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Topics specifically mentioned in GATE '16 & '15

(in addition to the regular Syllabus)
GATE 2016

GATE 2015 (topics

Remarks
removed)
Network
Graphs:Matrices
associated with
graphs, fundamental
cut set &
fundamental tiesetn
matrices

Network Graphs is
not mentioned in
GATE-2016
syllabus

Networks

Electronic
Devices &
Circuits

Solar Cell

Not Mentioned

Solar cell was part

of photo diodes

Analog
Electronics

1. Mid frequency
small signal analysis
2. Voltage reference
Circuits
3. Power Supplies:
ripple removal

Analog CMOS

Covered in default

Digital
Electronics

1. Static CMOS
implementation
2. Finite State
Machines

Digital IC families
(DTL, TTL, ECL,
MOS)

No much change

Control Systems

No Change

No Change

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Signals and
Systems

1. Sampling theorem
applications
Discrete time
2. interpolation of
discrete time signals Fourier Series
3. Digital Filter design
techniques

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

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
Probability,
Random variables
Modulation
5. Fundamentals of
error correction,
hamming codes
6. Timing and
frequency
synchronization, inter
symbol interference
and its mitigation

Communication

1. Antenna types:
radiation pattern, gain,
directivity, return loss,
Elements of vector
Electromagnetics Antenna Arrays
calculus
2. Basics of Radar
3. Light propagation
in optical fibers

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

Topic no's 2&3 has

to be dealt
seperately since
These topics are
newly introduced in
GATE-2016.