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GATE Electrical Engineering Syllabus
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The complete GATE Electrical Engineering outline — 11 subjects, 101 chapters and 131 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
GATE Electrical Engineering subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
5 chapters · 46 topics
Electric circuits5 chapters · 15 topics
Electromagnetic Fields16 chapters · 2 topics
Signals and Systems9 chapters · 8 topics · 3 sub-topics
Electrical Machines9 chapters · 22 topics
Power Systems17 chapters · 4 topics
Control Systems8 chapters · 4 topics
Electrical and Electronic Measurements6 chapters · 5 topics
Analog and Digital Electronics13 chapters · 10 topics
Power Electronics9 chapters · 6 topics
General Aptitude4 chapters · 9 topics · 29 sub-topics
GATE Electrical Engineering flashcard decks
553 question-and-answer cards across 11 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Engineering Mathematics — 50 cards
- Electric circuits — 51 cards
- Electromagnetic Fields — 50 cards
- Signals and Systems — 50 cards
- Electrical Machines — 51 cards
- Power Systems — 49 cards
- Control Systems — 50 cards
- Electrical and Electronic Measurements — 50 cards
- Analog and Digital Electronics — 51 cards
- Power Electronics — 51 cards
- General Aptitude — 50 cards
How to work through the GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Engineering Mathematics carries 46 topics while Electromagnetic Fields carries 2. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for GATE Electrical Engineering.
The ~105 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus?
GATE Electrical Engineering covers 11 subjects: Engineering Mathematics, Electric circuits, Electromagnetic Fields, Signals and Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Control Systems and Electrical and Electronic Measurements, and 3 more. Together they contain 101 chapters and 131 named topics.
How many topics does the GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus contain?
The full GATE Electrical Engineering outline breaks down into 101 chapters, 131 topics and 32 sub-topics. Engineering Mathematics is the largest single subject with 46 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus?
Roughly 105 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there GATE Electrical Engineering flashcards?
Yes — 553 question-and-answer flashcards across 11 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the GATE Electrical Engineering syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in India and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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