GATE GUIDE FOR CS/IT

What to study ?    

     In this section i will list some textbooks which you can follow during your preparation , you need not limit to these only and go ahead with some more books that you like .

    1 . Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic; First Order Logic.

        Set Theory & Algebra: Sets; Relations; Functions; Groups; Partial Orders; Lattice; Boolean Algebra.

        Textbook :  " Discrete Mathematics "  by Tremblay and Manohar .

   2 . Probability: Conditional Probability; Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation; Random Variables; Distributions; uniform,  normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial .

       Textbook :  " Probability , statistics and queuing theory " by S.C.Gupta & V.K.Kapoor

    3 . Combinatorics: Permutations; Combinations; Counting; Summation; generating functions; recurrence relations; asymptotics.

       Textbook : " Intermediate Mathematics " , S.Chand publications  , authors : B.V.Sastry and K.Venkateswarlu  ( if i remember )

                        " Higher Engineering Mathematics " by B.S.Grewal for generating functions and recurrence relations . ( Bessel's formula , Lagrangian Polynomial )

                        " Introduction to algorithms " - Cormen etal ( CLRS )  for recurrence relations and asymptotics

   4 .  Graph Theory: Connectivity; spanning trees; Cut vertices & edges; covering; matching; independent sets; Colouring; Planarity; Isomorphism

       Textbook : " Intoduction to Graph Theory " by Narsing Deo

   5 .  Linear Algebra: Algebra of matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.

       Textbook : " Higher Engineering Mathematics " by B.S.Grewal

   6 . Numerical Methods: LU decomposition for systems of linear equations; numerical solutions of non linear algebraic equations by Secant, Bisection and Newton-Raphson Methods; Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rules.

       Textbook :  " Numerical Methods " - by S.S.Sastry 

   7 . Calculus: Limit, Continuity & differentiability, Mean value Theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of definite & improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivatives, maxima & minima.

        Textbook : " Intermediate Mathematics " , S.chand publications , authors : B.V.Sastry , K.Venkateswarlu ( if i remember )

   8 .  Formal Languages and Automata Theory: Regular languages and finite automata, Context free languages and Push-down automata, Recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, Un-decidability;

        Textbook : " Formal Languages and Automata theory " , J.D.Ullman etal

  9 . Analysis of Algorithms and Computational Complexity: Asymptotic analysis (best, worst, average case) of time and space, Upper and lower bounds on the complexity of specific problems, NP-completeness.

        Textbook :  " Introduction to algorithms " - Cormen etal ( CLRS )

                          " Computer Algorithms " - Horowitz and Sahani

                          A very good textbook on " Algorithms " coming soon from Dr.M.N.Seetaramanth ( Tata Mc Graw Hill publications )

   10 .  Digital Logic: Logic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of Combinational and Sequential circuits; Number representation and Computer Arithmetic (fixed and floating point);

         Textbook : " Digital Logic circuits and Design " by Morris Mano

    11 .  Computer Organization: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and Data-path, hardwired and micro-programmed control, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode), Serial communication interface, Instruction pipelining, Cache, main and secondary storage.

          Textbook : " Computer Organisation " by Morris Mano

                           " Computer Architecture " by Briggs and 2 chinese authors  ( blue cover pad )   {   for pipelining  }

     12 .    Data structures: Notion of abstract data types, Stack, Queue, List, Set, String, Tree, Binary search tree, Heap, Graph;

           Textbook :  " Data structures "  Schaumm's outline series

                             " Data structures in  PASCAL "  by Horowitz and Sahani

                             " Data structures and Algorithms " by Weiss etal

                             " Introduction to algorithms " - Cormen etal ( CLRS )

     13 .    Programming Methodology: C programming, Program control (iteration, recursion, Functions), Scope, Binding, Parameter passing, Elementary concepts of Object oriented, Functional and Logic Programming

           Textbook :  " Programming with C " - Byron Gottfried  , Schaumm's outline series

                              " Principles of Programming Languages " by Robert W Sebesta  , Addison Wesley

                              " Programming with C++ " - Balaguruswamy

     14 .  Algorithms for problem solving: Tree and graph traversals, Connected components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths; Hashing, Sorting, Searching; Design techniques (Greedy, Dynamic Programming, Divide-and-conquer);

         

           Textbook :  " Data structures "  Schaumm's outline series

                             " Data structures in  PASCAL "  by Horowitz and Sahani

                             " Computer Algorithms " - Horowitz and Sahani

                             " Data structures and Algorithms " by Weiss etal

                             " Introduction to algorithms " - Cormen etal ( CLRS )

       15 .  Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, Parsing, Syntax directed translation, Runtime environment, Code generation, Linking (static and dynamic);

         Textbook :  " Principles of Compiler Design " , Aho , Ullman  etal .

