Electric Circuits (Dr.

Abhijit Chakrabarti)

Regularly covered topics in GATE:

o KCL, KVL and Node and Mesh analysis
o Network Theorems
o Transient Analysis of First order circuits
o Resonance
o Two-port networks
o Power and power factor in ac circuits
Difficult topis
o Transient and Steady State analysis of Second order RLC circuits
o Phasor diagrams
o Magnetic Coupled circuits
o Two-port networks
o Laplace transform

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Electric Machines P.S.Bimbhra

Regularly covered topics in GATE:

o Single phase transformers
o Three phase transformers
o DC machines
o Single phase Induction Motors
Difficult topics
o Three phase induction motors
o Synchronous Machines
Other Important topics covered in GATE:
o Servo motors and Stepper motors

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Power Systems by CL Wadhwa

Regularly covered
o Power Generation Concepts
o Load flow methods, Bus Impedance and Admittances matrices
o Circuit Breakers
 o HVDC and FACTS concepts
o Fault Calculations and Transients
Difficult topics covered in GATE:
o System Stability Concepts
o Equal area criterion
o Power system Protection

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Control Systems A Nagoor Kani.

Regularly covered
o Block Diagrams,
o Signal flow graphs
o 1st order transfer functions
o Routh-Hurwitz criteria
o Frequency domain specifications, Bode plots and Compensators.
Difficult level topics in GATE: Tough questions in GATE are possible
from the following topics.
o Root-Loci,
o State Space Model and Nyquist Criteria

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Power Electronics P.S.Bimbhra

Regularly covered
o Characteristics of Semi-Conductor devices
o Rectifiers
o Principles of Choppers
o Principles of Inverters
Difficult topics in GATE:
o Harmonics
o Sinusoidal PWM
Analog Electronics Millman and Halkis.

Regularly covered.
o Operational Amplifiers
o Diode Circuits
o BJTs and FET
o Rectifiers and Amplifiers
Difficult level topics in GATE: Tough questions in GATE are possible
from the following topics.
o Frequency response
o Oscillators and Feedback Amplifiers

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Digital Electronics Morris mano

Regularly covered
o Boolean algebra
o Combinational circuits
o Sequential circuits
o K-maps and Counters.
Difficult topics in GATE:
o Logic gates and their CMOS implementations
o 8085Microprocessor
Other Important topics covered in GATE:
o A/D and D/C converters

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Electrical and Electronic Measurements A.K.Sawhney

Regularly covered topics in GATE:

o Bridges and Potentiometers
o Measurement of voltage, Current, Power, Energy and Power
factor
o Error Analysis
Other Important topics in GATE:
o Digital Voltmeters and Multi-meters
Signals and Systems Oppenheim and Willsky

Regularly covered topics in GATE:

o Basics of Signals and Systems
o LTI systems
o Z-transform
Difficult Topics in GATE:
o Fourier Transform
o Laplace transform

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Electromagnetic Fields

Regularly covered topics in GATE:

o Different type of laws
o Magnetic circuits
o Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations

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Engineering Mathematics Grewal

Every topic from this subject is very important.

One should not leave any topic from this subject as all the questions
asked from this subject are having the same level.

General Aptitude

Important topics covered in GATE:

o Sentence completion and word analogies
o Numerical computation and data interpretation