GATE 2027: Complete Guide to Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus, Preparation Strategy, Result & Cutoff ,Important Books

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GATE Exam Syllabus

Code

1

GATE Syllabus 2027 Aerospace Engineering

AE

2

Agricultural Engineering GATE Syllabus

AG

3

Architecture and Planning [new pattern] – GATE Syllabus

AR

4

Biomedical Engineering GATE Syllabus

BM

5

Biotechnology GATE 2027 Syllabus

BT

6

Civil Engineering GATE 2027 Syllabus

CE

7

Chemical Engineering GATE 2027 Syllabus

CH

8

Computer Science and Information Technology GATE 2027 Syllabus

CS

9

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence GATE 2027

CY

10

GATE 2027 Syllabus ECE

EC

11

Electrical Engineering GATE 2027 Syllabus

EE

12

Environmental Science and Engineering GATE 2027 Syllabus

ES

13

Ecology and Evolution GATE 2027 Syllabus

EY

14

Geomatics Engineering [New paper] – GATE 2027 Syllabus

EY

15

Geology and Geophysics

GE

16

Instrumental Engineering GATE Syllabus

IN

17

Mathematics GATE Syllabus

MA

18

Mechanical Engineering GATE Syllabus

ME

19

Mining Engineering GATE Syllabus

MN

20

Metallurgical Engineering GATE Syllabus

MT

21

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering [New paper] – GATE Syllabus

NM

22

Petroleum Engineering GATE Syllabus

PE

23

Physics GATE Syllabus

PH

24

Production and Industrial Engineering – GATE Syllabus

PI

25

Statistics GATE Syllabus

ST

26

Textile Engineering and Fiber Science GATE Syllabus

TF

27

Engineering Sciences GATE Syllabus

XE

28

Humanities and Social Sciences GATE Syllabus

XH

29

Life Sciences GATE Syllabus

XL

Basic English Grammar syllabus for GATE exam

• Tenses
• Articles
• Prepositions
• Conjunctions
• Adjectives
• Verb-Noun agreement

Basic Vocabulary syllabus for GATE exam

• Words
• Idioms and phrases

Data Interpretation (Bar graphs, Pie Chart

Other Data-Related Graphs)

Ratio and Percentage

2 and 3 dimension plots

Permutation and Combination

Maps and tables

Series mensuration and geometry

Numerical computation and estimation

Probability

Exponent and Logarithms

Statistics

Translation

Paper folding and cutting

Rotation

Assembling and Grouping

Mirroring

The pattern in 2 and 3 dimensions

GATE Test Paper

Code

GATE Test Paper

Code

Aerospace Engineering

AE

Geology & Geophysics

GG

Agricultural Engineering

AG

Instrumentation Engineering

IN

Architecture and Planning

AR

Mathematics

MA

Biomedical Engineering

BM

Mechanical Engineering

ME

Biotechnology

BT

Mining Engineering

MN

Civil Engineering

CE

Metallurgical Engineering

MT

Chemical Engineering

CH

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

NM

Computer Science & Information Technology

CS

Petroleum Engineering

PE

Chemistry

CY

Physics

PH

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

DA

Production & Industrial Engineering

PI

Electronics & Communication Engineering

EC

Statistics

ST

Electrical Engineering

EE

Textile Engineering & Fibre Science

TF

Environmental Science & Engineering

ES

Engineering Sciences

XE

Ecology and Evolution

EY

Humanities & Social Sciences

XH

Geomatics Engineering

GE

Life Sciences

XL

XE Paper Sections

Code

XH Paper Sections

Code

XL Paper Sections

Code

Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) (15 marks)

A

Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory) (25 marks)

B1

Chemistry (Compulsory) (25 marks)

P

Any TWO optional Sections (2x35 = 70 marks)

Any ONE optional Section (60 marks)

Any TWO optional Sections (2x30 = 60 marks)

Fluid Mechanics

B

Economics

C1

Biochemistry

Q

Materials Science

C

English

C2

Botany

R

Solid Mechanics

D

Linguistics

C3

Microbiology

S

Thermodynamics

E

Philosophy

C4

Zoology

T

Polymer Science and Engineering

F

Psychology

C5

Food Technology

U

Food Technology

G

Sociology

C6

-

-

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

H

-

-

-

-

Energy Science

I

-

-

-

-

Particulars

Details

Mode of Examination

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Language of examination

English

Duration

3 Hours*

Number of papers (Subjects)

30 test papers

Sections

General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subject(s)

Type of Questions

(a) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)

(b) Multiple Select Question (MSQ)

(c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

Testing of abilities

(a) Recall

(b) Comprehension

(c) Application

(d) Analysis & Synthesis

Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL

General Aptitude: 15 marks

Engineering Mathematics**: 13 marks

Subject Questions: 72 marks

Total: 100 marks

(**XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks)

Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL

General Aptitude: 15 marks

Subject Questions: 85 marks

Total: 100 marks

Marking Scheme

Questions carry either 1 mark or 2 marks

Negative Marking

For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking.

