GATE 2022 LECTURE SERIES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DAY WISE PLANNING&TEST SERIES

Section 1: Production Engineering

Day No. Chapter Name Subtopics Subject
touches in
Semester
01 Metal Casting Introduction to casting, allowances, 2-2
patterns, defects, types and its related
theory.
02 Metal Casting Solidification time. 2-2

03 Metal Casting Permeability Number, Buoyancy Force, 2-2

Casting Yield, Design of Sprue.

04 Metal Casting Top gating system and Bottom gating 2-2

system, Choke Area.

05 Metal Casting Design of Riser, Freezing Ratio and 2-2

Modulus Method.

06 Metal Casting Centrifugal casting, Slush Casting and 2-2

Shape Factor.

Topic wise Test No.01 – Metal casting

07 Joining of Materials Introduction to Welding, types, defects 2-2
and its related theory.

08 Joining of Materials Arc-Voltage characteristics. 2-2

09 Joining of Materials Arc-Voltage characteristics. 2-2

10 Joining of Materials Melting Efficiency. 2-2

11 Joining of Materials Resistance Spot Welding. 2-2

12 Joining of Materials Arc Welding. 2-2

13 Joining of Materials MIG welding. 2-2

14 Joining of Materials V-Welding. 2-2

Topic wise Test No. 02: Joining of Materials

15 Metal Cutting Introduction to Metal Cutting and its 2-2
related theory.

16 Metal Cutting Single Point Cutting tool, Peak to 2-2

Valley Height. Orthogonal cutting
operation.
17 Metal Cutting Merchants Force Analysis. 2-2

18 Metal Cutting Merchants Force Analysis. 2-2

19 Metal Cutting Tool life. 2-2

20 Metal Cutting Tool life. 2-2

Topic wise Test No. 03: Metal Cutting

21 Metal Forming Introduction to Metal forming 3-2
processes.

22 Metal Forming Basics related to metal forming. 3-2

23 Metal Forming Rolling. 3-2

24 Metal Forming Forging. 3-2

25 Metal Forming Extrusion and Wire Drawing. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 04: Metal Forming

26 Sheet Metal Working Sheet metal working processes and 3-2
related theory.
27 Sheet Metal Working Punching and Blanking Processes. 3-2

28 Sheet Metal Working Punching and Blanking Processes. 3-2

29 Sheet Metal Working Drawing. 3-2

30 Sheet Metal Working Bending and Stretch Forming. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 05: Sheet Metal Working

31 Non-Traditional Ultrasonic Machining. 4-1
Machining

32 Non-Traditional Ultrasonic Machining. 4-1

Machining

33 Non-Traditional Ultrasonic Machining. 4-1

Machining

34 Non-Traditional Water jet Machining. 4-1

Machining

35 Non-Traditional Abrasive Water Jet Machining. 4-1

Machining

36 Non-Traditional Abrasive Jet Machining. 4-1

Machining.

37 Non-Traditional Abrasive Jet Machining. 4-1

Machining.

38 Non-Traditional Chemical Machining, Electro Chemical 4-1

Machining. Machining.

39 Non-Traditional Electro Chemical Machining. 4-1

Machining

40 Non-Traditional Electro Chemical Machining. 4-1

Machining

41 Non-Traditional Electron Discharge Machining. 4-1

Machining

42 Non-Traditional Electron Discharge Machining. 4-1

Machining
43 Non-Traditional Wire –EDM. 4-1
Machining

44 Non-Traditional Electron Beam Machining and Laser 4-1

Machining Beam Machining.

45 Non-Traditional Laser Beam Machining. 4-1

Machining

Topic wise Test No. 06: Non Traditional Machining

46 Advanced Machine NC machines. 4-1
Methods

47 Advanced Machine CAD/CAM. 4-1

Methods

48 Advanced Machine CNC Programming. 4-1

Methods

49 Advanced Machine CNC Programming. 4-1

Methods

Topic wise Test No. 07: Advanced Machine Methods

50 Robotics Introduction to Robotics, its theory and 4-1
Numerical.

51 Machining Introduction to Machining Processes 3-1

and Lathe machine.

52 Machining Shaper and related numerical. 3-1

53 Machining Drilling Operation. 3-1

54 Machining Milling Operation. 3-1

Topic wise Test No. 08: Robotics and Machining

55 Metrology Limits, Fits and Tolerances. 4-1

56 Metrology Tolerance Grades. 4-1

57 Metrology Tolerance Sink. 4-1

58 Metrology Surface Roughness and Optical Flat. 4-1

59 Metrology Screw Thread Metrology. 4-1

60 Metrology Angle Measurement. 4-1

Topic wise Test No. 09: Metrology

Revision Session on Production Engineering
Subject wise Grand Test No. 01: Production Engineering

