GATE CSE Previous Year Question Papers with Answer Key: (OUT), Check Official and Memory-Based Question Paper Answer Key

Candidates can download the GATE 2026 syllabus on the official website. The syllabus is available for different subjects/disciplines. The steps to download the GATE syllabus 2026 can be checked below -

• Visit the official website
• Click on the GATE papers section
• Select the syllabus link
• Choose your desired paper and download PDF

Those candidates who are preparing for the GATE Computer Science Engineering paper should refer to the best GATE Computer Science Engineering books 2025 so that their chances of cracking the entrance exam increase. It is important to choose a good book in the preparation journey, and simultaneously, the right strategy also matters. Here, we have listed some books for CSE that may help students in their preparation. Engineering Mathematics:

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth Rosen.\
• Theory of Computation: An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata by Peter Linz
• Computer organisation & Architecture: Computer Architecture A Quantitative Approach by Hennessy and Patterson and
• Computer organisation and Embedded systems by Carl Hamacher.
• Programming & Data Structures: Classic Data Structures by Debasis Samanta
• The C Programming language by Dennis Richie. Digital Logic: Digital Electronics by S. Salivahanan & S. Arivazhagan and Digital Design by Morris Mano.
• Computer Networks: Computer Networks by Peterson & Davie and Data Communications and Networking by Kurose & Ross and Behrouz A. Forouzan.
• Algorithms: Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen and Data Structures & Algorithms by R. S. Salaria.
• Compiler Design: Compiler Design in C by Allen I Holub and Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools by Aho & Ullman.
• Operating System: Operating Systems by Stallings and Operating System Concepts by Galvin.
• Databases: Database System Concepts by Henry. F. Korth and Normalization and indexing by Shamkant B. Navathe.

Students applying for GATE 2025 can opt for two subject papers from the prescribed set of combinations. Earlier, the candidates could apply to appear in only one subject. As a candidate can appear in only two papers (only approved set) of the 30 papers for which GATE 2025 will be conducted, they must carefully choose the papers they wish to write. A candidate is expected to appear in the papers appropriate to the discipline of his or her qualifying degree. However, he or she is free to choose any paper according to his or her admission plan, keeping in mind the GATE eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he or she wishes to seek admission. For more details regarding the admission criteria at any particular institute, the candidate is advised to refer to the websites of that institute. Those candidates opting for two paper combinations for GATE 2025 have a primary choice of paper as their default choice. The second choice of paper has to be chosen from the allowed combinations. Listed combinations are only allowed, and those that are not listed are not allowed. For more detail Read: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-pattern. 

Attempting two papers in GATE allows students to broaden their skills and career options in different disciplines. Implemented in 2021, the GATE two paper combination can be chosen from the given list of paper combinations (already set by the authorities). With the GATE two paper combination list, also, you have better chances of qualifying the examination.