For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions.

There is no partial marking in MSQ.

Paper Code

General Aptitude (GA) Marks

Subject: Compulsory Section

Subject: Optional Section(s)

Total Marks

Total Time* (Minutes)

AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, TF; Subject marks in these papers include questions on Engineering Mathematics (13 marks), which are paper-specific.

15

85

--

100

180

CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST

15

85

--

100

180

AR: Part A is Common and Compulsory. Part B1/B2 can be selected during the exam. B1 - Architecture or B2 - Planning

15

60

25

100

180

GE: Part A is Common and Compulsory. Part B1/B2 can be selected during the exam. B1 - Surveying and Mapping or B2 - Image Processing and Analysis

15

55

30

100

180

GG: Part A is Common and Compulsory. Part B1/B2 must be chosen at the time of application. B1 - Geology or B2 - Geophysics

15

25

60

100

180

XE: Section A (Engineering Mathematics) is Common and Compulsory. Applicants must select any TWO of the other sections during the exam.

15

15

2 x 35

100

180

XH: Section B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) is Common and Compulsory. Applicants must select any ONE of the other sections at the time of application.

15

25

60

100

180

XL: Section P (Chemistry) is Common and Compulsory. Applicants must select any TWO of the other sections during the exam.

15

25

2 x 30

100

180

Discrete Mathematics syllabus for GATE exam

Propositional and first order logic. Sets, relations, functions, partial orders and lattices. Monoids, Groups. Graphs: connectivity, matching, colouring. Combinatorics: counting, recurrence relations, generating functions.

Linear Algebra syllabus for GATE exam

Matrices, determinants, system of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition.

Calculus syllabus for GATE exam

Limits, continuity and differentiability, Maxima and minima, Mean value theorem, Integration.

Probability and Statistics syllabus for GATE exam

Random variables, Uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson and binomial distributions. Mean, median, mode and standard deviation. Conditional probability and Bayes theorem.

Digital Logic syllabus for GATE exam

• Boolean algebra
• Number Representation
• Combinational and sequential circuits
• Minimization

Computer Organization and Architecture GATE syllabus for CSIT

• Machine instructions and addressing modes
• ALU
• Instruction Pipelining
• Pipeline hazards
• Memory hierarchy
• Data path and control unit
• I/O interface

Programming and Data Structures GATE syllabus for CSIT

• Programming in C
• Recursion
• Arrays
• Stacks
• Queues
• Linked List
• Trees
• Binary search trees
• Binary heaps
• Graphs

Algorithms gate GATE syllabus for CSIT

• Searching & sorting
• Hashing
• Algorithms
• Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity.
• Algorithm Design Techniques: Greedy, Dynamic programming and Divide‐and‐Conquer.
• Asymptotic worst-case time
• Graph traversals
• Minimum spanning trees
• Dynamic programming and divide and conquer
• Shortest paths

Theory of Computation GATE syllabus for CS

Context-free grammars

• Regular expressions
• Finite Automata
• Turing machines and undecidability
• Push down automata
• Pumping lemma

Compiler Design GATE syllabus for CSIT

• Runtime environments
• Parsing
• Syntax-directed translation
• Intermediate code generation
• Data flow analysis:
• Constant Propagation

  • Liveness analysis

  • Common subexpression elimination

• Local optimisation
• Lexical analysis

Operating system GATE syllabus for CSIT

• System calls
• Processes
• Threads
• Inter-process communication
• Concurrency and synchronization
• Deadlock
• CPU and I/O scheduling
• Memory management and virtual memory
• File system

Database GATE syllabus for CSIT

• ER Model
• Relational model:

  • Relational Algebra

  • Tuple calculus

• SQL
• Integrity constraints normal forms
• File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees)
• Transactions and concurrency control

Computer Networks GATE syllabus for CSIT

• Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks;
• Basics of packet
• Circuit and virtual circuit switching
• Data link layer:

  • Framing

  • Error detection

  • Ethernet bridging

  • Medium access control

• Routing protocols (shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link state routing)
• Basics of IP support protocols(ARP, DHCP, ICMP)
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• IPv4
• CIDR notations
• Fragmentation and IP addressing
• Address Translation
• Transport layer:

  • Flow control and congestion control

  • UDP

  • TCP

  • Sockets

• Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email.

