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

Students can download the GATE 2021 ST Question Paper along with the Answer Key from here. On 7th February, 2021 IIT Bombay concluded GATE 2021 ST in the Afternoon Session (3:00 PM to 6:00 PM). 85% of the questions were related to core Statistics in GATE 2021 ST. Nearly 1199 candidates appeared in GATE 2021 ST, while the qualifying percentage of candidates lied at just 8.42%. As observed by the students, the question paper maintained a moderate level of difficulty. The highest marks scored in GATE 2021 ST was 51.67.

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

All the GATE candidates are strongly recommended to go through the previous year GATE question papers to boost their preparation level. Students can download the GATE Question Papers and Answer Key PDFs.

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GATE 2021 ST Paper Analysis

From 2021, IIT Bombay introduced MSQs. In MSQs, one or more than one correct answers would be mentioned in the question. A candidate is required to choose all the correct answers in MSQs to get the marks.

GATE 2021 ST was a combination of MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions), NAT (Numerical Answer Type) and MSQ (Multiple Select Questions). The full marks of the GATE 2021 ST stands at 100. All the questions carried either 1 or 2 marks. 180 minutes were allotted to solve 65 questions.

The table below shows the frequency of NATs, MSQs and MCQs carrying 1 and 2 marks, asked in GATE 2021 ST paper-

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GATE 2021 ST: Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

• IIT Bombay concluded the exam in CBT mode
• Marks would be deducted only if MCQs were wrong. No marks would be deducted if any NATs and MSQs were proven to be wrong
• For every wrong MCQ carried 1 and 2 marks, ⅓ marks and ⅔ marks would be deducted respectively
• The qualifying cutoff goes up to 25 for Unreserved, 21.5 for OBCs, and 16.6 for SC/ST candidates

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