GATE 2021 is conducted by IIT-Bombay. Earlier they had announced updates on GATE 2021 Exam
The major changes being two new subject papers are introduced for GATE 2021 and that third-year students can now appear for the exam.
They have now released the syllabus, pattern in their official website.
What are the changes in the pattern?
All Test Papers of GATE 2021 will be entirely objective type. Pattern of questions may include
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ),
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and/or
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
MSQ is a new type of question where you can select multiple answers. There won't be any negative marking, but there are no partial marks either for the correct answer.
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) carrying 1 or 2 marks each in all the papers and
sections. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four
answers, out of which ONE or MORE than ONE choice(s) are correct.
Note: There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in MSQ questions. However, there
is NO partial credit for choosing partially correct combinations of choices or any single
wrong choice
What are the changes in the syllabus for Civil Engineering?
The syllabus is slightly modified for Civil Engineering. Compare previous year syllabus vs new syllabus
Highlight the changes as follows
Engineering Mathematics
Removed:
Maclaurin series; Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems
Laplace transform and its application in solving linear ODEs
Hypothesis testing
Least square approximation
Added:
Linear Regression
Engineering Mechanics
Removed:
Euler’s equations of motion;
Impulse-momentum;
Energy methods;
Principles of virtual work.
Added:
Free Vibrations of undamped SDOF system.
Solid Mechanics
Removed:
Theories of Failure
Construction Materials and Management
Removed:
Bricks and mortar;
Timber;
Bitumen
Concrete Structures
Removed:
Ultimate load design concepts
Analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
Removed:
Kinematics of flow
Velocity triangles;
Basics of hydraulic machines
Specific speed of pumps and turbines;
Environmental Engineering
Removed:
Noise Pollution: Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.
Transportation Engineering
Removed:
Highway alignment and engineering surveys
Level of service of rural highways and urban roads.
What are the changes in aptitude?
The syllabus of aptitude for 10 marks include the following:
Verbal Aptitude
Basic English grammar: tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context Reading and comprehension Narrative sequencing
Quantitative Aptitude & Data interpretation
Data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional plots, maps, and tables Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series Mensuration and geometry Elementary statistics and probability
Analytical Aptitude
Logic Deduction and induction Analogy Numerical relations and reasoning
Spatial Aptitude
Transformation of shapes, Translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping Paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions
All the best for GATE 2021!