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GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science syllabus has been revised. The syllabus is now divided into 5 major sections and other than these sections, candidates also have to prepare for Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude sections. Moreover, you are allowed to sit for two papers in GATE from this year.
- If you have opted for GATE Textile Engineering as your first paper then you can opt for GATE Engineering Sciences as your second paper.
- 72% weightage is given to subject-specific questions, 13% to engineering mathematics and 15% to general aptitude questions. Check GATE 2021 TF Exam Pattern
Table of Content
- GATE Engineering Mathematics Syllabus
- GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Syllabus
- Weightage of Topics in Engineering Mathematics Section
- Weightage of Topics in Textile Engineering Section
- Best Books for GATE Textile Engineering
In GATE 2021, 3rd year candidates are also eligible to appear for the exam. Candidates are advised to go through the revised syllabus, exam pattern, preparation tips, reference books in the article below to get a better idea about GATE Textile Engineering exam.
Must Read:
- GATE Engineering Sciences Syllabus
- Preparation Tips from GATE Topper
- How to Prepare Online for GATE 2021?
GATE 2021 Textile Engineering Syllabus (TF)
Engineering Mathematics Syllabus
Topics | Sub Topics |
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Linear Algebra | Matrices and Determinants, Systems of linear equations, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. |
Vector Calculus | Gradient; Divergence and Curl; Line; surface and volume integrals; Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems. |
Calculus | Limit, continuity and differentiability; Partial Derivatives; Maxima and minima; Sequences and series; Test for convergence; Fourier series. |
Differential Equations | Linear and non-linear first order ODEs; Higher order linear ODEs with constant coefficients; Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations; Laplace transforms; PDEs –Laplace, heat and wave equations. |
Probability and Statistics | Mean, median, mode and standard deviation; Random variables; Poisson, normal and binomial distributions; Correlation and regression analysis. |
Numerical Methods | Solutions of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations; integration of trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule; single and multi-step methods for differential equations. |
Engineering mathematics is a branch of applied mathematics concerning mathematical methods and techniques that are typically used in engineering and industry. It is also called Technomathematics.
Important Topics of Verbal Ability
- Spelling, Grammar, Sentence Completion, Pair of related words, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Verbal Deductions.
GATE 2021 Syllabus Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
The syllabus of textile engineering is divided into 5 major sections. The weight of this section is 70% and candidates are advised to focus more on this section.
Section 1: Textile Fibers
- Classification of textile fibres; Essential requirements of fibre forming polymers; Gross and fine structures of natural fibres like cotton, wool, silk; Introduction to bastfibres; Properties and uses of natural and man-made
fibres including carbon, aramid and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres; Physical and chemical methods of fibre and blend identification and blend analysis. - Molecular architecture, amorphous and crystalline phases, glass transition, plasticization, crystallization, melting, factors affecting Tg and Tm; Polymerization of nylon-6, nylon-66, poly (ethylene terephthalate), polyacrylonitrile and polypropylene; Melt spinning processes for PET, polyamide and polypropylene; Preparation of spinning dope; Principles of wet spinning, dry spinning, dry-jet-wet spinning and gel spinning; Spinning of acrylic, viscose and other regenerated cellulosic fibres such as polynosic and lyocell; Post spinning operations such as drawing, heat setting, tow-to-top conversion;Spin finish composition and applications; Different texturing methods.
- Methods of investigating fibre structure such as density, x-ray diffraction, birefringence, optical and electron microscopy such as SEM and TEM, I.R. spectroscopy, thermal methods such as DSC, DMA, TMA and TGA; Structure and morphology of man-made fibres; Mechanical properties of fibres; Moisture sorption of fibres; Fibre structure-property correlation.
Section 2: Yarn manufacture, Yarn structure, and Properties
- Principles of ginning; Principles of opening, cleaning and blending; Working principles of modern blowroom machines; Fundamentals of carding; Conventional vs. modern carding machine; Card setting; Card clothing; Periodic mass variation in card sliver; Card autoleveller; Principles of roller drawing; Roller arrangements in drafting systems; Periodic mass variation in drawn sliver; Drawframeautoleveller; Principles of cotton combing; Combing cycle and mechanisms; Recent developments in combing machine; Principles of drafting, twisting, and bobbin building in roving formation; Modern developments in roving machine; Principles of drafting, twisting and cop building in ring spinning; Causes of end breakages; Modern developments in ring spinning machine; Working principles of ring doubler and two-for-one twister; Relationship between single yarn twist and folded yarn twist; Principles of compact, rotor, air-jet, air-vortex, friction, core, wrap and twist-less spinning processes.
- Influence of fibre geometry, fibre configuration and fibre orientation in yarn; Fibre packing density of yarn; Yarn diameter; Yarn twist and its relation to yarn strength; Helical arrangement of fibres in yarns; Yarn contraction; Fibre migration in yarns; Stress-strain relation in yarn; Mass irregularity of yarn; Structure-property relationship in ring, compact, rotor, air-jet and friction spun yarns.
Section 3: Fabric manufacture, Structure, and Properties
- Principles of winding processes; Classification of winding methods; Patterning mechanism; Yarn clearers and tensioners; Different systems of yarn splicing; Warping objectives and classification; Different types of warping creels; Features of beam and sectional warping machines; Different sizing systems; Sizing of spun and filament yarns;Drawing-in process; Principles of pirn winding.
- Primary and secondary motions of loom; Shedding motion; Positive and negative shedding mechanisms; Type of sheds; Tappet, dobby and jacquard shedding; Weft insertion; Mechanics of weft insertion with shuttle; Shuttle picking and checking; Beat-up; Kinematics of sley; Loom timing diagram; Cam designing; Effect of sley setting and cam profile on fabric formation; Take-up and Let-off motions; Warp and weft stop motions; Warp protection; Weft replenishment; Principles of weft insertion systems of shuttle-less weaving machinessuch as projectile, rapier, water-jet and air-jet; Principles of functioning of multiphase and circular looms; Types of selvedges.
- Basic woven fabric constructions and their derivatives; Crepe, cord, terry, gauze, leno and double cloth constructions; Drawing and lifting plans.
- Fundamentals of weft knitting; Classification of weft knitting technologies; Weft knitted constructions such as plain, rib, interlock and purl; Different knit stitches such as loop, tuck and float.
- Principle of warp knitting; Classification of warp knitting technologies; Swinging and shogging motion of guide bar; Basic warp knit constructionsuch aspillar, tricot, atlas, inlay and nets. Fibre preparation processes for nonwovens; Web formation and bonding processes;Spun-bonding and melt- blowing technologies; Applications of nonwoven fabrics.
- Principles of braiding; Type of braids; Maypole braiding technology.
- Peirce’s equations for plain woven fabric geometry; Elasticamodel of plain-wovenfabric; Thickness, cover and maximum set of woven fabrics; Geometry of plain weft knitted loop; Munden’s constants andtightness factor for plain weft knitted fabrics; Geometry of tubular braids.
Section 4: Textile Testing
- Sampling techniques for fibres, yarns and fabrics; Sample size and sampling errors.
- Moisture in textiles; Fibre length, fineness, crimp, maturity and trash content; Tensile testing of fibres; High volume fibre testing.
- Linear density of sliver, roving and yarn; Twist and hairiness of yarn; Tensile testing of yarns; Evenness testing; Fault measurement and analysis of yarns.
- Fabric thickness, compressibility, stiffness, shear, drape, crease recovery, tear strength, bursting strength, pilling and abrasion resistance; Tensile testing of fabrics; Objective evaluation of low stress mechanical characteristics; Air permeability; Wetting and wicking; Water-vapour transmission through fabrics; Thermal resistance of fabrics.
Section 5: Chemical processing
- Impurities in natural fibre; Singeing; Chemistry and practice of preparatory processes for cotton; Preparatory processing of wool and silk; Mercerization of cotton; Preparatory processes for manmade fibres and their blends; Optical brightening agent.
- Classification of dyes; Dyeing of cotton, wool, silk, polyester, nylon and acrylic with appropriate classes of dyes;
- Dyeing of polyester/cotton and polyester/wool blends; Dyeing machines; Dyeing processes and machines for cotton knitted fabrics;Dye-fibre interaction;Introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics of dyeing; Brief idea about the relation between colour and chemical constitution; Beer-Lambert’s law;Kubelka-Munk theory and its application in colour measurement; Methods for determination of wash, light and rubbing fastness.
- Methods of printing such as roller printing and screen printing; Preparation of printing paste; Various types of thickeners; Printing auxiliaries; Direct styles of printing of (i) cotton with reactive dyes, (ii) wool, silk, nylon with acid and metal complex dyes, (iii) polyester with disperse dyes; Resist and discharge printing of cotton, silk and polyester; Pigment printing; Transfer printing of polyester; Inkjet printing; Printing faults.
- Mechanical finishing of cotton; Stiff, soft, wrinkle resistant, water repellent, flame retardant and enzyme (bio- polishing) finishing of cotton; Milling, decatizing and shrink resistant finishing of wool; Antistatic and soil release finishing; Heat setting of synthetic fabrics; Minimum application techniques.
- Pollution control and treatment of effluents.
Direct link to download GATE Textile Engineering and Fibre Sciences (TF) syllabus PDF
Weightage of GATE Engineering Mathematics & General Aptitude Sections
Topic | Weightage (Marks) |
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Grammar | 2 |
Synonyms and Antonyms | 3 |
Sentence Completion | 2 |
Reasoning Ability | 4 |
Data Interpretation | 3 |
Clock Problems | 1 |
Linear Algebra | 3 |
Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude Sample Questions
- Next Term in the series: 81, 54, 36, 21, ________?
- Clock Problem: At what time between 6 and 7 will the minute and hour hand of making an angle closest to 60 degrees?
- Direction and Distance Problem: X is 1Km northeast of Y. Y is 1Km southeast of Z. W is 1Km west of Z. P is south of W. Q is 1Km east of P. Calculate the distance between Q and X in Km?
- Sentence Completion: A person is suffering from Alzheimer's disease __________ short term memory loss?
Weightage of GATE Textile Engineering Section
Topic | Weightage (Marks) |
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Principles of Weft & Warp Knitting | 10 |
Yarn manufacture, Yarn structure, and Properties | 15 |
Chemical processing | 14 |
Sampling Techniques and Errors | 8 |
Motion of Loom, Cam Design, and Kinematics of Sley | 10 |
Sample Questions from Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Candidates can have a look at a few sample questions and the weightage of the topics based on previous years' papers.
- Sample Question 1: A filament yarn of 300 deniers is being spun at a take-up speed of 900 m/min. Let is assume the density of the melt as 1.2 g/cm3. What is the speed (cm3 /min) at the spinneret?
- Sample Question 2: The delivery rate of a roving machine is 20 m/min. Let us assume the flyer speed as 1000 rpm. The inner diameter of the flyer top as 1 cm and the diameter of roving as 2.5 mm. The slippage between the flyer top and roving as 50 %. What is the false twist (turns/m) in the roving above the flyer?
- Sample Question 3: Warp and weft yarns with diameters of 0.4 mm and 0.6 mm, respectively, are used to produce plain woven fabric with end spacing of 0.8 mm and pick spacing of 1.2 mm. Assuming the degree of flattening to be 0.8 in both warp and weft yarns, the approximate fabric cover would be ______________?
GATE Exam Pattern of TF
GATE 2021 Exam Pattern Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science syllabus consist of - Engineering Mathematics, General Aptitude, and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science.
- Paper is held in online mode (Computer Based Test).
- The question paper consists of 65 questions worth 100 marks.
- Students have to attempt all the questions in the duration of 3 hours.
GATE TF Sectional Weightage | |
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Engineering Mathematics | 13% |
General Aptitude | 15% |
Remaining Topics of TF | 72% |
Marking Scheme
Type of Question | Correct Answer | Incorrect Answer |
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MCQ | 1 or 2 Marks | ⅓ for 1 mark questions⅔ for 2 marks questions |
NAT | 1 or 2 Marks | No Negative Marking |
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GATE 2021 Important Books for Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
Books for Engineering Mathematics
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Book Name | Author | ISBN Number |
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Higher Engineering Mathematics | B.S. Grewal | 8174091955, 978-8174091956 |
A Textbook of Engineering Mathematics | N P Bali and Dr. Manish Goyal | 8131808327, 978-8131808320 |
Engineering Mathematics | Sastry S.S | 8120337050, 978-8120337053 |
Mathematical Methods for Scientists & Engineers | Donald A. McQuarrie | 8130909979, 978-8130909974 |
Books for Textile Engineering And Fibre Science
Book Name | Author | ISBN Number |
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Advanced Engineering Mathematics | Erwin Kreyszig | 9788126554232, 8126554231 |
Developments in Science and Technology | Kalpana Rajaram | 9788179305461, 8179305465 |
Textile Processing and Properties | Vigo TL Vigo Vigo | 9780444882240, 0444882243 |
How to Prepare for GATE TF Paper?
How to Prepare for GATE 2021 TF Paper?
Sometimes most of the candidates forget to incorporate some of the important points in their preparation plan or sometimes it is difficult for candidates to find the right starting point. For all those candidates we have prepared a few preparation tips that will them in building a good preparation strategy. And the first and foremost preparation tip is to know your syllabus and exam pattern which is mentioned above in detail. After reading that candidates can have a look at some of the best preparation tips:
1. Short and Long Term Study Plan
Candidates can divide their preparation plan as short term and long term study plan. The implementation of any of the plans is totally based on the choice and comfort of candidates.
- In short term study plan: Candidates can include revision, practice previous year papers, taking the mock tests, etc after the completion of each major topic. This will help them in judging their weaker and stronger points at an early stage of preparations. Candidates can also predict their rank using GATE Rank Predictor
- In long term study plan: Candidates can go for final revision, mock test, online test, etc only once that is after the completion of the whole syllabus.
2. Division of Time
We have created a time table for you by taking into consideration that most of the candidates spend an average of 5-6 hours daily to prepare for the exam.
Time Allotment | Activities to Do |
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5:00 AM to 8:00 AM | Pen down the important topics and scan all the important points |
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM | Take a Break |
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Pick up a Major Topic |
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Take a Break |
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | Go through all the topics that you have covered in the day or you can also continue with the preparation of Major Topic |
10:00 PM | A quick go through of the Notes and try to sleep early |
3. Cover the Basics and Maintain Consistency
- Candidates are advised to start from the basic concepts. Make your base strong enough so that you can cover the difficult topics easily.
- Consistency plays an important role in your preparation. Without it, you will not be able to achieve any of your goals. Stick to your time table and first go for the major topics only.
4. Online Test, Mock Test Series, and Video Lectures
Taking the online tests or mock test is one of the important steps of your preparation plan. The mock test will help you boost up your confidence level as it gives the feel of the real exam. With the help of an online test, you will be able to judge your strong and week points and you can prepare for your weaker sections again. Candidates can also take help from video lectures. The benefits of video lectures are:
- Easy to access anytime or anywhere.
- Learning at one place.
- Chances of getting valuable information.
- Information about an easy approach to difficult topics.
5. Previous Years Practice Papers
- Previous years' papers are handy and you can go through them n number of times.
- You can observe the trend of questions asked in the past 2-3 years and prepare according to that.
- Practice papers help you prepare for your exams in the long run.
Download GATE Previous Years Papers of TF
GATE Syllabus of other Papers
GATE 2021 Syllabus of other Papers
Paper | Code | Paper | Code |
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Aerospace Engineering | AE | Mechanical Engineering | ME |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
Civil Engineering | CE | Mining Engineering | MN |
Chemical Engineering | CH | Petroleum Engineering | PE |
Engineering Sciences | XE | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
Electronics and Communication | EC | Computer Science | CS |
Electrical Engineering | EE | Biotechnology | BT |
From the information provided above, it can be concluded that GATE is a very important exam and with a good score, candidates can have a good future. If candidates follow the syllabus in combination with preparation tips then they can definitely score high. The strategy of candidates will also depend or vary based on their current preparation levels. But whatever be the case candidates should implement an effective preparation plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Ques: How to prepare online GATE 2021 Textile Engineering Syllabus?
Ans: Candidates can join the online coaching classes offered by various coaching institutes like The GATE Academy, Made Easy, etc. Online classes allow the students to from the comfort of their zone. The students can study without taking the load of the speed of the teacher or fellow students. Know More GATE 2021 Online Coaching
Ques: What are the major topics from GATE 2021 Textile Engineering Syllabus?
Ans: Some of the major or main topics are mentioned below:
- General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics
- Textile Fibers
- Yarn manufacture, Yarn structure, and Properties
- Fabric manufacture, Structure, and Properties
- Textile Testing
- Chemical processing
Ques: What is the weightage of important topics in GATE Textile Engineering Syllabus?
Ans: The weightage of the 3 major sections is mentioned below:
Engineering Mathematics | 13% |
General Aptitude | 15% |
Remaining Topics of TF | 72% |
Ques: What are the books to prepare the syllabus of GATE Textile Engineering?
Ans: The best for the preparation of GATE Textile Engineering syllabus will be your graduation level books or notes. These books will help you in clearing the basic concepts. However, other than those books you can also refer to the following:
- Developments in Science and Technology by Kalpana Rajaram
- Textile Processing and Properties by Vigo TL Vigo Vigo
Ques: Can previous years' papers help me to prepare GATE Textile Engineering Syllabus?
Ans: Yes. Previous years' papers are handy and you can go through them n number of times. You can observe the trend of questions asked in the past 2-3 years and prepare according to that. Practice papers help you prepare for your exams in the long run.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.