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GATE IN Test Series 2023-24 Mock Test

GATE IN Mock Test - Start Your Preparation with the Latest Tests! 

GATE IN Test Series is wholly designed for candidates preparing for Gratitude Aptitude Test Instrumentation (GATE IN). This is a national-level engineering entrance exam conducted under Central Ministry HRD jointly by 7 IITs and the Indian Institute of Science. The GATE IN Recruitment is an admission gateway for aspirants into the most esteemed educational institutions and reputed PSUs viz. GAIL (India), BHEL, etc. 

Several universities also permit GATE scores for admission into various Master’s degree courses. Thus, a good score in GATE IN can lead candidates to a plethora of bright opportunities. The subject test covers all the sectional topics including Electricity & Magnetism, Electrical Circuits & Machines, Signals & Systems, Control Systems, Analog & Digital Electronics, Communication & Optical Instrumentation, Sensors & Industrial Instrumentation, etc apart from various topics covered under General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics. Therefore, willing candidates must subscribe to the GATE IN mock test online today in order to gain complete perks. 

  • GATE IN mock Test is proficiently designed by a team of subject matter experts. They analyzed the GATE Instrumentation GA, Engineering Maths and Instrumentation Engineering exam trend over the years, previous year papers, exam pattern, and the detailed syllabus.
  • Moreover, the test series also includes mock questions targeting the latest trend included in the exam.
  • Attempting the GATE IN test series imparts a real-time experience of the GATE exam, thereby preparing the candidates in advance eventually. 
  • With these online mock tests, candidates will get experience in attempting questions of varying difficulty levels.

Download free GATE IN Previous Year Papers here!

GATE IN Exam - Check the overview here!

Candidates willing to appear in the GATE Instrumentation Engineering exam can apply online through the official website. The exam is conducted every year in online mode to recruit the eligible candidates all over the country. Check the Overview table to know more about the exam.

GATE IN Exam Overview 2023

Full-Form

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Post

Instrumentation Engineering

Exam mode

Online

Exam frequency

Annual

Exam level

National

Official website

GATE

Know about the GATE IN Cutoff now.

GATE IN Practice sets 

The table below consists of a few GATE IN practice sets. Candidates can attempt these practice sets to gain an insight into the actual exam and the pattern.

Sr. No

GATE IN Practice sets

Attempt here

1

GATE Practice set 2022

Attempt now

2

GATE Practice set 2021

Attempt now

3

GATE Practice set 2020

Attempt now

4

GATE Practice set 2019

Attempt now

5

GATE Practice set 2018

Attempt now

6

GATE Practice set 2017

Attempt now

7

GATE Practice set 2016

Attempt now

8

GATE Practice set 2015

Attempt now

9

GATE Practice set 2014

Attempt now

10

GATE Practice set 2013

Attempt now

Key Features of the GATE IN Mock Test 

Below we have mentioned a few key features of the test series. Candidates can check them before attempting the tests.

  • All the questions and solutions given in the GATE IN best Test Series are drafted by a team of Subject Matter Experts(SMEs) who are well versed in their respective subjects.
  • The online rank prediction feature that the candidates get in Quizall GATE IN Test Series is another advantage for the candidates. The candidates will be able to face the real competition and get their rank among the real competitors.
  • Well, Quizall makes sure that the candidates don’t have to worry about analyzing the mock test. After attempting each GATE IN Mock Test Series, we share a performance summary with the candidates on the portal and their email addresses as well. No matter how many question tests the candidates attempt, the performance summary is a must for each of them.
  • GATE IN Mock Test also provide the candidates with the advantage of getting short tricks for the tough questions and these short tricks are provided in the solution section of each mock test.

Why should you attempt the GATE IN Mock Test 

Attempting the complete GATE IN Test Series will provide the candidates an insight into the degree of preparations for all sections the candidates have completed/reached. Moreover, the most primary advantage of this test series is that it will help the candidates decipher the sections and bring out their strengths and weaknesses, thereby imparting an idea to realign candidates' preparation to crack the GATE IN exam. 