Water And Waste Water Quality And Treatment

• Unit Processes And Operations
• Water Requirement
• Effluent Discharge Standards
• Sludge Disposal
• Reuse Of Treated Sewage For Different Applications
• Water Distribution System
• Basics of water quality standards – Physical, chemical and biological parameters
• Water Quality Index
• Drinking Water Treatment
• Sewerage System Design, Quantity Of Domestic Wastewater, Primary Treatment And Secondary Treatment

Municipal Solid Wastes

• Engineered Systems For Solid Waste Management (Reuse/ Recycle, Energy Recovery, Treatment And Disposal)
• Characteristics, Generation, Collection and Transportation Of Solid Wastes

Air Pollution

• Types Of Pollutants, Their Sources And Impacts
• Air Quality Index And Limits
• Air Quality Standards
• Air Pollution Control

Transportation Infrastructure

• Geometric Design Of Railway Track – Speed and Cant
• Geometric Design Of Highways – Cross-Sectional Elements, Sight Distances, Horizontal And Vertical Alignments
• Taxiway and Exit Taxiway Design
• Concept Of Airport Runway Length, Calculations and Corrections

Highway Pavements

• Design Factors For Flexible And Rigid Pavements
• Desirable Properties Of Bituminous Paving Mixes
• Highway Materials – Desirable Properties And Tests
• Design Of Flexible And Rigid Pavement Using IRC Codes

Traffic Engineering

• Highway Capacity
• Traffic Signs
• Types Of Intersections
• Microscopic And Macroscopic Parameters Of Traffic Flow, Fundamental Relationships
• Signal Design By Webster’s Method
• Traffic Studies On Flow And Speed
• Peak Hour Factor
• Accident Study
• Statistical Analysis Of Traffic Data

Basics Of Remote Sensing And GIS

Errors And Their Adjustment

Principles Of Surveying

Traversing And Triangulation Survey

Total Station

Photogrammetry And Remote Sensing – Scale, Flying Height

Horizontal And Vertical Curves

Distance And Angle Measurement – Leveling And Trigonometric Leveling

Maps – Scale, Coordinate System

Linear Algebra

• Eigen vectors
• Systems of linear equations
• Matrix Algebra
• Eigen values

Calculus

• Line Integral
• Volume Integral
• Stokes’s Theorem
• Divergence Theorem
• Gauss’s Theorem
• Green’s Theorem
• Theorems of Integral Calculus
• Mean Value Theorems
• Evaluation Of Definite And Improper Integrals
• Maxima And Minima
• Partial Derivatives
• Multiple Integrals
• Vector Identities
• Fourier Series
• Directional Derivatives
• Surface Integral

Differential equations

• Partial Differential Equations
• Initial And Boundary Value Problems
• Euler’s Equation
• Method Of Separation Of Variables
• Cauchy’s Equation
• Higher-Order Linear Differential Equations With Constant Coefficients
• First-Order Equations (Linear And Nonlinear)
• Method Of Variation Of Parameters

Complex variables

• Cauchy’s Integral Formula
• Laurent Series
• Taylor Series
• Residue Theorem
• Solution Integrals
• Cauchy’s Integral Theorem
• Analytic Functions

Probability and Statistics

• Poisson Distribution
• Binomial Distribution
• Normal Distribution
• Correlation Analysis
• Regression Analysis
• Conditional Probability
• Sampling Theorems
• Mean
• Mode
• Median
• Standard Deviation
• Discrete and Continuous distributions
• Random Variables

Dependent Sources, R, L, C, M Elements

Ideal Voltage And Current Sources

Network solution methods: KVL, KCL, Node And Mesh Analysis

Network Theorems: (Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer Theorem)

Resonance

Transient Response of DC & AC networks

Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis

Balanced Three-Phase Circuits

Two-port network

Complex Power And Power Factor in AC circuits

Electric Field Intensity

Coulomb’s Law

Divergence

Electric Flux Density

Gauss’s Law

Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions

Biot-Savart’s Law

Effect Of Dielectric Medium

Capacitance Of Simple Configurations

Ampere’s Law

Curl

Self and Mutual Inductance of Simple Configurations

Lorentz Force

Inductance

Faraday’s law

Magnetomotive Force

Magnetic Circuits

Reluctance

Average Value Calculation for any General Periodic Waveform

Representation of Continuous and Discrete-Time Signals

Shifting and Scaling Properties

Linear Time-Invariant and Causal Systems

RMS Value

Laplace Transform and Z Transform

Sampling theorem

Fourier Series Representation of Continuous and Discrete-Time Periodic Signals

Applications of Fourier Transform for Continuous and Discrete-Time Signals

Models And Performance Of Transmission Lines And Cables

AC And DC Transmission Concepts

Basic Concepts Of Electrical Power Generation

Economic Load Dispatch

Electric Field Distribution And Insulators

Series And Shunt Compensation

Distribution Systems

Bus Admittance Matrix

Per-Unit Quantities

Power Factor Correction

Gauss-Seidel And Newton-Raphson Load Flow Methods

Symmetrical Components

Voltage And Frequency Control

Circuit Breakers

Equal Area Criterion

System stability concepts

Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis

Feedback Principle

Transfer Function

Transient And Steady-State Analysis Of Linear Time-Invariant Systems

Mathematical Modelling And Representation Of Systems

Block Diagrams And Signal Flow Graphs

Stability Analysis Using Routh-Hurwitz And Nyquist Criteria

Root loci

Bode Plots

Lag, Lead And Lead-Lag Compensators

Solution Of State Equations Of LTI Systems

P, PI And PID Controllers

State-Space Model

Instrument Transformers

Oscilloscopes, Error Analysis

Measurement Of Voltage, Current, Power, Energy And Power Factor

Bridges And Potentiometers

Phase, Time and Frequency measurement

Digital Voltmeters And Multimeters

Time And Frequency Measurement

Simple diode circuits: Clamping, Clipping, Rectifiers

Amplifiers: Biasing, Equivalent Circuit And Frequency Response Oscillators And Feedback Amplifiers

