | Section A Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory): | Sections B to H: (Attempt Any Two) | 55 | 85 |
| 7 questions of 1 mark each and 4 questions of 2 marks each | 9 questions of 1 mark each and 13 questions of 2 marks each | ||||
| Sections | Number of Questions and Marks per part | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | ||
| XL Paper (Life Sciences) | General Aptitude (15 marks) | Section P Chemistry (Compulsory Section): | Sections Q to U: (Attempt Any 2) | 55 | 85 |
| 5 questions of 1 mark each and 10 questions of 2 marks each | 10 questions of 1 mark each and 10 questions of 2 marks each | ||||
Accessing this year’s GATE question papers exam will help the candidates get an idea about the pattern and type of questions asked in the exam. Also, candidates will be able to evaluate their preparations and know where they lack or which topic needs more attention.Â
The question papers for GATE 2021 has been released by the authorities on 2nd March 2021. Candidates will find below the official GATE question paper 2021 along with the answer keys in the below table:Â
| Subject/ Paper with Code | Question Paper | Answer Key |
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Agricultural Engineering (AG) | Click Here | |
| Architecture & Planning (AR) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Biomedical Engineering (BM) | Click Here | |
| Biotechnology (BT) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Civil Engineering (CE-1) | Click Here | |
| Civil Engineering (CE-2) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | Click Here | |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-1) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-2) | Click Here | |
| Chemistry (CY) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) | Click Here | |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | Click Here | |
| Ecology & Evolution (EY) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Geology | Click Here | |
| Geophysics | Click Here | Click Here |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | Click Here | |
| Mathematics (MA) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME-1) | Click Here | |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME-2) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Mining Engineering (MN) | Click Here | |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Physics (PH) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) | Click Here | |
| Statistics (ST) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Textile Engineering & Fibre Science (TF) | Click Here | |
| Engineering Mathematics (XE-A) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Fluid Mechanics (XE-B) | Click Here | |
| Materials Science (XE-C) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Solid Mechanics (XE-D) | Click Here | |
| Thermodynamics (XE-E) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Polymer Science and Engineering  (XE-F) | Click Here | |
| Food Technology (XE-G) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (XE-H) | Click Here | |
| Humanities & Social Sciences – Economics (XH – C1) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Humanities & Social Sciences – English (XH – C2) | Click Here | |
| Humanities & Social Sciences – Linguistics (XH – C3) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Humanities & Social Sciences – Philosophy (XH – C4) | Click Here | |
| Humanities & Social Sciences – Psychology (XH – C5) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Humanities & Social Sciences – Sociology (XH – C6) | Click Here | |
| Chemistry (XL-P) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Biochemistry (XL-Q) | Click Here | |
| Botany (XL-R) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Microbiology (XL-S) | Click Here | |
| Zoology (XL-T) | Click Here | Click Here |
| Food Technology (XL-U) | Click Here |
The exam authority of GATE 2021, IIT Bombay, has already released the GATE question papers on the official website on 2nd March 2021.
You can easily download the GATE questions papers of 2021 by using the direct links to download the PDF files of the question papers along with the answer keys for all 27 GATE papers in the above table. Candidates can also visit the official website of GATE to download the question papers.
As discussed above, the candidates will be able to evaluate their preparations and get an idea about the pattern and type of questions to be asked in the GATE exam. Along with this, the candidates will also be able to know the weightage (which topic holds how much marks).
No, the pattern of questions for GATE exam will vary for all the papers. In this article above, Buddy4Study has given the detailed pattern for reference of the GATE aspirants.
Yes, the question papers for all previous years’ GATE exam are available on the official website for download.
Stay tuned to Buddy4Study to get the latest updates and news on GATE Exam 2022.
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