  • Real-time experience in solving questions of diverse difficulty levels
  • Hands-on familiarity with the entire syllabus and exam pattern
  • Inculcate and develop time management hacks
  • Ace and adept to pinpoint speed and accuracy level
  • Assessing the candidates’ preparation level i.e with attempting every test the scope of preparations they have reached can be understood, thereby, solidifying their strategy.
  • The test results will help the candidates identify their weaker and strong subjects/topics from the 3 descriptive sections.

Benefits of the GATE IN Mock Test 

The GATE IN online mock test series is one of the best practice materials available for the GATE exam which has several advantages. Some of them are mentioned below:

  • Attempting the GATE IN test series imparts a real-time experience of the GATE exam, thereby preparing the candidates in advance eventually. 
  • With these online mock tests, candidates will get experience in attempting questions of varying difficulty levels.
  • The GATE IN mock test will also provide rank prediction features after each test.
  • The GATE IN Test Series has 100% reliable and fact checked data for the perfection preparation of the candidates.

GATE IN Exam Pattern

The GATE Instrumentation engineering exam is a computer-based test (CBT) that will have a mix of questions like numerical answer test (NAT) and multiple-choice questions (MCQ). The detailed GATE IN exam pattern is discussed below.

GATE IN Exam Pattern

Mode of Examination

Online/ Computer-based Test

Total no. of questions

65

Maximum Marks

100

Duration of Exam

3 hours

Sections

General Aptitude and Subject Specific

GATE IN Syllabus 

The candidates must be well familiar with the GATE IN Syllabus to crack the GATE IN Test series and GATE IN Exam with ease. This will help them to get an overview regarding the questions that will be asked in the Exam. The GATE IN Syllabus is mentioned below:

GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus

The GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus includes topics from verbal ability, numerical ability, analytical ability and spatial ability. Check the table below to get a detailed information:

Subjects

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Verbal Ability

English grammar, vocabulary, reading & comprehension, narrative sequencing

Numerical Ability

Numerical estimation & numerical computation: Permutations & Combinations, Ratios, Percentages, Powers, Series, Exponents, Logarithms

Data interpretation: Bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data, 2D 3D Plots, tables & maps

Mensuration & Geometry

Elementary Statistics & Probability

Analytical Ability

Analogy; Numerical Relations and Reasoning; Logic: Deduction-Induction

Spatial Ability

Transformation of shapes: assembling, translation, rotation, mirroring, scaling, and grouping; Paper folding, patterns, and cutting in 2 and 3 dimensions

GATE IN Syllabus for Engineering Mathematics

The GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus includes topics from Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables and so on.

Subjects

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Linear Algebra

EigenValues and Vectors; Linear Equations; Matrix Algebra

Calculus

Mean Value Theorems; Maxima and Minima; Partial Derivatives; Theorems of Integral Calculus; Fourier Series; Line, Surface and Volume Integrals; Vector Identities; Multiple Integrals; Stokes, Gauss and Green's Theorems

Differential Equations

First Order Linear and Nonlinear Equations; High Order Equations (Linear Differential) with Constant Coefficients; Cauchy's and Euler's Equations; Partial Differential Equations; Parameters Variation Method; Variable Separable Method; Initial and Boundary Value Problems

Complex Variables

Cauchy's Integral Theorem and Formula; Analytic Functions; Residue Theorem; Taylor's & Laurent's Series; Solution of Integrals

Probability & Stats

Mean, Median & Mode; Standard Deviation; Conditional Probability; Sampling Theorems; Random Variables; Normal, Poisson and Binomial Distributions; Discrete & Continuous Distribution

Numerical Methods

Regression & Correlation Analysis, Matrix Inversion, Non-Linear Algebraic Equations, Numerical Integration, Iterative Methods for Differential Equations

GATE IN Syllabus for Instrumentation Engineering

The GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus includes topics from Electrical Circuits & Machines, Signals & Systems, Control Systems and so in.