Operational amplifiers: Characteristics and applications; single-stage active filters

Active Filters

Multiplexers

Demultiplexers

Schmitt trigger

A/D and D/A converters

VCOs and timers

Combinational and sequential logic circuits

Sample and hold circuits

Buck, Boost And Buck-Boost Converters

Single and Three-Phase Configuration Of Uncontrolled Rectifiers

Static V-I characteristics and firing/gating circuits for Thyristor

MOSFET, IGBT; DC to DC conversion

Bidirectional ac to dc Voltage Source Converters

Voltage And Current Commutated Thyristor Based Converters

Magnitude And Phase Of Line Current Harmonics For Uncontrolled and Thyristor-Based Converters

Single-Phase And Three-Phase Voltage And Current Source Inverters

Power Factor And Distortion Factor of AC to DC Converters

Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation

Linear Algebra

• Basis
• Vector Space
• Matrix Algebra
• Linear Dependence And Independence
• Rank
• Eigenvalues And Eigenvectors
• Solution Of Linear Equations- Existence And Uniqueness

Calculus

• Partial Derivatives
• Theorems Of Integral Calculus
• Mean Value Theorems
• Evaluation Of Definite And Improper Integrals
• Line, Surface And Volume Integrals
• Maxima And Minima
• Multiple Integrals
• Taylor Series

Differential Equation

• Higher-Order Linear Differential Equations
• First-Order Equations (Linear And Nonlinear)
• Cauchy’s And Euler’s Equations
• Variable Separable Method
• Complementary Function And Particular Integral
• Methods Of Solution Using Variation Of Parameters
• Partial Differential Equations
• Initial And Boundary Value Problems

Vector Analysis

• Divergence And Curl
• Vector Operations
• Vectors In Plane And Space
• Gradient
• Green’s And Stokes’ Theorems
• Gauss’s Theorem
• Complex Analysis
• Series
• Cauchy’s Integral Theorem
• Analytic Functions
• Cauchy’s Integral Formula
• Sequences
• Taylor And Laurent Series
• Convergence Tests
• Residue Theorem

Probability and Statistics

• Median, Mean, Mode, Standard Deviation
• Probability Distributions
• Combinatorial Probability
• Poisson Distribution
• Binomial Distribution
• Normal Distribution
• Exponential Distribution
• Joint And Conditional Probability

Circuit Analysis

• Thevenin’s Theorem
• Node and Mesh Analysis
• Circuit Analysis
• Superposition
• Reciprocity
• Norton’s Theorem
• Sinusoidal steady-state analysis: Complex Power, Maximum Power Transfer
• Time and frequency domain analysis of linear circuits: RL, RC And RLC Circuits, Solution Of Network Equations Using Laplace Transform
• Linear 2-port network parameters, wye-delta transformation

Continuous-time signals

• Sampling Theorem And Applications
• Fourier Series And Fourier Transform

Discrete-time signals

• DTFT, DFT, z-transform, discrete-time processing of continuous-time signals
• LTI systems: Definition And Properties, Stability, Causality, Impulse Response, Convolution, Poles And Zeroes, Group Delay, Frequency Response, Phase Delay

Drift Current

Diffusion Current

Zener Diode

Mobility and Resistivity

Poisson And Continuity Equations

Generation And Recombination Of Carriers

P-N Junction

BJT, MOS Capacitor

Photo Diode And Solar Cell

LED

MOSFET

Diode circuit

Clamping, Clipping, and Rectifiers

BJT and MOSFET amplifiers

• AC Coupling
• Biasing
• Small-Signal Analysis
• Current Mirrors and Differential Amplifiers
• Frequency Response

Op-amp circuits

• Integrators
• Summers
• Amplifiers
• Differentiators
• Schmitt Triggers and Oscillators
• Active Filters

Number representations

• Binary, integer and floating-point- numbers
• Combinatorial circuits

Sequential circuits

• Finite State Machines
• Counters
• Latches And Flip-Flops
• Shift-Registers
• Setup And Hold Time
• Propagation Delay
• Critical Path Delay

Data converters

• Sample and Hold Circuits
• ADCs & DACs

Semiconductor memories

• SRAM
• ROM
• DRAM

Computer organization

• Machine Instructions and Addressing Modes
• Data-Path And Control Unit
• ALU
• Instruction Pipelining

Feedback Principle

Block Diagram Representation

Transfer Function

Transient and Steady-State Analysis Of LTI Systems

Signal Flow Graph

Basic Control System Components

State Variable Model and Solution Of State Equation Of LTI Systems

Routh-Hurwitz And Nyquist Stability Criteria

Bode and Root-Locus Plots

Lag, Lead And Lag Lead Compensation

Block Diagram Representation

Frequency Response

Random processes syllabus for GATE exam

• Properties of White Noise
• Autocorrelation and Power Spectral Density
• Filtering of Random Signals Through LTI Systems

