GATE 2021 exam will be conducted by the IIT, Bombay. For its preparation, students require enough practice. Here, we will give information about the GATE books which cover entire GATE 2021 syllabus. Books of SS Rattan, RS Khurmi, Cormen, Galvin and Hamacher are some prominent books for GATE 2021 preparation.
GATE 2021 is going to be held in the first and second week of February, 2021, for admission to the MTech, MSc, MArch, and PhD programmes offered at IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs. This exam is taken by around 9 lakh candidates and thus aspirants need to do a well-structured study plan.
The GATE syllabus is comprised of two parts, general aptitude and engineering (as per the engineering stream picked by students).
Initially, aspirants should figure out whether he/she likes to opt for self-study or join a coaching institute for GATE preparation 2021. Students usually get preparation plan and right kind of study material from the coaching institutes. However, if you want to go for self-study, make the right choice of GATE books and study material.
GATE 2021 syllabus will contain topics from all the papers of different engineering branches, such as, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, computer science engineering, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering. It is vital for candidates those prepare for GATE 2021 to understand the exam syllabus and follow the right set of books. Additionally, they should refer to other study material like sample papers, mock tests, and official GATE question papers.
In this article, we will provide information on GATE books of different streams for 2021, and also information on of previous years’ GATE question papers.
Best GATE Books
Here are some of the best books for GATE 2021. Students can get information on GATE books for some of the popular engineering branches including mechanical engineering, civil engineering, computer science engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, agricultural engineering, chemical engineering, production and industrial engineering and biotechnology (new entrant in 2020).
GATE Books for Computer Science (CS)
| Book | Author |
| Algorithm | Cormen |
| Operating System | Galvin |
| TOC- Theory of Computation | Ullman |
| Architecture | Hamacher |
GATE Books for Electrical Engineering (EE)
| Book | Author |
| Electrical machines | Nagrath, Kothari |
| Fundamentals of circuits | Alexander, Sadiku |
| Power Electronics- | P S Bhimbhra |
GATE Books for Agriculture Engineering (AG)
| Book | Author |
| Farm Machinery by Three Authors | (popularly known by this name) |
| Concept of Agricultural Engineering | Mohanty Das |
| Soil & Water Conservation | VVN Murty |
GATE Books for Chemical Engineering (CH)
| Book | Author |
| Heat Transfer | JP Holman |
| Principles of Mass Transfer and Separation Processes | BK Dutta |
| Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | Mc Cabe -FPM and MO |
| Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | JM Smith |
| Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering | Fogler |
| An Insight into Chemical Engineering | M.Subbu |
| Chemical Engineering For Gate Principles Solved Problems & Objective Type Questions | Ram Prasad |
GATE Books for Mechanical Eengineering (ME)
| Book | Author |
| Production Engineering | Swadesh Singh |
| Fluid Mechanics | R.K. Bansal, Frank M.White |
| Thermodynamics | P.K.Nag |
| Heat Transfer | Cengel |
| Theory of Machine (TOM) | R.S Khurmi |
| Strength of Materials | S.S. Ratan |
GATE Books for Civil Engineering (CE)
| Book | Author |
| Soil mechanics and foundation engineering | Gopal and Ranjan |
| Highway engineering | Khanna and Justo |
| Open channel flow and engineering hydrology | K Subramanya |
| Environment 1 and 2 | S K Garg |
| Steel | Bhavikati |
| Fluid mechanics | R K Bansal |
| RCC | Pillai and Menon |
GATE Books for Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
| Book | Author |
| Heat Transfer | Made Easy Class Notes |
| Thermodynamics | P.K Nag |
| Material Science | Made Easy Class Notes & Swadesh Singh |
| Production | S K Mondal Notes Swadesh Sing |
| Machine Design | VB Bhandari |
| Fluid Mechanics and Machinery | Modi & Seth |
| Refrigeration | Made Easy Class Notes |
| Strength of Material | Sadhu Singh |
| Theory of Machine | SS Ratan |
| IC engine | Mathur Sharma |
GATE Books for Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
| Books | Author |
| Solutions of Network Analysis | GK Publications |
| Network Analysis | Van Valken Burg |
| Network Analysis | Soni and Gupta |
| Engg. Circuit Analysis | Hayt and Kemmerly |
| Circuit Theory | Chakravarthy |
| Graph Theory | Narsing Deo (Cutset and Others) |
| Network Theory | Prof Yoganarasimhan |
| Electric Circuits | Schaum’s Series |
| Microelectronic Circuits | Sedra and Smith |
| Electronic Devices Circuits | Boylested and Neshelsky |
GATE Books for other papers
| Papers | GATE Books |
| Bio-Technology | Lehning M Prescott, Eldon John, Lehninger |
| Paint Technology | PK Nag |
| Information Technology | GATE 2021 Last Year Papers |
| Marine Engineering | RK Rajput, RK Bansal, |
| Chemical Engineering | Cengel & Boles |
| Instrumentation & Control | Natesan, Mukherjee & Chakrawarthy |
| Oil Engineering | RK Bansal, RK Rajput |
| Architecture | The Road Ahead, GATE Architecture |
| Geology and Geophysics | Complete Master Guide GATE – Amresh Singh |
Necessary Study Material for GATE 2021: Previous Year GATE Question Papers
Practice of previous years question papers is also necessary for GATE preparation. This can both help candidates in understanding the GATE exam pattern and marking scheme. Besides these, candidates can get to know about the type of question asked in the GATE exam. They can get previous year GATE question papers online. Additionally, the aspirants have to solve the GATE mock test to which is more important.
In GATE exam students have to answer 65 questions in 3 hours. Students need to practice these question papers; thus, they can mentally prepare themselves to solve 65 questions in 3 hours.
Previous years’ question papers & prep guides are vital for GATE exam. Get topper tips & expert advice.