                          " Systems Programming " by John . J . Donovan

      16 . Operating Systems: Classical concepts (concurrency, synchronization, deadlock), Processes, threads and Inter-process communication, CPU scheduling, Memory management, File systems, I/O systems, Protection and security.

           Textbook :  " Operating system concepts " by Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin

                           " Advanced Unix Programming "  by  W. Richard . Stevens

                           " Advanced Unix Programming "  by  N.B.Venkateswarlu  , BPB publications

       17 . Databases: Relational model (ER-model, relational algebra, tuple calculus), Database design (integrity constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential files, indexing, B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control;

         Textbook :  " Database Management systems " - Raghu RamaKrishnan

                           " Database system concepts " - Silberschatz , Korth , Sudarshan

                           " Database systems " - C.J.Date  {  normalisation is very lucidly written }

                           " Principles of Database Systems " - J.D.Ullman   { This is a very good book }

        18 .  Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack, sliding window protocol, LAN Technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), TCP/UDP, IP, Basic concepts of switches, gateways, and routers.

            Textbook : " Computer Networks " - Tenenbaum

                             " Data communications and Networking " - William Stallings

 

     Some more important books :

     " Multiple choice questions " - Timothy . J . Williams  , TMH publications

     " Gate Question Papers " - G.K.Publishers  { follow it only for questions , answers are all wrong in it }

 

     How to study ? 

     I will tell you three golden words . Read the subject by posing questions " What " , " How " and " Why "  ( In telugu we say " enduku " , " emiti " , " ela " ) . And another word is always stress to analyze the things by working out on the paper and don't take anything for granted , then things would be fine for you and life will be smooth . I promise you that these words are very powerful .

  *    I tell you  these Brilliant tutorial materials and all will not help you . follow standard textbooks , read the concepts , understand them , think about how they would be useful and can be applied practically ( what , how , why ) . Try to work out the exercise problems given at the back of each chapter in the textbook ( once again not all , only those which you feel like useful for your preparation , there is no point in wasting your time over 3 starred problems ) . Read two different subjects in parallel so that you wont feel bored .  Try to answer the questions related to a subject after you finish studying it from both " Multiple choice questions " book by williams and questions from all the previous papers related to that subject . This would give you some insight on the GATE questions and build your confidence as well .

  ** Another thing is that don't worry whether i can do well in GATE as my percentage in university exams is very less , for people who think like that let me clarify  your university percentage has nothing to do with GATE both of them are entirely different ball games all together . The student with good basics , understanding , application will definitely succeed irrespective of the percentage . one more thing is , don't worry even if it was too late to start the preparation for one reason or the other , i tell you 2 months is more than enough for the preparation of the CS paper even if you have not studied much for your university exams .

  *** One important note to the undergraduates , see you believe it or not these 4 years of your B.Tech are the best days of your entire life so enjoy them to the fullest , bunking the classes and going to movies , roaming with  friends , going to second show movies , playing cricket , getting ragged by the seniors and ragging your juniors etc ... . Studies is only part of life , it is not everything in life , there are many more beautiful things in life so , don't miss them ( you cannot reuse time unlike space right ) 
 

GATE 2009 CIVIL ENGINEERING SYLLABUS

Civil Engineering - CE

 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

 

Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigenvectors.

 

Calculus: Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems.

 

Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy's and Euler's equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation.

 

Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral theorem, Taylor and Laurent series.

 

Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions.

 

Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rule, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.

 

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams. Simple stress and strain relationship: Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transformation, Mohr's circle. Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, unsymmetrical bending, shear centre. Thin walled pressure vessels, uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.

