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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
Q. 1 to 20 Carry One Mark Each 
1. All the four entries of the 2×2 matrix
11 12
21 22
p p
P
p p
? ?
=
? ?
? ?
 are nonzero, and one of its 
eigenvalues is zero. Which of the following statements is true? 
(A) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = (B) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = -
(C) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 - = (D) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 + =
2. The system of linear equations
4x 2y 7
2x y 6
+ =
+ =
has
(A) a unique solution (B) no solution 
(C) an infinite number of solutions (D) exactly two distinct solutions 
3. The equation ( ) sin z 10has =
(A) no real or complex solution
(B) exactly two distinct complex solutions
(C) a unique solution
(D) an infinite number of complex solutions
4. For real values of x, the minimum value of the function ( ) ( ) ( ) f x exp x exp x is = + -
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0
5. Which of the following functions would have only odd powers of x in its Taylor
series expansion about the point x=0?
(A)
( )
3
sin x (B) 
( )
2
sin x (C) 
( )
3
cos x (D) 
( )
2
cos x
6. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
( )
( )
dx t
3x t 0?
dt
+ =
(A) ( )
t
x t 3e
-
= (B) ( )
3t
x t 2e
-
= (C) ( )
2
3
x t t
2
= - (D) ( )
2
x t 3t =
7. In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q)
are
(A) P=2, Q=2 
(B) P=2, Q=6 
(C) P=4, Q=6 
(D) P=4, Q=10 
( ) 4
( ) 1
( ) 2
( ) 3
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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
Q. 1 to 20 Carry One Mark Each 
1. All the four entries of the 2×2 matrix
11 12
21 22
p p
P
p p
? ?
=
? ?
? ?
 are nonzero, and one of its 
eigenvalues is zero. Which of the following statements is true? 
(A) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = (B) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = -
(C) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 - = (D) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 + =
2. The system of linear equations
4x 2y 7
2x y 6
+ =
+ =
has
(A) a unique solution (B) no solution 
(C) an infinite number of solutions (D) exactly two distinct solutions 
3. The equation ( ) sin z 10has =
(A) no real or complex solution
(B) exactly two distinct complex solutions
(C) a unique solution
(D) an infinite number of complex solutions
4. For real values of x, the minimum value of the function ( ) ( ) ( ) f x exp x exp x is = + -
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0
5. Which of the following functions would have only odd powers of x in its Taylor
series expansion about the point x=0?
(A)
( )
3
sin x (B) 
( )
2
sin x (C) 
( )
3
cos x (D) 
( )
2
cos x
6. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
( )
( )
dx t
3x t 0?
dt
+ =
(A) ( )
t
x t 3e
-
= (B) ( )
3t
x t 2e
-
= (C) ( )
2
3
x t t
2
= - (D) ( )
2
x t 3t =
7. In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q)
are
(A) P=2, Q=2 
(B) P=2, Q=6 
(C) P=4, Q=6 
(D) P=4, Q=10 
( ) 4
( ) 1
( ) 2
( ) 3
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
8. In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t=0. The rate of change of
current ( )
di
0
dt
+ is given by
(A) 0 (B) 
S S
R I
L
(C) 
( )
S S
R R I
L
+
(D) 8
9. The input and output of a continuous time system are respectively denoted by
x(t) and y(t). Which of the following descriptions corresponds to a causal system?
(A) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t x t 2 x t 4 = - + + (B) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = - +
(C) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = + - (D) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 5 x t 5 = + +
10. The impulse response h(t) of a linear time-invariant continuous time system is
described by ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) h t exp t u t exp t u t , = a + ß - where u(t) denotes the unit step
function, and  a and ß are real constants. This system is stable if
(A) a is positive and ß is positive (B)  a is negative and ß is negative
(C) a is positive and ß is negative (D) a is negative and ß is positive
11. The pole-zero plot given below corresponds to a
(A) Low pass filter (B) High pass filter (C) Band pass filter (D) Notch filter 
12. Step responses of a set of three second-order underdamped systems all have the
same percentage overshoot. Which of the following diagrams represents the
poles of the three systems?
S
R
( ) i t
L
S
R
S
I
s
j?
O
O
X X
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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
Q. 1 to 20 Carry One Mark Each 
1. All the four entries of the 2×2 matrix
11 12
21 22
p p
P
p p
? ?
=
? ?
? ?
 are nonzero, and one of its 
eigenvalues is zero. Which of the following statements is true? 