Subjects

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Electricity and Magnetism

Coulomb's Law; Divergence; Gauss's Law; Electric Field Intensity; Effect of dielectric medium; Electric Flux Density; Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions, Faraday's law; Capacitance of simple configurations; Lorentz force; Curl; Biot‐Savart's law; Inductance; Magnetomotive force; Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations Reluctance; Ampere's law; Magnetic circuits.

Electrical Circuits & Machines

Voltage and Current Sources- independent, dependent, ideal and practical; transient analysis of RLC circuits with dc excitation; v-i relationships of resistor, inductor, mutual inductance and capacitor.

Kirchhoff's laws, superposition, Norton, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin, maximum power transfer and reciprocity theorems.

Apparent- Phasor analysis, active and reactive powers; impedance and admittance; Peak-, average- and rms values of ac quantities; locus diagrams, realization of basic filters with R, L and C elements, series and parallel resonance, transient analysis of RLC circuits with ac excitation.

One-port and two-port networks, open and short circuit parameters, driving point impedance and admittance.

Single phase transformer: Equivalent circuit, open circuit and short circuit tests, phasor diagram, regulation and efficiency; Three phase induction motors: types, principle of operation, performance, equivalent circuit, starting and speed control, torque-speed characteristics, no-load and blocked rotor tests; Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.

Signals & Systems

Periodic, aperiodic and impulse signals; convolution, correlation; transfer function, frequency response, impulse response of systems; Discrete time system: pulse transfer function, impulse response, frequency response; DFT and FFT; Laplace, Fourier and z-transforms; basics of IIR and FIR filters.

Control Systems

State-space representation of systems; lag and lead-lag compensators, synchro pair, servo and stepper motors, feedback principles, , feedforward, and ratio controllers, servo valves; on-off, steady-state-errors, time-delay systems; Bode plot, phase and gain margins, signal flow graphs, transient response, Routh and Nyquist criteria, root loci, design of lead, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components, P, PI, PID, cascade tuning of PID controllers and sizing of control valves.

Analog Electronics

Small-signal analysis of transistor circuits, feedback amplifiers, characteristics and applications of a diode, Zener diode, BJT and MOSFET. Characteristics of ideal and practical operational amplifiers; applications of op-amps: voltage-controlled oscillators and phase-locked loop, integrator, differentiator, adder, subtractor, sources and effects of noise, precision rectifier, active filters, difference amplifier, instrumentation amplifier, oscillators, signal generators, and interference in electronic circuits.

Digital Electronics

Combinational logic circuits, minimization of Boolean functions. IC families: digital-to-analog converters (weighted R, R-2R ladder and current steering logic), schmitt trigger, multi-vibrators, timers and counters; sample-and-hold circuit, shift registers, multiplexer, sequential circuits, TTL and CMOS, Arithmetic circuits, comparators, flip flops, analog-to-digital (successive approximation, integrating, flash and sigma-delta).

Basics of number systems, characteristics of ADC and DAC (resolution, conversion/settling time, quantization, significant bits,); Embedded Systems: Microprocessor and microcontroller applications, memory and input-output interfacing; basics of data acquisition systems, basics of distributed control systems (DCS) and programmable logic controllers (PLC).

Measurements

Systematic and random errors in measurement, SI units, standards (R, L, C, voltage, current and frequency), expression of uncertainty - accuracy and precision, linear and weighted regression, and propagation of errors.

Bridges: Megohm, Maxwell, Wheatstone, Schering and Wien, Kelvin, Anderson, for measurement of R, L, C and frequency, Q-meter.

Current and power in single and three-phase circuits, measurement of voltage, AC and DC current probes; digital voltmeter, digital multimeter, true RMS meters, time, phase and frequency measurements, voltage and current scaling, instrument transformers, timer/counter; oscilloscope, shielding and grounding.

