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GATE 2021 CS Question Paper conducted on Feb 13 in the Forenoon session was rated easy to moderate in terms of overall difficulty. GATE 2021 CS question paper had 65 questions divided into three sections- General Aptitude (10), Engineering Mathematics & Core Discipline (55). For MCQs, there was a negative marking of 1/3 for 1 mark questions while 2/3rd marks were deducted for 2 mark questions. Check GATE Exam Pattern
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Candidates preparing for the upcoming GATE 2023 exam can check GATE 2021 CS question paper with answer key PDFs given below:
GATE 2021 CS Forenoon Session – February 13, 2021
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GATE CS 2021 February 13 (Forenoon Session): Sectional Analysis
GATE CS 2021 was conducted on February 13, 2021, from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. The candidates can the detailed GATE 2021 CS Exam analysis here:
- A total of 12 MSQs were asked in 1st Shift
- Close to 50% of questions were direct concept-based questions.
- The candidates who had appeared in the exam found the difficulty level ‘Moderate to Easy’
- Close to 15% of questions were theory-based questions.
Subject | Total Questions | Difficulty Level |
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Algorithms | 8 | Difficult |
Data Structure | 5 | Easy to moderate |
Computer Organisation | 4 | Easy |
Digital Logic | 3 | Easy |
Computer Networks | 4 | Easy |
Theory of Computation | 5 | Easy to moderate |
Database | 5 | Easy to moderate |
Compiler Design | 5 | Difficult |
Operating System | 4 | Difficult |
Discrete Mathematics | 7 | Moderate |
Engineering Mathematics | 4 | Moderate |
General Aptitude | 10 | Easy to moderate |
Total | 65 | Easy to moderate |
GATE Previous Year Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs
All the candidates preparing for the forthcoming GATE 2023 must solve more previous year GATE question papers to boost their preparations. The direct links for downloading GATE previous year question papers & answer keys have been provided in the table below:
GATE 2020 Question Papers | GATE 2019 Question Papers |
GATE 2018 Question Papers | GATE 2017 Question Papers |
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