GATE EXAM SYLLABUS

Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME)

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors.
Calculus: Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems,
Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and
minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and
Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Greens theorems.
Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear
differential equations with constant coefficients, Cauchys and Eulers equations, Initial and
boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave
equations and Laplace equation.
Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchys integral theorem, Taylor and Laurent series.
Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional
probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson,Normal and
Binomial distributions.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations Integration
by trapezoidal and Simpsons rule, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.
APPLIED MECHANICS AND DESIGN
Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work;
kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion, including impulse and
momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; impact.
Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic constants, Mohrs
circle for plane stress and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams;
bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Eulers theory of
columns; strain energy methods; thermal stresses.
Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms;
dynamic analysis of slider-crank mechanism; gear trains; flywheels.
Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping;
vibration isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts.
Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N
diagram;principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints,
shafts, spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches.
FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMAL SCIENCES
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy; control-volume analysis of
mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and

momentum; Bernoullis equation; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; boundary layer; elementary
turbulent flow; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends etc.
Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept,
electrical analogy, unsteady heat conduction, fins; dimensionless parameters in free and forced
convective heat transfer, various correlations for heat transfer in flow over flat plates and through
pipes; thermal boundary layer; effect of turbulence; radiative heat transfer, black and grey
surfaces, shape factors, network analysis; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods.
Thermodynamics:Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system and
processes; Carnot cycle.irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal and real gases, properties
of pure substances, calculation of work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of thermodynamic
cycles related to energy conversion.
Applications:Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regeneration and
reheat.I.C. Engines: air-standard Otto, Diesel cycles. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour
refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse Brayton cycle; moist air: psychrometric
chart, basic psychrometric processes. Turbomachinery:Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines
impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams.
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat treatment,
stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials.
Metal Casting: Design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating
design, design considerations.
Forming: Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes;
load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing,
bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.
Joining: Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; design considerations in
welding.
Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining, single and multi-point
cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining; principles
of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, principles of design of jigs and
fixtures
Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements;
comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing
methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools.
Production

Planning

and

Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning,

scheduling, materials requirement planning.

Inventory Control: Deterministic and probabilistic models; safety stock inventory control
systems.

Operations

Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transportation,

assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.

GATE EXAM
Syllabus for General Aptitude (GA)
Verbal

Ability: English

grammar,

sentence

completion,

verbal

analogies,

word

groups,

instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.

Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data
interpretation.

IES MECHANICAL SYLLABUS

ENGLISH AND GENERAL STUDIES
General English
The English paper will be designed to test general understanding of English and everyday use of words. .
General Knowledge
General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and matters of every day observation and experience. The knowledge of
scientific aspects of everyday life is expected at the level of an educated person. The paper will also include questions on History of
India and Geography of a nature which the candidate should be able to answer without special study.

MECHANICAL
Paper I
1. THERMODYNAMICS-Cycles and IC Engines, Basic concepts, Open and Closed systems. Heat and work. Zeroth, First and Second
Law, Application to non-Flow and Flow processes. Entropy, Availability, Irreversibility and Tds relations. Claperyron and real gas
equations, Properties of ideal gases and vapours. Standard vapour, Gas power and Refrigeration cycles. Two stage compressor. C-I
and S.I. Engines. Pre-ignition, Detonation and Diesel-knock, Fuel injection and Carburation, Supercharging. Turbo-prop and Rocket
engines, Engine Cooling, Emission & Control, Flue gas analysis, Measurement of Calorific values. Conventional and Nuclear fuels,
Elements of Nuclear power production.
2. REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIOINING -Modes of heat transfer. One dimensional steady and unsteady conduction. Composite
slab and Equivalent Resistance. Heat dissipation from extended surfaces, Heat exchangers, Overall heat transfer coefficient, Empirical
correlations for heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows and for free and forced Convection, Thermal boundary layer over a flat plate.
Fundamentals of diffusive and connective mass transfer, Black body and basic concepts in Radiation, Enclosure theory, Shape factor,
Net work analysis. Heat pump and Refrigeration cycles and systems, Refrigerants. Condensers, Evaporates and Expansion devices,
Psychrometry, Charts and application to air conditioning, Sensible heating and cooling, Effective temperature, comfort indices, Load
calculations, Solar refrigeration, controls, Duct design.
3. FLUID MECHANICS-Properties and classification of fluids, Manometry, forces on immersed surfaces, Center of pressure, Buoyancy,
Elements of stability of floating bodies. Kinematics and Dynamics.
Irrotational and incompressible. Inviscid flow. Velocity potential, Pressure field and Forces on immersed bodies. Bernoullis equation,
Fully developed flow through pipes, Pressure drop calculations, Measurement of flow rate and Pressure drop. Elements of boundary

