GATE EE Syllabus 2024: Important Topics, Question Papers

GATE EE Syllabus 2024 has topics from Engineering Mathematics and the basics of Electrical Engineering from the undergraduate level of the respective program, such as Calculus, Numerical Methods, Control Systems, Electric Circuits, Signals and Systems and more.

The GATE 2024 entrance examination will be conducted by IISc Bangalore for candidates who want to pursue their post-graduation in an engineering course or get recruited by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

FTable of Contents

• GATE EE Syllabus 2024
  • Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
  • Section 2: Electrical Engineering
• GATE EE 2024 Exam Pattern
• GATE EE Previous Year Question Papers
• GATE Books for Electrical Engineering

GATE EE Syllabus 2024

The GATE EE Syllabus 2024 is divided into two sections: Engineering mathematics which is the common subject, and Electrical engineering. The GATE electrical syllabus is as follows:

Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

The table below shows the chapters and relevant topics for Engineering Mathematics:

Calculus

• Directional derivatives
• Evaluation of definite and improper integrals Fourier series
• Green’s theorem
• Gauss’s theorem
• Line integral
• Maxima and minima
• Mean value theorems
• Multiple integrals
• Partial Derivatives
• Stokes’s theorem
• Surface integral
• Theorems of integral calculus
• Vector identities
• Volume integral

Complex variables

• Analytic functions
• Cauchy’s integral formula
• Cauchy’s integral theorem
• Laurent series
• Residue theorem
• Solution integrals
• Taylor series

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Differential equations

• Cauchy’s equation
• Euler’s equation
• Higher-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients
• First-order equations (linear and nonlinear) Initial and boundary value problems
• Method of variation of parameters
• Method of separation of variables.
• Partial Differential Equations

Linear Algebra

• Eigenvalues
• Eigenvectors
• Matrix Algebra
• Systems of linear equations

Numerical Methods

• Single and Multi‐step methods for differential equations
• Solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations

Probability and Statistics

• Binomial distribution
• Conditional probability
• Correlation analysis
• Discrete and Continuous distributions
• Mean, Median, Mode
• Normal distribution
• Poisson distribution
• Random variables
• Regression analysis
• Sampling theorems
• Standard Deviation

Transform Theory

• Fourier Transform
• z‐Transform
• Laplace Transform

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Section 2: Electrical Engineering

The table below shows the chapters and relevant topics for GATE Electrical syllabus:

Analog and Digital Electronics

• 8085 Microprocessor: Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing
• A/D and D/A converters
• Amplifiers: Biasing, Equivalent circuit, and Frequency response
• BJT
• Characteristics of diodes
• Combinational and Sequential logic circuits MOSFET
• Multiplexer and Demultiplexer
• Oscillators and Feedback amplifier Operational amplifiers: Characteristics and applications
• Schmitt trigger
• Sample and hold circuits
• Simple active filters
• Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifiers
• VCOs and Timers

Control Systems

• Block diagrams and signal flow graphs
• Bode plots
• Feedback principle
• Lag
• Lead and Lead‐Lag compensators
• Mathematical modeling and representation of systems
• P, PI, and PID controllers
• Root loci
• Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria
• Stability analysis
• State-space model
• State transition matrix
• Transfer function
• Transient and Steady‐state analysis of linear time-invariant systems

Electrical and Electronic Measurements

• Bridges and Potentiometers
• Digital voltmeters and multimeters
• Instrument transformers
• Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor
• Oscilloscopes, Error analysis
• Phase, Time and Frequency measurement

Electric Circuits

• Ideal current and voltage sources
• KCL, KVL, Node, and Mesh analysis
• Maximum power transfer theorem
• Network graph
• Norton’s theorem
• Passive filters
• Power and power factor in AC circuits
• Resonance
• Sinusoidal steady‐state analysis
• Superposition theorem
• Thevenin’s theorem
• Three-phase circuits
• Transient response of dc and ac networks Two‐port networks

Electrical Machines

• Auto‐transformer, Electromechanical energy conversion principles
• DC machines: separately excited, series and shunt, motoring and generating mode of operation and their characteristics, starting and speed control of dc motors
• Operating principle of single-phase induction motors
• Single-phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit, and short circuit tests, regulation and efficiency
• Synchronous machines: cylindrical and salient pole machines, performance, regulation and parallel operation of generators, starting of synchronous motor, characteristics
• Three-phase induction motors: the principle of operation, types, performance, torque-speed characteristics, no-load and blocked rotor tests, equivalent circuit, starting and speed control
• Three-phase transformers: connections, parallel operation
• Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.