(A) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = (B) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = -
(C) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 - = (D) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 + =
2. The system of linear equations
4x 2y 7
2x y 6
+ =
+ =
has
(A) a unique solution (B) no solution 
(C) an infinite number of solutions (D) exactly two distinct solutions 
3. The equation ( ) sin z 10has =
(A) no real or complex solution
(B) exactly two distinct complex solutions
(C) a unique solution
(D) an infinite number of complex solutions
4. For real values of x, the minimum value of the function ( ) ( ) ( ) f x exp x exp x is = + -
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0
5. Which of the following functions would have only odd powers of x in its Taylor
series expansion about the point x=0?
(A)
( )
3
sin x (B) 
( )
2
sin x (C) 
( )
3
cos x (D) 
( )
2
cos x
6. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
( )
( )
dx t
3x t 0?
dt
+ =
(A) ( )
t
x t 3e
-
= (B) ( )
3t
x t 2e
-
= (C) ( )
2
3
x t t
2
= - (D) ( )
2
x t 3t =
7. In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q)
are
(A) P=2, Q=2 
(B) P=2, Q=6 
(C) P=4, Q=6 
(D) P=4, Q=10 
( ) 4
( ) 1
( ) 2
( ) 3
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
8. In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t=0. The rate of change of
current ( )
di
0
dt
+ is given by
(A) 0 (B) 
S S
R I
L
(C) 
( )
S S
R R I
L
+
(D) 8
9. The input and output of a continuous time system are respectively denoted by
x(t) and y(t). Which of the following descriptions corresponds to a causal system?
(A) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t x t 2 x t 4 = - + + (B) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = - +
(C) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = + - (D) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 5 x t 5 = + +
10. The impulse response h(t) of a linear time-invariant continuous time system is
described by ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) h t exp t u t exp t u t , = a + ß - where u(t) denotes the unit step
function, and  a and ß are real constants. This system is stable if
(A) a is positive and ß is positive (B)  a is negative and ß is negative
(C) a is positive and ß is negative (D) a is negative and ß is positive
11. The pole-zero plot given below corresponds to a
(A) Low pass filter (B) High pass filter (C) Band pass filter (D) Notch filter 
12. Step responses of a set of three second-order underdamped systems all have the
same percentage overshoot. Which of the following diagrams represents the
poles of the three systems?
S
R
( ) i t
L
S
R
S
I
s
j?
O
O
X X
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
(A) (B) 
(C) (D) 
13. Which of the following is NOT associated with a p-n junction?
(A) Junction capacitance (B) Charge Storage Capacitance 
(C) Depletion Capacitance (D) Channel Length Modulation 
14. Which of the following is true?
(A) A silicon wafer heavily doped with boron is a p
+
 substrate
(B) A silicon wafer lightly doped with boron is a p
+
 substrate
(C) A silicon wafer heavily doped with arsenic is a p
+
 substrate
(D) A silicon wafer lightly doped with arsenic is a p
+
 substrate
15. For a Hertz dipole antenna, the half power beam width (HPBW) in the E-plane is
(A) 360º (B) 180º (C) 90º (D) 45º
16. For static electric and magnetic fields in an inhomogeneous source-free medium,
which of the following represents the correct form of two of Maxwell’s equations?
(A) 
.E 0
B 0
? =
? × =
(B) 
.E 0
.B 0
? =
? =
(C) 
E 0
B 0
? × =
? × =
(D) 
E 0
.B 0
? × =
? =
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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
Q. 1 to 20 Carry One Mark Each 
1. All the four entries of the 2×2 matrix
11 12
21 22
p p
P
p p
? ?
=
? ?
? ?
 are nonzero, and one of its 
eigenvalues is zero. Which of the following statements is true? 
(A) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = (B) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = -
(C) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 - = (D) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 + =
2. The system of linear equations
4x 2y 7
2x y 6
+ =
+ =
has
(A) a unique solution (B) no solution 
(C) an infinite number of solutions (D) exactly two distinct solutions 
3. The equation ( ) sin z 10has =
(A) no real or complex solution
(B) exactly two distinct complex solutions
(C) a unique solution
(D) an infinite number of complex solutions
4. For real values of x, the minimum value of the function ( ) ( ) ( ) f x exp x exp x is = + -
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0
5. Which of the following functions would have only odd powers of x in its Taylor
series expansion about the point x=0?
