Best Books For GATE Exam

List of Best GATE Books

GATE books are a collection of important and previous years’ toppers’ recommended books for comprehensive coverage of the entire GATE syllabus. We have created a list of the best books for the GATE exam. These books are authored by experts and followed by toppers over the years.

Check paper-wise best GATE preparation books and author details for important topics in the sections below. It is advised that the candidates must prepare from the latest published version of the GATE books for covering the syllabus.

GATE Books Mechanical Engineering

We have provided topic-wise GATE Mechanical Engineering Books along with the authors in the table below. Along with these mentioned books, candidates must cater previous year question papers to support their preparation.

Topic	GATE Books	Author
Heat Transfer	Fundamentals of Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer	R.C. Sachdeva
Machine Design	Design of Machine Elements	V Bhandari
Engineering Mathematics	Higher Engineering Mathematics	B. S. Grewal
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
Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal Non-Verbal Reasoning (Edition: Revised)	R.S. Aggarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations	R.S. Aggarwal
Engineering Mechanics Engineering Material	Materials Science And Engineering	I P Singh
	Engineering Mechanics	S. Timoshenko, D.H. Young, J.V. Rao, Sukumar Pati

GATE Books For Civil Engineering

The GATE Books for Civil Engineering have been provided in the table below. These GATE books are known for their authenticity and reliability for high scores in the GATE CE exam. We have provided the best topic-wise books along with their authors in the table shown below:

Topic	GATE Books	Author
Engineering Mathematics	Higher Engineering Mathematics	B.S. Grewal
Surveying	Surveying (vol. 1,2,3)	B.C.Punia, Askok jain, Arun Jain
Strength of Materials	Strength of Materials	U.C Jindal
Design Of Steel Structures	Design Of Steel Structures	S.K. Duggal
Highway Engineering	Highway Engineering	S.K.Khanna, C.E.G.Justo
Structural Analysis	Basic Structural Analysis	C.S.Reddy
R.C.C. Design	R.C.C. Designs (Reinforced Concrete Structures)	B.C.Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Jain
Engineering Hydrology	Engineering Hydrology	K Subramanya
Fluid Mechanics Fluid Machines	Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics	Dr P.N.Modi, Dr S.M Seth
Irrigation Engineering	Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures	S.K Garg
Soil Mechanics Foundation Engineering	Basics and Applied Soil Mechanics	Gopal Ranjan, A.S.R.Rao
Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal Non-Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations	R.S. Aggarwal
Environmental Engineering	Water Supply Engineering(Environmental Engineering Vol.1)	S.K. Duggal
	Sewage Disposal And Air Pollution Engineering( Environmental Engineering Vol. 2)	S.K. Duggal

GATE Books For Electrical Engineering

Check out the list of the best GATE Books for Electrical Engineering. These GATE books are tailored to the requirements of Electrical Engineering candidates. Candidates can check the topic-wise books for the upcoming exam in the table below.

Topic	GATE Books	Author
Power Electronics	Power Electronics	P.S.Bimbhra
Signals Systems	Signals and Systems	Oppenheim Alan V, Willsky Alan S, Nawab S. Hamid
Control Systems	Control Systems Engineering	I.J.Nagrath, M. Gopal
Electrical Machines	Electrical Machinery	P. S. Bimbhra
Measurements	A Course In Electrical And Electronic Measurements And Instrumentation	A K Sawhney
Electromagnetic Fields	Engineering Electromagnetics	William H Hayt, John A Buck
Engineering Mathematics	Higher Engineering Mathematics	B. S. Grewal
Power Systems	Electrical Power Systems	C. L. Wadhwa
	Power System Engineering	I Nagrath, D Kothari
Analog Digital Electronics	Integrated Electronics: Analog And Digital Circuits And Systems	Christos C. Halkias, Chetan D. Parikh Jacob Millman
	Digital Logic and Computer Design	M Morris Mano
Electrical Circuits (Networks)	Circuit Theory: Analysis Synthesis	Abhijit Chakrabarti
	Fundamentals of Electric Circuits	Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku
Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal Non-Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations	R.S. Aggarwal

GATE Books For CSE

We have provided a list of the best GATE books for CSE. Effectiveness in GATE preparation of these listed books is high. Candidates can check the topic-wise books for the upcoming exam in the table below.

Topic	GATE Books	Author
Computer Networks	Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach	James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross
Databases	Database System Concepts	Silberschatz, Sudarshan, Korth
Algorithms	Introduction to Algorithms	Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
Theory of Computation	An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata	Peter Linz
Operating Systems	Operating System Concepts	Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne
Digital Logic	Digital Logic Computer Design	M. Morris Mano
Engineering Mathematics	Higher Engineering Mathematics	B. S. Grewal, Edition
Computer Organization Architecture	Computer Organization and Architecture	Hamacher, Vranesic, Zaky
Complier Logic	Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools	Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, D. Jeffrey Ulman
Programming Data Structure	The C Programming language	Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
	Classic Data Structures	Debasis Samanta
Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal Non-Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations	R.S. Aggarwal

GATE Books For ECE

We have provided the GATE ECE Books 2024, covering the syllabus on the complexity of robots and other electronic devices, Electronics Engineering, including signaling, and its industrial applications. Candidates can check the topic-wise list of GATE books for ECE given in the table below.

