GATE CSE 2021 Set 1
GATE 2021 Previous Year
3 hDuration
97Total Marks
126Questions
12Sections
Instructions
General instructions for this test:
- Duration: 3 h. The timer starts as soon as you begin and cannot be paused.
- Total questions: 126 across 12 section(s); maximum marks: 97.
- You are allowed 1 attempt(s) at this test.
- Use the question palette on the right to navigate. Answered questions are highlighted in green; questions marked for review are highlighted in yellow.
- Each question's marking scheme (correct / wrong) is shown on the question card. Unanswered questions receive zero marks.
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Paper Structure
Compiler Design
Compiler Design
8questions
14max marks
mcq single × 6
numerical × 2
Marking:
+2 / 0.67 (4 questions)
+2 / 0 (2 questions)
+1 / 0.33 (2 questions)
Data Structures
Data Structures
10questions
12max marks
mcq single × 6
numerical × 4
Marking:
+1 / 0.33 (4 questions)
+1 / 0 (4 questions)
+2 / 0.67 (2 questions)
Database Management System
Database Management System
10questions
14max marks
mcq single × 6
mcq multi × 2
numerical × 2
Marking:
+1 / 0 (6 questions)
+2 / 0.67 (4 questions)
Algorithms
Algorithms
10questions
14max marks
mcq single × 8
mcq multi × 2
Marking:
+1 / 0.33 (6 questions)
+2 / 0.67 (2 questions)
+2 / 0 (2 questions)
Programming Languages
Programming Languages
4questions
8max marks
mcq single × 2
numerical × 2
Marking:
+2 / 0.67 (2 questions)
+2 / 0 (2 questions)
Digital Logic
Digital Logic
8questions
12max marks
mcq single × 4
mcq multi × 2
numerical × 2
Marking:
+2 / 0.67 (2 questions)
+2 / 0 (2 questions)
+1 / 0.33 (2 questions)
+1 / 0 (2 questions)
General Aptitude
General Aptitude
20questions
30max marks
mcq single × 20
Marking:
+2 / 0.67 (10 questions)
+1 / 0.33 (10 questions)
Theory Of Computation
Theory Of Computation
10questions
16max marks
mcq single × 8
numerical × 2
Marking:
+2 / 0.67 (4 questions)
+1 / 0 (2 questions)
+2 / 0 (2 questions)
+1 / 0.33 (2 questions)
Computer Networks
Computer Networks
10questions
18max marks
mcq multi × 4
numerical × 2
mcq single × 4
Marking:
+2 / 0 (6 questions)
+2 / 0.67 (2 questions)
+1 / 0.33 (2 questions)
Discrete Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics
24questions
38max marks
numerical × 12
mcq single × 12
Marking:
+2 / 0 (8 questions)
+1 / 0 (8 questions)
+2 / 0.67 (6 questions)
+1 / 0.33 (2 questions)
Operating Systems
Operating Systems
6questions
8max marks
mcq multi × 6
Marking:
+1 / 0 (4 questions)
+2 / 0 (2 questions)
Computer Organization
Computer Organization
6questions
10max marks
numerical × 6
Marking:
+2 / 0 (4 questions)
+1 / 0 (2 questions)