Which are the best reference books for GATE for EC branch?
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Book List for preparation of GATE exam in ECE-
1- Network Theory
- Network & Systems- D. Roy Chaudhury
- Engineering Circuit Analysis- William H. Hayt
3- Digital Electronics
- Digital Design- M. Morris Mano
- Digital Systems- Tocci & Wider
- Modern Digital Electronics- R. P. Jain
4- Electro Magnetic Theory
- Elements of Electromagnetics- Sadiku
- Engineering of Electromagnetics- W. H. Hayt
- Antenna & Wave Propagation- K. D. Prasad
-Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics- N. Rao
5- Control Systems
- Control System Engineering- I. J. Nagrath & M. Goal
- Automatic Control Systems- B. C. Kuo
- Linear Control System- B. S. M...more -
For Electronics & Communications Engineering (ECE), these are the books you should use for your preparations. Many of our experts in GATE recommend them and multiple candidates have tested these books by using in the exams. Communications-Modern Digital and Analog Communications Systems-B. P. Lathi. Signals &Systems-Signals and Systems-Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, S. Hamid Nawab. Electronic Devices-Semiconductor Physics and Devices-Donald A. Neamen. Electromagnetic Theory-Principles of Electromagnetics-Matthew N. O. Sadiku. Control Systems-Control Systems Engineering-M. Goal, I. J. Nagrath. Control Systems-Automatic Control Syst...more
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