GATE 2021 Computer Science (CS-1) Question Paper, Answer Key, Paper Analysis

Sakunth Kumar

Updated On: October 06, 2021 08:23 AM

Check & download the PDF of the GATE 2021 CS-1 official question paper and answer key here. The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2021 CS-1 paper was easy to moderate with 12 MSQs.

GATE 2021 Computer Science (CS-1) Question Paper, Answer Key, Paper Analysis

GATE 2021 Computer Science Session 1 exam was conducted on February 13 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This year, MSQs (Multiple-Selected Questions) have been introduced in the GATE exam. The question paper of GATE CS 2021 had a total number of 65 questions out of which 55 questions are related to the subject, i.e., CS. The other 10 questions were from General Aptitude. This year, the 1 mark and 2 mark questions in the GATE exam are not in sequence and are mixed. On this page, you can check the detailed exam analysis of GATE 2021 for Computer Science & Information Technology along with the questions and solutions.

GATE 2021 CS-1 Official Question Paper & Answer Key

You can download the PDF of the GATE 2021 CS-1 official question paper & answer key by clicking on the links below -

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GATE 2021 CS-1 Exam Analysis

The detailed exam analysis of GATE 2021 Computer Science (session 1) has been updated here. Shockingly, there were 15 MSQ questions. Almost 50% of questions were direct conceptual based (numerical) and 15% were conceptual questions. This analysis is prepared on the basis of student feedback.

Aspect

Analysis

Overall Difficulty Level

Easy to Moderate

Difficulty Level of General Aptitude

Easy

Difficulty Level of Subject

Moderate

Total No. of MSQs (approximate)

12

Total No. of NAT Questions

14-16

Topics with High Weightage

  • Algorithms
  • Discrete Mathematics

Expected No. of Good Attempts

42-45

Expected Good Score

70+

Expected Highest Score 90-93

GATE 2021 CS-1 Topic Wise Weightage

The topic-wise weightage for GATE 2021 CS-1 is as follows –

Topic

No. of Questions (1 Mark)

No. of Questions (2 Marks) Total Marks

General Aptitude

5

5 15

Engineering Mathematics

2

2 6

Algorithms

4

4 12

Data Structure

2

3 8

Computer Organization

2

2 6

Digital Logic

1

2 5

Computer Networks

2

3 8

Theory of Computation

2

3 8

DataBase

2

3 8

Compiler Design

2

3 8

Operating System

3

1 5
Discrete Mathematics 3 4 11

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