GATE Mechanical Exam Analysis 2021 for Paper 1 & 2; Check ME paper difficulty level, expected cut off

IIT Bombay has concluded the last day GATE 2021 exam. Check the full GATE 2021 Mechanical engineering exam analysis for the forenoon (paper 1) & afternoon shifts (Paper 2).

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Prabakaran K | February 14, 2021 | 07:59 PM IST

New Delhi: The GATE 2021 exam for the Mechanical Engineering discipline (ME 1 & 2) has been conducted across the country successfully. The GATE 2021 exam for the Mechanical Engineering stream was conducted today in the two shifts (paper I & II). The final exam concluded with an easy to moderate difficult paper on Mechanical Engineering which tested the preparation of more than a lac candidate.

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The expected cut-off for the GATE 2021 Mechanical paper is to range between 33-34. The exam analysis here is prepared based on the feedback shared by the GATE candidates. Since the GATE 2021 exam is the gateway of higher studies in IITs & NITs and PSU jobs. Candidates are rigorously prepared for this examination. Candidates can check the complete weightage analysis and questions asked in the Mechanical Engineering exam (ME-1 & 2) here.

GATE Mechanical Engineering Paper Analysis 2021 (Shift 2)

As per the student's review, the difficulty level of both papers was the same. The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2021 exam (shift 2) was moderate. The detailed GATE 2021 Mechanical Engineering Paper Analysis for ME-2 is available now.

  • The overall difficulty level of the GATE 2021 ME-2 paper was moderate.
  • There were more application-based questions.
  • Some direct concept based questions were asked.
  • No MSQ's, NAT: 24, MCA's: 41.

GATE ME-1 Topic wise Analysis (Afternoon Session)

Topics

Questions

Level

General Aptitude

10

Medium

Engineering Mathematics

9

Medium

Theory Of Machines & Vibrations

6

easy

Manufacturing

11

Medium

Mechanics of Materials

5

Medium

Machine Design

1

Medium

Fluid Mechanics

6

Medium

Thermodynamics & Applications

7

Moderate

Industrial Engineering

4

Moderate

Engineering Mechanics

2

Medium

Heat Transfer

3

Difficult

GATE Mechanical Engineering Paper Analysis 2021 (Shift 1)

  • The overall difficulty level was moderate.
  • There were more application-based questions.
  • No MSQ Questions were asked in the exam.
  • NAT Type questions: 30
  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): 35.
  • There were some questions that were direct concept based questions.

GATE ME-1 Topic wise Analysis (Forenoon Session)

Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

General Aptitude

10

Easy

Engineering Mathematics

8

Moderate

Theory Of Machines & Vibrations

6

Difficult

Manufacturing

9

Difficult

Strength Of Materials

7

Easy

Machine Design

2

Difficult

Fluid Mechanics

3

Easy

Thermodynamics & Applications

9

Moderate

Industrial Engineering

5

Moderate

Engineering Mechanics

2

Easy

Heat Transfer

4

Difficult

The GATE 2021 exam for the Mechanical Engineering discipline (ME-I & II) was conducted in online mode in two shifts along with the Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) and Metallurgical Engineering (MT) paper today. The preliminary answer key of GATE 2021 will be released soon. Candidates will be able to send objections against the answer key within a certain time period. After that, the GATE 2021 result will be published on March 22.

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