Analog communications syllabus for GATE exam

• Superheterodyne Receivers
• Angle Modulation and Demodulation
• Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation
• Spectra of AM and FM

Information theory syllabus for GATE exam

• Mutual Information and Channel Capacity Theorem
• Entropy

Digital communications syllabus for GATE exam

• DPCM
• PCM
• Digital Modulation Schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM)
• Inter-Symbol Interference
• Bandwidth
• MAP
• Matched Filter Receiver
• ML Detection
• Hamming Codes
• Fundamentals Of Error Correction
• SNR and BER
• CRC

Maxwell’s Equation

syllabus for GATE exam

• Poynting Vector
• Boundary Conditions
• Differential and Integral Forms And Their Interpretation
• Maxwell’s equations
• Wave Equation

Plane waves and properties syllabus for GATE exam

• Propagation Through Various Media
• Polarization
• Reflection And Refraction
• Phase And Group Velocity
• Skin Depth

• Characteristic Impedance
• Equations
• Impedance Matching
• S-Parameters
• Impedance Transformation
• Smith Chart
• Linear Antenna Arrays
• Light Propagation in Optical Fibers
• Rectangular and Circular Waveguides
• Dipole and Monopole Antennas

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Subject

Marks out of 100

General Aptitude

15

Engineering Mathematics

13

Communications

11

Networks

10

Signals and Systems

9

Electromagnetics

9

Control Systems

9

Digital Circuits

8

Analog Circuits

8

Electronic Devices

8

Electrical Engineering

Subject

Marks out of 100

General Aptitude

15

Engineering Mathematics

13

Electrical Machines

12

Power Electronics

11

Analog and Digital Electronics

8

Power Systems

8

Control Systems

8

Signals and Systems

8

Electric Circuits

7

Electromagnetic Fields

7

Electrical and Electronic Measurements

3

Mechanical Engineering

Subject

Marks out of 100

Manufacturing Engineering

15.4125

General Aptitude

15

Engineering Mathematics

13.8125

Thermal Engineering

11.1

Mechanics of Materials

9.0125

Theory of Machines and Vibration

8.35

Fluid Mechanic

8

Heat Transfer

5.4125

Industrial Engineering

5.25

Machine Design

4.6375

Engineering Mechanics

4.0125

Civil Engineering

Subject

Marks out of 100

Geotechnical Engineering

14.67

Gentle Aptitude

15.00

Engineering Mathematics

13.00

Environmental Engineering

10.67

Fluid Mechanics

9.00

Transportation Engineering

7.50

Structural Analysis

6.83

Geomatics Engineering

5.67

Irrigation and Hydrology

4.67

Concrete Structures

4.67

Solid Mechanics

3.67

Steel Structures

2.67

Construction Materials and Management

1.33

Engineering Mechanics

0.67

Chemical Engineering

Subject

Marks Out of 100

Instrumental and Process Control

8

Chemical Reaction Engineering

12

Mechanical Operations

5

Mass Transfer

8

Plant Design and Economics

5

Heat Transfer

9

Process Calculations & Thermodynamics

8

Fluid Mechanics

11

Chemical Technology

6

Engineering Mathematics

13

General Aptitude

15

Computer Science & Information Technology Engineering

Subject

Marks Out of 100

Computer Networks

8

Programming & DS

13

Algorithms

5

Operating System

7

Digital Logic

6

COA

8

DBMS

9

TOC

11

Compiler Design

6

Discrete Mathematics

12

General Aptitude

15

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Subject

Marks Out of 100

General Aptitude

15

Probability & Statistics

16

Linear Algebra

10

Calculus & Optimization

8

Programming, Data Structure & Algorithm

21

Database Management & Warehousing

8

Machine Learning

11

Artificial Intelligence

11

Month

Focus Topic

Month 1–2

All subjects- First pass of core concepts

Month 3–4

Work on weak subjects with solving problems

Month - 5

Solve GATE Previous Year Questions and GATE subject wise tests

Month- 6

Mock Tests and Only Review Materials for Final Preparation

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Branch / Discipline

Recommended Safe Score (General Category)

Top PSUs / Opportunities

Computer Science (CS)

850 – 880

IOCL, ONGC, HPCL, BARC

Electronics & Communication (EC)

820 – 850

BHEL, NTPC, DRDO, BEL

Electrical Engineering (EE)

800 – 850

Power Grid, NTPC, IOCL

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

780 – 820

ONGC, IOCL, GAIL, BHEL

Civil Engineering (CE)

750 – 800

NBCC, EIL, SAIL, NHAI

Instrumentation Engineering (IN)

760 – 800

HPCL, GAIL, BARC

Chemical Engineering (CH)

720 – 760

IOCL, GAIL, HPCL

Metallurgical Engineering (MT)

