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GATE is one of the popular exams for which many candidates apply. Seeing the level of competition it is important to score good marks. Books are the main material through which a candidate prepares for the exam. Thus it is important to know about the right books for each subject so that you can select the best one and prepare in the best possible manner. This will help the candidates to cover the syllabus in detail as well as obtain a good understanding of the topic and practice well and help them score good marks.
Table of Contents
- GATE Books for Computer Science Engineering (CSE)
- GATE Books for Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- GATE Books for Civil Engineering (CE)
- GATE Books for Electrical Engineering (EE)
- GATE Books for Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
- GATE General Aptitude Books for Preparation
- GATE Architecture and Planning Books for Preparation
- GATE Petroleum Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Aerospace Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Chemical Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Biotechnology Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Instrumentation Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Agriculture Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Metallurgical Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Biomedical Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Chemistry Books for Preparation
- GATE Ecology and Evolution Books for Preparation
- GATE Geology and Geophysics Books for Preparation
- GATE Mining Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Physics Books for Preparation
- GATE Production and Industrial Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE Statistics Books for Preparation
- GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Books for Preparation
- GATE Environmental Science and Engineering Books for Preparation
- GATE 2023 Syllabus
- GATE Books 2023 – Benefits of Choosing the Right Books
- FAQs
There are a number of books available for each subject. Choosing the books depend upon a variety of factors such as preparation level, subjects, etc. All these books on different subjects have been given in detail below-
GATE Books for Computer Science Engineering (CSE)
| Subject | Authors/Publishers |
| C Programming | 1. The c programming language by DENNIS M.RITCHIE/Pearson; |
| 2. C: The complete reference by Herbert Schildt/ McGraw Hill Education; | |
| Data strcuture | 1. Fundamentals of data structure by Sartaj Sahni |
| 2. Data structures and algorithms made easy by Narsimha Karumanchi | |
| Algorithms | 1. Introduction to algorithms by Thomas H.Cormen |
| 2. Fundamentals of computer algorithms by Rajasekaran, Sahni, Horowitz | |
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 | |
| Compiler design | 1. Compilers principles, techniques and tools by Jeffrey D.Ullman |
| 2. Principles of compiler design by Aho & UllMan | |
Database management system | 1. Fundamentals of database system by Elmasri Navathe |
| 2. Database system concepts by Henry Korth | |
Operating system | 1. Operating system and principles by Peter Baer Galvin |
| 2. Operating system concepts by Galvin | |
| COA | 1. Computer organization by Carl Hamacher |
| 2. Computer organization and architecture by William Stallings | |
| Discrete maths | 1. Discrete mathematics and its application by Kenneth Rosen |
2. Introductory discrete mathematics by V. Balakrishnan | |
| Digital logic | 1. Digital logic and computer design by M. Morris Mano |
| 2. Modern digital electronics by R.P jain | |
Computer network | 1. Data communication and networking by Behrouz A. Forouzon |
| 2. Computer networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall |
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GATE Books for Mechanical Engineering (ME)
| Subject | Book Name with Authors/Publishers |
| Thermodynamics | PK Nag / Cengel and Boles |
| Refrigeration and air conditioning | CP Arora / PL Ballaney |
| Power plant engineering | R Yadav / PK Nag |
| Heat and mass transfer | JP Hollowman / Yonous Cengel |
| IC engines | V Ganeshan / ML Mathur |
| Fluid mechanics and Hydraulic machines | K Subramanium / Cengel and Cimbala / Fox and McDonald’s |
| Engineering mechanics | Marium Kraige / RC Hibbler / Beer and Johnson |
| Strength of material | M. Gere and Timoshenko / RC Hibbler |
| Machine design | VB Bhandari / E. Shigley |
| Theory of machine | SS Ratan / E. Shigley / Gosh and Malik |
| Manufacturing engineering | Kalpak Jain / Gosh and Malik / PN Rao |
| Industrial engineering | Heera and Gupta / OP Khanna |
| Engineering materials | W.D. Callister |
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GATE Books for Civil Engineering (CE)
Subject | Book Name with Authors/Publishers |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Irrigation Ingineering | 1. Irrigation Water Resources and Water Power Engineering : P. N. Modi 2. Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures : S.K. Garg |