 

Structural Analysis:Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods, analysis by displacement methods (slope deflection and moment distribution methods), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis.

 

Concrete Structures: Concrete Technology- properties of concrete, basics of mix design. Concrete design- basic working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ultimate load capacity and design of members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion by limit state methods. Basic elements of prestressed concrete, analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads.

 

Steel Structures: Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam- columns, column bases. Connections- simple and eccentric, beam' column connections, plate girders and trusses. Plastic analysis of beams and frames.

 

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 

Soil Mechanics:Origin of soils, soil classification, three-phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and interrelationships, permeability & seepage, effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction, shear strength.

 

Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, plate load test. Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes-infinite slopes, finite slopes. Foundation types-foundation design requirements. Shallow foundations-bearing capacity, effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands & clays. Deep foundations'pile types, dynamic & static formulae, load capacity of piles in sands & clays, negative skin friction.

 

WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING 

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli's equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling. Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines.

 

Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well hydraulics.

 

Irrigation: Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration. Crop water requirements. Design of: lined and unlined canals, waterways, head works, gravity dams and spillways. Design of weirs on permeable foundation. Types of irrigation system, irrigation methods. Water logging and drainage, sodic soils.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

 Water requirements: Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater, sludge disposal.

 

Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air pollution control, air quality standards and limits.

 

Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).

Noise Pollution: Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.

 

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

 Highway Planning: Geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements.

 

Traffic Engineering: Traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity.

 

SURVEYING

 Importance of surveying, principles and classifications, mapping concepts, coordinate system, map projections, measurements of distance and directions, leveling, theodolite traversing, plane table surveying, errors and adjustments, curves.

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GATE 2009 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYLLABUS

Mechanical Engineering - ME

 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 

Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors.

Calculus: Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems.

 Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy's and Euler's equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation.

 Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral theorem, Taylor and Laurent series.

 Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions.

 Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rule, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.

 APPLIED MECHANICS AND DESIGN 

Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion, including impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; impact.

 Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic constants, Mohr's circle for plane stress and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler's theory of columns; strain energy methods; thermal stresses.

 Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of slider-crank mechanism; gear trains; flywheels.

 Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts.

 Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints, shafts, spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches.

 FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMAL SCIENCES 

Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy; control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and momentum; Bernoulli's equation; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; boundary layer; elementary turbulent flow; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends etc.

 Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept, electrical analogy, unsteady heat conduction, fins; dimensionless parameters in free and forced convective heat transfer, various correlations for heat transfer in flow over flat plates and through pipes; thermal boundary layer; effect of turbulence; radiative heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape factors, network analysis; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods.

 Thermodynamics: Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system and processes; Carnot cycle. irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal and real gases, properties of pure substances, calculation of work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion.

 Applications: Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: air-standard Otto, Diesel cycles. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse Brayton cycle; moist air: psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes. Turbomachinery: Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines' impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams.

 MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 

Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials.

 Metal Casting: Design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design, design considerations.

 Forming: Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.

 Joining: Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; design considerations in welding.

 Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining, single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining; principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, principles of design of jigs and fixtures

 Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly.

 Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools.

 Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning.

 Inventory Control: Deterministic and probabilistic models; safety stock inventory control systems.

 Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transportation, assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR GATE EXAM?

Preparing for GATE can be as easy as preparing for your college examinations. Just take little cautions while studying any topic and do remember that GATE paper focus on your in depth knowledge of subject, your basics, presence of mind during examination etc.

I’ll recommend following while preparing for your GATE exams people may differ as this is my personnel opinion :

1)Always follow standard books for GATE. Try to cover complete syllabus. If not possible expertise in what ever portion of syllabus you practice.

2)Try preparing notes after reading every chapter/topic. This may initially take some time but will help you while revising before paper. Click here for expert tips to prepare notes for GATE.

3)While reading any chapter/topic do ask your self following questions “What”, “How”, and “Why” and see improvement

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7)Don’t worry if your percentage in university exams is low as GATE admissions do not consider them. Just maintain minimum percentage required by many colleges including IIT’s. Look at GATE Cutoff and eligibility section to know eligibility and cut off of various colleges.

