Dear Aspirant,
With GATE fast approaching, candidates are now looking for the best preparation methods. One of the best ways to boost any test training is to scan and research the best available books. In learning what are the best books to read for GATE, candidates will be able to study and appreciate the syllabus, topics and chapters well and score well in the exam. There are many factors that contribute to what are the best GATE books to read. In addition to the books, candidates should also review the GATE syllabus, the exam pattern and more for training.
There are some considerations that the candidates will bear in mind when choosing books for training. First of all, it should be easy for candidates to read and understand the books. If the concepts and chapters are explained in a simplified way, the candidates will be able to understand without much use of the technical terms. This will allow candidates to have a deeper understanding of the issues. Since the GATE 2020 summary consists of many complex pages, the books should try to keep the interpretation clear and descriptive. The books should have accurate information on the chapters and topics discussed in the GATE syllabus. Candidates should not use any books with misleading information. Applicants are more likely to retain what they have learned if there are diagrams in help topics and chapters in the textbooks. The best books to use during training are those with a simple language.
Let's see the best books for GATE:
Sections in GATE Syllabus
Important Topics
Book Name and Author’s Name
Engineering Mathematics
Matrix Determinant
Eigenvalues
Propositional Logic and Predicate Logic
Conditional Probability
Relations
Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth Rosen
Higher Engineering mathematics by B.S. Grewal
Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
Programming and Data Structures
Recursive Programs
Stacks
Queue
Trees
Graphs
The C Programming language by Dennis Richie
Classic Data Structures by Debasis Samanta
Computer Organization and Architecture
Cache Organization
Pipelining
I/O Data Transfer
Addressing Modes
Number Representation
Computer Architecture – A Quantitative Approach by Hennessy and Patterson
Computer Organization and Embedded systems by Carl Hamacher
Theory of Computation
DFA
Regular Expressions
Regular Languages
Closure Properties
Undecidability
An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata by Peter Linz
NPTEL lectures by Kamala Krithivasan
Compiler Design
LR Parsers
LL(1) Parser
Predictive Parser
Minimum no of nodes and edges in DAG
Intermediate code Generation & its purpose
Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools by Aho & Ullman
Compiler Design in C by Allen I Holub
Algorithms
Algorithm Analysis
Sorting Algorithms
Heaps
Graph Algorithms
Divide and Conquer & Greedy Algorithms
Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen
Data Structures & Algorithms by R.S. Salaria
Digital Logic
Combinational Circuits: Multiplexers, De-multiplexers and Decoders
Sequential Circuits: Counters
Logic Gates
Number System
Minimization of Boolean Expressions
Digital Design by Morris Mano
Digital Electronics by S. Salivahanan & S. Arivazhagan
Operating System
Synchronisation Mechanisms, Concurrency in IPC environment
Virtual Memory
CPU Scheduling Algorithms
Techniques of Memory Management
Implementation issues of File system design
Operating System Concepts by Galvin
Modern Operating System by Andrew Tanenbaum
Operating Systems by Stallings
Databases
Relational Algebra
SQL Queries
Transactions
Serialisability
Normalisations
Database System Concepts by Henry. F. Korth
Normalisation and indexing by Shamkant B. Navathe
Computer Networks
Sliding Window Protocol
TCP/UDP
IPV4/IPV6
Ethernet
Encryption and Decryption Algorithms
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
Data Communications and Networking by Kurose & Ross and Behrouz A. Forouzan
Computer Networks by Peterson & Davie
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Hope this helps. All the best!
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