GATE 2027 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Syllabus OUT: IIT Madras have released GATE DS & AI Syllabus 2027 PDF on its official website- gate2027.iitm.ac.in. Candidates who want to apply for GATE 2027 DA can check syllabus and important topics here.
- GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Syllabus 2027: General Aptitude
- GATE 2027 DA Syllabus: Check Detailed Syllabus
- GATE 2027 DA Exam Pattern
- How to apply for GATE DA 2027?
- GATE Data Science Important Topics and Weightage
- GATE 2027 DS & AI Syllabus: Two Paper Combinations
GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Syllabus 2027: General Aptitude
The General Aptitude (GA) in GATE 2027 is common for all 30 subjects. The entire section carries 15 marks out of 100. Candidates can check a brief overview of GATE GA syllabus 2027 below:
| Topics |
Syllabus |
|---|---|
| English |
English Grammar, Vocabulary, Sentence completion, Verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning, and verbal deduction |
| Reading comprehension |
Reading comprehension and interpretation of passages |
| Quantitative aptitude |
Numerical computation, estimation, ratios, percentages, powers, exponents, logarithms, permutations and combinations, probability, statistics, mensuration, geometry, and data interpretation using tables, charts, and graphs |
| Analytical and spatial aptitude |
Logical and analytical reasoning, pattern recognition, spatial visualisation, transformation, paper folding, and assembling of shapes |
GATE 2027 DA Syllabus: Check Detailed Syllabus
Candidates can download the GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Syllabus in PDF format from the official website or check the detailed syllabus below -
| Topics (Section) |
Sub-Topics |
|---|---|
| Probability and Statistics |
Counting (permutation and combinations), probability axioms, Sample space, events, independent events, mutually exclusive events, marginal, conditional and joint probability, Bayes Theorem, conditional expectation and variance, mean, median, mode and standard deviation, correlation, and covariance, random variables, discrete |
| Linear Algebra |
Vector space, subspaces, linear dependence and independence of vectors, matrices, projection matrix, orthogonal matrix, idempotent matrix, partition matrix and their properties, quadratic forms, systems of linear equations and solutions; Gaussian elimination, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, determinant, rank, nullity, projections, LU decomposition, singular value decomposition. |
| Calculus and Optimization |
Functions of a single variable, limit, continuity and differentiability, Taylor series, maxima and minima, optimization involving a single variable |
| Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms |
Programming in Python, basic data structures: stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, hash tables; Search algorithms: linear search and binary search, basic sorting algorithms: selection sort, bubble sort and insertion sort; divide and conquer: mergesort, quicksort; introduction to graph theory; basic graph algorithms: traversals and shortest path. |
| Database Management and Warehousing |
ER-model, relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL, integrity constraints, normal form, file organization, indexing, data types, data transformation such as normalization, discretization, sampling, compression; data warehouse modelling: schema for multidimensional data models, concept hierarchies, measures: categorization and computations. |
| Machine Learning |
Supervised Learning: regression and classification problems, simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, ridge regression, logistic regression, k-nearest neighbour, naive Bayes classifier, linear discriminant analysis, support vector machine, decision trees, bias-variance trade-off, cross-validation methods such as leave-one-out (LOO) cross-validation, k-folds cross-validation, multi-layer perceptron, feed-forward neural network; Unsupervised Learning: clustering algorithms, k-means/k-medoid, hierarchical clustering, top-down, bottom-up: |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Search: informed, uninformed, adversarial; logic, propositional, predicate; reasoning under uncertainty topics: conditional independence representation, exact inference through variable elimination, and approximate inference through sampling. |
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GATE 2027 DA Exam Pattern
The GATE DA exam will be conducted as a three-hour computer-based test. Three types of questions will be asked in the examination: multiple-choice questions (MCQ), multiple-select questions (MSQ), and numerical answer-type questions (NAT). According to the GATE exam pattern, the DA question paper will comprise 65 questions of 100 marks. It is divided into general aptitude questions of 15 marks and subject-specific questions of 85 marks.
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How to apply for GATE DA 2027?
Candidates can apply for GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at GOAPS 2027. The mode of application form is online. For GATE registration 2027, candidates need to provide their paper option as Data Science (DA). Candidates must note that DigiLocker registration for GATE exam is mandatory for Indian Nationals.
GATE Data Science Important Topics and Weightage
Students can check GATE DA important topics and chapter-wise weightage (as per experts)
| Subjects | Approximate Weightage/Marks |
|---|---|
| Probability and Statistics | 16 marks |
| Linear Algebra | 10 marks |
| Calculus and Optimisation | 8 marks |
| Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms | 21 marks |
| Database Management and Warehousing | 8 marks |
| Machine Learning | 11 marks |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 marks |
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GATE 2027 DS & AI Syllabus: Two Paper Combinations
Candidates opting for data science and engineering (DA) in GATE exam can choose the following test papers as the secondary papers in the GATE two-paper combination -
- Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
- Electrical Engineering (EE)
- Mathematics (MA)
- Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Physics (PH)
- Robotics and Automation (RA)
- Statistics (ST)
- Engineering Sciences (XE)
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GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Books for Preparation
Candidates can refer to the books below for GATE preparation 2027 for Data Science
| Book Name |
Author |
|---|---|
| GKP GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - Guide (solved papers) |
GK Publications |
| Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis (3rd Edition) |
John A. Rice |
| Introduction to Probability Models |
Sheldon M.Ross |
| Data Structures and Algorithms in Python |
Roberto Tamassia, Micheal H, Goldwasser, Michael T.Goodrich |
| Database Management Systems |
Raghu Ramakrishnan |
| Data Mining and Data Warehousing |
Prateek Bhatia |
| Artificial Intelligence by Example |
Denis Rothman |
| Artificial Intelligence Basics |
Tom Taulli |
| Machine Learning for Beginners |
Chris Sebastian |
| Fundamentals of Database Systems |
Navathe Shamkant |
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For the OBC category students, the GATE last round closing scores were between 289 and 504 for admission to M.Tech course at NIT Durgapur. Below given is the year-wise GATE cutoff comparison:
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| M.Tech. in Biotechnology | 314 | 330 | 315 |
| M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering | 324 | 321 | 350 |
| M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 447 | 514 | 504 |
| M.Tech. In Environmental Science and Technology | 302 | 309 | 289 |
| M.Tech. in Power Systems | 319 | 323 | 319 |
| M.Tech. in Power Electronics and Machine Drives | 332 | 323 | 334 |
| M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI | 464 | 475 | 459 |
| M.Tech. in Operations Research | 324 | 389 | 355 |
| M.Tech. in Machine Design | 334 | 335 | 325 |
| M.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control | 332 | 329 | 325 |
| M.Tech. in Next generation communication and network | 324 | 342 | 333 |
| M.Tech. in AI and Data Analytics in Process Engineering | – / – | 427 | 353 |
| M.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | – / – | 499 | 500 |
| M.Tech. in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | – / – | 323 | 333 |
| M.Tech.7 in Sustainable Materials and Technology | – / – | 345 | 304 |
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During the NIT Durgapur cutoff 2026 for the General AI category, the GATE overall cutoff scores ranged between 351 and 548. Considering the CCMT last round cutoff 2026, the most competitive course for admission was M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, with cutoff score concluding at 548.
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