GATE Syllabus 2018
The Indian Institute of Science (IITG) Guwahati has invited applications for admission to Master of Engineering programme. IISC will be conducting the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2018. The GATE online exam is scheduled to be held February 03, 04, 10 & 11, 2018 (Saturdays & Sundays) and GATE 2018 Result will be out on March 17.
The syllabus for each of the papers can be found by clicking on the subject papers below. Read the section on Structure of GATE 2018 to know what sections appear in each paper, especially in XE and XL.
The syllabi for GATE 2018 papers have been revised.
GATE 2018 Syllabus (Link is available below for the full syllabus)
General Aptitude (GA) : Common in all papers
Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.
AE: Aerospace Engineering
Section1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Flight Mechanics
Section 3: Space Dynamics
Section 4: Aerodynamics
Section 5: Structures
Section 6: Propulsion
AG: Agricultural Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Farm Machinery
Section 3: Farm Power
Section 4: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Section 5: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Section 6: Agricultural Processing Engineering
Section 7: Dairy and Food Engineering
AR: Architecture and Planning
Section 1: Architecture and Design
Section 2: Building Materials, Construction and Management
Section 3: Building and Structures
Section 4: Environmental Planning and Design
Section 5: Urban Design
Section 6: Urban Planning and Housing
Section 7: Planning Techniques and Management
Section 8: Services, Infrastructure and Transportation
BT: Biotechnology
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: General Biotechnology
Section 3: Recombinant DNA Technology
Section 4: Plant and Animal Biotechnology
Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
CE: Civil Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Structural Engineering
Section 3: Geotechnical Engineering
Section 4: Water Resources Engineering
Section 5: Environmental Engineering
Section 6: Transportation Engineering
Section 7: Geomatics Engineering
CH: Chemical Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Process Calculations and Thermodynamics
Section 3: Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations
Section 4: Heat Transfer
Section 5: Mass Transfer
Section 6: Chemical Reaction Engineering
Section 7: Instrumentation and Process Control
Section 8: Plant Design and Economics
Section 9: Chemical Technology
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology
Section1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Digital Logic
Section 3: Computer Organization and Architecture
Section 4: Programming and Data Structures
Section 5: Algorithms
Section 6: Theory of Computation
Section 7: Compiler Design
Section 8: Operating System
Section 9: Databases
Section 10: Computer Networks
CY: Chemistry
Section 1: Physical Chemistry
Section 2: Inorganic Chemistry
Section 3: Organic Chemistry
EC: Electronics and Communication Engg.
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Networks, Signals and Systems
Section 3: Electronic Devices
Section 4: Analog Circuits
Section 5: Digital Circuits
Section 6: Control Systems
Section 7: Communications
Section 8: Electromagnetics
EE: Electrical Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Electric Circuits
Section 3: Electromagnetic Fields
Section 4: Signals and Systems
Section 5: Electrical Machines
Section 6: Power Systems
Section 7: Control Systems
Section 8: Electrical and Electronic Measurements
Section 9: Analog and Digital Electronics
Section 10: Power Electronics
EY: Ecology and Evolution
Section 1: Ecology
Section 2: Evolution
Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology
Section 4: Behavioural Ecology
GG: Geology and Geophysics
Part – A: Geology
Part - B: Geophysics
IN: Instrumentation Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Electrical Circuits
Section 3: Signals and Systems
Section 4: Control Systems
Section 5: Analog Electronics
Section 6: Digital Electronics
Section 7: Measurements
Section 8: Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation
Section 9: Communication and Optical Instrumentation
MA: Mathematics
Section 1: Linear Algebra
Section 2: Complex Analysis
Section 3: Real Analysis
Section 4: Ordinary Differential Equations
Section 5: Algebra
Section 6: Functional Analysis
Section 7: Numerical Analysis
Section 8: Partial Differential Equations
Section 9: Topology
Section 10: Probability and Statistics
Section 11: Linear programming
ME: Mechanical Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Applied Mechanics and Design
Section 3: Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
Section 4: Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
MN: Mining Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Mine Development and Surveying
Section 3: Geomechanics and Ground Control
Section 4: Mining Methods and Machinery
Section 5: Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation, and Underground Hazards
Section 6: Mine Economics, Mine Planning, Systems Engineering