Sensors & Industrial Instrumentation

Inductive-, piezoelectric-, resistive-, capacitive-, Hall effect sensors and associated signal conditioning circuits; transducers for industrial instrumentation: acceleration, force, displacement (linear and angular), vibration, shock, velocity, torque, pressure (including low pressure), flow (electromagnetic, ultrasonic, variable head, variable area, turbine and open channel flow meters) temperature (bolometer, RTD (3/4 wire), thermocouple, thermistor, semiconductor and pyrometer); conductivity, liquid level, pH, and viscosity measurement. 4-20 mA two-wire transmitter.

Communication & Optical Instrumentation

Shannon's sampling theorem, amplitude- and frequency modulation and demodulation; pulse code modulation;

amplitude-, phase-,

frequency and time division multiplexing, quadrature amplitude, pulse shift

keying for digital modulation; frequency-, optical sources and detectors:

LED, light-dependent resistor , laser, photo-diode square law detectors and

their characteristics; interferometer: basics of fibre optic sensing; mass

spectrometer applications in metrology; UV-VIS Spectrophotometers.

Hopefully, this GATE IN Test series will help the candidates in achieving success in this exam. Aspirants mustn’t delay and begin their preparation in the shortest possible period. Candidates can also download the Quizall App in order to prepare for various competitive exams in fields like Defence, Banking, Teacher, etc. 

Communication and Optical Instrumentation Mock Test

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 10: Control Systems (Block Diagram, SFG & Time Domain Analysis)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 11: Control Systems (Root Locus, Bode Plot & Routh Hurwitz)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 12: Control Systems (Compensator, Controllers & State Space)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 13: Analog Electronics (Diode Circuits & BJT)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 14: Analog Electronics (Op-Amp)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 15: Analog Electronics (MOSFETs, Filters & PLL)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 16: Digital Electronics (Number Systems, Logic Gates & Boolean Algebra)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 17: Digital Electronics (Combinational & Sequential Circuits)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 18: Digital Electronics (ADC & Microprocessors)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 19: Measurements (Basics of Measurements)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 1: Electricity and Magnetism (Electrostatics)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 20: Measurements (Bridges & Q Meter)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 21: Measurements (Instrument Transformers, CRO & DVM)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 22: Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation (Sensors)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 23: Sensors and Industrial Instrumention (Transducers)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 24: Sensors and Industrial Instrumention (Flow, Temperature & Other Measurements)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 25: Communication and Optical Instrumentation (Amplitude & Frequency Modulation)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 26: Communication and Optical Instrumentation (Passband Transmitter)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

CT 27: Communication and Optical Instrumentation (Optical Detectors)

30 mins 16 Marks 10 Qs English

Exam Description

GATE IN Mock Test - Start Your Preparation with the Latest Tests! 

GATE IN Test Series is wholly designed for candidates preparing for Gratitude Aptitude Test Instrumentation (GATE IN). This is a national-level engineering entrance exam conducted under Central Ministry HRD jointly by 7 IITs and the Indian Institute of Science. The GATE IN Recruitment is an admission gateway for aspirants into the most esteemed educational institutions and reputed PSUs viz. GAIL (India), BHEL, etc. 

Several universities also permit GATE scores for admission into various Master’s degree courses. Thus, a good score in GATE IN can lead candidates to a plethora of bright opportunities. The subject test covers all the sectional topics including Electricity & Magnetism, Electrical Circuits & Machines, Signals & Systems, Control Systems, Analog & Digital Electronics, Communication & Optical Instrumentation, Sensors & Industrial Instrumentation, etc apart from various topics covered under General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics. Therefore, willing candidates must subscribe to the GATE IN mock test online today in order to gain complete perks. 

  • GATE IN mock Test is proficiently designed by a team of subject matter experts. They analyzed the GATE Instrumentation GA, Engineering Maths and Instrumentation Engineering exam trend over the years, previous year papers, exam pattern, and the detailed syllabus.
  • Moreover, the test series also includes mock questions targeting the latest trend included in the exam.
  • Attempting the GATE IN test series imparts a real-time experience of the GATE exam, thereby preparing the candidates in advance eventually. 
  • With these online mock tests, candidates will get experience in attempting questions of varying difficulty levels.