Highway Engineering | 1. Highway Engineering : Khanna & Justo 2. Highway Engineering : L.R. Kadiyali. 3. Highway Engineering : S. K. Sharma |
Surveying | 1. Surveying (vol. I & II) : B.C. Punmia 2. Surveying (vol. I & II) : S.K. Duggal |
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 |
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 |
Engineering Hydrology | 1. Hydrology : K. Subramanya |
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 |
Railway Engineering | 1. Railway Engineering S.C. Saxena & S.P. Arora |
Airport Engineering | 1. Airport Planning & Design S. K. Khanna & M. G. Arora |
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 |
Building Materials | 1. Building Materials S.K. Duggal 2. Concrete Technology M. S. Shetty |
Engineering Mechanics | 1. Engineering Mechanics R. K Bansal |
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GATE Books for Electrical Engineering (EE)
Subject | Book Name with Authors/Publishers |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Power Electronics | 1. Devices, Circuits and applications by Muhammad H. Rashid |
2. Power Electronics by: P.S. Bhimbra | |
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 | |
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 |
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GATE Books for Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
| Subject | Book Name with Authors/Publishers |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
GATE General Aptitude Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book & publisher or author |
| General Aptitude | GATE 2021-Guide- General Aptitude- Author- By GKP |
| General Aptitude | Wiley Acing the GATE: Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude- Author- By Anil Kumar Main |
| General Aptitude | GATE GENERAL APTITUDE & ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS- Author- By Trishna |
| General Aptitude | Aptitude & Reasoning for GATE 2021 and ESE 2021 (Prelims)- Theory, Practices Questions and Previous Year Solved Papers- Author- By Hemant Jain |
GATE Architecture and Planning Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Architecture and Planning | Architects Guidebook for competitive exams-By Ar. Swapnil Vidhate |
GATE Petroleum Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of the publisher or author |
| Petroleum Engineering | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering- Author- by John R Fanchi, Wiley- Blackwell |
| Petroleum Engineering | Elements of Petroleum Refinery Engineering- Author- By OP Gupta, Khanna Publishers |
| Petroleum Engineering | Khanna’s Objective Questions in Petroleum Engineering- Author- By Vikas Mahto, Khanna Book Publishing Company Private Limited |
| Petroleum Engineering | Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering- Author- By Ronald E. Terry, Prentice Hall |
| Petroleum Engineering | HPCL Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Boiler Technician Mechanical Engineering – Author- By G.K Publication Pvt. Ltd. |
GATE Aerospace Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Aerospace Engineering | Aerodynamics for Engineers- Author- By John J Bertin, Pearson |
| Aerospace Engineering | Fundamentals of Aerodynamics- Author- By John D Anderson, Tata McGraw- Hill Education |
| Aerospace Engineering | Aerodynamics for Engineering Students- Author- E. L. Houghton, P. W. Carpenter, Butteworth Heineman |
GATE Chemical Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Chemical Engineering | Heat Transfer by JP Holman |
| Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering for GATE principles solved problems and objective-type questions by Ram Prasad |
| Chemical Engineering | Introduction to chemical engineering thermodynamics by JM Smith |
| Chemical Engineering | Essentials of chemical reaction Engineering by Fogler |
| Chemical Engineering | Unit operations of chemical Engineering by McCabe-FPM and MO |
| Chemical Engineering | Principles of Mass Transfer and separation processes by BK Dutta |
| Chemical Engineering | An Insight into Chemical Engineering by M.Subbu |
GATE Biotechnology Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Biotechnology Engineering | Biotechnology book by Lehning M Prescott , Eidon John , Lehninger |
GATE Instrumentation Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Instrumentation Engineering | Book by Natesan, Mukherjee, and Chakrawarthy |
GATE Agriculture Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Agriculture Engineering | Principles of Agricultural Engineering volume-1 by T.P.Ojha |
| Agriculture Engineering | Soil and water conservation Engineering by R Suresh |
| Agriculture Engineering | Handbook of Agriculture: Facts and Figures for farmers, students and all interested in farming by Indian council of Agricultural Research |
| Agriculture Engineering | Tractors and their power units by John B Liljedahl |
| Agriculture Engineering | Irrigation by A M Michael |
| Agriculture Engineering | Fundamentals of food engineering by D.G.Rao |
| Agriculture Engineering | Irrigation engineering by N.N.Basak |
