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Gate Syllabus 2023

The GATE exam syllabus is published by the conducting authority on its official website. The syllabus is composed of topics covered in undergraduate engineering courses and is the basis on which candidates are evaluated in the GATE exam. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore will release the GATE 2023 syllabus on its official website for various disciplines, including CSE, EE, ME, Civil, ECE, and 24 others. Similar to previous years, the General Aptitude syllabus will be common for all papers and carry a weightage of 15%, while the remaining syllabus will differ based on the paper chosen by the aspirants.

Gate Syllabus 2023

Discipline-wise GATE Exam Syllabus

Here, we have listed the topic-wise breakdown of the GATE syllabus. In addition to GATE notes, a thorough understanding of the syllabus is essential for effective exam preparation. Familiarizing oneself with the topics included in the exam syllabus will aid candidates in allocating their time based on the significance of each topic. Below, we have provided a subject-wise list of all the topics included in the GATE exam syllabus.

GATE Syllabus CSE

The syllabus for Computer Science Engineering (CSE) in GATE covers various important topics like tuple calculus, lexical analysis, SQL, and more. To help candidates prepare effectively, we have provided a list of all the important topics included in the CSE syllabus for GATE below.

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Digital Logic
  • Computer Organization and Architecture
  • Programming and Data Structures
  • Algorithms Theory of Computation
  • Compiler Design Operating System
  • Databases Computer Networks

GATE 2023 Syllabus Mechanical

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Applied Mechanics and Design
  • Material, Manufacturing, and Industrial Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science

GATE 2023 Syllabus ECE

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

GATE 2024 Syllabus For Civil Engineering

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Structural Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Geomatics Engineering

GATE 2024 Syllabus For Electrical Engineering

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Power Electronics
  • Signals and Systems
  • Electrical Machines
  • Power Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Measurements
  • Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Control Systems

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Chemical Engineering

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Process Calculations and Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Transfer
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Instrumentation and Process Control
  • Plant Design and Economics
  • Chemical Technology

GATE Aptitude Syllabus

The GATE General Aptitude syllabus has Verbal Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude, Analytical Aptitude, and Spatial Aptitude as the main sections of the syllabus. General Aptitude is a common subject for all branches. The weightage of the GATE exam syllabus for Aptitude is 15%.

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Various Subjects

There are 22 other disciplines in the GATE exam. We have explained the complete GATE syllabus for each in the coming sections. Check out the important topics covered in the GATE Syllabus 2023 for the various disciplines:

GATE Syllabus For Biomedical Engineering

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Signals and Systems
  • Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Measurement and Digital Electronics
  • Sensors and Bio instrumentations
  • Medical Imaging System
  • Biomaterials
  • Human Anatomy
  • Physiology Biomechanics

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Aerospace Engineering

  • Fourier Series
  • Decoupling of longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics
  • Laplace Transforms
  • In-plane and out-of-plane
  • Elementary ideas of viscous flows, including boundary layers
  • Wind Tunnel Testing
  • Airy's stress function
  • Numerical methods for linear and nonlinear algebraic equations
  • Equilibrium and compatibility equations
  • Numerical integration and differentiation.
  • Theory of elasticity
  • Vibration of beams
  • Aerodynamic forces and moments, stability control derivatives
  • Measurement and visualization techniques
  • Euler angle
  • Orbit transfer
  • Equations of motion
  • Longitudinal modes; lateral-directional modes
  • Dynamic stability

GATE Syllabus For Agriculture Engineering

The GATE Syllabus for Agriculture Engineering includes 7 major sections. One of them is Engineering Mathematics, which carries 13% weightage in the exam. Apart from General Aptitude, the remaining paper is based on Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural Processing Engineering, and Dairy and Food Engineering. These sections are crucial in the GATE Syllabus for Agriculture Engineering and have multiple sub-sections.

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Architecture Planning

The GATE Syllabus 2023 for Architecture Planning is divided into Part A and Part B. For the candidates, Part A is mandatory. Part B is further divided into two parts, among which candidates must select one. Here we have mentioned a complete list of the topics covered in the Architecture Planning Syllabus.

  • Architecture and Design
  • Building Materials, Construction, and Management
  • Building and Structures
  • Environmental Planning and Design
  • Urban Design
  • Urban Planning and Housing
  • Planning Techniques and Management
  • Services, Infrastructure, and Transportation

GATE Biotechnology Syllabus

GATE Syllabus for Biotechnology carries Engineering Mathematics, General Biotechnology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Plant and Animal Biotechnology, and Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology as the main sections.

