GATE Exam Syllabus

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GATE Syllabus

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an entrance exam that assesses engineering graduates' technical and analytical abilities. The broad scope of the GATE 2024 syllabus enables an in-depth evaluation of a candidate's knowledge and aptitude in numerous engineering fields. The GATE 2024 exam was held for 30 papers and the candidates are allowed to attend one to two papers of the examination. General Aptitude (GD) is common in all the papers and the other papers follow a different syllabus.

Click on the links provided to know the syllabus in detail for each subject

Test Paper Syllabus Link
Aerospace Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ae.pdf
Agricultural Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ag.pdf
Architecture and Planning https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ar.pdf
Biomedical Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bm.pdf
Biotechnology https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bt.pdf
Civil Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ce.pdf
Chemical Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ch.pdf
Computer Science & Information Technology https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cs.pdf
Chemistry https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cy.pdf
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence http://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GATE2024DataScienceAIsyllabus.pdf
Electronics & Communication Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ec.pdf
Electrical Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ee.pdf
Environmental Science & Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/es.pdf
Ecology and Evolution https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ey.pdf
Geomatics Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ge.pdf
Geology & Geophysics https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/gg.pdf
Instrumentation Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/in.pdf
Mathematics https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ma.pdf
Mechanical Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/me.pdf
Mining Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mn.pdf
Metallurgical Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mt.pdf
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nm.pdf
Petroleum Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pe.pdf
Physics https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ph.pdf
Production & Industrial Engineering https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pi.pdf
Statistics https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/st.pdf
Textile Engineering & Fibre Science https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tf.pdf
Engineering Sciences https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/xe.pdf
Humanities & Social Sciences https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/xh.pdf
Life Sciences https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/xl.pdf

GATE 2024 Syllabus for ECE

  • Electromagnetics
  • Communications
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Circuits
  • Analog Circuits
  • Electronic Devices
  • Networks, Signals, and Systems
  • Engineering Mathematics

Best Books

  • Architecture —Hamacher
  • Electronic Devices Circuits — Millman and Halkias (Black Pad)
  • TOC - Theory of Computation — Ullman
  • Concept of Agricultural Engineering — Mohanty Das
  • An Insight into Chemical Engineering — M.Subbu
  • Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics — JM Smith
  • Highway engineering — Khanna and Justo
  • Machine Design — VB Bhandari
  • Thermodynamics — P.K Nag
  • Production Engineering — Swadesh Singh
  • Complete Master Guide GATE — Amresh Singh
  • Power Electronics — P S Bhimbhra
  • Soil mechanics and foundation engineering — Gopal and Ranjan
  • Principles of Mass Transfer and Separation Processes — BK Dutta
  • Microprocessor and its Applications — Goankar

In the GATE syllabus a total of 30 subjects are included in that candidates can opt for 1 or 2 subjects.
Yes the GATE syllabus is almost the same every year.
Some of the study resources recommended for the candidates to refer for the GATE exam are related books, previous year question papers, sample papers, mock tests, and GATE books by good authors.

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