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GATE 2021 CE & IN Exam Analysis by The GATE Academy – The GATE Academy has released the GATE 2021 Paper Review for IN and CE examination. From this page, candidates can check the GATE 2021 paper analysis of the Instrumentation Engineering (IN) and Civil Engineering CE paper held on February 6, 2021, from 9:30 am to 12:30 PM. As per the initial reaction of the students, the IN paper was moderate in over difficulty level. The CE paper, on the other hand, was difficult. However, The GATE Academy experts have given a detailed analysis, like the weightage of the various topics asked and the topic wise difficulty level. Check below the in-depth analysis of GATE 2021 CE and IN Exam by The GATE Academy.
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GATE 2021 CE Exam Analysis by The GATE Academy
As per The GATE Academy, candidates can check the weightage of the various topics that were asked in GATE 2021 CE paper in shift 1 from below:
| Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics | 14% |
| Reinforced Concrete Cement | 3% |
| Transportation | 11% |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1% |
| Mechanics of Material | 5% |
| General Aptitude | 15% |
| Irrigation and Hydrology | 3% |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 11% |
| Environmental Engineering | 12% |
| Fluid Mechanics OCF | 8% |
| Surveying | 3% |
| Structural Analysis | 8% |
| Steel Structure | 3% |
| CMM | 3% |
The topics asked in the paper and their difficulty level is shown below:
| Topic | No. of Ques. and difficulty level | Topics asked |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics | 9 | – |
| Reinforced Concrete Cement | 2 | – |
| Transportation | 7 – Medium | Time and Speed, Webster Method, Vertical curve, Super evaluation, Poisson’s distribution effective, Gradient in runways, Spot speed |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 | – |
| Mechanics of Material | 3 | – |
| General Aptitude | 10 | – |
| Irrigation and Hydrology | 2 – Easy | Well Hydrology, Depth of flow in canal |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 7 – Medium | Retaining Wall, Stability of slopes, Effective Stress, Consolidation Ration, Unit weight of soil, critical height |
| Environmental Engineering | 8 | – |
| Fluid Mechanics OCF | 5 | – |
| Surveying | 2 | – |
| Structural Analysis | 5 | – |
| Steel Structure | 2 | – |
| CMM | 2 | CPM, Cost Estimation (Total float) |
GATE 2021 IN Exam Analysis by The GATE Academy
As per The GATE Academy, “one mark and 2 marks questions of the technical section were mixed. Total MCQ was 19, NAT 32, MSQ – 4, GA all are MCQ questions.”
As per the experts of The GATE Academy, the topic wise weightage for the IN paper this year was as follows:
| Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics | 11% |
| Digital Circuits | 8% |
| Control System | 6% |
| Signal and System | 8% |
| Network Theory | 4% |
| Analog Electronics | 8% |
| Communications | 3% |
| Measurements | 12% |
| Transducers | 8% |
| Process Control | 1% |
| Optical Instrumentation | 5% |
| Electro-Magnetic Theory | 5% |
| Electrical Machines | 6% |
| General Aptitude | 15% |
The topics asked in the paper and their difficulty level is shown below:
| Subject | Number of questions and difficulty | Topics asked |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics | 7 | Complex variable Probability density, limit, Determinant function |
| Digital Circuits | 5 – Easy | ATOD or D/A converter, flash type ADC, multiplexer |
| Control System | 4 – Medium | Time response Analysis |
| Signal and System | 5 – Easy | Laplace transformer, Basic properties of signal |
| Network Theory | 3 – Easy | – |
| Analog Electronics | 5 – Medium | Application of op-amp amplifier |
| Communications | 2 – Easy | – |
| Measurements | 8 | AC, bridge |
| Transducers | 5 | Pressure measurement, temperature measurement, resistive, capacitive and inductive transducer |
| Process Control | 1 | PID controller |
| Optical Instrumentation | 3 | Laser, optical fiber, interferometer |
| Electro-Magnetic Theory | 3 – Medium | Line current, magnetic circuit |
| Electrical Machines | 4 – Medium | – |
| General Aptitude | 10 – Easy | – |
GATE 2021
GATE 2021 is held at a national level and in online mode. One of the IITs conduct this exam on a rotational basis. GATE 2021 is conducted by IIT Bombay. The score of GATE 2021 is also used by many PSUs for recruitment. Qualifiers of the exam get admission in master’s programs and direct doctoral programs in engineering / technology / architecture and doctoral programs in relevant branches of science.