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Updated on 09th February, 2023 , 10 min read
GATE Syllabus 2023 - IIT Kanpur has released GATE Exam Syllabus for all the papers of 29 papers of GATE on its official website gate.iitk.ac.in. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur) is the organizing institute of GATE Exam 2023. Candidates willing to take the exam will now be able to download the GATE Syllabus 2023 PDF for CSE, EEE, CE, CS, and the other 25 GATE Papers by visiting the GATE Official Website. There are no new changes that have been introduced in GATE 2023 Syllabus. The syllabus of GATE exam can be divided into two parts namely General Aptitude (GA), and Core Discipline. The General Aptitude section will remain common in all the GATE 2023 Syllabus PDFs and carries a weightage of 15% of the total marks. The remaining 85% weightage is for topics from Core Discipline. Also Read - GATE Marks vs Rank
GATE 2023 will be conducted on 4, 5, 11, and 12 February 2023.
Candidates can now download GATE Syllabus PDF for each of the GATE Papers available on the gate official website.
IIT Kanpur will conduct GATE 2023 Exam on 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th February 2023. GATE Exam is conducted online as a computer-based test and the GATE Exam Duration is 3 hours. The question paper for GATE Exam consists of 65 Multiple Choice Questions, NATs and/or MSQs carrying 1 or 2 marks each question.
GATE Admit Card is scheduled to be released on 9 January 2023. Download at gate.iitk.ac.in.
GATE 2023 is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and the seven IITs i.e. IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Roorkee. The GATE Exam is conducted on the behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB) – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
We have updated the GATE Exam Syllabus details in this article in order to make it more convenient for students. GATE Syllabus 2023 has been released on the official website along with the GATE Exam Dates and many other updates regarding GATE 2023. Students can keep a close watch on this page for more information regarding the new updated on GATE Exam Syllabus.
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General Aptitude Syllabus (Common for all papers) |
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Verbal Ability |
Numerical Ability |
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Biomedical Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Electrical Circuits |
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Analog and Digital Electronics |
Signals and Systems |
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Measurement and Digital Electronics |
Sensors and Bioinstrumentations |
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Medical Imaging System |
Biomaterials |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology |
Biomechanics |
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Aerospace Engineering Syllabus |
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Fourier Series |
Laplace Transforms |
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Numerical methods for linear and nonlinear algebraic equations |
Numerical integration and differentiation. |
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Dynamic stability |
Euler angle |
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Equations of motion |
Aerodynamic forces and moments, stability & control derivatives |
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Decoupling of longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics |
Longitudinal modes; lateral-directional modes. |
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Orbit transfer |
In-plane and out-of-plane |
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Elementary ideas of viscous flows including boundary layers |
Wind Tunnel Testing |
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Measurement and visualization techniques |
Vibration of beams |
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Theory of elasticity |
Equilibrium and compatibility equations |
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Airy's stress function |
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Agriculture Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Farm Machinery |
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Farm Power |
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering |
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Irrigation and Drainage Engineering |
Agricultural Processing Engineering |
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Dairy and Food Engineering |
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Architecture & Planning Syllabus |
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Architecture and Design |
Building Materials, Construction, and Management |
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Building and Structures |
Environmental Planning and Design |
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Urban Design |
Urban Planning and Housing |
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Planning Techniques and Management |
Services, Infrastructure, and Transportation |
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Biotechnology Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
General Biotechnology |
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Recombinant DNA Technology |
Plant and Animal Biotechnology |
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Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology |
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Civil Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Structural Engineering |
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Geotechnical Engineering |
Water Resources Engineering |
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Environmental Engineering |
Transportation Engineering |
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Geomatics Engineering |
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Chemical Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Process Calculations and Thermodynamics |
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Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations |
Heat Transfer |
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Mass Transfer |
Chemical Reaction Engineering |
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Instrumentation and Process Control |
Plant Design and Economics |
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Chemical Technology |
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Computer Science and Information Technology Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Digital Logic |
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Computer Organization and Architecture |
Programming and Data Structures |
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Algorithms |
Theory of Computation |
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Compiler Design |
Operating System |
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Databases |
Computer Networks |
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Chemistry Syllabus |