(A)
( )
3
sin x (B) 
( )
2
sin x (C) 
( )
3
cos x (D) 
( )
2
cos x
6. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
( )
( )
dx t
3x t 0?
dt
+ =
(A) ( )
t
x t 3e
-
= (B) ( )
3t
x t 2e
-
= (C) ( )
2
3
x t t
2
= - (D) ( )
2
x t 3t =
7. In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q)
are
(A) P=2, Q=2 
(B) P=2, Q=6 
(C) P=4, Q=6 
(D) P=4, Q=10 
( ) 4
( ) 1
( ) 2
( ) 3
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
8. In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t=0. The rate of change of
current ( )
di
0
dt
+ is given by
(A) 0 (B) 
S S
R I
L
(C) 
( )
S S
R R I
L
+
(D) 8
9. The input and output of a continuous time system are respectively denoted by
x(t) and y(t). Which of the following descriptions corresponds to a causal system?
(A) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t x t 2 x t 4 = - + + (B) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = - +
(C) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = + - (D) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 5 x t 5 = + +
10. The impulse response h(t) of a linear time-invariant continuous time system is
described by ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) h t exp t u t exp t u t , = a + ß - where u(t) denotes the unit step
function, and  a and ß are real constants. This system is stable if
(A) a is positive and ß is positive (B)  a is negative and ß is negative
(C) a is positive and ß is negative (D) a is negative and ß is positive
11. The pole-zero plot given below corresponds to a
(A) Low pass filter (B) High pass filter (C) Band pass filter (D) Notch filter 
12. Step responses of a set of three second-order underdamped systems all have the
same percentage overshoot. Which of the following diagrams represents the
poles of the three systems?
S
R
( ) i t
L
S
R
S
I
s
j?
O
O
X X
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
(A) (B) 
(C) (D) 
13. Which of the following is NOT associated with a p-n junction?
(A) Junction capacitance (B) Charge Storage Capacitance 
(C) Depletion Capacitance (D) Channel Length Modulation 
14. Which of the following is true?
(A) A silicon wafer heavily doped with boron is a p
+
 substrate
(B) A silicon wafer lightly doped with boron is a p
+
 substrate
(C) A silicon wafer heavily doped with arsenic is a p
+
 substrate
(D) A silicon wafer lightly doped with arsenic is a p
+
 substrate
15. For a Hertz dipole antenna, the half power beam width (HPBW) in the E-plane is
(A) 360º (B) 180º (C) 90º (D) 45º
16. For static electric and magnetic fields in an inhomogeneous source-free medium,
which of the following represents the correct form of two of Maxwell’s equations?
(A) 
.E 0
B 0
? =
? × =
(B) 
.E 0
.B 0
? =
? =
(C) 
E 0
B 0
? × =
? × =
(D) 
E 0
.B 0
? × =
? =
s
j?
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j?
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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
17. In the following limiter circuit, an input voltage 
i
V 10sin100 t = p applied. Assume
that the diode drop is 0.7V when it is forward biased. The Zener breakdown
voltage is 6.8V.
The maximum and minimum values of the output voltage respectively are 
(A) 6.1V, 0.7V - (B) 0.7V, 7.5V - (C) 7.5V, 0.7V - (D) 7.5V, 7.5V -
18. A silicon wafer has 100nm of oxide on it and is inserted in a furnace at a
temperature above 1000ºC for further oxidation in dry oxygen. The oxidation
rate
(A) is independent of current oxide thickness and temperature
(B) is independent of current oxide thickness but depends on temperature
(C) slows down as the oxide grows
(D) is zero as the existing oxide prevents further oxidation
19. The drain current of a MOSFET in saturation is given by ( )
2
p GS r
K V V = - l where K
is a constant. The magnitude of the transconductance g
m
 is
(A) 
( )
2
GS T
DS
K V V
V
-
(B) ( )
GS T
2K V V - (C) 
d
GS DS
I
V V -
(D) 
( )
2
GS T
GS
K V V
V
-
20. Consider the amplitude modulated (AM) signal
C c m c
A cos t 2cos t cos t. ? + ? ? For
demodulating the signal using envelope detector, the minimum value of A
c
 should
be
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0 
Q. 21 to 75 carry two Marks Each 
21. The Thevenin equivalent impedance Z
th
 between the nodes P and Q in the
following circuit is
(A) 1 (B) 
1
1 s
s
+ + (C) 
1
2 s
s
+ + (D) 
2
2
s s 1
s 2s 1
+ +
+ +
1K D1
0
D2 V
6.8V
Z
i
V
+
-
1O
10V
1H
1 F
1O
1 A
Q
P
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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
Q. 1 to 20 Carry One Mark Each 
1. All the four entries of the 2×2 matrix
11 12
21 22
p p
P
p p
? ?