Section 2: Industrial Engineering

61 Operation’s Research PERT-CPM. 3-2

62 Operation’s Research PERT-CPM. 3-2

63 Operation’s Research PERT-CPM. 3-2

64 Operation’s Research PERT-CPM. 3-2

65 Operation’s Research PERT-CPM. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 10: PERT-CPM

66 Operation’s Research Linear Programming. 3-2

67 Operation’s Research Linear Programming. 3-2

68 Operation’s Research Linear Programming. 3-2

69 Operation’s Research Linear programming. 3-2

70 Operation’s Research Linear Programming. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 11: Linear Programming

71 Operation’s Research Transportation Models. 3-2

72 Operation’s Research Transportation Models. 3-2

73 Operation’s Research Transportation Models. 3-2

74 Operation’s Research Assignment Models. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 12: Transportation and Assignment Models

75 Operation’s Research Queuing Theory. 3-2

76 Operation’s Research Scheduling and Sequencing. 3-2

77 Operation’s Research Scheduling and Sequencing. 3-2

78 Operation’s Research Replacement Models. 3-2

79 Operation’s Research Replacement Models. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 13: Queuing Theory, Scheduling and Sequencing and
Replacement Models

80 Engineering Economy Capital Budgeting. 2-1

and Costing
81 Engineering Economy Break Even Analysis. 2-1
and Costing

82 Engineering Economy Break Even Analysis. 2-1

and Costing

83 Engineering Economy Methods of Depreciation. 4-2

and Costing

84 Engineering Economy Methods of Depreciation. 4-2

and Costing

Topic wise Test No. 14: Engineering Economy and Costing

85 Production Control Inventory. 4-2

86 Production Control Inventory. 4-2

87 Production Control Inventory. 4-2

88 Production Control Forecasting. 4-1

89 Production Control Forecasting. 4-1

90 Quality management Statistical quality control. 2-2

91 Quality management Statistical Quality control. 2-2

92 Quality management Reliability. 4-2

Topic wise Test No. 15: Production Control and Quality Management
93 Work systems Design. Productivity, Work study and Time 4-1
Study.
94 Facility design Assembly line balancing 4-1

95 Facility design Plant layouts and Methods of facility 4-1

location.

Topic wise Test No. 16: Work systems and Facility Design
Revision Session on Industrial Engineering
Subject wise Grand Test No. 02: Industrial Engineering
Multi Subject Grand Test No. 01: Production and Industrial Engineering

Section 3: Heat Transfer

96 Conduction and Modes of Heat transfer, Resistance 3-2
Convection concept.

97 Conduction and Fins. 3-2

Convection

98 Conduction and Dimensionless parameters. 3-2

Convection

99 Conduction and Lumped Heat Analysis. 3-2

Convection

Topic wise Test No. 17: Conduction and Convection

100 Heat Exchangers LMTD and NTU methods. 3-2

101 Radiation Laws of Radiation and View factor. 3-2

102 Radiation Laws of Radiation and View factor. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 18: Heat Exchangers and Radiation

Revision Session on Heat Transfer
Subject wise Grand Test No. 03: Heat Transfer
Section 4: Theory of Machines
103 Planar mechanisms Degrees of Freedom, Kinematic chain and 2-2
Kinematic Pairs.

104 Planar mechanisms Velocity and Acceleration Analysis 2-2

105 Planar mechanisms Dynamic Analysis of Linkages. 2-2

106 Planar mechanisms Instantaneous Centres. 2-2

107 Flywheels Coefficient of Fluctuations of Speed, Ring 2-2

and Disc.

Topic wise Test No. 19: Planar mechanisms and Flywheels

108 Gear and Gear Gears and Numerical. 2-2
Trains.

109 Cams and Governors Cams and Governors Introduction and 2-2
Numerical on cam.

110 Vibrations Damping, Critical Speed and Resonance. 2-2

Topic wise Test No. 20: Gears, Gear Trains, cams, Governors and Vibrations

Revision Session Theory of Machines

Subject wise Grand Test No. 04: Theory of Machines

Multi Subject Grand Test No. 02: Heat Transfer and Theory of Machines

Section 5: Thermal Engineering

111 Thermodynamics Systems and Processes. 2-1

112 Thermodynamics Systems and Processes. 2-1

113 Thermodynamics Systems and Processes. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 21: Systems and Processes

114 Thermodynamics Zeroth law and First law of 2-1
Thermodynamics.

115 Thermodynamics Zeroth law and First law of 2-1

Thermodynamics.

Topic wise Test No. 22: Zeroth and First law of Thermodynamics
116 Thermodynamics Work and Heat in various processes. 2-1

117 Thermodynamics Work and Heat in various processes. 2-1

118 Thermodynamics Second law of Thermodynamics. 2-1

119 Thermodynamics Second law of Thermodynamics. 2-1

Topic wise Test No.23: Work and Heat, Second Law of Thermodynamics
120 Thermodynamics Air cycles. 2-1

121 Thermodynamics Air cycles. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 24: Air cycles

122 Thermodynamics Properties of Pure substances. 3-2

123 Thermodynamics Availability and Irreversibility. 3-2

Topic wise Test No. 25: Properties of Pure substances, Availability and
Irreversibility
124 Refrigeration and Vapour and Gas Refrigeration, Heat Pump 4-1
Air conditioning cycles.
125 Refrigeration and Properties of moist air, Pyschrometric 4-1
Air conditioning process.