700 – 740

SAIL, BHEL, RINL

Production / Industrial (PI)

720 – 750

BHEL, IOCL

Environmental Engineering (ES)

700 – 740

NPCIL, EIL, GAIL

Approximate GATE Score Ranges (General Category):

Branch

Top IITs

Newer IITs

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) / Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning:

750 - 850+ (Can go even higher for highly sought-after specializations at IITB, IITD, IISc)

650 - 750+

Electrical Engineering (EE) / Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) / VLSI / Power Electronics / Instrumentation:

700 - 800+

600 - 700+

Mechanical Engineering (ME) / Thermal Engineering / Design Engineering / Manufacturing:

680 - 780+

580 - 680+

Civil Engineering (CE) / Structural Engineering / Transportation Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Geotechnical Engineering:

650 - 750+

550 - 650+

Chemical Engineering (CH):

600 - 700+

500 - 600+

SR.

Subject

Book Name with Authors/Publishers

1

C Programming

1.The C programming language by :- DENNIS M.RITCHIE/Pearson;

2.C: The Complete Reference by :- Herbert Schildt/ McGraw Hill Education;

2

Data structure

1.Fundamentals of Data structure by :- Sartaj Sahni;

2.Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy by :- Narsimha Karumanchi

3

Algorithms

1.Introduction to Algorithms by :- Thomas H.Cormen;

2.Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms by :- Rajasekaran,

Sahni, Horowitz

4

Theory of computation

1.An introduction to formal languages and automata by :-

Peter Linz;

2.Automata Theory, Languages and Computation by :- John E

Hopcroft Jeffrey D. Ullman

5

Compiler design

1.Compilers principles,Techniques and Tools by :- Jeffrey D.Ullman;

2.Principles of compiler design by :- Aho & UllMan

6

Data base management system

1. Fundamentals of Database system by :- Elmasri Navathe

2.Database System Concepts by :- Henry Korth

7

Operating system

1.Operating system and principles by :- Peter Baer Galvin

2.Operating System Concepts by :- Galvin

8

COA

1.Computer organization by :- Carl Hamacher

2.Computer Organization and Architecture by :- William Stallings

9

Discrete maths

1.Discrete mathematics and its application by :- Kenneth Rosen

2.Introductory discrete mathematics by :- V. Balakrishnan

10

Digital logic

1.Digital logic and computer design by :- M.Morris Mano

2.Modern Digital Electronics by :- R.P jain

11

Computer network

1.Data communication and networking by :- Behrouz A. Forouzon

2.Computer Networks by :- Andrew S. Tanenbaum and David J.Wetherall

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Subject

Book Name with Authors/Publishers

1

Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach by : 1- Yunus A. Cengel 2 - Michael A. Boles Engineering Thermodynamics by : 1 - PK Nag

2

Refrigeration and Air conditioning

Refrigeration and Air conditioning by : 1 - CP Arora Refrigeration and Air Conditioning by : 2 - PL Ballaney

3

Power Plant Engineering

Steam & Gas Turbine and Power Plant Engineering by : 1 - R yadav
Power Plant Engineering by : 1 - PK Nag

4

Heat and Mass Transfer

Heat and Mass transfer Fundamental & Application by : 1 - Yonous Cengel 2 - Afshin J. Ghajar Heat Transfer by : 1 - J P Holman 2 - Souvik Bhattacharyya

5

IC Engines

Internal Combustion Engine by : 1 - V Ganeshan Internal Combustion Engine by : 1 - M.L. Mathur 2 - R.P. Sharma

6

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines

Fluid Mechanics by : 1 - Yunus A. Cengel 2 - John M. Cimbala Introduction to Fluid mechanics by : 1 - Fox and McDonald's Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machine by : 1 - K Subramanya

7

Engineering mechanics

Vector Mechanics for Engineers STATIC | DYNAMICS by : 1 - Beer and johnson Engineering Mechanics Static & Dynamics by : 1 - R.C. Hibbler

8

Strength of material

Mechanics of Materials by : 1 - R.C. Hibbler Mechanics of Materials by : 1 - Gere & Timoshenko

9

Machine Design

Design of Machine Elements by : 1 - VB Bhandari Mechanical Engineering Design by : 1 - Shigley 2 - Budynas Nisbett

10

Theory of machine

Theory of Machine by : 1 - SS Ratan Theory of Machine and Mechanism by : 1- Joseph E. Shigley Theory of Machine by : - Thomas Bevan

11

Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Engineering by : 1 - Serope Kalpak 2 - Steven R. Schmid Manufacturing Technology by : PN Rao 1 - Volume I 2 - Volume II

12

Industrial engineering

Industrial Engineering and Production Management by : 1 - M. Mahajan Industrial Engineering and Management by : 1 - OP Khanna

13

Engineering materials

Willey publication by : 1 - W.D. Callister

1

Electric circuits/Network Theory

1.Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by: Charles.k. Alexander

Matthew N.D. Sadiku

2.Engineering Circuit Analysis by:

