GATE 2025 Books: Best Books For CS, ME, DA, EE, CE and more

• Basic Fluid Mechanics
• Measurement and Visualisation Techniques
• Compressible Flows

• Airplane performance
• Static Stability

• Turbomachinery
• Axial Turbines
• Aerothermodynamics of aircraft engines

• Linear Algebra
• Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Complex Analysis

• Strength of Materials
• Structural Dynamics

Digital Logic 

• Boolean algebra.  
• Combinational and sequential circuits 

Digital logic and computer design 

M. Morris Mano 

Modern digital electronics 

R.P jain 

Computer Organization and Architecture 

• Machine instructions 
• ALU 
• Memory hierarchy 
• I/O interface 

Computer Organization and Architecture 

William Stallings 

Computer organization 

Carl Hamacher 

Programming and Data Structures 

• Programming in C 

The C programming language   

Dennis M.Ritchie 

C: The complete reference 

Herbert Schildt 

• Data Structure 

Fundamentals of data structure 

Sartaj Sahni 

Data structures and algorithms MADE EASY  

Narasimha Karumanchi 

Algorithms 

• Algorithm design techniques 
• Dynamic programming 

Introduction to algorithms 

Thomas H.Cormen 

Fundamentals of computer algorithms  

Rajasekaran, Sahni, Horowitz 

Theory of Computation 

• Regular expressions and finite automata 
• Turing machines and undecidability 

An introduction to formal languages and automata 

Peter Linz 

Automata theory, languages and computation 

John E Hopcroft, Jeffrey D. Ullman 

Compiler Design 

• Lexical & liveness analysis 
• Intermediate code generation 

Compilers' principles, techniques and tools  

Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman   

Principles of Compiler Design  

Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman 

Databases 

• ER-model 
• Relational model 
• SQL 

Database System Concepts 

Henry Korth 

Fundamentals of database system 

Elmasri Navathe 

Computer Networks 

• Concept of layering 
• Fragmentation and IP addressing 

Data communication and networking  

Behrouz A. Forouzon 

Computer networks 

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, 

David J. Wetherall 

Electric circuits 

• Network Elements 
• DC and AC networks 

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits 

Charles. K.  Alexander 

Engineering Circuit Analysis 

WH Hayt, SM Durbin 

Circuit Theory: Analysis & Synthesis 

Abhijit Chakraborti 

Electromagnetic Fields 

• Electromagnetism 
• EM Waves 
• Induction 

Engineering Electromagnetics 

W H Hayt, John A Buck 

Electromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems 

Edward C. Jordan, Keith G. Balmain 

Signals and Systems 

• LTI Systems 
• Z-Transform and Laplace Transform 
• Fourier Representation of Signals 

Signals And Systems  

Oppenheim Alan V, W Alan, NS Hamid 

Signals and Systems 

A. Anand Kumar 

Signals and Systems 

Simon Haykin, Barry Van Veen 

Electrical Machines 

• Transformer  
• AC-DC Machines  
• Motors 

Electric Machinery fundamentals 

Stephen J. Chapman 

Electric Machinery 

P.S. Bimbhra 

Electric Machinery 

Fitzgerald and Kingsley 

Power Systems 

• Power Generation Concepts 
• Load Flow Methods, Bus Impedance and 
• Admittance Matrices 
• Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis 
• System stability concepts 

Elements of Power System Analysis 

William D Stevenson 

Electrical Power Systems 

 C.L. Wadhwa   

Electrical Power Systems by 

 Ashfaq Hussian   

Power System Engineering  

 D.P. Kothari and J. Nagrath  

Control Systems 

• Feedback principle 
• Linear time-invariant systems 
• Nyquist and Bode Plots 
• P, PI & PID controllers 
• Routh Hurwitz Criteria 

Control Systems Engineering   

I.J. Nagrath, M. Gopal 

Automatic Control Systems   

B.C. kuo, Farid Golnaraghi 

Modern Control Engineering 

 Katsuhiko Dgata 

Principles of linear system and signals 

BP Lath 

Electrical and Electronic Measurements 

• Bridges and Potentiometers 
• Measurement 

Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation 

AK Shawhey 

Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Technique 

AD Helfrick 

William D. Cooper 

Analog and Digital Electronics 

• Amplifiers: characteristics and applications 
• Boolean Algebra and K-Map 
• A/D and D/A converters 
• Combinatorial and sequential logic circuits 

Integrated Electronics   

Jacob Millman Christos C Halkias 

Digital Logic and Computer Design   

M Morris Mano 

Electronic Devices and Circuit     

Robert L. Boylestad Louis Nashelsky 

Power Electronics 

• Characteristics of Semiconductor Devices 
• Rectifiers 
• Principles of Choppers 
• Principles of Inverters 