=
? ?
? ?
 are nonzero, and one of its 
eigenvalues is zero. Which of the following statements is true? 
(A) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = (B) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 1 - = -
(C) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 - = (D) 
11 22 12 21
p p p p 0 + =
2. The system of linear equations
4x 2y 7
2x y 6
+ =
+ =
has
(A) a unique solution (B) no solution 
(C) an infinite number of solutions (D) exactly two distinct solutions 
3. The equation ( ) sin z 10has =
(A) no real or complex solution
(B) exactly two distinct complex solutions
(C) a unique solution
(D) an infinite number of complex solutions
4. For real values of x, the minimum value of the function ( ) ( ) ( ) f x exp x exp x is = + -
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0
5. Which of the following functions would have only odd powers of x in its Taylor
series expansion about the point x=0?
(A)
( )
3
sin x (B) 
( )
2
sin x (C) 
( )
3
cos x (D) 
( )
2
cos x
6. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
( )
( )
dx t
3x t 0?
dt
+ =
(A) ( )
t
x t 3e
-
= (B) ( )
3t
x t 2e
-
= (C) ( )
2
3
x t t
2
= - (D) ( )
2
x t 3t =
7. In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q)
are
(A) P=2, Q=2 
(B) P=2, Q=6 
(C) P=4, Q=6 
(D) P=4, Q=10 
( ) 4
( ) 1
( ) 2
( ) 3
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
8. In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t=0. The rate of change of
current ( )
di
0
dt
+ is given by
(A) 0 (B) 
S S
R I
L
(C) 
( )
S S
R R I
L
+
(D) 8
9. The input and output of a continuous time system are respectively denoted by
x(t) and y(t). Which of the following descriptions corresponds to a causal system?
(A) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t x t 2 x t 4 = - + + (B) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = - +
(C) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 4 x t 1 = + - (D) ( ) ( ) ( ) y t t 5 x t 5 = + +
10. The impulse response h(t) of a linear time-invariant continuous time system is
described by ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) h t exp t u t exp t u t , = a + ß - where u(t) denotes the unit step
function, and  a and ß are real constants. This system is stable if
(A) a is positive and ß is positive (B)  a is negative and ß is negative
(C) a is positive and ß is negative (D) a is negative and ß is positive
11. The pole-zero plot given below corresponds to a
(A) Low pass filter (B) High pass filter (C) Band pass filter (D) Notch filter 
12. Step responses of a set of three second-order underdamped systems all have the
same percentage overshoot. Which of the following diagrams represents the
poles of the three systems?
S
R
( ) i t
L
S
R
S
I
s
j?
O
O
X X
EC? GATE Paper 2008  
(A) (B) 
(C) (D) 
13. Which of the following is NOT associated with a p-n junction?
(A) Junction capacitance (B) Charge Storage Capacitance 
(C) Depletion Capacitance (D) Channel Length Modulation 
14. Which of the following is true?
(A) A silicon wafer heavily doped with boron is a p
+
 substrate
(B) A silicon wafer lightly doped with boron is a p
+
 substrate
(C) A silicon wafer heavily doped with arsenic is a p
+
 substrate
(D) A silicon wafer lightly doped with arsenic is a p
+
 substrate
15. For a Hertz dipole antenna, the half power beam width (HPBW) in the E-plane is
(A) 360º (B) 180º (C) 90º (D) 45º
16. For static electric and magnetic fields in an inhomogeneous source-free medium,
which of the following represents the correct form of two of Maxwell’s equations?
(A) 
.E 0
B 0
? =
? × =
(B) 
.E 0
.B 0
? =
? =
(C) 
E 0
B 0
? × =
? × =
(D) 
E 0
.B 0
? × =
? =
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j?
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EC? GATE Paper 2008  
17. In the following limiter circuit, an input voltage 
i
V 10sin100 t = p applied. Assume
that the diode drop is 0.7V when it is forward biased. The Zener breakdown
voltage is 6.8V.