William H.Hayt, Jr. Jack E. Kemmerly and Steven M. Durbin

3. Network Analysis by: M.E. Van Valkenburg

2

Electromagnetic Fields/Electromagnetic theory

1. Principles of Electromagnetics by: Matthew N.D. Sadiku, S.V. Kulkarni

2. Engineering Electromagnetics by: W.H. Hayt, Jr JA Buck, M Jaleel Akhtar

3. Electromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems : Edward C. Jordan, Keith G. Balmain

3

Engineering Mathematics

1. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by: Erwin kreyszig

2. Wiley Precise textbook Series by:

Volume I

Volume II

3.Higher Engineering Mathematics by: B.S. Grewal

4

Signals And Systems

1. Signals And Systems by: Oppenheim Alan V, Willsky Alan S, Nawab S. Hamid

2.Signals and Systems by: Simon Haykin Barry Van Veen

3. Signals and Systems by: A. Anand Kumar

5

Analog Electronics/Analog Circuits

1. Integrated Electronics by: Jacob Millman Christos C Halkias

2. Electronic Devices and Circuit by: Robert L. Boylestad Louis Nashelsky

3. Microelectronic Circuits: Theory an Adel S Sedra Kenneth C. Sm

6

Control Systems

1. Automatic Control Systems by: Benjamin.C.kuo, Farid Golnaraghi

2. Control Systems Engineering by: Norman.S.Nise

3. Modern Control Engineering Katsuhiko Dgata

4. Problem and solution of Control System with essential theory - AK Jairath

5.Principles of linear system and signals by BP Lath

7

Digital Electronics/Digital Circuits

1. Digital Logic and Computer design by: M Morris Mano

2. Digital System by: Ronald J. Tocci Gregory L. Moss and Neal S. Widmer

3. Modern Digital Electronics by: R.P. Jain

8

Power Systems

1.Elements of Power System Analysis by: William D Stevenson

2. Electrical Power Systems by: C.L. Wadhwa

3. Electrical Power Systems by: Ashfaq Hussian

4. Power System Engineering by: D.P. Kothari and J. Nagrath

9

Power Electronics

1. Devices, Circuits and applications by Muhammad H. Rashid

2. Power Electronics by: P.S. Bhimbra

10

Electrical Machines

1. Electric Machinery fundamentals by: Stephen J Chapman

2. Electric Machinery by: P.S. Bimbhr

3. Electric Machines by: I.J. Nagrath and D.P. Kothari

4. Electric Machinery by: Fitzgerald and Kingsley

11

Electrical and Electronic measurements

1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation;

A.K. Sawhney

2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation And Measureme Techniques by: Albert D.Helfrick, William D.Cooper

3. Electrical Measurement and Measuring Instrume: E.W. Golding, F.C. Widdis

1

Network Theory

1. Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by: Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N.D. Sadiku

2. Engineering Circuit Analysis by: William H.Hayt, Jr. Jack E. Kemmerly, Steven M. Durbin

3. Network Analysis by: M.E. Van Valkenburg

2

Electromagnetics

1. Principles of Electromagnetics by: Matthew N.D. Sadiku, S.V. Kulkarni

2. Engineering Electromagnetics by: W.H. Hayt, Jr JA Buck, M Jaleel Akhtar

3. Electromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems : Edward C. Jordan, Keith G. Balmain

3

Engineering Mathematics

1. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by: Erwin kreyszig

2. Wiley Precise textbook Series by:

Volume I

Volume II

3.Higher Engineering Mathematics by: B.S. Grewal

4

Signals And Systems

1. Signals And Systems by: Oppenheim Alan V, Willsky Alan S, Nawab S. Hamid

2.Signals and Systems by: Simon Haykin Barry Van Veen

3. Signals and Systems by: A. Anand Kumar

5

Analog Electronics And Circuits

1. Integrated Electronics by: Jacob Millman Christos C Halkias

2. Electronic Devices and Circuit by: Robert L. Boylestad Louis Nashelsky

3. Microelectronic Circuits: Theory an Adel S Sedra Kenneth C. Sm

6

Control Systems

1. Automatic Control Systems by: Benjamin.C.kuo, Farid Golnaraghi

2. Control Systems Engineering by: Norman.S.Nise

3. Modern Control Engineering Katsuhiko Dgata

7

Digital Electronics

1. Digital Logic and Computer design by: M Morris Mano

2. Digital System by: Ronald J. Tocci, Gregory L. Moss, Neal S. Widmer

3. Modern Digital Electronics by: R.P. Jain

8

Communications

1. Modern Digital and Analog Communication System B.P. Lathi

2. Principles of Communication Systems by: Herbert Taub, Donald Schilling, Goutam Saha

3. Communication Systems by: Simon Haykin

9

Electronic Devices

1. Semiconductor Physics and Devices by: Donald A Neamen, Dhrubes Biswas

2. Solid State Electronic Devices by: Ben G. Streetman, Sanjay Kumar Banerjee

SR.

