GATE 2017 Electronic and Communications Engineering topic wise exam analysis

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2017 is being conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. Electronic and Communication Engineering (ECE) paper was successfully conducted on February 5, 2017, in two sessions, from 9am to 12 pm, and 2pm to 5pm. Below is a question paper analysis for Electronic and Communication Engineering for both the sessions by experts.

GATE 2017:Question paper analysis for Electronic and Communications Engineering by GateForum

Section 1 mark 2 mark No of ques
Engineering Mathematics 4 5 9
Network 1 2 3
Electronic Devices 3 4 7
Analog Circuits 3 3 6
Digital Circuits 3 4 7
Signal and Systems 4 4 8
Control Systems 3 3 6
Communication 3 2 5
Electromagnetics 1 3 4
Verbal Ability 3 1 4
Numerical Ability  2 4 6

GATE 2017 ECE: Type of questions asked from each section

A B
Networks AC analysis, transient analysis, Basics of networks
Electronic Devices Diodes, Region of operation, diffusion and drift current
Analog Circuits Op-amp, Miller capacitance, Schmitt trigger
Digital Circuits Sequential circuits, FSM, Boolean algebra, Microprocessor (8085, instruction set)
Signals and Systems LTI systems, Fourier series, Continuous time Fourier transform
Control Systems RH criterion, steady state error, TDA, Nyquist plot, compensators
Communication ISI, random variables, DBCM, FSK
Electromagnetics Polarization, wave equation, optical fibre, radars

Comments on GATE 2017 Electronic and Communications Engineering session 1 paper by GateForum

  • EC paper I has more formula based questions.
  • Compared to last year, in Communications and Electromagnetics weightage has come down while it is increased in Digital circuits and Signals & systems.
  • In remaining topics IIT Roorkee has followed almost the same weightage compared to last year.
  • In general the overall difficulty level of the paper is moderate than last year.

Question paper analysis for session 2 of Electronic and Communications Engineering of GATE 2017

Section 1 mark 2 mark No of ques
Engineering Mathematics 3 5 8
Network 2 2 4
Electronic Devices 2 4 6
Analog Circuits 4 4 8
Digital Circuits 3 3 6
Signal and Systems 2 5 7
Control Systems 3 2 5
Communication 3 3 6
Electromagnetics 3 2 5
Verbal Ability 3 2 5
Numerical Ability  2 3 5

Types of questions asked in GATE 2017 ECE

A B
Networks Basics of Networks, RLC circuits, Thevenins theorem
Electronic Devices MOSFET, BJT, P-N junction diodes, MOS capacitor, solar cell
Analog Circuits MOSFET, diode circuits, BJT, voltage reference circuits
Digital Circuits MUX, DRAM, PMOS, full adder, PLA, FSM
Signals and Systems LTI systems, Sampling theorem and interpolation of signals
Control Systems State space analysis, compensators, transfer function, Nyquist plot, feedback control systems
Communication PCM, channel capacity, random process, phase modulation, amplitude modulation
Electromagnetics Electric and magnetic fields, VSWR, plane waves, fibre optics, wave guides

Gateforum’s comments on ECE session 2 paper

  • EC paper II has more formula based questions.
  • Compared to last year, in Networks and EMT weightage has come down while it is increased in Signals and systems.
  • In remaining topics IIT Roorkee has followed almost the same weightage compared to last year.
  • In general the overall difficulty level of the paper is moderate than last year

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