Download free GATE IN Previous Year Papers here!

GATE IN Exam - Check the overview here!

Candidates willing to appear in the GATE Instrumentation Engineering exam can apply online through the official website. The exam is conducted every year in online mode to recruit the eligible candidates all over the country. Check the Overview table to know more about the exam.

GATE IN Exam Overview 2023

Full-Form

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Post

Instrumentation Engineering

Exam mode

Online

Exam frequency

Annual

Exam level

National

Official website

GATE

Know about the GATE IN Cutoff now.

GATE IN Practice sets 

The table below consists of a few GATE IN practice sets. Candidates can attempt these practice sets to gain an insight into the actual exam and the pattern.

Sr. No

GATE IN Practice sets

Attempt here

1

GATE Practice set 2022

Attempt now

2

GATE Practice set 2021

Attempt now

3

GATE Practice set 2020

Attempt now

4

GATE Practice set 2019

Attempt now

5

GATE Practice set 2018

Attempt now

6

GATE Practice set 2017

Attempt now

7

GATE Practice set 2016

Attempt now

8

GATE Practice set 2015

Attempt now

9

GATE Practice set 2014

Attempt now

10

GATE Practice set 2013

Attempt now

Key Features of the GATE IN Mock Test 

Below we have mentioned a few key features of the test series. Candidates can check them before attempting the tests.

  • All the questions and solutions given in the GATE IN best Test Series are drafted by a team of Subject Matter Experts(SMEs) who are well versed in their respective subjects.
  • The online rank prediction feature that the candidates get in Quizall GATE IN Test Series is another advantage for the candidates. The candidates will be able to face the real competition and get their rank among the real competitors.
  • Well, Quizall makes sure that the candidates don’t have to worry about analyzing the mock test. After attempting each GATE IN Mock Test Series, we share a performance summary with the candidates on the portal and their email addresses as well. No matter how many question tests the candidates attempt, the performance summary is a must for each of them.
  • GATE IN Mock Test also provide the candidates with the advantage of getting short tricks for the tough questions and these short tricks are provided in the solution section of each mock test.

Why should you attempt the GATE IN Mock Test 

Attempting the complete GATE IN Test Series will provide the candidates an insight into the degree of preparations for all sections the candidates have completed/reached. Moreover, the most primary advantage of this test series is that it will help the candidates decipher the sections and bring out their strengths and weaknesses, thereby imparting an idea to realign candidates' preparation to crack the GATE IN exam. 

  • Real-time experience in solving questions of diverse difficulty levels
  • Hands-on familiarity with the entire syllabus and exam pattern
  • Inculcate and develop time management hacks
  • Ace and adept to pinpoint speed and accuracy level
  • Assessing the candidates’ preparation level i.e with attempting every test the scope of preparations they have reached can be understood, thereby, solidifying their strategy.
  • The test results will help the candidates identify their weaker and strong subjects/topics from the 3 descriptive sections.

Benefits of the GATE IN Mock Test 

The GATE IN online mock test series is one of the best practice materials available for the GATE exam which has several advantages. Some of them are mentioned below:

  • Attempting the GATE IN test series imparts a real-time experience of the GATE exam, thereby preparing the candidates in advance eventually. 
  • With these online mock tests, candidates will get experience in attempting questions of varying difficulty levels.
  • The GATE IN mock test will also provide rank prediction features after each test.
  • The GATE IN Test Series has 100% reliable and fact checked data for the perfection preparation of the candidates.

GATE IN Exam Pattern

The GATE Instrumentation engineering exam is a computer-based test (CBT) that will have a mix of questions like numerical answer test (NAT) and multiple-choice questions (MCQ). The detailed GATE IN exam pattern is discussed below.

