GATE 2026 Fluid Mechanics Syllabus - IIT Guwahati has uploaded the GATE 2026 syllabus for Fluid Mechanics on its official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Aspirants must cover all the topics mentioned in the syllabus to ensure high scores. The GATE fluid mechanics paper is an optional subject in the engineering sciences exam. Along with the syllabus, candidates must also be aware of the GATE 2026 Engineering Sciences exam pattern, as fluid mechanics is included under XE. The GATE 2026 exam will be conducted on February 7, 2026. Candidates can check the detailed topic-wise GATE fluid mechanics syllabus 2026 on this page.
As per the trends, the IITG is likely to issue the GATE 2026 admit card today, January 12. The GATE admit card download link will be activated online at gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
The fluid mechanics syllabus for GATE 2026 comprises nine chapters. The authority will prepare the GATE question paper as per the GATE fluid mechanics syllabus 2026. Along with the syllabus, candidates must check the GATE exam pattern to understand the format of the exam. Candidates are advised to practice the GATE mock tests after completing the GATE 2026 fluid mechanics syllabus.
GATE Fluid Mechanics syllabus 2026
IIT Guwahati has released the GATE fluid mechanics syllabus online. The GATE 2026 fluid mechanics syllabus includes topics such as flow and fluid properties, differential analysis, internal flows, external flows and more. The GATE engineering mathematics section has a weightage of 15 marks.
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Flow and Fluid Properties | Fluid Properties: Density, viscosity, surface tension, relationship between stress and strain-rate for Newtonian fluids. Classification of Flows: Viscous versus inviscid flows, incompressible versus compressible flows, internal versus external flows, steady versus unsteady flows, laminar versus turbulent flows, 1-D, 2-D and 3-D flows, Newtonian versus non-Newtonian fluid flow. Hydrostatics: Buoyancy, manometry, forces on submerged bodies and its stability. |
Kinematics of Fluid Motion | Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of fluid motion. Concept of local, convective and material derivatives. Streamline, streakline, pathline and timeline. |
Integral Analysis for a Control Volume | Reynolds Transport Theorem (RTT) for conservation of mass, linear and angular momentum. |
Differential Analysis | Differential equations of mass and momentum for incompressible flows. Inviscid flows - Euler equations and viscous flows - Navier-Stokes equations. Concept of fluid rotation, vorticity, stream function and circulation. Exact solutions of Navier-Stokes equations for Couette flow and Poiseuille flow, thin film flow |
Dimensional Analysis | Concept of geometric, kinematic and dynamic similarity. Buckingham Pi theorem and its applications. Non-dimensional parameters and their physical significance - Reynolds number, Froude number and Mach number. |
Internal Flows | Fully developed pipe flow. Empirical relations for laminar and turbulent flows: friction factor, Darcy-Weisbach relation and Moody’s chart. Major and minor losses. |
Bernoulli’s Equation and its Applications, Potential Flows | Bernoulli’s Equation: Assumptions and applications. Flow measurements - Venturi meter, Pitot-static tube and orifice meter. Elementary Potential Flows: Velocity potential function. Uniform flow, source, sink and vortex, and their superposition for flow past simple geometries. |
External Flows | Prandtl Boundary Layer Equations: Concept and assumptions. Boundary Layer Characteristics: Boundary layer thickness, displacement thickness and momentum thickness. Qualitative idea of boundary layer separation, streamlined and bluff bodies, and drag and lift forces. |
Candidates appearing for the GATE fluid mechanics (XE-B) paper can check the GATE paper pattern for fluid mechanics below. Using the exam pattern, candidates can find key details such as the marking scheme, duration, types of questions and more.
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Examination Mode | Computer Based Test (Online) |
Duration | 3 Hours |
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Total Marks | 100 Marks |
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