GATE 2027 Syllabus for Biomedical Engineering (BM) - Download Free PDF

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Topics

Verbal Aptitude

• Basic English grammar: tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech

• Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context, reading and comprehension, Narrative sequencing.

Quantitative Aptitude

• Data interpretation: data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional plots, maps, and tables

• Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series Mensuration and geometry Elementary statistics and probability.

Analytical Aptitude

Logic: deduction and induction, Analogy, Numerical relations and reasoning

Spatial Aptitude

Transformation of shapes: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions

Chapters

Topics

Linear Algebra

Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors

Calculus

Mean value theorems, theorems of integral calculus, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, multiple integrals, Fourier series, vector identities, line, surface and volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems

Differential Equation

First order linear and nonlinear differential equations, higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, method of separation of variables, Cauchy's and Euler's equations, initial and boundary value problems, and solution of partial differential equations

Analysis of Complex Variables

Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor's and Laurent's series, residue theorem

Probability and Statistics

Sampling theorems, conditional probability, mean, median, mode and standard deviation, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions: normal, Poisson and binomial distributions. Tests of Significance, statistical power analysis, and sample size estimation. Linear Regression and correlation analysis

Numerical Methods

Matrix inversion, numerical solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations, iterative methods for solving differential equations, numerical integration

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GATE BM Topics

GATE BM syllabus for Electrical Circuits

Voltage and current sources - independent, dependent, ideal and practical; v-i relationships of resistor, inductor and capacitor; transient analysis of RLC circuits with de-excitation; Kirchoffs laws, superposition, Thevenin, Norton, maximum power transfer and reciprocity theorems; Peak, average and rms values of ac quantities; apparent, active and reactive powers; phasor analysis, impedance, and admittance; series and parallel resonance, realization of basic filters with R, L and C elements, Bode plot.

GATE BM syllabus for Signals and Systems

Continuous and Discrete Signal and Systems - Periodic, aperiodic and impulse signals; Sampling theorem; Laplace and Fourier transforms; impulse response of systems; transfer function, the frequency response of first and second-order linear time-invariant systems, convolution, correlation. Discrete-time systems - impulse response, frequency response, DFT, Z - transform; basics of IIR and FIR filters.

GATE BM syllabus for Analog and Digital Electronics

Basic characteristics and applications of diode, BJT and MOSFET; Characteristics and applications of operational amplifiers - difference amplifier, adder, subtractor, integrator, differentiator, instrumentation amplifier, buffer, filters and waveform generators. Number systems, Boolean algebra; combinational logic circuits - arithmetic circuits, comparators, Schmitt trigger, encoder/decoder, MUX/DEMUX, multi-vibrators; Sequential circuits - latches and flip flops, state diagrams, shift registers and counters; Principles of ADC and DAC; Microprocessor- architecture, interfacing memory and input- output devices.

GATE BM syllabus for Measurements and Control Systems

SI units, systematic and random errors in measurement, expression of uncertainty - accuracy and precision index, propagation of errors; PMMC, MI and dynamometer type instruments; de potentiometer; bridges for measurement of R, L, and C, Q-meter. Basics of control system - transfer function

GATE BM syllabus for Sensors and Bio-instrumentation

Sensors - resistive, capacitive, inductive, piezoelectric, Hall effect, electrochemical, optical; Sensor signal conditioning circuits; application of LASER in sensing and therapy. Origin of biopotentials and their measurement techniques- ECG, EEG, EMG, ERG, EOG, GSR, PCG, Principles of measuring blood pressure, body temperature, volume, and flow in arteries, veins and tissues, respiratory measurements and cardiac output measurement.

Operating principle of medical equipment -sphygmomanometer, ventilator, cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, pulse oximeter, hemodialyzer; Electrical Isolation (optical and electrical) and Safety of Biomedical Instruments.

GATE BM syllabus for Human Anatomy and Physiology

Basics of cells, types of tissues and organ systems; Homeostasis; Basics of organ systems -musculoskeletal, respiratory, circulatory, excretory, endocrine, nervous, gastrointestinal, and reproductive.

GATE BM syllabus for Biomechanics

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  Engineering Mechanics

• Hard Tissues

• Soft Tissues

• Biofluid mechanics

• Kinetics of Muscles and Joints

GATE BM syllabus for Medical Imaging Systems

Basic physics and Instrumentation of medical images in X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET, FMRI, SPECT, and their characteristics.

GATE BM syllabus for Biomaterials

Basic properties of biomaterials, biocompatibility, bioactivity, biodegradable materials, Fundamentals of implants and medical devices, drug delivery carriers, scaffolds for tissue engineering

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Subject

Weightage

Biomedical Engineering

72%

General Aptitude

15%

Engineering Mathematics

13%