The maximum and minimum values of the output voltage respectively are 
(A) 6.1V, 0.7V - (B) 0.7V, 7.5V - (C) 7.5V, 0.7V - (D) 7.5V, 7.5V -
18. A silicon wafer has 100nm of oxide on it and is inserted in a furnace at a
temperature above 1000ºC for further oxidation in dry oxygen. The oxidation
rate
(A) is independent of current oxide thickness and temperature
(B) is independent of current oxide thickness but depends on temperature
(C) slows down as the oxide grows
(D) is zero as the existing oxide prevents further oxidation
19. The drain current of a MOSFET in saturation is given by ( )
2
p GS r
K V V = - l where K
is a constant. The magnitude of the transconductance g
m
 is
(A) 
( )
2
GS T
DS
K V V
V
-
(B) ( )
GS T
2K V V - (C) 
d
GS DS
I
V V -
(D) 
( )
2
GS T
GS
K V V
V
-
20. Consider the amplitude modulated (AM) signal
C c m c
A cos t 2cos t cos t. ? + ? ? For
demodulating the signal using envelope detector, the minimum value of A
c
 should
be
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0 
Q. 21 to 75 carry two Marks Each 
21. The Thevenin equivalent impedance Z
th
 between the nodes P and Q in the
following circuit is
(A) 1 (B) 
1
1 s
s
+ + (C) 
1
2 s
s
+ + (D) 
2
2
s s 1
s 2s 1
+ +
+ +
1K D1
0
D2 V
6.8V
Z
i
V
+
-
1O
10V
1H
1 F
1O
1 A
Q
P
EC? GATE Paper 2008
22. The driving point impedance of the following network
is given by ( )
2
0.2s
Z s .
s 0.1s 2
=
+ +
 The component values are 
(A) L 5H, R 0.5 , C 0.1F = = O = (B) L 0.1H, R 0.5 , C 5F = = O =
(C) L 5H, R 2 , C 0.1F = = O = (D) L 0.1H, R 2 , C 5F = = O =
23. The circuit shown in the figure is used to charge the capacitor C alternately from
two current sources as indicated. The switches S1 and S2 are mechanically
coupled and connected as follows
( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )
For 2nT t 2n 1 T, n 0,1,2,... S1 to P1 and S2 to P2
For 2n 1 T t 2n 2 T, n 0,1,2,... S1 to Q1 and S2 to Q2
= < + =
+ = < + =
Assume that the capacitor has zero initial charge. Given that u(t) is a unit step 
function, the voltage V
c
(t) across the capacitor is given  be 
(A) ( ) ( )
n
n 0
1 tu t nT
8
=
- -
?
(B) ( ) ( ) ( )
n
n 0
u t 2 1 u t nT
8
=
+ - -
?
(C) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
n
n 0
tu t 2 1 t nT u t nT
8
=
+ - - -
?
(D) 
( ) ( ) t 2nT t 2nT T
n 0
0.5 e 0.5e
8
- - - - -
=
? ?
- +
? ?
?
24. The probability density function (PDF) of a random variable X is as shown below
R
( ) Z s
L O
( )
C
V t
+
- 1A 1A
1F
C
1O
S2 S1
0.5O
1O
Q1 P1 Q2 P2
1O
1
1 - 0 1 x
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1. What is Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)?
Ans. Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) is a field of engineering that focuses on the design, development, and maintenance of electronic devices, circuits, and communication systems. It involves the study of subjects such as electronic circuits, digital systems, communication theory, signal processing, and electromagnetic fields.
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Ans. GATE is an important exam for Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) students as it serves as a benchmark for admission into postgraduate programs (M.E./M.Tech/Ph.D.) in prestigious institutions like IITs and NITs. It also helps in securing government jobs in public sector undertakings (PSUs) and provides opportunities for research and development in the field of EC.
3. Can you provide an overview of the 2008 GATE paper for Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)?
Ans. The 2008 GATE paper for Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) consisted of 65 questions with a total of 100 marks. It covered various topics such as networks, signals and systems, electronic devices and circuits, control systems, communication systems, electromagnetic fields, and digital circuits. The paper aimed to assess the candidates' understanding and knowledge in these areas.
4. What are some important tips to prepare for the GATE exam in Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)?
Ans. Some important tips to prepare for the GATE exam in Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) are: - Understand the exam pattern and syllabus thoroughly. - Make a study plan and allocate sufficient time for each topic. - Practice previous year question papers and mock tests to understand the exam pattern and improve time management skills. - Refer to standard textbooks and study materials recommended by experts. - Join online or offline coaching classes for guidance and doubt clarification. - Focus on conceptual understanding and practice numerical problems regularly. - Stay updated with the latest developments and advancements in the field of EC.
5. What are the career prospects for Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) graduates?
Ans. Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) graduates have a wide range of career prospects. They can work in industries such as telecommunication, electronics manufacturing, IT, consumer electronics, defense, and research organizations. Job roles for EC graduates include electronics engineer, communication engineer, network engineer, system analyst, research scientist, and technical consultant. They can also pursue higher studies and research in specialized areas of EC to become professors or researchers in reputed institutions.
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