GATE CY (Chemistry) 2021: Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

GATE CY 2021 will take place on February 06. Check GATE CY 2021 dates, pattern, syllabus, analysis, question paper, key and cutoff details here.

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GATE CY 2021 Exam Date
GATE CY Cutoff 2020
GATE CY 2020 Exam Analysis
GATE CY 2021 Exam Pattern & Weightage
GATE CY 2019 Exam Analysis, Question Paper & Answer Key
GATE CY 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key
GATE CY 2017 Question Paper & Answer Key
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GATE CY (Chemistry): Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Analysis, Question Paper, Answer Key, Cutoff

GATE 2021 CY (Chemistry) will be conducted on February 06. On this page, you can check all the details about GATE CY 2021 such as dates, syllabus, pattern, exam analysis, old question papers and cutoff details.

GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) Exam Analysis

GATE Chemistry (CY) Cutoff 2021	GATE Cutoff 2021 (All Papers)
GATE CY (Chemistry) 2021 Syllabus	-

GATE CY 2021 Exam Date

The dates of GATE CY 2021 are as follows -

Event	Date
Exam Date	February 06, 2021
Results Date	March 22, 2021

GATE CY Cutoff 2020

The released cutoff for the GATE CY exam 2020 is as follows -

Category	Expected Cutoff
General	26.7
OBC-NCL	24
SC/ ST/ PWD	17.8

GATE CY 2020 CY Question Paper & Answer Key

You can download the GATE CY 2020 question paper and answer key by clicking on the links below -

GATE CY 2020 Question Paper	GATE CY 2020 Answer Key

GATE CY 2020 Exam Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the moderate and some of the questions was also tricky. Some of the questions -

How many microstates
There was a question on Anama
The difficulty level of the Inorganic Chemistry was easy to moderate.
The questions from Physical Chemistry were challenging
The question from Kinetics was simple
According to some students, the Organic Chemistry portion was lengthy
There were questions on GUC, Intermediates
55 questions are moderate to difficult and can be answered.
In all, the paper was neither difficult nor easy

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GATE CY 2021 Exam Pattern & Weightage

The CY paper of GATE 2020 is divided into two sections namely General Aptitude and Subject Specific (Chemistry). You can check the detailed weightage and exam pattern of GATE CY here -

Name of the Subject	Total No. Of Questions	Division	Total Marks (Section Wise)
Section 1 - General Aptitude	10 Questions	Question No: - 1 to 5	05 Marks (One Mark for Each Question)
Section 1 - General Aptitude	10 Questions	Question No: - 6 to 10	10 Marks (2 Marks for Each Question)
Section 2 - Physics (Subject)	55 Questions	Question No: - 1 to 25	25 Marks (1 Mark for Each Question)
Section 2 - Physics (Subject)	55 Questions	Question No: - 26 to 55	60 Marks (2 Marks for Each Question)
Total Number of Questions (both section 1 & 2)	65 Questions	-	100 Marks

GATE CY 2019 Exam Analysis, Question Paper & Answer Key

The difficulty level of the Chemistry (CY) paper of GATE 2019 was moderate to difficult. You can check and download the 2019 question paper and answer key here -

GATE 2019 CY Question Paper (PDF) Download	GATE 2019 CY Answer Key (PDF) Download

GATE CY 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key

You can check and download the question paper & answer key of 2018 GATE CY exam here -

GATE 2018 CY Question Paper (PDF) Download	GATE 2018 CY Answer Key (PDF) Download

GATE CY 2017 Question Paper & Answer Key

You can check and download the question paper and answer key of 2017 GATE CY exam here -

GATE 2017 CY Question Paper (PDF) Download	GATE 2017 CY Answer Key (PDF) Download

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