GATE IN Exam Pattern

Mode of Examination

Online/ Computer-based Test

Total no. of questions

65

Maximum Marks

100

Duration of Exam

3 hours

Sections

General Aptitude and Subject Specific

GATE IN Syllabus 

The candidates must be well familiar with the GATE IN Syllabus to crack the GATE IN Test series and GATE IN Exam with ease. This will help them to get an overview regarding the questions that will be asked in the Exam. The GATE IN Syllabus is mentioned below:

GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus

The GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus includes topics from verbal ability, numerical ability, analytical ability and spatial ability. Check the table below to get a detailed information:

Subjects

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Verbal Ability

English grammar, vocabulary, reading & comprehension, narrative sequencing

Numerical Ability

Numerical estimation & numerical computation: Permutations & Combinations, Ratios, Percentages, Powers, Series, Exponents, Logarithms

Data interpretation: Bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data, 2D 3D Plots, tables & maps

Mensuration & Geometry

Elementary Statistics & Probability

Analytical Ability

Analogy; Numerical Relations and Reasoning; Logic: Deduction-Induction

Spatial Ability

Transformation of shapes: assembling, translation, rotation, mirroring, scaling, and grouping; Paper folding, patterns, and cutting in 2 and 3 dimensions

GATE IN Syllabus for Engineering Mathematics

The GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus includes topics from Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables and so on.

Subjects

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Linear Algebra

EigenValues and Vectors; Linear Equations; Matrix Algebra

Calculus

Mean Value Theorems; Maxima and Minima; Partial Derivatives; Theorems of Integral Calculus; Fourier Series; Line, Surface and Volume Integrals; Vector Identities; Multiple Integrals; Stokes, Gauss and Green's Theorems

Differential Equations

First Order Linear and Nonlinear Equations; High Order Equations (Linear Differential) with Constant Coefficients; Cauchy's and Euler's Equations; Partial Differential Equations; Parameters Variation Method; Variable Separable Method; Initial and Boundary Value Problems

Complex Variables

Cauchy's Integral Theorem and Formula; Analytic Functions; Residue Theorem; Taylor's & Laurent's Series; Solution of Integrals

Probability & Stats

Mean, Median & Mode; Standard Deviation; Conditional Probability; Sampling Theorems; Random Variables; Normal, Poisson and Binomial Distributions; Discrete & Continuous Distribution

Numerical Methods

Regression & Correlation Analysis, Matrix Inversion, Non-Linear Algebraic Equations, Numerical Integration, Iterative Methods for Differential Equations

GATE IN Syllabus for Instrumentation Engineering

The GATE IN General Aptitude Syllabus includes topics from Electrical Circuits & Machines, Signals & Systems, Control Systems and so in.

Subjects

GATE Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Electricity and Magnetism

Coulomb's Law; Divergence; Gauss's Law; Electric Field Intensity; Effect of dielectric medium; Electric Flux Density; Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions, Faraday's law; Capacitance of simple configurations; Lorentz force; Curl; Biot‐Savart's law; Inductance; Magnetomotive force; Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations Reluctance; Ampere's law; Magnetic circuits.

Electrical Circuits & Machines

Voltage and Current Sources- independent, dependent, ideal and practical; transient analysis of RLC circuits with dc excitation; v-i relationships of resistor, inductor, mutual inductance and capacitor.

Kirchhoff's laws, superposition, Norton, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin, maximum power transfer and reciprocity theorems.

Apparent- Phasor analysis, active and reactive powers; impedance and admittance; Peak-, average- and rms values of ac quantities; locus diagrams, realization of basic filters with R, L and C elements, series and parallel resonance, transient analysis of RLC circuits with ac excitation.

One-port and two-port networks, open and short circuit parameters, driving point impedance and admittance.

Single phase transformer: Equivalent circuit, open circuit and short circuit tests, phasor diagram, regulation and efficiency; Three phase induction motors: types, principle of operation, performance, equivalent circuit, starting and speed control, torque-speed characteristics, no-load and blocked rotor tests; Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.

