Today, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is one of the prestigious, toughest and recognized national level examinations for engineering students. This book has been written by utilizing a couple of decade’s experience of the authors in the teaching profession. The text is intended for the aspirants of GATE examination. It should also be equally useful for those who wish to crack the examinations of public sector units like DRDO, BARC, BHEL, DVC, NTPC, ONGC, SAIL, ISRO, GAIL, NHPC, PGCIL, IOCL, HAL and many more Public Sector Undertakings. The book will also be useful for those who want to appear for IES examination. It fosters the nomenclature of the chapters according to the textbooks for easy reference. This book garners a gamut of all the topics related to the field of Electrical Engineering.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE BOOK
• The subject has been presented chapter-wise in a graded manner and has a detailed coverage of the GATE syllabus as per the guidelines
• Contains general aptitude verbal ability, numerical aptitude, and engineering mathematics
• Includes chapter-wise important questions as well as previous years’ GATE questions with its solutions (indepth explanation) in lucid and understandable language
• Adequate study materials including comprehensive theory to enhance learning ability
• More emphasis on fundamentals to crack the tricky problem during the examination
• Important key points are provided for a quick recap and a sort of ready reckoner for the students before the examination
• Step-by-step and simple problem solving technique enables the students to sharpen their problem solving skills for GATE and other competitive examinations
• Develops passion for this interesting and pulsating subject like Electrical Engineering
• Provides companion CD containing previous 13 years’ solved GATE question papers

About the Author

CHANDAN KUMAR CHANDA, PhD, is Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah (West Bengal). He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers (India) and Life Member of the Indian Society of Technical Education. He has about 5 years of industrial (SAIL) and 26 years of teaching and research experiences. Dr. Chanda has published/presented more than 135 research papers in national and international journals/conferences. He has received the best paper award in International conference held in Changsha, China in 2001 and also received the Tata Rao Prize in 2014 for best paper in Electrical Engineering from Institute of Engineers (India). He has authored/co-authored several successful leading books, including Basic Electrical Engineering, Electrical Machines Laboratory Manuals, and Digital Fundamentals and Applications. His area of interests includes power system, control system, electrical machines and digital electronics.|SUMIT BANERJEE, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering at Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur (West Bengal). He is a Member of Institute of Engineers (India) and Life Member of the Indian Society of Technical Education. He has 3 years of industrial and 17 years of teaching and research experience. He has received the Tata Rao Prize in 2014 for best paper in Electrical Engineering from Institute of Engineers (India). Dr. Banerjee has published/presented more than 45 research papers in national and international journals/conferences including a paper at IEEE TENCON 2009 International conference in Singapore and has co-authored Digital Fundamentals and Applications. His research interests include power system analysis and stability, control system, electrical machines and digital electronics.|ABHIJIT CHAKRABARTI, PhD, is Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah (West Bengal). He is former Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University, and Chairman of West Bengal State Council of Higher Education.

A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), he has published/presented 123 research papers in international and national journals and conferences and authored/co-authored 10 books on Electrical Engineering. He has nearly 8 years of industrial experience and around 23 years of teaching and research experience.

Professor Chakrabarti is a recipient of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Award, and the power medal, merit and best paper awards (twice) from Central Electricity Authority, India. His areas of interest include power system and electric circuits.