DA syllabus copy document for gate course

If you're preparing for the GATE 2025 exam in the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) paper, it's crucial to understand the syllabus thoroughly. Below is a structured overview to guide your preparation:

1. General Aptitude (15 Marks)

• Verbal Ability : Grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning, and verbal deduction.

• Numerical Ability : Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning, and data interpretation.

2. Core Subjects (85 Marks)

A. Probability and Statistics

• Counting principles: Permutations and combinations.

• Probability axioms, sample space, events, and types of events.

• Conditional probability, Bayes' theorem.

• Random variables: Discrete and continuous.

• Probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential, etc.

• Statistical measures: Mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation.

• Hypothesis testing: z-test, t-test, chi-squared test.

B. Linear Algebra

• Vectors, matrices, determinants.

• Systems of linear equations.

• Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

• Matrix decompositions: LU, QR, SVD.

C. Calculus and Optimization

• Limits, continuity, differentiability.

• Taylor and Maclaurin series.

• Maxima and minima.

• Optimization techniques.

D. Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms

• Programming fundamentals (preferably in Python).

• Data structures: Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, graphs.

• Algorithms: Searching, sorting, recursion, dynamic programming.

E. Database Management and Warehousing

• Database concepts, ER models, relational models.

• SQL queries, normalization.

• Data warehousing concepts, OLAP, ETL processes.

F. Machine Learning

• Supervised learning: Regression, classification.

• Unsupervised learning: Clustering, dimensionality reduction.

• Model evaluation metrics.

G. Artificial Intelligence

• Search algorithms: BFS, DFS, A*.

• Game playing, knowledge representation.

• Reasoning and inference.

For a detailed syllabus, you can refer to the official GATE 2025 syllabus PDF provided by IIT Roorkee: GATE 2025 DA Syllabus PDF (https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/doc/2025/GATE%20_DA_2025_Syllabus.pdf)