| Agriculture Engineering | Concepts and applications in Agricultural Engineering by Mahendra Kumar Mohanty, Nikunja Bihari Dash |
GATE Metallurgical Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering Solved Papers GATE 2022- By Amritansh Frank |
| Metallurgical Engineering | GATE 2022- Metallurgical Engineering- Guide- By GKP |
| Metallurgical Engineering | GATE 2022- Solved Papers- Metallurgical Engineering- By GKP |
GATE Biomedical Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Biomedical Engineering | Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering by G.S.Sawhney |
GATE Chemistry Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Chemistry | Chapterwise solved papers chemistry GATE 2020 by Sanjay Saxena and Preeti Gupta |
GATE Ecology and Evolution Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Ecology and Evolution | Games of life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour by Karl Sigmund, Dover Publications |
GATE Geology and Geophysics Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Geology and Geophysics | Principles of Engineering Geology by K M Bangar |
| Geology and Geophysics | A textbook of Geology by G.B.Mahapatra |
| Geology and Geophysics | Engineering and general Geology by Parbin Singh |
| Geology and Geophysics | Fundamentals of Geophysics by William Lowrie |
| Geology and Geophysics | Structural Geology by Marland P Billings |
| Geology and Geophysics | Principles of Geomorphology by W D Thombury |
| Geology and Geophysics | Economic Geology by Umeshwar Prasad |
| Geology and Geophysics | Principles of Petrology by G W Tyrrell |
| Geology and Geophysics | Solved problems in Geophysics by Elisa Buforn , Carmen Pro, Agustn Udas |
| Geology and Geophysics | Engineering Geology by R Nagarajan, A.Parthasarathy, V.Panchapakesan |
| Geology and Geophysics | Quantitative Geophysics and Geology by Louis Lliboutry |
GATE Mining Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Mining Engineering | Elements of Mining Technology by Deshmukh |
GATE Physics Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Physics | Chapter-wise solved papers physics GATE 2020 by Vijay Kumar |
GATE Production and Industrial Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Production and industrial engineering | Theory of Machine by S S Ratan |
| Production and industrial engineering | Strength of material by Sadhu Singh |
| Production and industrial engineering | Machine design by V B Bhandari |
| Production and industrial engineering | Fluid Mechanics and Machinery by Modi and Seth |
| Production and industrial engineering | IC engine by Mathur Sharma |
| Production and industrial engineering | Production by S K Mondal notes Swadesh Singh |
| Production and industrial engineering | Thermodynamics by P K Nag |
GATE Statistics Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Statistics | Miller and Freunds Probability and Statistics for Engineers by Pearson |
GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Textile Engineering | Textile Processing and Properties by Vigo TL Vigo Vigo |
GATE Environmental Science and Engineering Books for Preparation
| Subject | Name of the book along with the name of publisher or author |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Basic of Energy & Environment: ESE 2021: Prelims GSEA by MADE EASY Editorial Board |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Environment at a Glance Civil Services and UG Classes of Punjab University by Saranjeet Kaur |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Environmental Engineering Sewage Waste Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering – Volume 2 by Santosh Kumar Garg |
GATE 2024 Syllabus
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GATE Books 2024 – Benefits of Choosing the Right Books
By selecting the best GATE Books for Preparation, students can ease out the exam preparation with the right amount of knowledge & less wastage of time. Following are the benefits of choosing the right book for gate preparation:
Easy to understand:
First and foremost, the books are drafted to read and comprehend for the candidates. Hence, candidates can understand the concepts and chapters if they are explained simply. This will allow candidates to gain a better understanding of the GATE topics.
Accurate Information:
The GATE preparation books contain accurate information about the chapters and topics covered in the GATE syllabus. Candidates should not read any books that contain misleading information.
Precise and clear explanation:
Because the GATE examination includes many complicated chapters, the preparation books attempt to keep the explanation simple and concise. The explanation in the book is brief, to the point, and simple to grasp.
Pictorial Representations:
Candidates are more likely to remember what they have studied if there are diagrams in the textbooks to aid topics and chapters. Candidates should try to use GATE books that use diagrams to explain topics.
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