layer theory, Integral approach, Laminar and tubulent flows, Separations. Flow over weirs and notches. Open channel flow, Hydraulic
jump. Dimensionless numbers, Dimensional analysis, Similitude and modelling. One-dimensional isentropic flow, Normal shock wave,
Flow through convergent - divergent ducts, Oblique shock-wave, Rayleigh and Fanno lines.
4. FLUID MACHINERY AND STEAM GENERATORS-Performance, Operation and control of hydraulic Pump and impulse and reaction
Turbines, Specific speed, Classification. Energy transfer, Coupling, Power transmission, Steam generators Fire-tube and water-tube
boilers. Flow of steam through Nozzles and Diffusers, Wetness and condensation. Various types of steam and gas Turbines, Velocity
diagrams. Partial admission. Reciprocating, Centrifugal and axial flow Compressors, Multistage compression, role of Mach Number,
Reheat, Regeneration, Efficiency, Governance.

Paper II
1. THEORY OF MACHINES-Kinematic and dynamic analysis of planer mechanisms. Cams. Gears and gear trains. Flywheels.
Governors. Balancing of rigid rotors and field balancing. Balancing of single and multicylinder engines, Linear vibration analysis of
mechanical systems. Critical speeds and whirling of shafts Automatic controls.
2. MACHINE DESIGN-Design of Joints : cotters, keys, splines, welded joints, threaded fasteners, joints formed by interference fits.
Design of friction drives : couplings and clutches, belt and chain drives, power screws.
Design of Power transmission systems : gears and gear drives shaft and axle, wire ropes.
Design of bearings : hydrodynamics bearings and rolling element bearings.
3. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS-Stress and strain in two dimensions, Principal stresses and strains, Mohrs construction, linear elastic
materials, isotropy and anisotropy, stress-strain relations, uniaxial loading, thermal stresses. Beams : Bending moment and shear force
diagram, bending stresses and deflection of beams. Shear stress distribution. Torsion of shafts, helical springs. Combined stresses,
thick-and thin-walled pressure vessels. Struts and columns. Strain energy concepts and theories of failure.
4. ENGINEERING MATERIALS-Basic concepts on structure of solids. Crystalline maferials. Detects in crystalline materials. Alloys and
binary phase diagrams. Structure and properties of common engineering materials. Heat treatment of steels. Plastics, Ceramics and
composite materials. Common applications of various materials.
5. PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-Metal Forming : Basic Principles of forging, drawing and extrusion; High energy rate forming;
Powder metallurgy.
Metal Casting : Die casting, investment casting, Shall Moulding, Centrifugal Casting, Gating & Riser design; melting furnaces.
Fabrication Processes : Principles of Gas, Arc, Shielded arc Welding; Advanced Welding Processes, Weldability: Metallurgy of Welding.
Metal Cutting : Turning, Methods of Screw Production, Drilling, Boring, Milling, Gear Manufacturing, Production of flat surfaces, Grinding
& Finishing Processes. Computer Controlled Manufacturing Systems-CNC, DNC, FMS, Automation and Robotics.
Cutting Tools Materials, Tool Geometry, Mechanism of Tool Wear, Tool Life & Machinability; Measurement of cutting forces. Economics
of Machining. Unconventional Machining Processes. Jigs and Fixtures. Fits and tolerances, Measurement of surface texture,
Comparators Alignment tests and reconditioning of Machine Tools.
6. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-Production Planning and Control : Forecasting - Moving average, exponential smoothing, Operations,
scheduling; assembly line balancing, Product development, Break-even analysis, Capacity planning, PERT and CPM.
Control Operations : Inventory control ABC analysis, EOQ model, Materials requirement planning. Job design, Job standards, Work
measurement, Quality Management - Quality analysis and control. Operations Research : Linear Programming - Graphical and Simplex
methods, Transportation and assignment models. Single server queueing model.

Value Engineering : Value analysis for cost/value.

7. ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATION-Computer Organisation, Flow charting, Features of Common computer Languages - FORTRAN, d
Base III, Lotus 1-2-3, C and elementary Programming.

