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Check & download the GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) official question paper and answer key. Also, check the detailed question paper analysis of the GATE 2021 Chemistry and topic-wise weightage.
GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) was conducted in the morning session on February 06, 2021. The exam took place from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The CY question paper of GATE 2021 had 65 questions where 15% weightage is for General Aptitude and 85% weightage for CY subject. The subject questions are a combination of 2 marks and 1 mark questions. As per the analysis of the exam, the GATE CY paper was moderate to easy. There were a lot of questions from the Reagent and the questions were asked from simple Chemistry. You can check the detailed GATE exam analysis for CY on this page along with memory-based questions shared by the students. The answers to these questions will be updated on this page as per the availability. You can also download the PDF of GATE CY memory-based questions here. GATE 2021 result was released on March 22.
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GATE 2021 CY Official Question Paper & Answer Key
The official question paper & answer key of GATE 2021 CY can be checked by clicking on the links below -
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Overview of GATE 2021 Chemistry (CY) Exam Analysis
Based on the students’ feedback, we have updated the detailed analysis for GATE CY 2021 here. Some of the major highlights of CY analysis are as follows –
Aspect | Analysis |
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Overall Difficulty Level of Question Paper | Easy to Moderate |
Difficulty Level of General Aptitude | Easy to Moderate |
Easy Scoring Topic |
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Difficult Scoring Topic | Quantum |
Topics with Maximum Weightage | Reagent |
Average No. of Good Attempts | 40-50 |
Expected Good Score | 70+ |
GATE 2021 CY Topic Wise Weightage
The topic-wise weightage of GATE 2021 CY is as follows -
| Subject | No. of Questions | Topic |
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| Solutions | 2 Numerical Questions | |
| Quantum | 2 | Acceptable Wave Function, De Broglie Wavelength |
| Electrochemistry | 2-3 | Faraday First Law |
| Thermodynamics | 2-3 | - |
| Chemical Equibrilium | 2 | Coordination, Reagent, Chemical Bonding, Geometry |
| Physical Spectra | 2-3 | Pericycle |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 3-4 | Base Hydrolysis, A question on Chemical Bonding - CLF 3 XeoF 2 |
| f-Block | 1 | An MSQ type question |
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