Signals & Systems

Periodic, aperiodic and impulse signals; convolution, correlation; transfer function, frequency response, impulse response of systems; Discrete time system: pulse transfer function, impulse response, frequency response; DFT and FFT; Laplace, Fourier and z-transforms; basics of IIR and FIR filters.

Control Systems

State-space representation of systems; lag and lead-lag compensators, synchro pair, servo and stepper motors, feedback principles, , feedforward, and ratio controllers, servo valves; on-off, steady-state-errors, time-delay systems; Bode plot, phase and gain margins, signal flow graphs, transient response, Routh and Nyquist criteria, root loci, design of lead, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components, P, PI, PID, cascade tuning of PID controllers and sizing of control valves.

Analog Electronics

Small-signal analysis of transistor circuits, feedback amplifiers, characteristics and applications of a diode, Zener diode, BJT and MOSFET. Characteristics of ideal and practical operational amplifiers; applications of op-amps: voltage-controlled oscillators and phase-locked loop, integrator, differentiator, adder, subtractor, sources and effects of noise, precision rectifier, active filters, difference amplifier, instrumentation amplifier, oscillators, signal generators, and interference in electronic circuits.

Digital Electronics

Combinational logic circuits, minimization of Boolean functions. IC families: digital-to-analog converters (weighted R, R-2R ladder and current steering logic), schmitt trigger, multi-vibrators, timers and counters; sample-and-hold circuit, shift registers, multiplexer, sequential circuits, TTL and CMOS, Arithmetic circuits, comparators, flip flops, analog-to-digital (successive approximation, integrating, flash and sigma-delta).

Basics of number systems, characteristics of ADC and DAC (resolution, conversion/settling time, quantization, significant bits,); Embedded Systems: Microprocessor and microcontroller applications, memory and input-output interfacing; basics of data acquisition systems, basics of distributed control systems (DCS) and programmable logic controllers (PLC).

Measurements

Systematic and random errors in measurement, SI units, standards (R, L, C, voltage, current and frequency), expression of uncertainty - accuracy and precision, linear and weighted regression, and propagation of errors.

Bridges: Megohm, Maxwell, Wheatstone, Schering and Wien, Kelvin, Anderson, for measurement of R, L, C and frequency, Q-meter.

Current and power in single and three-phase circuits, measurement of voltage, AC and DC current probes; digital voltmeter, digital multimeter, true RMS meters, time, phase and frequency measurements, voltage and current scaling, instrument transformers, timer/counter; oscilloscope, shielding and grounding.

Sensors & Industrial Instrumentation

Inductive-, piezoelectric-, resistive-, capacitive-, Hall effect sensors and associated signal conditioning circuits; transducers for industrial instrumentation: acceleration, force, displacement (linear and angular), vibration, shock, velocity, torque, pressure (including low pressure), flow (electromagnetic, ultrasonic, variable head, variable area, turbine and open channel flow meters) temperature (bolometer, RTD (3/4 wire), thermocouple, thermistor, semiconductor and pyrometer); conductivity, liquid level, pH, and viscosity measurement. 4-20 mA two-wire transmitter.

Communication & Optical Instrumentation

Shannon's sampling theorem, amplitude- and frequency modulation and demodulation; pulse code modulation;

amplitude-, phase-,

frequency and time division multiplexing, quadrature amplitude, pulse shift

keying for digital modulation; frequency-, optical sources and detectors:

LED, light-dependent resistor , laser, photo-diode square law detectors and

their characteristics; interferometer: basics of fibre optic sensing; mass

spectrometer applications in metrology; UV-VIS Spectrophotometers.

Hopefully, this GATE IN Test series will help the candidates in achieving success in this exam. Aspirants mustn’t delay and begin their preparation in the shortest possible period. Candidates can also download the Quizall App in order to prepare for various competitive exams in fields like Defence, Banking, Teacher, etc.