GATE Syllabus is announced by Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. It is organizeed for 23 various engineering branches. The syllabus and format are various for each branch.
GATE Civil Engineering syllabus includes 3 sections namely- General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Civil Engineering. The weightage of the sections is 13%, 15% and 72% respectively.
GATE is a national level online test which is organizeed for admission to M.Tech/ PhD in the field of engineering and technology. It is organizeed on a rotational basis by zonal IITs and IISc Bangalore.
GATE Syllabus of Civil engineering consists of seven sections namely- Engineering Mathematics, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Geomatics Engineering. The detailed syllabus of all sections is mentioned below.
Civil Engineering is a professional engineering branch that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical & naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. It is traditionally broken into a number of sub-branches.
Topic | Sub-Topic |
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Linear Algebra | Matrix algebra; Systems of linear equations; Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. |
Calculus | Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems. |
Differential equations | First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, Solutions of one-dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation. |
Complex variables | Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem, Taylor and Laurent series. |
Probability and Statistics | Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, method and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions. |
Numerical Methods | Numerical solutions of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule, single and multi-step methods for differential equations. |
Engineering Mathematics is the most important section of GATE. This section carries around 13% weightage of questions in the exam. Here are some important books for preparation of engineering mathematics.
Topic | Sub Topic |
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Mechanics | Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams. Simple stress and strain relationship: Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transformation, Mohr’s circle. Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, unsymmetrical bending, shear centre. Thin walled pressure vessels, uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses. |
Structural Analysis | Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods, analysis by displacement methods (slope deflection and moment distribution methods), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis. |
Concrete Structures | Concrete Technology- properties of concrete, basics of mix design. |
Steel Structures | Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam-columns, column bases. Connections- simple and eccentric, beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses. Plastic analysis of beams and frames. |
Topic | Sub Topic |
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Soil Mechanics | Origin of soils, soil classification, three-phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and interrelationships, permeability &seepage, effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction, shear strength. |
Establishation Engineering | Sub-surface investigations- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, plate load test. Earth pressure theories, the effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes-infinite slopes, finite slopes. Establish action types-establishation design requirements. Shallow establishations-bearing capacity, the effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands & clays. Deep establishations–pile types, dynamic & static formulae, the load capacity of piles in sands & clays, negative skin friction. |
Topic | Sub Topic |
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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | Properties of fluids, the principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli’s equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. The concept of the boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modelling. Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines. |
Hydrology | Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well, hydraulics. |
Irrigation | Duty, delta, estimation of evapotranspiration and Crop water requirements. |
Design of | lined and unlined canals, waterways, head works, gravity dams and spillways. Design of weirs on permeable stabilisation. Types of the irrigation system, irrigation methods. Waterlogging and drainage, sodic soils. |
Topic | Sub Topic |
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Water requirements | Quality standards, basic unit procedures and operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit procedures for surface water treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment, characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit operations and unit procedures of domestic wastewater, sludge disposal. |
Air Pollution | Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air pollution control, air quality standards and limits. |
Municipal Solid Wastes | Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal). |
Noise Pollution | Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution. |
Topic | Sub Topic |
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Highway Planning | Geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, the design of flexible and rigid pavements. |
Traffic Engineering | Traffic characteristics, the theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity. |
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Principles of surveying; Mistakes and their adjustment; Maps - scale, coordinate system; Distance and angle measurement - Levelling and trigonometric levelling; Traversing and triangulation survey; Total station; Horizontal and vertical curves. Photogrammetry - scale, flying height; remote sensing - basics, platform and sensors, visual image interpretation; Basics of Geographical information system (GIS) and Geographical Positioning System (GPS). |
The importance of surveying, principles and classifications, mapping concepts, coordinate system, map projections, measurements of distance and directions, levelling, theodolite traversing, plane table surveying, mistakes and adjustments, curves. |
GATE is an all India competitive exams for engineers from various disciplines. There are total 23 papers in GATE. Participants can appear for one paper at one time. Aspirants need to make sure that they go via GATE Exam Format before starting the preparation for the exam.
GATE 2017 Section | Name of the Section | Weightage |
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Section 1 | Engineering Mathematics | 13% |
Section 2 | General Aptitude | 15% |
Section 3 | Subject Questions | 72% |
Paper | Code | Paper | Code |
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Aerospace Engineering | AE | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
Engineering Sciences | XE | Mining Engineering | MN |
Chemical Engineering | CH | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
Electronics and Communication | EC | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
Electrical Engineering | EE | Biotechnology | BT |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
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