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    GATE 2025 CSE Syllabus & Previous Year Question Papers: Here's Everything You Need To Know

    The GATE 2025 exam will feature 30 test papers conducted entirely in English, with each paper valued at 100 marks, comprising a General Aptitude section worth 15 marks and a subject-specific section worth 85 marks.

    Saurav Pandey
    September 26, 2024 / 12:22 IST
    GATE 2025 CSE Syllabus & Previous Year Question Papers

    The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has announced the dates for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025. The exams will be held on February 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 16th of 2025. GATE serves as a gateway to Master's programs at prestigious institutions like IITs, IISc Bengaluru, and other universities across India.

    Computer Science: A Popular Choice

    Computer Science (CSE) remains a highly sought-after field among GATE candidates. Those aspiring to pursue advanced studies in CSE can find comprehensive information about the GATE CS syllabus and previous year question papers here.

    GATE 2025 Exam Format

    GATE 2025 will be conducted for 30 test papers, all in English. Each paper is worth 100 marks, with a common General Aptitude (GA) section of 15 marks and a subject-specific section of 85 marks.

    Syllabus for GATE 2025 CSE

    Understanding the GATE CS syllabus is essential for effective exam preparation. The syllabus covers a wide range of topics, including:

    SectionTopics
    Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
    • Discrete Mathematics: Propositional and first-order logic, sets, relations, functions, partial orders, lattices, monoids, groups, graphs (connectivity, matching, coloring), combinatorics (counting, recurrence relations, generating functions).
    • Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition.
    • Calculus: Limits, continuity and differentiability, maxima and minima, mean value theorem, integration.
    • Probability and Statistics: Random variables (uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, binomial distributions), mean, median, mode, standard deviation, conditional probability, and Bayes theorem.
    Section 2: Digital Logic
    • Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits, minimization, number representations, computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).
    Section 3: Computer Organization and Architecture
    • Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data-path and control unit, instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards, memory hierarchy (cache, main memory, secondary storage), I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode).
    Section 4: Programming and Data Structures
    • Programming in C, recursion, arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.
    Section 5: Algorithms
    • Searching, sorting, hashing, asymptotic worst-case time and space complexity, algorithm design techniques (greedy, dynamic programming, divide-and-conquer), graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths.
    Section 6: Theory of Computation
    • Regular expressions and finite automata, context-free grammars, push-down automata, regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma, Turing machines, undecidability.
    Section 7: Compiler Design
    • Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation, runtime environments, intermediate code generation, local optimization, data flow analyses (constant propagation, liveness analysis, common sub-expression elimination).
    Section 8: Operating System
    • System calls, processes, threads, inter-process communication, concurrency, synchronization, deadlock, CPU and I/O scheduling, memory management, virtual memory, file systems.
    Section 9: Databases
    • ER-model, relational model (relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL), integrity constraints, normal forms, file organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees), transactions, concurrency control.
    Section 10: Computer Networks
    • Concept of layering (OSI and TCP/IP protocol stacks), basics of packet, circuit, and virtual circuit switching, data link layer (framing, error detection, Medium Access Control, Ethernet bridging), routing protocols (shortest path, flooding, distance vector, link state routing), fragmentation, IP addressing (IPv4, CIDR notation), basics of IP support protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT), transport layer (flow control, congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets), application layer protocols (DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email).
    Practicing with Previous Year Question Papers

    Practicing with GATE CSE previous year question papers can significantly improve exam performance. These papers provide valuable insights into the exam pattern, difficulty level, and types of questions that can be expected.

    Direct Link: GATE 2024 CS and IT Question Paper Set 1 (CS1)Direct Link: GATE 2024 CS and IT Question Paper Set 2 (CS2)

    For more old question papers, candidates can click HERE.

    Saurav Pandey
    Saurav Pandey

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