GATE RA Part A (Common Core)
Syllabus structure & chapters
Complete syllabus outline for GATE RA Part A (Common Core). Click on any chapter below to explore subtopics, key concept highlights, expected questions, and start practicing mock tests specifically customized for GATE RA preparation.
Engineering Mechanics and Rigid Body Dynamics
Statics: Forces, Equilibrium, Friction, Kinematics of Particles and Rigid Bodies, Dynamics: Newton-Euler Formulation, Vibrations Basics
Robot Kinematics and Dynamics
Transformations and Coordinate Frames, Forward and Inverse Kinematics, Velocity Analysis and Jacobians, Lagrangian Dynamics of Manipulators, Path and Trajectory Planning
Sensors and Actuators
Position, Velocity, Force and Torque Sensors, Proximity, Vision and IMU Sensing, DC/BLDC/Servo Motors and Drives, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuators, Microcontrollers and Embedded Interfacing
Control Systems
Transfer Functions and Block Diagrams, Stability Analysis: Routh, Root Locus, Frequency Response: Bode, Nyquist, PID Control and Tuning, State-Space Modelling and Feedback
Computing, AI and Machine Learning
Programming Fundamentals (C/Python), Data Structures and Algorithms Basics, Probability and Statistics for Robotics, Search and Planning (A*, BFS/DFS), Machine Learning Basics: Regression, Classification, Computer Vision Basics: Filtering, Feature Detection