Topic	GATE Books	Author
Digital Circuits	Digital Logic and Computer Design	M. Morris Mano
Analog Circuits	Microelectronic Circuits: Theory and Applications	Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith
Signals Systems	Signals Systems	Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S.Willsky, S.Hamid Nawab
Electromagnetics	Principles of Electromagnetics	Mathew N.O. Sadiku
Engineering Mathematics	Higher Engineering Mathematics	B. S. Grewal
Networks	Fundamentals of Electric Circuits	Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku
Control Systems	Automatic Control Systems	Benjamin C. Kuo
Electronic Devices and Circuits	Semiconductor Physics and Devices	Donald A. Neaman, Dhrubes Biswas
Analog and Digital Communication	Principles of Communication Systems	Goutam Saha, Herbert Taub, Donald Schilling
Quantitative Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal Non-Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations	R.S. Aggarwal

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Books

We have provided the GATE Instrumentation Engineering books in the table below. The books for GATE IN carry concise summaries as well. Candidates can check the topic-wise books for the upcoming exam.

Topic	GATE Books	Author
Basics of Circuit and Measurement Systems	Fundamentals of Electric Circuits	Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku
Mechanical Measurement and Industrial Instrumentation	Instrumentation Devices Systems	D. Patranabis
Analog Electronics	Electronic Devices And Circuits Theory	Robert L. Boylestad, Louis Nashelsky
Digital Electronics	Fundamentals of digital circuits	A. Anand Kumar
Signals, Systems, and Communications	Signals and Systems	A Nagoor Kani
Electrical and Electronic Measurements	A Course in Electronics and Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation	J. B. Gupta
Control Systems and Process Controls	Control Systems	Kumar A. Anand

GATE Preparation Books for All GATE Papers

Candidates can also refer to the GATE books given for all papers in the exam. These are the choices of the GATE toppers and experienced GATE educators across India. Check here the list of recommended GATE books.

Papers	GATE Books
Aerospace Engineering	Fundamentals of Aerodynamics by John D Anderson
Agricultural Engineering	Principles of Agricultural Engineering By T P A M Michael Ojha
Architecture and Planning	Architecture Planning by Jinisha Jain
Biomedical Engineering	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering by Domach
Biotechnology	GATE Biotechnology by B. M. Agarwal
Chemical Engineering	An Insight into Chemical Engineering by M. Subbu
Chemistry	Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by R.C. Mukherjee
Ecology and Evolution	Fundamentals of Ecology and Evolution by Pranav Kumar
Environmental Science and Engineering	Environmental Engineering Sewage Waste Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering by Santosh Kumar Garg
Geology and Geophysics	Fundamentals of Geology and Geophysics by Amresh Singh
Mathematics	GATE Mathematics by Kuldeep Chaudhary
Mining Engineering	GATE Mining Engineering by B. N. Bhagat
Metallurgical Engineering	Metallurgical Engineering by GKP
Petroleum Engineering	Introduction to Petroleum Engineering by John R. Fanchi, Wiley-Blackwell
Physics	Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering by Riley
Production and Industrial Engineering	Production and Industrial Engineering by GK Publisher
Statistics	Probability and Mathematical Statistics by Manish Malik
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	Textile Science by Rastogi Deepali and Chopra Sheetal
Humanities and Social Sciences	Sociological Theory, Fifth Edition by George Ritzer
Geomatics Engineering	Geomatics Engineering by Mukesh Rai
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering by RK Rajput

Benefits of GATE Books

There are a few things that applicants should consider when choosing the finest GATE books according to their own forte. When determining which GATE preparation books, keep the following things in mind:

• The GATE preparation books must be simple enough for the candidates to read and comprehend. The candidates will be able to comprehend without a lot of the usage of technical jargon if the topics and chapters are delivered straightforwardly. This will enable the applicants to comprehend the GATE concepts more thoroughly.

• The GATE books should aim to keep the explanations clear and brief because the examination comprises numerous difficult chapters. The explanation needs to be clear, concise, and uncomplicated.

• The chapters and subjects included in the GATE 2024 curriculum should be accurately described in the books. The candidates should not read any books that contain false information.

• Books with simple language are the greatest for studying. The GATE 2024 preparation books’ use of fancy language would cause confusion and fall short of helping applicants comprehend fundamental ideas.