GATE EE 2027 mock test: syllabus, exam pattern and how to prepare
If you want a GATE EE mock test, there is a free full-length one for the GATE 2027 Electrical Engineering (EE) paper at /exam/gate/ee: 65 questions, 100 marks and 3 hours, with multiple-choice, multiple-select and numerical questions marked the way GATE marks them. Below are the EE pattern, the official EE syllabus that IIT Madras published for GATE 2027, and a plan for the time left. GATE 2027 is held on 6–7, 13–14 and 20–21 February 2027, and the result is due on 19 March 2027 (GATE 2027 brochure, read 21 October 2026); the brochure says the day of each paper will be notified later on the GATE 2027 website.
GATE EE exam pattern
| Part | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 10 (five of 1 mark, five of 2 marks) | 15 |
| Engineering Mathematics | inside the 55 subject questions | 13 |
| Electrical Engineering | inside the 55 subject questions | 72 |
| Total | 65 | 100 |
- One sitting of 3 hours, computer-based, at a centre in India, in English only. The two sessions are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Multiple choice (MCQ): a wrong answer costs 1/3 mark on a 1-mark question and 2/3 mark on a 2-mark question.
- Multiple select (MSQ) and numerical answer (NAT): no negative marking, and no partial credit on MSQs.
- Calculator: only the on-screen virtual scientific calculator. A physical calculator is not allowed.
The 55 subject questions carry 85 marks, which works out to 25 questions of 1 mark and 30 of 2 marks. The brochure fixes the marks but not how many of the questions are MCQ, MSQ or NAT. The GATE score out of 1000 depends on everyone who sat the EE paper, so any mock, ours included, can only report raw marks.
GATE EE syllabus
The official GATE 2027 EE syllabus has ten sections. GATE does not print a weightage for each section; the fixed weights are only General Aptitude 15, Engineering Mathematics 13 and the subject 72.
| Section | Main topics |
|---|---|
| 1. Engineering Mathematics | Matrix algebra and eigenvalues; mean value theorems, multiple integrals, Fourier series, vector identities, Stokes, Gauss and Green theorems; first and higher order differential equations, PDEs by separation of variables; complex variables and residues; probability, distributions, correlation and regression |
| 2. Electric Circuits | Sources and R, L, C, M elements; KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis; Thevenin, Norton, superposition, maximum power transfer; transients, sinusoidal steady state, resonance, two-port networks, balanced three-phase circuits, complex power and power factor |
| 3. Electromagnetic Fields | Coulomb's and Gauss's laws, potential of charge distributions, dielectrics, capacitance; Biot-Savart, Ampere and Faraday laws, Lorentz force, inductance, magnetic circuits |
| 4. Signals and Systems | Continuous and discrete signals, LTI and causal systems, Fourier series, sampling theorem, Fourier, Laplace and z-transforms; RMS and average values |
| 5. Electrical Machines | Single and three-phase transformers, auto-transformer; DC machines and speed control; three-phase induction machines (tests, equivalent circuit, starting, speed control); single-phase induction motors; synchronous machines; losses and efficiency |
| 6. Power Systems | Generation, AC and DC transmission, line models, economic load dispatch, compensation, insulators, distribution, per-unit, bus admittance matrix, Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson load flow, voltage and frequency control, symmetrical components, fault analysis, protection, circuit breakers, stability and the equal area criterion |
| 7. Control Systems | Modelling, feedback, transfer functions, block diagrams, signal flow graphs, transient and steady state, Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist, Bode, root loci, lag and lead compensators, P, PI and PID, state space |
| 8. Electrical and Electronic Measurements | Bridges and potentiometers; measuring voltage, current, power, energy and power factor; instrument transformers, digital meters, oscilloscopes, error analysis |
| 9. Analog and Digital Electronics | Diode circuits, amplifiers, oscillators, op-amps, active filters (Sallen Key, Butterworth), VCOs and timers, combinational and sequential logic, sample and hold, A/D and D/A converters |
| 10. Power Electronics | Thyristor, MOSFET and IGBT; buck, boost and buck-boost converters; uncontrolled and thyristor rectifiers, line current harmonics, power and distortion factor; voltage and current source inverters, sinusoidal PWM |
General Aptitude covers verbal, quantitative, analytical and spatial aptitude for every paper. Our GATE syllabus page shows the papers side by side.
How to prepare for GATE EE
Take a baseline first. Sit one full GATE EE mock test before you plan. Sort the questions you lost by section, and note which kind (MCQ, MSQ or NAT) cost you time.
Weeks 1–6: the backbone. Electric circuits, signals and control systems are used across machines, power systems and power electronics, so strengthen them first. For each section: revise notes, then 20 to 30 timed mixed questions. Keep two short General Aptitude sessions a week.
Weeks 7–11: the long sections. Machines and power systems have the longest topic lists. Make a one-page formula sheet for each (equivalent circuits, per-unit conversions, fault formulas). Sit one full mock a week with the on-screen calculator only, and review every wrong MCQ.
Weeks 12–15: speed and accuracy. Two full mocks a week in your admit-card session. Practise typing NAT answers with the right sign and rounding. In the last week, only revision and rest.
Marks are lost in EE mostly in three ways: wrong units in machine and power numericals, a missed √3 in three-phase work, and over-selecting options in MSQs. Check each of these before you move on. For when a guess pays off with GATE's 1/3 penalty, see negative marking: when to guess.
Choosing a second paper
In the brochure's tentative two-paper table, EE as the first paper may be combined with DA, EC, IN, PH or RA. Each paper is a full separate sitting, so add a second only if you can prepare for it properly.
Free GATE EE practice test
The free GATE EE mock test follows the 2027 pattern and shows your marks in General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics and Electrical Engineering separately. For dates and the registration steps, see GATE 2027: exam dates, pattern, syllabus and how to apply, and for a method to review each mock, how to analyse a mock test.