GATE Exam Syllabus 2021-2022
GATE Syllabus 2021
IIT Delhi is conducting GATE 2021 and the institute will release the detailed exam pattern of the test.
GATE 2020 exam syllabus for all 25 papers including the newly added paper of Biomedical Engineering is available in GATE portal.
The Candidates made a new addition to GATE 2020 in the form of Biomedical Engineering apart from the 24 existing papers.
GATE Exam Pattern
Total 25 paper will be released by IIT Delhi at the official webside for GATE 2020 exam pattern; before appearing in the examination, candidates must be well aware of the syllabus and GATE Exam Pattern.
Paper Code |
CE, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, AE, AG, BT, CH, MN, MT, TF, XE, PE, ST, PI and BM AR, CY, EY, XL, GG, MA and PH |
Exam Pattern |
General Aptitude (GA) – 15% Engineering Mathematics – 15% Subject of the Paper – 70% General Aptitude (GA) – 15% Subject of the Paper – 85% |
Total Marks |
100 |
GATE is scheduled to be held on February 1, 2, 8 and 9 in online mode. This year, Biomedical Engineering is added as a new paper in GATE exam.
General Aptitude (GA) is a common section in all GATE Papers, General Aptitude holds 15% weightage. The General Aptitude questions are based on VERBAL ABILITY and NUMERICAL ABILITY.
General Aptitude Topics
Verbal Ability |
English Grammer Sentence Completion Verbal Analogies Word Groups Instructions and Assumptions Critical Reasoning Verbal Deduction Coding-Decoding and Series Blood Relation Clocks and Puzzles |
Numerical Ability |
Fundamentals, Equations, Percentage, and Averages Ratio and Proportions Mixture and Allegations Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency Time, Speed, and Distance | Time and Work Set Theory and Venn Diagrams Progression, Functions, and Graphs Logarithm’s, Permutations and Combinations Probability, Geometry, and Mensuration |
Negative Marking GATE Exam
1/3 Mark will be deducted for 1 mark question 2/3 Mark will be deducted for 2 mark question.
Computer Science Engineering Syllabus
Computer Science Topics |
Total Marks |
Computer Science Topics |
Total Marks |
Theory Of Computation |
7.5 |
Operating System (Processes, Threads, Deadlock, CPU,Memory, etc.) |
9 |
Digital Logic |
5.25 |
Database (SQL: Model, Constraints, Forms, File Organization, Indexing,etc.) |
7.5 |
Computer Organization & Architecture |
9 |
Computer Networks [Switching, IPv4/IPv6, Routers, TCP/UDP, Control, Protocols (DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP), etc.] |
7.5 |
Programming & Data Structure |
10.5 |
Software Engineering/ Web Technologies |
1.5 |
Algorithms |
8 |
Engineering Mathematics |
14.75 |
Compiler Design |
2.75 |
General Aptitude |
15 |
Mechanical Engineering Syllabus
Mechanical Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Mechanical Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Engineering Mechanics |
2.5 |
Thermodynamics |
12.75 |
Strength of Materials |
7.75 |
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning |
1.25 |
Theory of Mechanics |
9 |
Manufacturing Engineering |
14.25 |
Machine Design |
3.75 |
Industrial Engineering |
8 |
Fluid Mechanics |
7.5 |
Engineering Mathematics |
12.25 |
Heat Transfer |
6 |
General Aptitude |
15 |
Electrical Engineering Syllabus
The Electrical Engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
Electrical Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Electrical Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Network Theory |
11.75 |
Analog & Digital Electronics |
11.25 |
Signal and System |
5.25 |
EMT |
2.75 |
Electrical Machines |
8.25 |
Power Electronics |
7.5 |
Power Systems |
9.75 |
Control Systems |
9 |
Elecrical and Electronics Measurements |
4.55 |
Engineering Mathematics |
11.75 |
General Aptitude |
15 |
Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus
Instrumentation Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Instrumentation Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Analog Circuits |
11.75 |
Circuits and Networks |
10.25 |
Analytical Biomedical & Optical Intrumentation |
4.25 |
Process Controls |
1.5 |
Communication |
1.5 |
Signals and Systems |
7.75 |
Control System |
10.75 |
Transducers |
12.25 |
Digital Circuits |
7 |
Engineering Mathematics |
11.75 |
Measurements |
6.25 |
General Aptitude |
15 |
Civil Engineering Exam Syllabus
The Civil Engineering basically, belong to design, construction, and maintenance of physical and naturally build structures like roads, canals, etc.
Civil Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
Civil Engineering Topics |
Total Marks |
SOM |
7.75 |
Design of Steel Structures |
4.25 |
Structural Analysis |
3.5 |
Highway and Surveying |
12 |
GEO-Technical |
15.25 |
Environment Engineering |
9 |
FM and Hydraulic Machine |
6.75 |
Irrigation and Hydrology |
7.75 |
RCC and Pre-stressed concrete |
6.5 |
Engineering Mathematics |
12.25 |
General Aptitude |
15 |
Electronics & Communication Engineering Syllabus
Electronics & Communication Topics |
Total Marks |
Electronics & Communication Topics |
Total Marks |
Network Theory |
11.25 |
Communication Systems |
10.75 |
Micro Processors |
1.5 |
EMT |
9.5 |
Analog Circuits |
11.75 |
Digital Circuits |
6 |
Signal and Systems |
9 |
Control Systems |
9 |
Electronics Devices and Circuits |
7.25 |
Engineering Mathematics |
10.5 |
General Aptitude |
15 |
Recommended Books For GATE Exam
General Aptitude |
Quantitative Aptitude by 'R.S AGARWAL' Quantitative Aptitude by 'ARUN SHARMA' |
Engineering Mathematics |
Advanced Engineering Mathematics by 'ERWIN KREYSZIG' Discrete Mathematics & Applications by 'KENNETH ROSEN' |