
GATE 2021 result HIGHLIGHTS: The Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT-Bombay) released the result of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 on March 19. The exam was concluded on February 14, and this year, overall 78 per cent attendance was recorded. The exam was conducted on February 6, 7, 13, 14 as scheduled, with additional days on 5 and 12 to ensure safety measures due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The GATE result has been announced on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in their respective papers. The score remains valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of result.
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The candidates can check the result through the official website– gate.iitb.ac.in. On the homepage, click on the link ‘GATE 2021 result’. Log-in using registration number and password. The result will appear on the screen. Download and take a print out for future reference.
This was the third attempt for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 topper B Vinith whose dream to secure a Public Sector Enterprise (PSU) will soon come true. Vinith, a metallurgical engineering student, took admission in IIT Bombay last year with his 56th rank in GATE. He secured AIR 250 in 2019.
Besides studying MTech in IIT Bombay, the 23-year-old simultaneously prepared for the engineering entrance test as “his main motto is to get into the top PSUs in research and development (R&D) sector.” In R&D sector, the top 10 scorers in GATE are preferred for PSUs.
A total of 38 students secured rank 1 in GATE paper wise. The cut-off marks varied between 26-36. Check merit list, qualifying marks at gate.iitb.ac.in
Following the result announced, the merit list for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 will be released on March 20. Also, the cut-off will be available at gate.iitb.ac.in
Clearing the GATE is not enough, one has to go through interview rounds. While the IITs try to judge aptitude for academics and seriousness for studies, the PSUs try to assess physical fitness and aptitude. Thus, it is only first step in right direction.
The final answer key for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 was released on March 17. The candidates can check and download the answer key through the website– gate.iitb.ac.in.
The preliminary answer key was earlier released on February 26.
The scorecard of GATE 2021 will be available to download from March 30 to June 30. The candidates can download the scorecard through the website- gate.iitb.ac.in
The candidates will get a pay scale of Rs 8.35 lakh per annum with a grade payment of Rs 40,000 to 1,40,000 per year.
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The GATE exam was concluded on February 14, and this year, overall 78 per cent attendance recorded. The exam was conducted on February 6, 7, 13, 14 as scheduled, with additional days on 5 and 12 to ensure safety measures due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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The normalised score is then converted into the GATE score. The GATE score is determined for all the 25 subject papers of the exam. For the exams which are held in the single session, raw scores are converted into GATE score. Whereas, for the papers held in multiple sessions, the normalised marks are turned into GATE score
The candidates can check and download the score card through the official website- gate.iitb.ac.in. On the homepage, click on the link ‘GATE 2021 ’. Log-in using registration number and password. The score card will appear on the screen. Download and take a print out for future reference
A total of 1.26 lakh (1,26,813) candidates qualified in GATE 2021, the pass percentage this year was 17.82 per cent. Out of the total qualified candidates of GATE 2021, 98,732 are male and 28,081 are female candidates. "The percentage of qualified candidates in individual papers varies from 8.42 per cent to 29.54 per cent," IIT-Bombay release mentioned.
Step 1: Visit the website- gate.iitb.ac.in
Step 2: Click on the result link
Step 3: Log-in using credentials
Step 4: Score card will be appeared on the screen
Step 5: Download, take a print out for further reference.
The result of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 has been released on March 19. The candidates can check the result through the official website– gate.iitb.ac.in