S.No Subject Topics specifically mentioned in GATE '16 & '15

(in addition to the regular Syllabus)

GATE 2016 GATE 2015 (topics

removed) Remarks

1 Networks

Network

Graphs:Matrices

associated with

graphs, fundamental

cut set &

fundamental tiesetn

matrices

Network Graphs is

not mentioned in

GATE-2016

syllabus

2

Electronic

Devices &

Circuits

Solar Cell Not Mentioned Solar cell was part

of photo diodes

3 Analog

Electronics

1. Mid frequency

small signal analysis

2. Voltage reference

Circuits

3. Power Supplies:

ripple removal

Analog CMOS Covered in default

4 Digital

Electronics

1. Static CMOS

implementation

2. Finite State

Machines

Digital IC families

(DTL, TTL, ECL,

MOS)

No much change

5 Control Systems No Change No Change --

6 Signals and

Systems

1. Sampling theorem

applications

2. interpolation of

discrete – time signals

3. Digital Filter design

techniques

Discrete time

Fourier Series

You can not neglect

DTFT even if it has

been removed. 1

and 2 we study by

default. 3 need to be

covered up basics

only

7 Communication

1. Properties of white

noise

2. Filtering of

Random signals

through LTI systems

3. Digital modulation

schemes: QAM, MAP

and ML decoding

4. BER for digital

Modulation

5. Fundamentals of

error correction,

hamming codes

6. Timing and

frequency

synchronization, inter

symbol interference

and its mitigation

Probability,

Random variables

Probability and

random variables

removed but found

in Engineering

Math. 1, 2, 3 were

there indirectly.

You need to study

Maximum

Likelyhood and

Maximum And

Posteriery part of

probability. 4 was

there. 5 you need to

study

8 Electromagnetics

1. Antenna types:

radiation pattern, gain,

directivity, return loss,

Antenna Arrays

2. Basics of Radar

3. Light propagation

in optical fibers

Elements of vector

calculus

Topic no's 2&3 has

to be dealt

seperately since

These topics are

newly introduced in

GATE-2016.