8)Group study is one of the best ways of preparation. Divide sections/topics between you and your partner and have a brief session on topic from your friend before you actually start topic. This will save your time and efforts and will improve your and your partner’s understanding on the topic.

9)Normally coaching for GATE is not required but if you are not able to concentrate much then this is a good option.

Recommended Books for GATE/Articles

Articles

Design of Helical Spring by Prof S.S. Chauhan
Mathematical Induction Tutorial by GATE Tutor

GATE Computer Science Books

• Mathematical Logic: Discrete Mathematics by Tremblay Manohar, Probability , statistics and queuing theory " by S.C.Gupta & V.K.Kapoor
  
• Graph Theory: Narsingh Deo
  
• Linear Algebra: Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S. Grewal
  
• Numerical Methods: S.S. Sastry
  
• Formal Language and Automata Theory: Formal Languages and Automata theory " , J.D.Ullman etal
  
• Analysis of Algorithms and Computational Complexity: Introduction to algorithms " - Cormen etal, " Computer Algorithms " - Horowitz and Sahani
  
• Digital Logic: " Digital Logic circuits and Design " by Morris Mano
  
• Computer Organization: " Computer Organisation " by Morris Mano
  

Some Other Important books
" Multiple choice questions " - Timothy . J . Williams , TMH publications
" Gate Question Papers " - G.K.Publishers

GATE Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering Books

• Network Analysis: Van Valkenburg
  
• Network and Systems: D. Roy Choudhary
  
• Integrated Electronics: Jacob Milman & C. Halkias, Millman & Grabel
  
• Integrated Circuits: K.R. Botkar
  
• Op. Amps & Linear Integrated Circuit: Gayakwad
  
• Digital Logic & Computer Design: Moris Mano
  
• Signals and System: Oppehum, Willsky & Nacob
  
• Automatic Control System: Benjamin C. Kuo
  
• Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal
  
• Principle of Communication System: Taub & Schilling
  
• Communication System: A. Bruu Carlson
  
• Electromagnetic Waves & Radiating Systems: Jardon & Balmain, JD Kraus
  

GATE Electrical Engineering Books

• Network Analysis: Van Valkenburg
  
• Electromagnetic: Willain H. Hayt
  
• Electrical Machinery: PS Bhimra
  
• Electrical Machines: Nagrath & Kothari
  
• Power System Engineering: Nagrath & Kothari
  
• Electric Power Systems: CL Wadhwa
  
• Automatic Control System: Benjamin C. Kuo
  
• Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal
  
• Electrical & Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation: AK Sawhney
  
• Integrated Electronics: Milman & Halkias, Millma & Grobel
  
• Digital Logic & Computer Design: Morris Mano
  
• Power Electronics: PS Bhimra
  

GATE Civil Engineering Books

• Strength of Materials: Gere & Temoshenko, B C Punamia
  
• Structural Analysis: Negi, S Ramamurtham, C K Vang
  
• Concrete Structures: Punamia & Jain, H J Shah
  
• Steel Structures: Duggal
  
• Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering: Ranjan & Rao, Venkat Ramaiha, S K Garg
  
• Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Modi & Seth, R K Bansal, Subramanyam
  
• Hydrology: Subramanyam
  
• Irrigation: S K Garg
  
• Highway Engineering: Khanna & Jasto, Kadiyali.

GATE Mechanical Engineering Books

• Enginnering Thermodynamics: PK Nag
  
• IC Engine: ML Mathur and RP Sharma
  
• Gas Turbine and Propulsive Systems: PR Khajuria & SP Dubey
  
• Fluid Mechanics: Modi & Seth, RK Bansal
  
• Compressible Flow: SM Yahya
  
• Heat and Mass Transfer: JP Hollman, RC Sachdeva
  
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: CP Arora, Domkundwar
  
• Fluid Machinery: Jagdish Lal, RK Bansal
  
• Theory of Machines: RS Khurmi, Malik & Ghosh
  
• Mechanical Vibration: Grover
  
• Machine Design: Shigley, VB Bhandari
  
• Material Science: WD Callister, IP Singh
  
• Production Engineering: Kalpkjian Schmid, Amitabh Ghosh & AK Malik
  
• Industrial Engineering: O P Khanna, Buffa & Sarin
  
• Operations Research: Kanti Swarup
  
• Strength of Materials: Gere & Timoshenko, BC unamia, Sadhu Singh
  

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GATE 2009 EC-Electronics and Communication Engineering Syllabus

Electronics and Communication Engineering - EC

 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

 Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors.

