GATE ECE Books: Topics-wise Books For GATE 2027 Preparation
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- GATE Exam Pattern
- GATE 2027 Books for ECE preparation: For All Subjects
- GATE 2027 ECE Books: Section-wise Books for GATE ECE Preparation
GATE Exam Pattern
Candidates aspiring to appear for the GATE exam should know the exam pattern. The GATE exam pattern helps the candidates know about the duration of the exam, total questions and the marks they hold, types of questions, etc. Refer to the table below containing the GATE pattern to prepare the strategy:
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Duration of Exam |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Total Number of Questions |
65 |
| Total Marks |
100 |
| Type of Questions |
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| Section-wise Marks |
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| Marking Scheme |
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Commonly asked questions
Candidates can download GATE syllabus from the official website - gate2027.iitm.ac.in. The syllabus is available in PDF format. Before downloading, check the GATE paper code and branch name. The GATE exam syllabus is available for 30 papers.
Yes, this year IIT Madras has revised the GATE syllabus 2027 for almost all subjects. Many topics and chapters have been simplified. Some chapters and topics have been removed.
- For CSE, major changes in syllabus have been made in COA, Digital Logic, and Computer Network
- For ECE, 90% of the syllabus remains the same. Few changes are made in the engineering mathematics, signals and systems, etc.
Candidates are advised to go through the syllabus/compare it carefully before preparing.
GATE 2027 Mechanical Engineering Syllabus have been revamped this year, with some new addition and deletion of topics. Topics deleted include: Langrange Equation and Heisler's charts.
The GATE ME syllabus 2027 has following sections including Engineering Mathematics-
- Applied Mechanics and Design
- Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Design
- Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
Yes, the GATE General Aptitude syllabus is common for all branch papers in GATE. Candidates must check the GATE syllabus PDF carefully before starting their preparation. The GATE GA syllabus includes the following -
- Verbal aptitude (basic English grammar and vocabulary)
- Quantitative Aptitude - Data interpretation and numerical computation and estimation
- Analytical Aptitude and Spatial Aptitude
GATE 2027 Books for ECE preparation: For All Subjects
Students who don’t want to prepare from the books covering the entire syllabus can refer to the list below. Students referring to one or two books can revise the entire GATE syllabus quickly The list given below is of the best books for the GATE ECE preparation having a complete syllabus:
- Wiley Acing the GATE: Electronics and Communication Engineering by Varsha Agrawal, Nakul Maini and Anil K. Maini
- GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering By Pearson
- GATE: Electronics Engineering 33 Years’ Topic-Wise Previous Solved Papers by GK Publications
- Gate Tutor for Electronics and Communication Engineering by Arihant
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GATE 2027 ECE Books: Section-wise Books for GATE ECE Preparation
The students who want to get in-detail on various topics or want to strengthen their weak areas in the subject can refer to the topic-wise list of GATE books for ECE preparation below:
GATE ECE Books: Network and Signals
| Section |
Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Networks, Signals and Systems
|
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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits |
Charles K. Alexander & Matthew N.O. Sadiku |
| Engineering Circuit Analysis |
William H. Hayt |
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| Network Analysis |
Mac Van Valkenburg |
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| Solutions of Network Analysis | GK Publications |
GATE ECE Books: Electronic devices
| Section |
Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Devices |
|
Semiconductor Physics and Devices |
Donald A Neaman & Dhrubes Biswas |
| Solid State Electronic Devices |
Ben G. Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee |
||
| Semiconductor Devices |
S. M. Sze |
GATE ECE Books: Analog Circuits
| Section |
Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analog Circuits
|
|
Integrated Electronics
|
Jacob Millman Christos C Halkias |
| Electronic Devices and Circuit |
Robert L. Boylestad Louis Nashelsky |
||
| Micro Electronics circuit |
Sedra & Smith |
GATE 2027 EC Books: Digital Circuits
| Section |
Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Circuits
|
|
Digital Electronic Principles and Applications |
Ronald J. Toccii |
| Digital Logic and Computer Design |
M Morris Mano |
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| Modern Digital Electronics |
R.P. Jain |
GATE ECE Books: Control Systems
| Section |
Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Systems |
|
Control Systems Engineering |
I.J. Nagrath, M. Gopal |
| Automatic Control Systems |
B.C. kuo, Farid Golnaraghi |
||
| Modern Control Engineering |
Katsuhiko Dgata |
||
| Principles of linear system and signals |
BP Lath |
GATE ECE Books 2027: Communications
| Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Random Processes, Analog Communications, Information Theory, Digital Communications |
Analog and Digital Communication Systems |
Simon Haykin
|
| Principle of Communication System |
Taub & Schillings |
|
| Modern digital and analog Communications system |
BP Lathi |
GATE 2027 ECE Books: Electromagnetics
| Topic |
Books |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Maxwell's Equations, Plane Waves and Properties Transmission Lines |
Principles of Electromagnetics |
Matthew N.D. Sadiku & S.V. Kulkarni |
| Elements of Electromagnetics |
Matthew N.O. Sadiku |
|
| Engineering Electromagnetics |
William Hayt |
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