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Geology and Geophysics

The GATE syllabus for Geology and Geophysics is divided into three major sections: the Common Section, Part A - Geology, and Part B - Geophysics. The Common section of the GATE exam syllabus of Geology and Geophysics includes various important topics such as the Earth and planetary system, the structure and composition of the Earth, minerals, the concept of isostasy, the structure and thickness of the crust, its composition, elements of hydrogeology, and much more.

Part A: Geology

Part B: Geophysics Syllabus

Geomorphology

Structural geology

Crystallography and mineralogy

Geochemistry

Igneous petrology

Sedimentology

Metamorphic petrology

Paleobiology

Stratigraphy

Resource geology

Global tectonics

Applied geology Hydrogeology

Basic principles of remote sensing

Solid-Earth Geophysics

Geodesy

Earthquake Seismology

Potential and Time-Varying Fields

Gravity Methods

Magnetic Methods

Electrical Methods

Electromagnetic Methods

Seismic methods

Geophysical signal processing

Geophysical Well Logging

Radioactive Methods

Geophysical Inversion

GATE Syllabus For Environmental Science Engineering

  • Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Air and Noise Pollution
  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
  • Global and Regional Environmental Issues
  • Water Resources and Environmental Hydraulics
  • Water Wastewater Treatment and Management

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Instrumentation Engineering

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Control Systems
  • Measurements
  • Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation
  • Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Signals and Systems
  • Communication and Optical Instrumentation

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Mathematics

  • Calculus
  • Functional Analysis
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Linear Algebra
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Topology
  • Rear Analysis
  • Algebra
  • Complex Analysis
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Linear Programming

GATE Syllabus For Ecology and Evolution

The sections covered in the GATE syllabus for Ecology and Evolution are Ecology, Evolution, Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology, and Behavioural Ecology.

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Mining Engineering

MN is the code of Mining Engineering for the GATE exam. The topics covered in the GATE syllabus of this discipline are Engineering Mathematics, Geomechanics and Ground Control, Mine Development Surveying, Mining Methods and Machinery, Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation, Underground Hazards, Mine Economics, Mine Planning, and System Engineering.

GATE Physics Syllabus

  • Mathematical Physics
  • Nuclear and Particle Physics
  • Classical Mechanics
  • Electromagnetic Theory
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics
  • Solid State Physics and Electronics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

GATE Syllabus For Metallurgical Engineering

The GATE 2023 syllabus for Metallurgical Engineering carries 6 major topics, which are further divided into chapters for the students to cover. There are various important topics covered in this subject of the GATE syllabus, such as Laws of thermodynamics, Mass transfer: Diffusion and Fick's laws, mass transfer coefficients, Dimensional analysis, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, and a lot more.

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Production and Industrial Engineering

The GATE syllabus for Production and Industrial Engineering includes Engineering Mathematics, General Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Quality and Reliability, Industrial Engineering, and Operation Research and Operational Management.

GATE Syllabus For Engineering Sciences (XE)

Engineering Mathematics is the first section of the XE paper and is compulsory for all XE candidates. This section carries the following topics in its GATE exam syllabus for XE.

  • Linear Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Vector Calculus
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Complex variables
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Numerical Methods

The next section of the XE paper is decided by the candidates, who have to select two of the following sections for the GATE exam.

XE Paper Sections

GATE Syllabus

XE-B (Fluid Mechanism GATE Syllabus)

Flow and Fluid Properties, Differential Analysis, Inviscid flow, Internal flow, Kinematics, Integral analysis, Dimensional analysis, Prandtl boundary layer equations

XE-C (GATE Material Sciences Syllabus)

Structure and Imperfections

Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Properties of Materials

Processing of Materials

Characterization Techniques

Material types

Elements of Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics

Environmental Degradation

XE-D(Solid Mechanics GATE Syllabus)

Flexural and shear stresses,

Uniform torsion

Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams

Transformation of stress

Simple stress and strain relationships

Simple bending theory

Buckling of the column, combined and direct bending stresses

XE-E (Thermodynamics GATE Syllabus)

Basic Concepts

Thermodynamics Relations, and

Ideal Gas Mixtures

Law of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics Cycle

XE-F (Polymer Science and Engineering)

Chemistry of high polymers

Polymer processing

Polymer blends and composites

Polymer Technology

Polymer rheology

Synthesis and properties

Polymer testing

Polymer Characterization

XE-G (Food Technology)

Food Chemistry and Nutrition

Food Products Technology

Food Microbiology, and

Food Engineering

XE-H(Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences GATE Syllabus)

