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Is Buying GATE 2024 Books Useful/Recommendable?

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), A national level exam for engineers to get admission to reputed IITs, NITs, and foreign Universities for a higher degree. GATE is also a way to get a job with a handsome salary in PSUs. This is one of the important exams for every engineering Graduate.

In today’s era where an abundance of study materials, handwritten notes, and coaching are available online as well as offline, the need for books for GATE has become a doubt to many GATE aspirants. Here in this article, we will discuss a general question “Is Buying GATE 2024 Books Useful/Recommendable or not”

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Is buying books for the GATE 2024 useful/recommendable?

YES, If you are preparing for the GATE 2024 exam then you should definitely buy the standard books for each subject. Here is the list of advantages of the books for the GATE preparation.

  • This is the first and foremost part of your preparation.
  • It’s the first step to building your basics.
  • But your way to read these books should be smart cause the book contains a lot of theories and concepts which are not important as per your exam.
  • Therefore your approach should be in a way focusing on the GATE syllabus.
  • It is recommendable to buy standard books during your semesters i.e, during your college time only.
  • So, by the time you will be writing GATE, you would have completed the maximum subjects of GATE in depth.

Importance of Books for GATE Preparation

As you know GATE is an exam that primarily tests the understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science for admission to the Master’s Program and various jobs in Public Sector Companies.

  • The book plays an important role in the foundation of your understanding of any subject.
  • The purpose of books is to teach you the basics and core concepts of your subject.
  • But beware of the syllabus and pattern.

Students who are preparing for GATE must follow the best GATE books for their respective branches. Many students have doubts about selecting books, as multiple books are available in the market, So selecting the best book seems a tough task. But it’s not that difficult you can prefer books with easy and understandable language, which cover the whole syllabus and have a number of examples to master any topics.

Books for GATE ME 2024 Preparation

Here is the list of books for GATE ME preparation, students can refer to these books to strengthen the concepts of Mechanical engineering.

Topic GATE Book Name Author
Heat Transfer Fundamentals of Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer R.C. Sachdeva
Machine Design Design of Machine Elements V Bhandari
Fluid Mechanics Introduction to Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines S. K. Som
Manufacturing Production Technology R.K. Jain
Theory of Machines & Vibration Theory of Machines S S Rattan
Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineering and Management O. P. Khanna
Thermal Science Engineering Thermodynamics P.K. Nag
Strength of Materials Strength of Materials Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kumar Jain
Engineering Mechanics & Engineering Material Materials Science And Engineering I P Singh
Engineering Mechanics S. Timoshenko, D.H. Young, J.V. Rao, Sukumar Pati

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Books for GATE CE 2024 Preparation

Here is the list of books for GATE CE preparation, students can refer to these books to strengthen the concepts of Civil engineering.

Topic GATE Book Name Author
Surveying Surveying (vol. 1,2,3) B.C.Punia, Askok jain, Arun Jain
Strength of Materials Strength of Materials (Edition 2) U.C Jindal
Design Of Steel Structures Design Of Steel Structures (Edition 3) S.K Duggal
Highway Engineering Highway Engineering S.K.Khanna, C.E.G.Justo
Structural Analysis Basic Structural Analysis (Edition 3) C.S.Reddy
R.C.C. Design R.C.C. Designs (Reinforced Concrete Structures) (Edition 3) B.C.Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Jain
Engineering Hydrology Engineering Hydrology (Edition 4) K Subramanya
Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics (Edition 14) Dr. P.N.Modi, Dr. S.M Seth
Irrigation Engineering Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures (Edition 1) S.K Garg
Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Basics and Applied Soil Mechanics (Edition 2) Gopal Ranjan, A.S.R.Rao
Environmental Engineering Water Supply Engineering(Environmental Engineering Vol.1) (Edition 28) S.K Duggal
Sewage Disposal And Air Pollution Engineering( Environmental Engineering Vol. 2) (Edition 3) S.K Duggal

Read here for more detail on the GATE CE Preparation Books 2024

Books for GATE EE 2024 Preparation

Here is the list of books for GATE EE preparation, students can refer to these books to strengthen the concepts of Electrical engineering.

Topic GATE Book Name Author
Power Electronics Power Electronics (Edition 5) P.S.Bimbhra
Signals & Systems Signals and Systems (Edition 2) Oppenheim Alan V, Willsky Alan S, Nawab S. Hamid
Control Systems Control Systems Engineering (Edition 5) I.J.Nagrath, M. Gopal
Electrical Machines Electrical Machinery (Edition 7) P. S. Bimbhra
Measurements A Course In Electrical And Electronic Measurements And Instrumentation (Edition 7) A K Sawhney
Electromagnetic Fields Engineering Electromagnetics (Edition 8) William H Hayt, John A Buck
Power Systems Electrical Power Systems (Edition 6) C. L. Wadhwa
Power System Engineering (Edition 2) I Nagrath, D Kothari
Analog & Digital Electronics Integrated Electronics: Analog And Digital Circuits And Systems (Edition 2) Christos C. Halkias, Chetan D. Parikh Jacob Millman
Digital Logic and Computer Design (Edition 1) M Morris Mano
Electrical Circuits (Networks) Circuit Theory: Analysis & Synthesis (Edition 6) Abhijit Chakrabarti
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (Edition 5) Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku

Know the complete list of GATE EE Preparation Books 2024

Books for GATE CSE 2024 Preparation

Here is the list of books for GATE CSE preparation, students can refer to these books to strengthen the concepts of Computer Science engineering.

Topic GATE Book Name Author
Computer Networks Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (Edition 6) James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross
Databases Database System Concepts (Edition 6) Silberschatz, Sudarshan, Korth
Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Edition 3) Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
Theory of Computation An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata (Edition 5) Peter Linz
Operating Systems Operating System Concepts (Edition 8) Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne
Digital Logic Digital Logic & Computer Design (Edition 1) M. Morris Mano
Computer Organization & Architecture Computer Organization and Architecture (Edition 7) Hamacher, Vranesic, Zaky
Complier Logic Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools (Edition 2) Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, D. Jeffrey Ulman
Programming & Data Structure The C Programming Language (Edition 2) Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Classic Data Structures (Edition 2) Debasis Samanta

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Books for GATE ECE 2024 Preparation

Here is the list of books for GATE ECE preparation, students can refer to these books to strengthen the concepts of Electronics and Communication engineering.

Topic GATE Book Name Author
Digital Circuits Digital Logic and Computer Design (Edition 1) M. Morris Mano
Analog Circuits Microelectronic Circuits: Theory and Applications (Edition 6) Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith
Signals & Systems Signals & Systems (Edition 2) Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S.Willsky, S.Hamid Nawab
Electromagnetics Principles of Electromagnetics (Edition 4) Mathew N.O. Sadiku
Networks Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (Edition 5) Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku
Control Systems Automatic Control Systems (Edition 9) Benjamin C. Kuo
Electronic Devices and Circuits Semiconductor Physics and Devices (Edition 4) Donald A. Neaman, Dhrubes Biswas
Analog and Digital Communication Principles of Communication Systems (Edition 3) Goutam Saha, Herbert Taub, Donald Schilling

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