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Physical Chemistry |
Organic Chemistry |
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Inorganic Chemistry |
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Electronics and Communication Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Networks, Signals, and Systems |
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Electronic Devices |
Analog Circuits |
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Digital Circuits |
Control System |
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Communication |
Electromagnetics |
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Electrical Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Electrical Circuits |
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Electromagnetic Fields |
Signals and Systems |
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Electrical Machines |
Power Systems |
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Control Systems |
Electrical and Electronic Measurements |
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Analog and Digital Electronics |
Power Electronics |
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Environmental Science & Engineering (New) |
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Environmental Management and Sustainable Development |
Environmental Chemistry |
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Environmental Microbiology |
Water Resources and Environmental Hydraulics |
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Water & Wastewater Treatment and Management |
Air and Noise Pollution |
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
Global and Regional Environmental Issues |
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Ecology and Evolution Syllabus |
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Ecology |
Evolution |
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Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology |
Behavioural Ecology |
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Geology And Geophysics Syllabus |
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Geology |
Geophysics |
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Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Control Systems |
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Electrical Circuits |
Analog and Digital Electronics |
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Signals and Systems |
Measurements |
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Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation |
Communication and Optical Instrumentation |
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Mathematics Syllabus |
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Calculus |
Linear Algebra |
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Rear Analysis |
Complex Analysis |
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Ordinary Differential Equations |
Algebra |
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Functional Analysis |
Numerical Analysis |
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Partial Differential Equations |
Topology |
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Linear Programming |
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Mechanical Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Applied Mechanics and Design |
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Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science |
Material, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering |
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Mining Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Mine Development Surveying |
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Geomechanics and Ground Control |
Mining Methods and Machinery |
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Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation, and Underground Hazards |
Mine Economics, Mine Planning, System Engineering |
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Metallurgical Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Thermodynamics and Rate Process |
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Extractive Metallurgy |
Physical Metallurgy |
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Mechanical Metallurgy |
Manufacturing Process |
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Physics Syllabus |
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Mathematical Physics |
Classical Mechanics |
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Electromagnetic Theory |
Quantum Mechanics |
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Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics |
Atomic and Molecular Physics |
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Solid State Physics and Electronics |
Nuclear and Particle Physics |
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Production and Industrial Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
General Engineering |
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Manufacturing Processes |
Quality and Reliability |
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Industrial Engineering |
Operation Research an Operational Management |
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Textile Engineering Syllabus |
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Engineering Mathematics |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
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XE-A (Engineering Mathematics Syllabus) |
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Linear Algebra |
Calculus |
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Vector Calculus |
Ordinary Differential Equations |
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Partial Differential Equations |
Complex variables |
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Probability and Statistics |
Numerical Methods |
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XE-B (Fluid Mechanism Syllabus) |
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Flow and Fluid Properties |
Kinematics |
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Integral analysis |
Differential Analysis |
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Inviscid flows |
Dimensional analysis |
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Internal flows |
Prandtl boundary layer equations |
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XE-C (Material Sciences Syllabus) |
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Processing of Materials |
Characterization Techniques: |
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Structure and Imperfections |
Thermodynamics and Kinetics |
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Properties of Materials |
Material types |
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Environmental Degradation |
Elements of Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics |
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XE-E (Thermodynamics Syllabus) |
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Basic Concepts |
Law of Thermodynamics |
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Thermodynamics Cycle |
Thermodynamics Relations |