MT: Metallurgical Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: Thermodynamics and Rate Processes
Section 3: Extractive Metallurgy
Section 4: Physical Metallurgy
Section 5: Mechanical Metallurgy
Section 6: Manufacturing Processes
PE: Petroleum Engineering
Linear Algebra
Calculus
Differential equations
Complex variables
Probability and Statistics
Numerical Methods
Petroleum Exploration
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology
Reservoir Engineering
Petroleum Production Operations
Offshore Drilling and Production Practices
Petroleum Formation Evaluation
Oil and Gas Well Testing
Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry
Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
Latest trends in Petroleum Engineering
PH: Physics
Section 1: Mathematical Physics
Section 2: Classical Mechanics
Section 3: Electromagnetic Theory
Section 4: Quantum Mechanics
Section 5: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Section 6: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Section 7: Solid State Physics & Electronics
Section 8: Nuclear and Particle Physics
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Section 2: General Engineering
Section 3: Manufacturing Processes I
Section 4: Manufacturing Processes II
Section 5: Qualityand Reliability
Section 6: Industrial Engineering
Section 7: Operations research and Operations management
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Section 1: Textile Fibers
Section 2: Yarn manufacture, Yarn structure and PropertiesSection 3: Fabric manufacture, Structure and Properties
Section 4: Textile Testing
Section 5: Chemical processing
XE -A: Engineering Mathematics
Section 1: Linear Algebra
Section 2: Calculus Section 3: Vector Calculus
Section 3: Complex variables
Section 4: Ordinary Differential Equations
Section 5: Partial Differential Equations
Section 6: Probability and Statistics
Section 7: Numerical Methods
XE-B: Fluid Mechanics
Section 1: Flow and Fluid Properties
Section 2: Kinematics
Section 3: Integral analysis
Section 4: Differential Analysis
Section 5: Inviscid flows
Section 6: Dimensional analysis
Section 7: Internal flows
Section 8: Prandtl boundary layer equations
XE-C: Materials Science
Section 1: Processing of Materials
Section 2: Characterisation Techniques
Section 3: Structure and Imperfections
Section 4: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Section 5: Properties of Materials
Section 6: Material types
Section 7: Environmental Degradation
Section 8: Elements of Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics
XE-D: Solid Mechanics
Equivalent force systems
Stresses and strains
Axial, shear and bending moment diagrams
XE-E: Thermodynamics
Section 1: Basic Concepts
Section 2: First Law of Thermodynamics
Section 3: Second Law of Thermodynamics
Section 4: Properties of Pure Substances
Section 5: Thermodynamic Relations
Section 6: Thermodynamic Cycles
Section 7: Ideal Gas Mixtures
XE-F: Polymer Science and Engineering
Section 1: Chemistry of high polymers
Section 2: Polymer Characterization
Section 3: Synthesis and properties
Section 4: Polymer blends and composites
Section 5: Polymer Technology
Section 6: Polymer rheology
Section 7: Polymer processing
Section 8: Polymer testing
XE – G: Food Technology
Section 1: Food Chemistry and Nutrition
Section 2: Food Microbiology
Section 3: Food Products Technology
Section 4: Food Engineering
XL – H: Chemistry
Section 1: Atomic Structure and Periodicity
Section 2: Structure and Bonding
Section 3: s, p and d Block Elements
Section 4: Chemical Equilibria
Section 5: Electrochemistry
Section 6: Reaction Kinetics
Section 7: Thermodynamics
Section 8: Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms
XL-I: Biochemistry
Organization of life
Enzyme kinetics
Biochemical separation techniques
Cell structure and organelles
DNA replication, transcription and translation
Immune system
XL-J: Botany
Section 1: Plant Systematics
Section 2: Plant Anatomy
Section 3: Morphogenesis & Development
Section 4: Physiology and Biochemistry
Section 5: Genetics
Section 6: Plant Breeding and Genetic Modification
Section 7: Economic Botany
Section 8: Plant Pathology
Section 9: Ecology and Environment
XL – K: Microbiology
Section 1: Historical Perspective
Section 2: Methods in Microbiology
Section 3: Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity
Section 4: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structure and Function
Section 5: Microbial Growth
Section 6: Control of Micro-organisms
Section 7: Microbial Metabolism
Section 8: Microbial Diseases and Host Pathogen Interaction
Section 8: Chemotherapy/Antibiotics
Section 9: Microbial Genetics
Section 10: Microbial Ecology
XL – L: Zoology
Section 1: Animal world
Section 2: Evolution
Section 3: Genetics
Section 4: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Section 5: Cell Biology
Section 6: Gene expression in Eukaryotes
Section 7: Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Section 8: Parasitology and Immunology
Section 9: Development Biology
Section 10: Ecology
Section 11: Animal Behaviour
The link for GATE 2018 Syllabus is available
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