GATE 2026 ECE Syllabus
Official chapter-wise syllabus breakdown.
Engineering Mathematics
Linear Algebra (Matrix algebra, eigenvalues, eigenvectors), Calculus (mean value theorems, partial derivatives), Differential equations, Vector Analysis, Complex variables, and Probability & Statistics.
Networks, Signals and Systems
Circuit Analysis (Node/mesh analysis, superposition, Thevenin's, Norton's), Continuous-time and Discrete-time signals (Fourier series, Fourier transform, z-transform, sampling theorem), LTI systems (impulse response, convolution).
Electronic Devices
Energy bands in semiconductors, equilibrium carrier concentration, carrier transport (diffusion, drift, mobility), generation and recombination, P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, and solar cell.
Analog Circuits
Diode circuits (clipping, clamping, rectifiers), BJT and MOSFET amplifiers (biasing, small signal analysis, frequency response), Current mirrors, Op-amp circuits (amplifiers, summers, active filters, oscillators).
Digital Circuits
Number representations, Combinatorial circuits (Boolean algebra, Karnaugh map, multiplexers, decoders), Sequential circuits (latches, flip-flops, counters, shift-registers), Data converters (ADCs, DACs), Semiconductor memories.
Control Systems
Basic components, feedback principle, transfer function, block diagrams, signal flow graphs, transient and steady-state analysis, frequency response (Bode, Nyquist), Routh-Hurwitz, state variable model.
Communications
Random processes (autocorrelation, power spectral density), Analog communications (AM, FM), Information theory (entropy, channel capacity), Digital communications (PCM, ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM, SNR, BER), Fundamentals of error correction.
Electromagnetics
Maxwell's Equations (differential and integral forms), Plane waves (reflection, refraction, polarization, skin depth), Transmission lines (characteristic impedance, Smith chart), Waveguides, and Antennas (dipole, arrays).