Power Electronics 

P.S. Bimbhra 

Devices, Circuits and applications  

Muhammad H. Rashid 

Networks, Signals and Systems 

• Circuit Analysis 
• Continuous-time Signals 
• Discrete-time Signals 

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits 

Charles K. Alexander & Matthew N.O. Sadiku 

Engineering Circuit Analysis   

William H. Hayt 

Network Analysis 

Mac Van Valkenburg 

 Electronic Devices 

• Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors 
• Carrier Transport 
• P-N junction 

Semiconductor Physics and Devices 

Donald A Neaman & Dhrubes Biswas 

Solid State Electronic Devices 

Ben G. Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee 

Semiconductor Devices 

S. M. Sze 

Analog Circuits 

• Diode Circuits 
• BJT and MOSFET Amplifiers 
• Op-amp Circuits 

Integrated Electronics 

Jacob Millman Christos C Halkias 

Electronic Devices and Circuit 

Robert L. Boylestad Louis Nashelsky 

Micro Electronics circuit  

Sedra & Smith 

Digital Circuits 

• Number Representations
• Sequential Circuits
• Data Converters
• Semiconductor Memories
• Computer Organization

Digital Electronic Principles and Applications 

Ronald J. Toccii 

Digital Logic and Computer Design 

M Morris Mano 

Modern Digital Electronics 

R.P. Jain 

Control Systems 

• Feedback principle 
• Linear time-invariant systems 
• Nyquist and Bode Plots 
• P, PI & PID controllers 
• Routh Hurwitz Criteria 

Control Systems Engineering   

I.J. Nagrath, M. Gopal 

Automatic Control Systems   

B.C. kuo, Farid Golnaraghi 

Modern Control Engineering 

 Katsuhiko Dgata 

Principles of linear system and signals 

BP Lath 

Communications 

• Random Processes 
• Analog Communications 
• Information Theory 
• Digital Communications 

Analog and Digital Communication Systems 

Simon Haykin 

Principle of Communication System 

Taub& Schillings 

Modern digital and analog Communications system 

BP Lathi 

Electromagnetics 

Maxwell's Equations 

Plane Waves and Properties 

Transmission Lines 

Principles of Electromagnetics  

Matthew N.D. Sadiku & 

S.V. Kulkarni 

Elements of Electromagnetics   

Matthew N.O. Sadiku 

Engineering Electromagnetics 

William Hayt 

Applied Mechanics and Design 

• Engineering Mechanics 

Engineering Mechanics- New Age International 

S S Bhavikatti 

An Introduction to Mechanics 

Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow 

• Mechanics of Materials 

Strength of Materials 

Timoshenko & Gere 

Mechanics of Materials 

RC Hibbeler 

• Theory of Machines 

The Theory of Machines 

SS Ratan 

• Vibrations 

Mechanical Vibrations 

G K Grover 

• Machine Design 

Designs of Machine elements 

VB Bhandari 

Fluid Mechanics 

• Fluid Mechanics 

A Textbook of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines 

RK Bansal 

Fluid Mechanics  

Frank White 

1000 Solved Problems in Fluid Mechanics 

K Subramanya 

Thermal sciences 

• Heat Transfer 

Heat & Mass Transfer 

JP Holman & S Bhattacharyya 

• Thermodynamics 

Engineering Thermodynamics 

P.K. Nag 

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 

Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles 

• Applications of Thermodynamics

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning  

C.P. ARORA 

Internal Combustion Engines 

V. Ganesan 

Power Plant Engineering 

P.K. Nag 

Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering 

• Engineering Materials 
• Casting, Forming and Joining Processes 

Material Science and Metallurgy 

OP Khanna 

Callister's Materials Science and Engineering 

R. Balasubramaniam 

• Machining and Machine Tool Operations 
• Metrology and Inspection 
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing 
• Production Planning and Control 
• Inventory Control 
• Operations Research 

Industrial Engineering and Management 

O. P. Khanna 

Industrial Engineering and Organization Management 

S. K. Sharma 

Savita Sharma 

Industrial Engineering and Production Management 

Telsang Martand 

Structural Engineering. 