Subject

Book Name with Authors/Publishers

1

Reinforced Cement Concrete and Prestress Concrete

1. RCC Design : B. C. Punamia,N Krishanrajan

2. Reinforced Concrete Design : Pillai & D. Menon

3. Prestressed Concrete : N. Krishna Raju

4. RCC. Design : A. K. Jain & S N Sinha

2

Construction Technology Planning and Management (CTPM)

1. Construction Project Management : K.N. Jha

2. Construction Engineering and Management : Dr. S. Seetharaman

3. Construction Planning Management : B. C. Punamia

3

Structural Analysis

1. Structural Analysis (9th Edition) : R.C. Hibbler

2. Theory of Structures/Analysis of Structure : S Ramamrutham

3. Theory of Structures/Analysis of Structure : L.S. Negi & Jangid

4. Theory of Structures/Analysis of Structure : Gupta & Pandit, C S Reddy

5. Analysis of Structures (vol. I & II) : Vazirani & Ratwani

4

Geotechnical and Foundation Enginnering

1. Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics : Gopal Ranjan & Rao

2. Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering : S. K. Garg

3. Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering : B. C. Punamia

4. Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering : Dr. K. R. Arora

5

Irrigation Engineering

1. Irrigation Water Resources and Water Power Engineering : P. N. Modi

2. Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures : S.K. Garg

6

Highway Engineering

1. Highway Engineering : Khanna & Justo

2. Highway Engineering : L.R. Kadiyali.

3. Highway Engineering : S. K. Sharma

7

Surveying

1. Surveying (vol. I & II) : B.C. Punmia

2. Surveying (vol. I & II) : S.K. Duggal

8

Environmental Engineering

1. Environmental Engineering (vol. I & II) : S. K Garg

2. Environmental Engineering (vol. I & II) : B. C. Punamia

3. Environmental Engineering : Peavy & Rowe

9

Fluid Mechanics

1. Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines (9th Edition) : R. K. Bansal

2. Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics including Hydraulic Machines : Modi and Seth

3. Flow in Open Channel : K. Subramanya

4. Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines : K. Subramanya

10

Engineering Hydrology

1. Hydrology : K. Subramanya

11

Strength of Materials

1. Mechanics of Structure (vol. 1) : Dr. H.J. Shah, S.B. Junnarkar

2. Strength of Materials : B.C. Punamia

3. Strength of Materials : Dr. U. C. Jindal

4. Mechanics of Materials : Gere & Timoshenko

5. Properties of Metals : E. Popov

12

Railway Engineering

1. Railway Engineering : S.C. Saxena & S.P. Arora

13

Airport Engineering

1. Airport Planning & Design : S. K. Khanna & M. G. Arora

14

Design of Steel Structure

1. Limit State Design of Steel Structures : S.K. Duggal

2. Steel Design : L. S. Negi

3. Design of Steel Structures : N. Subramaniam

15

Building Materials

1. Building Materials : S.K. Duggal

2. Concrete Technology : M. S. Shetty

16

Engineering Mechanics

1. Engineering Mechanics : R. K Bansal

SR

Subject

Book Name with Authors/Publishers

1

Chemical Engineering for GATE

Ram Prasad

2

Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering

David. M. Himmelblau

3

Thermodynamics

A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics – K. V. Narayanan.An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics – J. M. Smith, H. C. Van Ness, M. M. Abbott

4

Fluid Mechanics

1. Introduction To Fluid Mechanics (English) 7th Edition (paperback) … by Yunus A. Cengel, John M. Cimbala 2. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics – Fox and Mc Donald

5

Compiler design

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics – Fox and Mc Donald

6

Mechanical Operation

1. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering – Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott 2. Mechanical Operation For Chemical Engineering by Narayanan C. M. & Bhattacharyya B. C

7

Heat Transfer

1. Heat Transfer – Binay.K.Dutta 2. Heat Transfer – Jack Philip Holman

8

Mass Transfer

Mass Transport Phenomena – Christie J. Geankoplis , Mass Transfer Operations – Robert E. Treybal

9

Chemical Reaction

Chemical Reaction Engineering – Fogler & Gurmen, Chemical Reaction Engineering – Octave Levenspiel

10

Process Dynamics and Control

Process Systems Analysis and Control – Donald R. Coughanowr & Steven E. LeBlanc

11

Chemical Process Control

Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical Technology by Gopala Rao M. and Marshall S

12

Chemical Technology

R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N. Lightfoot

SR.

Subject

Book Name with Authors/Publishers

1

Probability and Statistics

Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists" by Sheldon M. Ross

2

Linear Algebra

Introduction to Linear Algebra (Gilbert Strang)

3

Calculus and Optimization

Mathematics for Machine Learning" by Marc Peter Deisenroth, A. Aldo Faisal, and Cheng Soon Ong

4

Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms

Data Structures and Algorithms in Python" by Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia, and Michael H. Goldwasser

5

Database Management and Warehousing

Database System Concepts" by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, and S. Sudarshan

6

Machine Learning

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher M. Bishop

7

AI

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig