The document outlines the syllabus for the GATE 2021 Environmental Science and Engineering exam, including 11 subjects: General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Foundation, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology, Water Resources and Environmental Hydraulics, Water & Wastewater Treatment and Management, Air and Noise Pollution, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Global and Regional Environmental Issues, and Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. Each subject lists the topics covered, such as the fundamentals of environmental chemistry, microbial metabolism, water treatment methods, integrated solid waste management, and environmental law and policy.
1. GATE 2021 Syllabus for
Environmental Science and
Engineering (ES)
- By Jayati
2. SUBJECTS
1. General Aptitude
2. Engineering Mathematics
3. Mathematics Foundation
4. Environmental Chemistry
5. Environmental Microbiology
6. Water Resources and
Environmental Hydraulics
7. Water & Wastewater Treatment
and Management
8. Air and Noise Pollution
9. Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management
10. Global and Regional
Environmental Issues
11. Environmental Management and
Sustainable Development
3. General Aptitude
1. Verbal Ability Syllabus
2. English Grammar
3. Sentence Completion
4. Verbal Analogies
5. Word Groups Instructions
6. Critical Reasoning And Verbal
Deduction, etc.
7. Numerical Ability
8. Numerical Computation
9. Numerical Estimation
10. Numerical Reasoning And Data
Interpretation, etc.
4. Engineering Mathematics
1. Linear Algebra
2. Calculus
3. Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE)
4. Partial Differential Equation (PDE)
5. Probability and Statistics
6. Numerical Methods
7. Environmental Microbiology
• Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms
• Cell chemistry and cell biology:
• Microbial metabolism
• Growth and control of microorganisms
• Microbiology and health
8. Water Resources and Environmental
Hydraulics
• Global Water Resources
• Surface Water Resources
• Groundwater Resources
• Environmental Hydraulics
9. Water & Wastewater Treatment and
Management
• Water and wastewater quality parameters
• Water treatment methods
• Point and non-point sources of wastewater
• Sources and characteristics of industrial effluents
• Kinetics and reactor design
10. Air and Noise Pollution
• Structure of the atmosphere
• Particulate pollutants
• Gaseous Pollutants
• Air quality management
11. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
• Integrated solid waste management
• Municipal solid waste management
• Hazardous waste management
• Soil contamination and leaching of contaminants into groundwater
• Management of biomedical waste
12. Global and Regional Environmental Issues
• Global effects of air pollution
• Ecology and various ecosystems
13. Environmental Management and Sustainable
Development
• Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental Law and Policy
• Energy and Environment
• Sustainable Development