• Structural Analysis 

Structural Analysis 

RC Hibbler 

Basic Structural Analysis 

CS Reddy 

• Construction Materials and Management 

Construction Project Management 

K.N. Jha 

Construction Planning Management 

B. C. Punamia 

• Concrete Structures 

RCC. Design 

A. K. Jain & S N Sinha 

Reinforced Concrete Design 

Pillai & D. Menon 

Prestressed Concrete 

NK Raju 

• Steel Structures 

Design Of Steel Structures 

SK Duggal 

• Solid Mechanics 

Strength of Materials 

BC Punamia 

Mechanics of Structure 

S.B. Junnarkar 

Dr. H.J. Shah 

Geotechnical Engineering 

• Soil Mechanics 
• Foundation Engineering 

Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics 

Gopal Ranjan  

ASR Rao 

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering 

S. K. Garg 

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering 

KR Arora 

Geomatics Engineering 

• Surveying, leveling & photogrammetry 

Surveying (vol. I & II) 

BC Punamia 

Surveying (vol. I & II) 

SK Duggal 

Water Resources Engineering 

• Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics 

Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines 

RK Bansal 

Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines 

K Subramanyam 

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics 

Dr. P.N. Modi & Dr. S.M Seth 

• Hydrology 

Hydrology 

K. Subramanya 

• Irrigation engineering 

Irrigation Water Resources and Waterpower Engineering 

Dr. PN Modi 

Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures 

S. K. Garg 

Environmental Engineering 

• Water and Wastewater Quality and Treatment 
• Air Pollution 
• Municipal Solid Wastes 

Environmental Engineering (vol. I & II) 

S. K. Garg 

Environmental Engineering (vol. I & II) 

 BC Punamia 

Environmental Engineering 

Peavy & Rowe 

Transportation Engineering 

• Transportation Infrastructure 

Railway Engineering  

S.C. Saxena & S.P. Arora 

Airport Engineering 

S. K. Khanna & M. G. Arora 

• Highway Pavements 
• Traffic Engineering 

Highway Engineering 

Khanna & Justo 

Highway Engineering 

L.R. Kadiyali. 

Highway Engineering 

S. K. Sharma 

Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms 

• Basic data structures 
• Search algorithms 
• Graph algorithms theory 

Fundamentals of Data Structures in 

Horowitz & Sahani. 

Classic Data Structures  

Debasis Samanta 

• Programming in Python 

Python Programming – An Introduction to Computer Science 

John M Zelle   

Database Management and Warehousing 

• ER-model 
• SQL 
• Data types and transformation 
• Data warehouse modelling 

Database Management Systems  

Raghu Ramakrishnan. 

Fundamentals of Database System 

Navathe 

Database System Concepts 

Korth and Sudarshan 

Machine Learning 

• Supervised Learning 
• Unsupervised Learning 

Mathematics for Machine Learning 

Marc Peter Deisenreth, A. Alde Faisal 

Hands-on Machine Learning with Scikit- Learn, Keras & TensorFlow 

Aurélien Géron 

Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective 

Kevin Murphy 

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

Christopher Bishop 

Artificial Intelligence 

• Search & Logic 
• Reasoning under uncertainty topics 
• Approximate inference through sampling 

Artificial Intelligence by Example 

Denis Rothman 

Artificial Intelligence Basics 

Tom Taulli 

Artificial Intelligence 

Stuart Russell & Peter Norvig 

Atomic Structure and Periodicity 

• Atomic models 

• Periodic Tables & properties 

Inorganic Chemistry  

J. E. Huheey 

Concise Inorganic Chemistry 

J. D. Lee 
 

Structure and Bonding 

• Chemical bonding 

• Bonding theories and other properties 

Concise Inorganic Chemistry 

J. D. Lee 
 

Inorganic Chemistry  

Meissler & Tarr 

s, p and d Block Elements 

• Oxides, halides and hydrides of alkali, alkaline earth metals 

Concise Inorganic Chemistry 

J. D. Lee 
 

Chemical Equilibria  

• Conditions for Chemical Equilibrium and effects 

Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis  

Richard Mishel 

Chemical Kinetics  

Keith J Laidler 

Electrochemistry 

• Electrochemistry 

An Introduction to Electrochemistry   

Samuel Glasstone 

A Textbook of Physical Chemistry (3rd Vol)  

K L Kapoor 

Reaction Kinetics 

• Order of reaction 

• Catalyst 

• Enzyme reactions 

A Textbook of Physical Chemistry (5th Vol) 

– K. L. Kapoor 

Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis  

Richard Mishel 

Thermodynamics 

• Fundamental concepts 

• Laws of Thermodynamics 

Physical Chemistry  

Thomas Engel & Philip Reid 

A Textbook of Physical Chemistry (2nd Vol)  

K L Kapoor 

Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms 

• Acids and bases 

• Stereochemistry 

• Other concepts 

Stereochemistry of Organic 

Compounds  

E. L. Eliel 

Organic Chemistry  

Clayden, Greeves, Warren and Wothers 

Chemistry of Biomolecules 

• Amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids and nucleotides  

• Lipids, DNA, and more 

Organic Synthesis the disconnection approach 

Stuart Warren 

Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis  

William Carruthers, Iain Coldham