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Ideal Gas Mixtures |
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XE-F (Polymer Science and Engineering Syllabus) |
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Chemistry of high polymers |
Polymer Characterization |
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Synthesis and properties |
Polymer blends and composites |
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Polymer Technology |
Polymer rheology |
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Polymer processing |
Polymer testing |
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XE-G (Food Technology Syllabus) |
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Food Chemistry and Nutrition |
Food Microbiology |
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Food Products Technology |
Food Engineering |
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XL-P (Chemistry Syllabus) |
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Atomic Structure and Periodicity |
Structure and Bonding |
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s, p and d Block Elements |
Chemical Equilibria |
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Electrochemistry |
Reaction Kinetics |
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Thermodynamics |
Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms |
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XL-R (Botany Syllabus) |
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Plant Systematics |
Plant Anatomy |
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Morphogenesis & Development |
Physiology and Biochemistry |
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Genetics |
Plant Breeding and Genetic Modification |
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Economic Botany |
Plant Pathology |
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Ecology and Environment |
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XL-S (Microbiology Syllabus) |
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Historical Perspective |
Methods in Microbiology |
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Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity |
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structure and Function |
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Microbial Growth |
Control of Micro-organisms |
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Microbial Metabolism |
Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interaction |
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Chemotherapy/Antibiotics |
Microbial Genetics |
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Microbial Ecology |
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XL-T (Zoology Syllabus) |
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Animal world |
Genetics |
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Evolution |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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Cell Biology |
Gene expression in Eukaryotes |
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Animal Anatomy and Physiology |
Parasitology and Immunology |
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Development Biology |
Ecology |
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Animal Behaviour |
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XH-B1 (Reasoning and Comprehension) (New) |
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Reading Comprehension |
Expression |
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Analytical reasoning |
Logical reasoning |
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XH-C1 (Economics) (New) |
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Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics |
Microeconomics |
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Macroeconomics |
International Economics |
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Public Economics |
Development Economics |
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Indian Economy |
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XH-C3 (Linguistics) (New) |
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Areal Typology, Universals, Cross-linguistic Features |
Language and Linguistics |
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Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis |
Historical Linguistics |
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Sociolinguistics |
Methods of analysis |
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Applied Linguistics |
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XH-C4 (Philosophy) (New) |
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Classical Indian Philosophy |
Contemporary Indian Philosophy |
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Classical and Modern Western Philosophy |
Contemporary Western Philosophy |
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XH-C5 (Psychology) (New) |
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Perception, Learning, Memory, and Forgetting |
Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language |
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Research Methods and Statistics |
Psychometrics |
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The biological and evolutionary basis of behaviour |
Personality |
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Applications of Psychology |
Motivation, Emotion, and Stress and Coping |
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Social psychology |
Development across the life span |
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XH-C6 (Sociology) (New) |
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Family, Marriage, and Kinship |
Sociological Theory |
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Research Methodology and Methods |
Sociological Concepts |
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Agrarian Sociology and Rural Transformation |
Indian Society / Sociology of India |
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Social Movements |
Sociology of Development |
After the analysis of the branch or subject wise GATE 2023 Syllabus PDF, GATE Aspirants can start preparing for the GATE Exam by referring to the right and the most appropriate GATE Preparation Books, Notes, Question Papers, and other GATE Exam study material. Candidates can practice GATE previous year question paper as this will help them boost their performance in the GATE Papers.
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Candidates appearing in the exam must know the GATE Exam Pattern beforehand. They must possess a good knowledge of GATE Exam Pattern as it will be helpful for them. Preparing for the examination by referring to the syllabus and based on the marking scheme along with the marks distribution mentioned in the exam pattern can help students perform well and score good in the exam. All the GATE Papers of GATE 2023 are of objective type. The GATE Exam Pattern will include MCQs and Numerical Answer Type Questions.
GATE Aspirants are advised to check the marks and topic weightage from the below mentioned detailed marking scheme in the Syllabus for GATE 2023.
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Paper Code |
Marks Distribution |
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Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL |
General Aptitude (GA) – 15, |
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Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH, and XL |
General Aptitude (GA)- 15 and |
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GATE Paper Codes |
General Aptitude (GA) Marks |
Subject Marks |
Total Marks |
Total Time (Minutes) |
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AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST, and BM |
15 |
85 |
100 |
180 |
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GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology or Section 2 Geophysics)] |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
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AR [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Architecture or Section 2 Planning)] |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
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XE (Section A + Any Two Sections) |
15 |
15 + (2 x 35) |
100 |
180 |
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XH (Section B1 + Any One Section) |
15 |
25 +( 1 x 60) |
100 |
180 |
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XL (Section P + Any Two Sections) |
15 |
25 + (2 x 30) |
100 |
180 |
The table given below describes the paper wise important topics of GATE 2023 Syllabus for Engineering Mathematics:
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GATE Paper |
Engineering Mathematics Important Topics |
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Aerospace Engineering (AE) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations |
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Agricultural Engineering (AG) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Vector Calculus, Probability, and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Biomedical Engineering (BM) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Analysis of complex variables, Probability, and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Biotechnology (BT) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability, and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Civil Engineering (CE) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), Partial Differential Equations (PDE), Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Chemical Engineering (CH) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods, Complex Variables |
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Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability, and Statistics, Discrete Mathematics |
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Electronics and Communication (EC) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, Vector Analysis, Complex Analysis |
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Electrical Engineering (EE) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, Complex Variables |
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Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics |
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Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Analysis of Complex Variables, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Mechanical Engineering (ME) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Mining Engineering (MN) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Vector Calculus, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Metallurgical Engineering (MT) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Vector Calculus, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Petroleum Engineering (PE) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods, Complex Variables |
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Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Textile Engineering and Fiber Science (TF) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods |
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Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), Partial Differential Equations (PDE), Probability and Statistics, Numerical Methods, Vector Calculus, Complex Variables |
The table given below gives the weightage of GATE CSE Syllabus important topics from the last year. Interested candidates can refer to the table mentioned below in order to know the expected number of questions that can come from each topic:
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Topic |
Sub-Topics |
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Discrete Mathematics |
Propositional and first order logic. Sets, relations, functions, partial orders and lattices. Monoids, Groups. Graphs: connectivity, matching, coloring. Combinatorics: counting, recurrence relations, generating functions |
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Digital Logic |
Boolean algebra. Combinational and sequential circuits. Minimization. Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating-point) |
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Computer Organization and Architecture |
Machine instructions and addressing modes. ALU, dataâ€path and control unit. Instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards. Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage; I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode) |
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Programming and Data Structures |
Programming in C. Recursion. Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs |
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Algorithms |
Searching, sorting, hashing. Asymptotic worst-case time and space complexity. Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divideâ€andâ€conquer. Graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths |
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Theory of Computation |
Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability. |
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Compiler Design |
Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments. Intermediate code generation. Local optimization, Data flow analyses: constant propagation, liveness analysis, common subexpression elimination |
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Operating System |
System calls, processes, threads, interâ€process communication, concurrency and synchronization. Deadlock. CPU and I/O scheduling. Memory management and virtual memory. File systems |
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Databases |
ERâ€model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and concurrency control |
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Computer Networks |
Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks; Basics of packet, circuit and virtual circuit-switching; Data link layer: framing, error detection, Medium Access Control, Ethernet bridging; Routing protocols: shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link-state routing; Fragmentation and IP addressing, IPv4, CIDR notation, Basics of IP support protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT); Transport layer: flow control and congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets; Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email |
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Topics |
Year-wise Weightage of Important Topics (Marks) |
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GATE 2023 |
GATE 2021 |
GATE 2020 |
GATE 2019 |
GATE 2018 |
GATE 2017 |
GATE 2016 |
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General Aptitude |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
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Engineering Mathematics |
13 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
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Discrete Mathematics |
11 |
10 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
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Digital Logic |
6 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
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Computer Organization and Architecture |
8 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
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Programming and Data Structures |
15 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
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Algorithms |
7 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
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Theory of Computation |
6 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
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Compiler Design |
4 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
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Operating System |
9 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Databases |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
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Computer Networks |
10 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
Also Read - GATE Syllabus for CSE
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By - Kasturi Talukdar 2023-02-09 06:13:35 , 10 min readYes. IIT Kanpur has released GATE Exam Syllabus on the official website. Students can download the subject wise syllabus from there.
The GATE 2023 syllabus is divided into three sections: general aptitude, engineering mathematics, and subject-specific papers chosen by candidates when they submit their GATE 2023 application form. GATE Syllabus is available for all subjects, including CSE, ECE, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering.
Students should be aware that the GATE exam questions are made from the topics covered in the GATE 2023 syllabus. Students are advised to thoroughly read the detailed syllabus to avoid any confusion or discrepancy.
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