GATE 2023 Computer Science and Information Technology

Introduction

Welcome to the world of GATE Computer Science! The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an esteemed examination that serves as a gateway for aspiring individuals seeking admission to postgraduate programs in computer science and related fields. Designed to evaluate the comprehensive understanding of core subjects, GATE Computer Science assesses candidates’ knowledge in areas like algorithms, data structures, programming languages, databases, computer networks, and theory of computation, among others.

GATE Computer Science is conducted jointly by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB). The exam follows a standardized format and rigorous evaluation process, making it a crucial benchmark for assessing a candidate’s proficiency in computer science concepts. It not only opens doors to pursue advanced studies in leading institutions but also plays a pivotal role in various public and private sector job recruitments, research fellowships, and scholarship opportunities.

Computer Science Subject Code: CS

Computer Science Syllabus GATE 2023

Propositional and first order logic. Sets, relations, functions, partial orders and lattices. Monoids, Groups. Graphs: connectivity, matching, coloring. Combinatorics: counting, recurrence relations, generating functions.

Matrices, determinants, system of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition.

Limits, continuity and differentiability. Maxima and minima. Mean value theorem. Integration.

Random variables. Uniform, normal, exponential, poisson and binomial distributions. Mean, median, mode and standard deviation. Conditional probability and Bayes theorem.

Boolean algebra. Combinational and sequential circuits. Minimization. Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).

Machine instructions and addressing modes. ALU, data‐path and control unit. Instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards. Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage; I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode).

Programming in C. Recursion. Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.

Searching, sorting, hashing. Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity. Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide‐and‐conquer. Graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths

Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and push-down automata, Regular and contex-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability.

Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments. Intermediate code generation. Local optimisation, Data flow analyses: constant propagation, liveness analysis, common subexpression elimination.

System calls, processes, threads, inter‐process communication, concurrency and synchronization. Deadlock. CPU and I/O scheduling. Memory management and virtual memory. File systems.

ER‐model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and concurrency control.

Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks; Basics of packet,circuit and virtual circuitswitching; Data link layer: framing, error detection, Medium Access Control, Ethernet bridging; Routing protocols: shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link state routing; Fragmentation and IP addressing, IPv4, CIDR notation, Basics of IP support protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT); Transport layer: flow control and congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets; Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email.

GATE Computer  Science Engineering  Result analysis

GATE Computer Science topper score by year

GATE Computer Science cut-off by year

Number of students appearing for GATE Computer Science Engineering Exam

Video Links for Gate Preparation In Computer Science Engineering

1.DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHMS

2.THEORY OF COMPUTATION

3.COMPUTER NETWORKS

4.DATABASE MANAGMENT SYSTEM

5.DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

6.COMPILER DESIGN

7.COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Previous Year Question Papers

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