IAS MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS

Paper-I
(1) Linear Algebra:
Vector spaces over R and C, linear dependence and independence, subspaces, bases, dimension;
Linear transformations, rank and nullity, matrix of a linear transformation.
Algebra of Matrices; Row and column reduction, Echelon form, congruences and similarity; Rank
of a matrix; Inverse of a matrix; Solution of system of linear equations; Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Symmetric, skew-symmetric,
Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, orthogonal and unitary matrices and their eigenvalues.
(2) Calculus:
Real numbers, functions of a real variable, limits, continuity, differentiability, mean-value theorem,
Taylor's theorem with remainders, indeterminate forms, maxima and minima, asymptotes; Curve
tracing; Functions of two or three variables: limits, continuity, partial derivatives, maxima and
minima, Lagrange's method of multipliers, Jacobian.
Riemann's definition of definite integrals; Indefinite integrals; Infinite and improper integrals; Double
and triple integrals (evaluation techniques only); Areas, surface and volumes.
(3) Analytic Geometry:
Cartesian and polar coordinates in three dimensions, second degree equations in three variables,
reduction to canonical forms, straight lines, shortest distance between two skew lines; Plane,
sphere, cone, cylinder, paraboloid, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets and their
properties.
(4) Ordinary Differential Equations:
Formulation of differential equations; Equations of first order and first degree, integrating factor;
Orthogonal trajectory; Equations of first order but not of first degree, Clairaut's equation, singular
solution.
Second and higher order linear equations with constant coefficients, complementary function,
particular integral and general solution.
Second order linear equations with variable coefficients, Euler-Cauchy equation; Determination of
complete solution when one solution is known using method of variation of parameters.

Laplace and Inverse Laplace transforms and their properties; Laplace transforms of elementary
functions. Application to initial value problems for 2nd order linear equations with constant
coefficients.
(5) Dynamics & Statics:
Rectilinear motion, simple harmonic motion, motion in a plane, projectiles; constrained motion;
Work and energy, conservation of energy; Kepler's laws, orbits under central forces.
Equilibrium of a system of particles; Work and potential energy, friction; common catenary; Principle
of virtual work; Stability of equilibrium, equilibrium of forces in three dimensions.
(6) Vector Analysis:
Scalar and vector fields, differentiation of vector field of a scalar variable; Gradient, divergence and
curl in cartesian and cylindrical coordinates; Higher order derivatives; Vector identities and vector
equations.
Application to geometry: Curves in space, Curvature and torsion; Serret-Frenets formulae.
Gauss and Stokes theorems, Greens identities.

Paper-II
(1) Algebra:
Groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, cosets, Lagranges Theorem, normal subgroups, quotient
groups, homomorphism of groups, basic isomorphism theorems, permutation groups, Cayleys
theorem.
Rings, subrings and ideals, homomorphisms of rings; Integral domains, principal ideal domains,
Euclidean domains and unique factorization domains; Fields, quotient fields.
(2) Real Analysis:
Real number system as an ordered field with least upper bound property; Sequences, limit of a
sequence, Cauchy sequence, completeness of real line; Series and its convergence, absolute and
conditional convergence of series of real and complex terms, rearrangement of series.
Continuity and uniform continuity of functions, properties of continuous functions on compact sets.
Riemann integral, improper integrals; Fundamental theorems of integral calculus.
Uniform convergence, continuity, differentiability and integrability for sequences and series of
functions; Partial derivatives of functions of several (two or three) variables, maxima and minima.
(3) Complex Analysis:
Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy's theorem, Cauchy's integral formula,
power series representation of an analytic function, Taylors series; Singularities; Laurent's series;
Cauchy's residue theorem; Contour integration.
(4) Linear Programming:
Linear programming problems, basic solution, basic feasible solution and optimal solution;
Graphical method and simplex method of solutions; Duality.
Transportation and assignment problems.
(5) Partial differential equations:
Family of surfaces in three dimensions and formulation of partial differential equations; Solution of
quasilinear partial differential equations of the first order, Cauchy's method of characteristics; Linear
partial differential equations of the second order with constant coefficients, canonical form;
Equation of a vibrating string, heat equation, Laplace equation and their solutions.

(6) Numerical Analysis and Computer programming:

Numerical methods: Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations of one variable by
bisection, Regula-Falsi and Newton-Raphson methods; solution of system of linear equations by
Gaussian elimination and Gauss-Jordan (direct), Gauss-Seidel(iterative) methods. Newton's
(forward and backward) interpolation, Lagrange's interpolation.
Numerical integration: Trapezoidal rule, Simpson's rules, Gaussian quadrature formula.
Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: Euler and Runga Kutta-methods.
Computer Programming: Binary system; Arithmetic and logical operations on numbers; Octal and
Hexadecimal systems; Conversion to and from decimal systems; Algebra of binary numbers.
Elements of computer systems and concept of memory; Basic logic gates and truth tables, Boolean
algebra, normal forms.
Representation of unsigned integers, signed integers and reals, double precision reals and long
integers.
Algorithms and flow charts for solving numerical analysis problems.
(7) Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics:
Generalized coordinates; D' Alembert's principle and Lagrange's equations; Hamilton equations;
Moment of inertia; Motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions.
Equation of continuity; Euler's equation of motion for inviscid flow; Stream-lines, path of a particle;
Potential flow; Two-dimensional and axisymmetric motion; Sources and sinks, vortex motion;
Navier-Stokes equation for a viscous fluid.