Yes, GATE paper is same for CSE and IT. Syllabus is same for both the branches.
Below is the syllabus of CSE and IT for GATE 2018-
Section1: Engineering Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics
Linear Algebra
Calculus
Probability
Section 2: Digital Logic
Section 3: Computer Organization and Architecture
Section 4: Programming and Data Structures
Section 5: Algorithms
Section 6: Theory of Computation
Section 7: Compiler Design
Section 8: Operating System
Section 9: Databases
Section 10: Computer Networks
You can check the detailed syllabus from the given below link
GATE 2018 syllabus for CSE and IT
Below are the recommended books for your preparation
S.No
Name of the Book
Author
1.
Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications
Kenneth Rosen
2.
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
Kurose & Ross
3.
Computer Organization and Embedded systems
Carl Hamacher
4.
Database System Concepts
Korth
5.
Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools
Aho& Ullman
6.
Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach
Pressman
7.
The C Programming language
Dennis Richie
8.
Introduction to Algorithms
Cormen
9.
Digital Design
Morris Mano
10
An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata
Peter Linz
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