On 13th February 2021, GATE 2021 CH was held. The exam was conducted by IIT Bombay in the Forenoon Session, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. As instructed by the aspirants, the difficulty level of the question paper was moderate.

The General Aptitude section was easy to attempt. The Mass Transfer section was the most difficult section in GATE 2021 CH. A candidate could easily attempt 40+ questions in the exam. 70 or more than 70 marks would be considered a good score in the exam.

GATE 2021 CH Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs- Feb 13 (Forenoon Session)

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GATE 2021 CH: Marks Weightage as per the Sections

Engineering Mathematics carried weightage somewhere between 11-22%. Questions related to Engineering Mathematics were of moderate level.

The below-mentioned table shows the weightage of marks based on topics-

• 10 questions appeared from General Aptitude section, carried 15% of the total weightage in GATE 2021 CH
• Other 85% weightage were distributed across the different sections of the core chemical engineering syllabus
• CT section stood with the least number of questions which were of easy to moderate level
• Out of 65 questions, 33 questions were MCQs carried 46 marks
• The weightage of NATs in terms of appearance were 29, holds 51 marks
• Only 3 MSQs appeared in GATE 2021 CH, carried 1 mark each

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GATE 2021 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

In 2021, MSQs appeared in GATE 2021 CH, making it a little more complex to attempt. MSQs comes with one or more than one correct option. Only after choosing all the correct options, a candidate will be rewarded with the marks.

• The question paper comprised of 65 questions holding 100 marks
• There would be no negative marking if wrong NATs or MSQs would be attempted
• For every incorrect attempted MCQ, ⅓ or ⅔ marks would be reduced for the questions holding 1 and 2 marks

The cutoff for General candidates was 36.2, 32.5 for OBC students, and 24.1 for SC/ST students. The cutoff for 2021 was slightly higher as compared to 2020. There were a total of 16705 candidates, competing to clear the cutoff. Although 20.35% of the total candidates qualified.

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