Electromagnetic Fields

• Ampere’s law
• Biot‐Savart’s law
• Coulomb's Law
• Curl
• Divergence
• Effect of the dielectric medium
• Electric Field Intensity
• Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane, and spherical charge distributions
• Electric Flux Density
• Faraday’s law
• Gauss's Law
• Inductance
• Lorentz force
• Magnetic circuits
• Magnetomotive force
• Reluctance
• The capacitance of simple configurations
• Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations.

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Power Electronics

• Bidirectional ac to dc voltage source converters
• Buck-Boost converters
• Single-phase and three-phase inverters, Characteristics of semiconductor power devices: Diode, Thyristor, Triac, GTO, MOSFET, IGBT
• Distortion factor of ac to dc converters
• DC to DC conversion: Buck, Boost, and Single and three-phase configuration of uncontrolled rectifiers
• Power factor
• Line commutated thyristor-based converters
• Issues of line current harmonics
• Sinusoidal pulse modulation.

Power Systems

• Ac and dc transmission concepts
• Bus admittance matrix
• Circuit breakers
• Distribution systems
• Electric field distribution and insulators
• Equal area criterion
• GaussSeidel and Newton-Raphson load flow methods
• Models and performance of transmission lines and cables
• Per‐unit quantities
• Power factor correction
• Power generation concepts
• Voltage and Frequency control
• Series and shunt compensation
• Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis
• Principles of overcurrent, differential, and distance protection
• Symmetrical components
• System stability concepts

Signals and Systems

• Applications of Fourier Transform
• Fourier series representation of continuous periodic signals
• Laplace Transform and z-Transform
• Linear Time-Invariant and Causal systems Representation of continuous and discrete‐time signals
• Sampling theorem
• Shifting and scaling operations

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GATE EE 2024 Exam Pattern

To learn more about the GATE EE, here is the exam pattern. The table underneath will help the candidates to understand the mark division, details of the GATE EE paper, and related facts.  

GATE EE 2024 Exam Pattern

Particulars	Details
Exam Mode	Online, Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration	3 hours
Total Questions	65
Total Marks	100
Types of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions
	Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Sections	General Aptitude
	Engineering Mathematics
	Subject-based
Negative Marking	Only for MCQs

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GATE EE Previous Years Question Papers

The students can download the GATE Electrical Engineering previous year question papers to practice and get familiar with the question pattern and crack the exam of the first try. 

GATE EE 2024 Previous year question papers

Subject	Year	Download Links
Electrical Engineering	2023	Download PDF
	2022	Download PDF
	2021	Download PDF
	2020	Download PDF
	2019	Download PDF
	2018	Download PDF
	2017	Download PDF
	2016	Download PDF

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GATE Books for Electrical Engineering 

There are a variety of GATE books available on the market for the GATE EE syllabus 2024. However, all of them are not approachable. Therefore, for the benefit of the candidates, here is the list of best GATE EE syllabus books:

GATE EE Syllabus 2024 Books

Topics	Name of the Books	Publisher/Authors
Power Systems	Power System Engineering	I Nagrath, D Kothari
	Electrical Power Systems	C. L. Wadhwa
Electrical Machines	Electrical Machinery	P. S. Bimbhra
Control Systems	Control Systems Engineering	I.J.Nagrath, M. Gopal
Analog & Digital Electronics	Integrated Electronics: Analog And Digital Circuits And Systems	Christos C. Halkias, Chetan D. Parikh Jacob Millman
	Digital Logic and Computer Design	M Morris Mano
Electrical Circuits (Networks)	Circuit Theory: Analysis & Synthesis	Abhijit Chakrabarti
	Fundamentals of Electric Circuits	Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku
Power Electronics	Power Electronics	P.S.Bimbhra
Signals & Systems	Signals and Systems	Oppenheim Alan V, Willsky Alan S, Nawab S. Hamid
Electromagnetic Fields	Engineering Electromagnetics	William H Hayt, John A Buck
Measurements	A Course In Electrical And Electronic Measurements And Instrumentation	A K Sawhney
Engineering Mathematics	Higher Engineering Mathematics	B. S. Grewal
Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations

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