Know the Best Books for ECE to Prepare for GATE 2019

Knowing the importance of GATE exam for an engineering student, paths to reach there in an efficient manner are something which students always seek for. Considering the number of applicants in GATE from ECE, the level of competition can be imagined.

Hence, the difficulty level of the exam is constantly increasing with every passing year. Also the GATE syllabus which has to be covered is very vast. As it is a dream for every engineering aspirant, making choice for study material becomes crucial decision for almost everyone.

Many a times students get diverted due to variety of suggestions but one thing that you should keep in mind is, do not get convinced by anyone of you are not comfortable with it. Choose wisely! Get those books for yourself which are easily understandable for you and from which you can grasp easily.

Here, we would be talking about the books along with the syllabus of the exam subject wise. Let us now checkout the syllabus of each subject along with the referred books:

Engineering Mathematics

Syllabus: Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Vector Analysis, Complex Analysis, Numerical Methods, Probability and Statistics

Recommended Books:

• Higher Engineering Mathematics – Dr. BS Grewal

The book is a full package for engineering students in Mathematics. Consists of complete syllabus and has explained difficult topics with ease. Moreover, contains plenty of solved and unsolved examples for the students to have a better understanding of the topics.

• Engineering Mathematics – Erwin Kreyszig

Tenth edition of this book consists of examples with much details and explanations. In addition to this, the book has been equipped with more number of examples.

• Advance Engineering Mathematics – Dr. HK Dass

The book contains of complete syllabus of B.Tech first year and is thus helpful for the engineering students. But, it is also useful for the students preparing for competitive exams.

General Aptitude:

Syllabus: Verbal Ability and Numerical Ability

Recommended Books:

• Quantitative Aptitude – R. S. Agarwal

The book is held as a must for the students preparing for any competitive exams. It contains full syllabus and a huge number of solved and unsolved examples.

• Logical Reasoning – R. S. Agarwal

All the topics of reasoning are explained in easy language. Suitable for the candidates who are appearing in any competitive exam.

• Objective English – Hari Mohan Prasad

Each topic relevant as per the competitive exams is explained with ample of examples. Students may also practice several questions given at the end of each topic.

Network Theory:

Recommended Books:

• Network Theory by Alexander Sadiku

The book contains entire syllabus containing of plenty of solved and unsolved examples from each topic.

• Circuit Theory by A.Chakraborty

While we talk about circuit theory, the above mentioned book is mostly recommended.

Electronic Devices:

Recommended Books:

• Integrated Electronics:- Jacob Millman & Christos C. Halkias

Electronics being a very vast topic but has been simplified in this book with easy to understand language.

• Solid State electronic Devices- Ben Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee

Book will update the knowledge of undergraduate engineers regarding modern electronics.

Analog Circuits:

Recommended Books:

• Micro Electronics circuit – Sedra & Smith

Sedra & Smith have gathered every possible info regarding analog circuits in a single book. Highly beneficial for the students preparing for competitive exams.

• Electronic Devices and Circuit   Theory by Robert L Boylestad & Nashelsky      

Students will find each topic from electronic devices and circuits in a much easy language to understand.

Digital Circuits:

Recommended Books:

• Digital Electronics – Morris Mano

Having VHDL, Verilog HDL and System Verilog as introduction, the book provides a complete insight of digital electronics.

• Microprocessor Architecture, Programming and Application with the 8085 – Ramesh Gaonker

The book is especially for understanding of 8085 microprocessor along with its architecture, programming and applications.

And in the last, GATE books by RK Kanodia is the much required element for your preparation as it contains plenty of MCQs from each subject in a segregated manner.

We hope this helps you in your preparation for GATE exam and leads you to all the success you desire.