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GATE 2021 PE Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (Feb 7- Afternoon Session)

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GATE PE 2021 is one of the most popular exam that is held by IIT Bombay. GATE PE 2021 exam was conducted on February 7, in afternoon slot between 3 to 6 PM. GATE PE 2021 question paper with answer key PDF is now available. GATE PE 2021 paper was overall of 100 marks. The difficulty of exam can be ranged between moderate to tough.

Highest number of questions were grabbed from reservoir engineering worth of 19 marks whereas only 1 question was asked from Health Safety and Environment in PE. Students should thoroughly go through previous year paper to have better understanding of format and questions asked in GATE PE 2021 exam.

GATE 2021 PE Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs- Feb 8 (Forenoon Session)

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GATE 2021 PE Paper Analysis

  • GATE 2021 PE paper contained 65 (multiple choice and numerical answer type) questions worth a total of 100 points containing 30 questions of 1 mark and 35 questions of 2marks. Let's look at some of the highlights from GATE 2021 PE paper analysis:
  • Most of the questions for GATE PE 2021 paper was conceptual-based.
  • There were 3 sections – General aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Subject-specific questions.
  • Topic wise distribution for GATE PE 2021 question are;
TOPIC 1-mark 2-mark
Engineering Mathematics 5 4
General Aptitude 5 5
Petroleum Exploration 1 2
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology 1 1
Reservoir Engineering 3 8
Petroleum Production Operations 2 6
Offshore Drilling and Production Practices 5 1
Oil and Gas Well Testing 1 0
Petroleum Formation Evaluation 2 2
HSE 1 0
Enhanced Oil Recovery Technique 2 2
4 Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering 4 1

Comparison between MCQ/MSQ/NAT in Petroleum Engineering Paper of GATE-2021

Comparison No. of 1-mark questions No. of 2 marks questions Total marks % weightage
MCQ 13 12 37 43.5
MSQ 6 2 10 11.8
NAT 6 16 38 44.7

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