GATE EE Study Notes
Revision notes and formula sheets for the GATE Electrical Engineering paper, organised by subject.
GATE EE study notes are your own condensed version of the Electrical Engineering syllabus: the formulas, standard results, circuit diagrams and solved methods you need to revise quickly before the exam. With ten syllabus sections and a large share of numerical questions, good notes decide how much you can revise in the final weeks. Ready-made notes can save time, but they work well alongside your own short notes and error log.
This page explains what to include in GATE EE notes for each section, how to organise them and how to build a revision schedule around them.
What to Include, Section by Section
Section | What your notes should capture |
|---|---|
Engineering Mathematics | Eigenvalue properties, standard integrals, ODE solution methods, residue theorem steps, key probability distributions |
Electric Circuits | Network theorems with conditions, transient responses of RL, RC and RLC circuits, resonance relations, two-port parameter conversions, three-phase power relations |
Electromagnetic Fields | Field and potential results for standard charge distributions, capacitance and inductance of simple configurations, Gauss's, Ampere's and Faraday's laws with their standard applications |
Signals and Systems | Transform pairs and properties for Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms, sampling theorem, LTI system properties |
Electrical Machines | Equivalent circuits, test procedures, torque and speed relations, efficiency and regulation formulas, transformer vector groups |
Power Systems | Line parameter and performance relations, per-unit conversions, load flow steps, fault analysis with symmetrical components, equal area criterion |
Control Systems | Standard second-order response terms, steady-state error table, Routh and Nyquist rules, Bode and root locus construction steps, compensator characteristics |
Measurements | Bridge balance conditions, wattmeter and energy meter methods, instrument transformer errors |
Analog and Digital Electronics | Op-amp circuit gains, filter relations, rectifier and clipper behaviour, logic simplification and converter types |
Power Electronics | Converter output voltage relations, duty cycle formulas for buck, boost and buck-boost, harmonic and power factor results, PWM inverter basics |
How to Organise Your Notes
Short notes per subject: two to four pages per section that you can revise in under an hour.
Formula sheets: one page per subject with every formula and its conditions of use.
Solved method cards: step-by-step methods for recurring question types, such as fault calculations or Bode plot sketching.
Error log: every mistake from tests and practice, with the correct method, in one place.
General Aptitude notes: shortcuts for arithmetic and data interpretation, and a list of confusing words.
Revision Schedule
Same day: write short notes as you finish each topic, not at the end of the subject.
Weekly: revise the formula sheets of all completed subjects once a week.
Monthly: re-read complete short notes for earlier subjects so they stay fresh.
Final 4 weeks: revise only from short notes, formula sheets and the error log, alongside full-length mocks.
Sources to Build Notes From
The official syllabus: use the GATE 2027 EE syllabus as the checklist for what your notes must cover.
Previous year papers: the official GATE website offers past EE papers with answer keys. Add any new formula or method you meet there to your notes.
Standard textbooks: your undergraduate textbooks for each subject remain a solid base for concepts