The schedule for 27 papers of Graduate Aptitude Test has been announced by the IIT Bombay. As per the official notification, IIT Bombay will conduct the GATE 2021 exam on February 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2021. The entrance exam will be held in two shift. The first shift will be held in the morning session, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and the second shift will be held from 3 PM to 6 PM in the afternoon session.
GATE 2021: Exam Date and Time
| Date and Time | Name of GATE Paper | Paper code |
| February 5 (12 noon to 5:00 pm) | Miscellaneous activities | - |
| February 6 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) | Civil Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Chemistry | CE-1, IN, CY |
| February 6 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm) | Civil Engineering, Physics, Architecture and Planning, Biomedical Engineering, Mining Engineering | CE-2, PH, AR, BM, AE, MN |
| February 7 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) | Electrical Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Agricultural Engineering, Ecology and Evolution | EE, GG, AG, EY |
| February 7 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm) | Electronics and Communication Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Statistics, Production and Industrial Engineering | EC, PE, ES, ST, PI |
| February 12 (12 noon to 5:00 pm) | Miscellaneous activities | - |
| February 13 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) | Computer Science and Information Technology, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | CS-1, MA, BT, CH, TF |
| February 13 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm) | Computer Science and Information Technology, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences | CS-2, XE, XL |
| February 14 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) | Mechanical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences | ME-1, XH |
| February 14 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm) | Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering | ME-2, MT |
IIT Bombay has activated the mock test link for the GATE 2021 entrance exam.
GATE 2021: Exam Pattern
As per the revised exam pattern, the candidates will also have to answer Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) in GATE 2021. Previously the candidates only used to answer Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer Type Questions (NATs). Now the candidates have to answer MSQs also. The sections wise marks has also changed as given below:
- Engineering Mathematics - 13 Marks
- Subject Questions - 72 Marks
- General Aptitude - 15 Marks