GATE Electrical Engineering
GATE Electrical Engineering

GATE Electrical Engineering — Syllabus & notes

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Syllabus and study notes

Revision & Exam Traps· 6 formulae · 3 traps
Networks · Ohm/Power
AC Circuits
At resonance X_L = X_C, so Z = R (minimum) and current is MAXIMUM — not zero. A common series-RLC slip.
Power factor is leading for capacitive, lagging for inductive loads — the sign of reactive power follows it.
Power Systems · 3-phase
Machines · Transformer
Transients
Electromagnetics
Power Systems
3-phase power uses √3·V_L·I_L·cosφ with LINE quantities. Mixing line and phase values is the classic error.
GATE Electrical Engineering Syllabus (2025)
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