GATE 2021 BT Question Paper with Answer Key is available for the GATE students. The overall difficulty level of GATE 2021 AR was rated moderate. Overall difficulty level of those sections dedicated to Biotechnology was moderate to difficult. Sections related to Biotechnology carried almost 70% in GATE 2021 BT. The rest of the 30% were distributed across Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics. The question paper was a combination of MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions), MSQs (Multiple Select Questions) and NAT (Numerical Answer Type).
Candidates aiming for GATE 2022 are highly suggested to download previous year GATE Question Papers and Answer Keys to keep an eye on the preparation level.
GATE 2021 BT Question Paper | GATE 2021 BT Answer Key |
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Following the previous year GATE pattern, IIT Bombay listed 65 questions, carried 100 marks. Both easy, moderate, and difficult level questions were asked in GATE 2021 BT.
Please refer to the below-mentioned table to get a detailed analysis of the question pattern of GATE 2021 BT-
Type of Questions | No. Of Questions | Carried Marks |
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No. Of 1 mark MCQs | 22 | 22 |
No. Of 2 marks MCQs | 14 | 28 |
No. Of 1 mark MSQ | 2 | 2 |
No. Of 2 marks MSQs | 4 | 8 |
No. Of 1 mark NATs | 6 | 6 |
No. Of 2 marks NATs | 17 | 34 |
Subjects | GATE BT 2021- Weightage of Topics | |
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1M | 2M | |
Engineering Mathematics | 5 | 5 |
Biochemistry | 2 | 1 |
Microbiology | 2 | 2 |
Cell Biology | 1 | 1 |
Molecular Biology & Genetics | 6 | 2 |
Analytical Techniques | 1 | 3 |
Immunology | 1 | 2 |
Bioinformatics | 1 | 1 |
Recombinant Dna Technology | 1 | 1 |
Plant Biotechnology | 1 | 3 |
Animal Biotechnology | 3 | - |
Bioprocess Engineering & Process Biotechnolgy | 3 | 12 |
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This year, students faced a new type of question, MSQs that comes with one or more than one correct answers. A candidate has to choose all the correct answers in order to get the marks.
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