Atmospheric Sciences GATE Syllabus

Fundamental of Meteorology

Atmospheric Thermodynamics

Observation Techniques of the Atmospheric Properties

Fundamental equations

Tropical Meteorology

Hydrostatic equilibrium

Atmospheric Electricity

Cloud Physics

Primitive equations of Numerical Weather Prediction

Synoptic weather forecasting

General Circulation and Climate Modelling

Ocean Science GATE Syllabus

Seawater Properties

T-S diagrams

Coastal processes and Estuary Dynamics

Coastal zone management

Wind-Driven Circulation

Ocean Observations

Ocean Tide and Waves and their properties

Global conveyor belt circulation

Momentum equation, mass conservation, Vorticity

Subtropical gyres

Current System in the Indian Ocean

Ocean and Wave Modeling, Ocean State Forecasting

Seawater

Marine Pollution

Data Assimilation

Ocean Turbulence

Primary and secondary production

GATE Syllabus 2023 For Humanities Social Science (XH)

The GATE XH Syllabus includes a compulsory section on Reasoning and Comprehension. The syllabus for the XH-B1 paper covers major topics such as Reading, Comprehension, Expression, Analytical reasoning, and Logical reasoning.

After the compulsory section, candidates will have to attempt any one of the sections provided in the table below. The GATE syllabus for each topic is specified against each section.

XH Paper Sections

GATE Syllabus 2023

XH-C1 (Economics GATE Syllabus)

Statistics

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

International Economics

Public Economics

Development Economics

Indian Economy

XH-C2(GATE English Syllabus)

Multi-genre literature in English

Literature from India and, extending to some degree, the larger Indian subcontinent

Literary criticism and theory

Research approaches and methodologies

History of English literature and English literary studies

Critical and cultural intellectual traditions and approaches are widely referred to and used in the discipline of English

XH-C3 (GATE Linguistics Syllabus)

Areal Typology, Universals, Cross-linguistic Features

Historical Linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Methods of analysis

Language and Linguistics

Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis

Applied Linguistics

XH-C4(Philosophy GATE Syllabus)

Classical Indian Philosophy

Contemporary Western Philosophy

Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Classical and Modern Western Philosophy

XH-C5 (Psychology GATE Syllabus)

Perception, Learning, Memory, and Forgetting

The biological and evolutionary basis of behavior

Personality

Development across the lifespan

Applications of Psychology

Motivation, Emotion, Stress, and Coping

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Research Methods and Statistics

Psychometrics

Social psychology

XH-C6 (Sociology GATE Syllabus)

Research Methodology and Methods,

Indian Society / Sociology of India,

Social Movements, and

Sociological Concepts,

Agrarian Sociology and Rural Transformation,

Family, Marriage, and Kinship,

Sociological Theory,

Sociology of Development.

GATE Syllabus For Life Science (XL)

In the GATE XL syllabus, Chemistry is a compulsory section that covers various topics such as Structure and Bonding, Atomic Structure and Periodicity, Chemistry of Biomolecules, s, p and d Block Elements, Chemical Equilibria, Electrochemistry, Reaction Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms.

Apart from Chemistry, candidates are required to choose two papers from the given list, which will form the next section of the XL paper. The GATE Syllabus 2023 for each optional paper is provided against them.

XL Paper Sections

GATE Syllabus

XH-Q (Biochemistry GATE Syllabus)

Biochemical Separation Techniques

Immune System

Organization of life, folding and function, and protein structure.

Photosynthesis, Enzyme kinetics include its regulation and inhibition, Metabolism of Nitrogen-containing compounds, Metabolic pathways and their regulation, Vitamins, and Coenzymes.

Signal transduction

Cell structure and organelles; Biological membranes;

Hormones and neurotransmitters

DNA replication, transcription, and translation; Biochemical regulation of gene expression;

Transport across membranes

Recombinant DNA technology and applications.

XL-R (Botany GATE Syllabus)

Plant Anatomy

Plant Systematics

Physiology and Biochemistry

Genetics

Morphogenesis & Development

Plant Breeding and Genetic Modification

Plant Pathology

Economic Botany

Ecology and Environment

XL-S (Microbiology GATE Syllabus)

Methods in Microbiology

Historical Perspective

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structure and Function

Microbial Growth

Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity

Control of Microorganisms

Chemotherapy/Antibiotics

Microbial Genetics

Microbial Metabolism

Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interaction

Microbial Ecology

XL-T (Zoology GATE Syllabus)

Genetics

Evolution

Ecology

Animal Behavior

Animal world

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Animal Anatomy and Physiology

Parasitology and Immunology

Development Biology

Cell Biology

Gene expression in Eukaryotes

XL-U (Food Technology GATE Syllabus)

Food Products Technology

Food Engineering

Food Chemistry and Nutrition
Food Microbiology

 

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