GATE 2021 Syllabus, Subject & Branch Wise – For All Courses

GATE 2021 Syllabus:  GATE 2021 application submission process is over now for exam scheduled in the month of February 2021. GATE for 2021 is being organized by IIT, Bombay. With the introduction of two new papers (i.e. Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH)) this year there are total 27 subjects now in which candidates will be competing. Syllabus plays an important role as questions in the exam are based on the syllabi prescribed by the examination authority for all the subjects. Therefore, GATE aspirants who are going to appear in upcoming exams should thoroughly read GATE 2021 Syllabus.  

GATE 2021 Syllabus

Syllabus for GATE 2021 has been revised for all the subjects. Organizing authority has released a separate syllabus pdf for each subject and same is provided here in this article for your convenience. GATE exam is divided into two parts i.e., General Aptitude and Subject/Paper. General Aptitude section is common for all the candidates whereas second section is based on the Subjects selected by the candidates.

If you are also a GATE aspirant then do have a look at this article. Here you will find all the information about GATE 2021 syllabus of all the subject papers with the latest revisions and updates. So, scroll down and take a tour of the subject-wise gate syllabus 2021 given this article.

GATE 2021: Overview

Name of the exam	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Category	Syllabus
Organizing Authority	IIT, Bombay
Type of exam	National Level Exam
Exam Date	5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th and 14th February 2021
Academic session	2021-2022
Validity of Gate score	3 years
Total paper/subjects	27
Mode of application	Online
GATE 2021 Official portal	https://gate.iitb.ac.in

What is the highlight of GATE 2021 Syllabus?
The highlight is that the syllabus of each and every subject has been revised for GATE 2021.  Two new subjects/papers namely Environmental Science and Engineering (Code-ES) and Humanities and Social Science (Code-XH) in English/ Sociology/ Economics / Psychology /Linguistics /Philosophy has been introduced for GATE 2021.  

GATE 2021 Exam Pattern  

Before moving to GATE 2021 subject-wise syllabus, do check the examination pattern given below-

Mode of Exam	Online Mode (Computer Based Test-CBT)
Total No. of Subjects or Paper	27
Types of Questions	Multiple Choice Type Other Types (Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions and/ or Multiple Select Questions)
Duration of Exam	3 hours
Sections in Exam paper	Two (General Aptitude + Subject Selected by Candidate)
Total No. of Questions	10 GA (General Aptitude) + 55 (Subject) = 65 questions
Marking Scheme	Check image below

GATE 2021 Subject-Wise Syllabus PDF Download

GATE exam is divided into two sections; GA and subject selected by the candidate. GA (General Aptitude) section of the exam is common all the candidates whereas questions in the second part are based on subjects opted by the candidates.

In this section, we have brought GATE subject-wise syllabus pdf for downloading. Check below-

 GATE 2021 General Aptitude (GA) Syllabus

  Have a look at gate ga syllabus 2021–  

–Verbal Aptitude
Include topics from Basic vocabulary, Basic English grammar, Reading and comprehension, Narrative sequencing

–Quantitative Aptitude
Include topics from Data interpretation (DI), Mensuration and geometry, Numerical computation & estimation, Elementary statistics and probability

–Analytical Aptitude
Include topics from Logic, Numerical relations & Reasoning, Analogy

–Spatial Aptitude
Include topics from Transformation of shapes

GATE 2021 Subject-wise Syllabus  

Paper Code	Paper	GATE 2021 Syllabus PDF
AE	Aerospace Engineering	Click Here
AG	Agricultural Engineering	Click Here
AR	Architecture and Planning	Click Here
BT	Biotechnology	Click Here
BM	Biomedical Engineering	Click Here
CE	Civil Engineering	Click Here
CH	Chemical Engineering	Click Here
CS	Computer Sc. and Information Technology	Click Here
CY	Chemistry	Click Here
EC	Electronics and Communication Engg.	Click Here
EE	Electrical Engineering	Click Here
ES	Environmental Science and Engineering	Click Here
EY	Ecology and Evolution	Click Here
GG	Geology and Geophysics	Click Here
IN	Instrumentation Engineering	Click Here
MA	Mathematics	Click Here
ME	Mechanical Engineering	Click Here
MN	Mining Engineering	Click Here
MT	Metallurgical Engineering	Click Here
PE	Petroleum Engineering	Click Here
PH	Physics	Click Here
PI	Production and Industrial Engineering	Click Here
ST	Statistics	Click Here
TF	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	Click Here
XE-A	Engineering Mathematics	Click Here
XE-B	Fluid Mechanics	Click Here
XE-C	Materials Science	Click Here
XE-D	Solid Mechanics	Click Here
XE-E	Thermodynamics	Click Here
XE-F	Polymer Science and Engineering	Click Here
XE-G	Food Technology	Click Here
XE-H	Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	Click Here
XH-B1	Reasoning and Comprehension	Click Here
XH-C1	Economics	Click Here
XH-C2	English	Click Here
XH-C3	Linguistics	Click Here
XH-C4	Philosophy	Click Here
XH-C5	Psychology	Click Here
XH-C6	Sociology	Click Here
XL-P	Chemistry	Click Here
XL-Q	Biochemistry	Click Here
XL-R	Botany	Click Here
XL-S	Microbiology	Click Here
XL-T	Zoology	Click Here
XL-U	Food Technology	Click Here

GATE 2021 Papers/Subjects

There are total 27 subjects in GATE 2021, among which two papers are newly added to the list. You can either appear in one paper or maximum in two paper in the examination. If a you are opting for one paper only, then you can choose among all the 27^th subject codes.

In case, you opt for two subjects or papers then you have to choose from the list shared below-

Subject Code of First Paper (Primary Choice)	Subject Codes allowed as Second Paper
AE	XE
AG	ES
AR	CE
BM	BT / XL
BT	BM / XL
CE	AR / ES
CH	CY / PE / XE
CS	MA
CY	CH / XL
EC	IN / PH
EE	IN
ES	AG / CE
EY	XL
GG	MN / PE / PH
IN	EC / EE / PH
MA	CS / PH / ST
ME	XE
MN	GG / XE
MT	PH / XE
PE	CH / GG / XE
PH	EC / GG / IN / MA / MT / ST
PI	XE
ST	MA / PH
TF	XE
XE	AE / CH / ME / MN / MT / PE / PI / TF
XH	—-
XL	BM / BT / CY / EY

How to Download GATE 2021 Syllabus?

To check gate syllabus pdf for 2021 on GATE portal, you can follow the simple steps below-

• Visit GATE 2021 Official portal. Official portal link is given below.
• On the homepage of the portal, click on “Pre-Examination tab”
• Now, select “Syllabi” from the drop-down menu.
• GATE 2021 Syllabus pdf of all the subjects will appear.
• Click on the respective subject link.
• Syllabus pdf will open.
• Check the syllabus carefully and download the pdf for reference.

GATE 2021 Important Links

GATE 2021 Portal	Click Here
GATE 2021 Syllabus Page Link	Click Here
GATE 2021 GA Syllabus	Click Here
GATE 2021 Preparation Books	Click Here
GATE 2021 Exam Guidelines	Click Here

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