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Before we move towards the preparation strategy, we must get ourselves acquainted with the syllabus of GATE Economics first. The syllabus comprises a total of six topics, which then further include different numbers of sub-topics.
Topics Included in GATE Economics Syllabus
Major Sub-topics
Microeconomics
Theory of Consumer Behaviour, Consumer Preferences, Duality Theorem, Euler’s Theorem, The Theory of Revealed Preference, Walrasian and Marshallian Stability Analysis, Theory of Agency costs, rfect Bayesian Equilibria, etc.
International Economics
Theories of International Trade, Gains from Trade, International Trade under Imperfect Competition, Dumping and Anti-Dumping Policies. WTO, GATT, etc.
Developmental Economics
Theories of Economic Development, Indicators of Economic Development, Endogenous Growth Models, Disembodied and Embodied, etc.
Macroeconomics
National Income Accounting, Classical and Keynesian Framework, Absolute Income Hypothesis, Relative Income Hypothesis, Components of Money Supply, Theories of Inflation and Expectations, etc.
Public Economics
Market Failure and Remedial Measures, Regulation of Market, Public Budget and Budget Multiplier, Progressive and non-Progressive Taxation, Direct and Indirect Taxes, etc.
Indian Economy
Economic Growth in India, Functioning of Monetary Policy in India, Demonetization and Aftermath, Fiscal Policy in the Indian Context, etc.
Statistics, Econometrics & Mathematical Economics
Central Limit Theorem, Probability Theory, Linear Regression Models and the Gauss Markov Theorem, Multicollinearity and Autocorrelation, Heteroscedasticity, Static Optimization Problems and Applications, etc.
GATE 2021 will be conducted in February. This gives you around four months to prepare for the examination. Now we are fully aware of the fact that a single time-table cannot suit everyone’s preference. So, being mindful of that, we have prepared you a standard plan which you can modify as per your style and daily schedule.
Preparation Time
4 Months (16 Weeks)
Total Subjects/ Topics to Prepare
7
Total Sub-Topics
Over 50
Studying Hours Per Day
3.5 - 4 Hours
Number of Days Required to Prepare Each Chapter
12 Days
Number of Chapters Completed in a Month
2 Chapters
Break Days or Extra Days Each Month
2 - 3 Days*
Time Taken to Complete Entire Syllabus
3 Months
Remaining Time
One Month
Days to Solve Sample Papers/ Model Papers/ Mock Tests
20 Days
Days Left for Final Revision
10 Days
What if there are only two months remaining for GATE and you are yet to begin with your GATE Economics preparation. What would you do? How would you do it? Well, here’s how you can pull it off in just two months.
2 Months (14 Weeks)
6 - 7 Hours
6 Days
4.5 Chapters
1.5 Days
1.5 Months
15 Days
8 Days
7 Days (one day for each chapter)
These are some of the best book options for you to go for the preparation of GATE Economics.
GATE Economics Books
Authors/ Publishers
UGC NET Economics
Sunder Gopal Mishra
Micro Economics: Anna Koutsoyiannis
H.L. Ahuja
Mishra & Puri
UGC-NET: Economics (Paper II) Exam Guide
Sanjay Kuma
Public Finance
S.K. Singh
Macro Economics Analysis by Edward Shapiro
International Trade
Bo Sodersten
Statistics and Econometrics
B. L. Agarwal
further you can buy GATE TUTOR 2021 easily from amazon or flipkart of your subject for getting all the topic wise explainations and practice questions at one place. plus last years solved and unsolved papers too. i highly recommend this as I am also preparing by it for my GATE 2021 in computer science.
Hope it helps!
Candidates preparing for GATE 2025 can now access the official syllabus. The detailed syllabus PDF is available for download as PDF here.
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