 

Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial Derivatives, Maxima and minima, Multiple integrals, Fourier series. Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems.

 

Differential equations: First order equation (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Method of variation of parameters, Cauchy's and Euler's equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Partial Differential Equations and variable separable method.

 

Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor's and Laurent's series, Residue theorem, solution integrals.

 

Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Discrete and continuous distributions, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distribution, Correlation and regression analysis.

Numerical Methods: Solutions of non-linear algebraic equations, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.

 

Transform Theory: Fourier transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform.

 

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING 

Networks: Network graphs: matrices associated with graphs; incidence, fundamental cut set and fundamental circuit matrices. Solution methods: nodal and mesh analysis. Network theorems: superposition, Thevenin and Norton's maximum power transfer, Wye-Delta transformation. Steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors. Linear constant coefficient differential equations; time domain analysis of simple RLC circuits, Solution of network equations using Laplace transform: frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits. 2-port network parameters: driving point and transfer functions. State equations for networks.

 

Electronic Devices: Energy bands in silicon, intrinsic and extrinsic silicon. Carrier transport in silicon: diffusion current, drift current, mobility, and resistivity. Generation and recombination of carriers. p-n junction diode, Zener diode, tunnel diode, BJT, JFET, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, p-I-n and avalanche photo diode, Basics of LASERs. Device technology: integrated circuits fabrication process, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, photolithography, n-tub, p-tub and twin-tub CMOS process.

 

Analog Circuits: Small Signal Equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs and analog CMOS. Simple diode circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias stability of transistor and FET amplifiers. Amplifiers: single-and multi-stage, differential and operational, feedback, and power. Frequency response of amplifiers. Simple op-amp circuits. Filters. Sinusoidal oscillators; criterion for oscillation; single-transistor and op-amp configurations. Function generators and wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timers. Power supplies.

 

Digital circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates; digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS). Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits, code converters, multiplexers, decoders, PROMs and PLAs. Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops, counters and shift-registers. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs, DACs. Semiconductor memories. Microprocessor(8085): architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing.

 

Signals and Systems: Definitions and properties of Laplace transform, continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier series, continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier Transform, DFT and FFT, z-transform. Sampling theorem. Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Systems: definitions and properties; causality, stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and cascade structure, frequency response, group delay, phase delay. Signal transmission through LTI systems.

 

Control Systems: Basic control system components; block diagrammatic description, reduction of block diagrams. Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems and stability analysis of these systems. Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer functions of systems; transient and steady state analysis of LTI control systems and frequency response. Tools and techniques for LTI control system analysis: root loci, Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Bode and Nyquist plots. Control system compensators: elements of lead and lag compensation, elements of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control. State variable representation and solution of state equation of LTI control systems.

 

Communications: Random signals and noise: probability, random variables, probability density function, autocorrelation, power spectral density. Analog communication systems: amplitude and angle modulation and demodulation systems, spectral analysis of these operations, superheterodyne receivers; elements of hardware, realizations of analog communication systems; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) calculations for amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) for low noise conditions. Fundamentals of information theory and channel capacity theorem. Digital communication systems: pulse code modulation (PCM), differential pulse code modulation (DPCM), digital modulation schemes: amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK), matched filter receivers, bandwidth consideration and probability of error calculations for these schemes. Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA and GSM.

 

Electromagnetics: Elements of vector calculus: divergence and curl; Gauss's and Stokes's theorems, Maxwell's equations: differential and integral forms. Wave equation, Poynting vector. Plane waves: propagation through various media; reflection and refraction; phase and group velocity; skin depth. Transmission lines: characteristic impedance; impedance transformation; Smith chart; impedance matching; S parameters, pulse excitation. Waveguides: modes in rectangular waveguides; boundary conditions; cut-off frequencies; dispersion relations. Basics of propagation in dielectric waveguide and optical fibers. Basics of Antennas: Dipole antennas; radiation pattern; antenna gain.

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