Topic wise Test No. 26: Refrigeration and Air conditioning

Revision Session on Thermal Engineering

Subject wise Grand Test No. 05: Thermal Engineering

Section 6: Strength of Materials

126 Simple stresses Stress, strain, elastic constants, Poisson’s 2-1
Ratio.

127 Simple stresses Elastic constants and correlations. 2-1

128 Simple stresses Thermal Stresses. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 27: Simple stresses

129 Complex stresses Mohr’s circle and Analysis. 2-1

130 Complex stresses Mohr’s circle and Analysis. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 28: Complex stresses

131 Shear Force and Cantilever Beam, Simply supported Beam 2-1
Bending Moment with point and UDL loads.

132 Shear Force and Overhanging beam with point and UDL 2-1
Bending Moment loads.

133 Shear Force and Beam with UVL. 2-1

Bending Moment

Topic wise Test No. 29: Shear Force and Bending Moment
134 Shear stresses Shear stresses. 2-1

135 Deflection of Beams Methods to find slope and deflection. 2-1

136 Deflection of Beams Slopes and deflection for various beams 2-1
under different load conditions.

137 Columns Euler’s Buckling load. 2-1

138 Columns Cases of pin, fixed end columns. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 30: Shear stresses, Deflection of Beams and Columns
139 Torsion Torsion correlations. 2-1

140 Torsion Shafts in series. 2-1

141 Torsion Shafts in Parallel. 2-1

142 Pure Bending Bending Correlations. 2-1

143 Pure Bending Bending equations for various Beams. 2-1

144 Strain Energy Strain energy in different cases. 2-1

145 Strain Energy Analysis in various conditions. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 31: Torsion, Pure Bending and Strain Energy
146 Propped Beams Analysis of Propped beams. 2-1

147 Springs Springs Correlations. 3-1

148 Springs Springs in series and parallel. 3-1

149 Thick cylinders and Thin cylinders Introduction and 2-1

Thin cylinders Numerical.

150 Thick cylinders and Thick cylinders. 2-1

Thin cylinders

Topic wise Test No. 32: Propped Beams, Springs, Thick and Thin cylinders
Revision Session on Strength of Materials
Subject wise Grand Test No. 06: Strength of Materials
Multi Subject Grand Test No. 03: Thermal Engineering and Strength of
Materials

Section 7: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery

151 Properties of fluids Viscosity, specific mass and volume. 3-1

152 Properties of fluids Newtonian fluids. 3-1

153 Fluid statics Forces on submerged bodies. 3-1

154 Fluid statics Forces on submerged bodies. 3-1

155 Fluid statics Stability of floating bodies. 3-1

156 Fluid statics Stability of floating bodies. 3-1

157 Fluid statics Control-Volume analysis of mass. 3-1

158 Fluid statics Control-Volume analysis of mass. 3-1

159 Fluid statics Momentum and Energy, Fluid 3-1
acceleration.

Topic wise Test No. 33: Properties of Fluids and Fluid Statics
161 Fluid Kinematics Stream line and streak line. 3-1

162 Fluid Kinematics Compressible and Incompressible flow. 3-1

160 Fluid Dynamics Equations of continuity and Momentum. 3-1

161 Fluid Dynamics Bernoulli’s Equations. 3-1

162 Fluid Dynamics Bernoulli’s Equations. 3-1

163 Fluid Dynamics Losses in pipes. 3-1

Topic wise Test No. 34: Fluid kinematics and Fluid Dynamics
164 Laminar Flow Laminar Flow. 3-1

165 Turbulent Flow Turbulent Flow intro and analysis. 3-1

Topic wise Test No. 35: Laminar Flow and Turbulent Flow
166 Hydraulic Velocity Triangles. 3-1
Machinery

167 Hydraulic Velocity Triangles. 3-1

Machinery

168 Hydraulic Impulse and Reaction Turbine. 3-1

Machinery

169 Hydraulic Pelton wheel. 3-1

Machinery
170 Hydraulic Francis Turbine. 3-1
Machinery

171 Hydraulic Kaplan Turbine. 3-1

Machinery

172 Hydraulic Steam Turbine. 3-1

Machinery

173 Hydraulic Gas Turbine. 3-1

Machinery

Topic wise Test No. 36: Hydraulic Machinery

Revision Session on Fluid Mechanics
Subject wise Grand Test No. 07: Fluid Mechanics

Section 8: Machine Design

174 Static and Dynamic Numerical. 3-1
Loading

175 Static and Dynamic Theories of failures. 2-1

Loading

176 Fatigue S-N Curve. 3-1

177 Fatigue Goodmann and soderberg equations. 3-1

Topic wise Test No. 37: Static, Dynamic Loading and Fatigue

178 Design of Machine Bolted, welded and Riveted joints. 3-1

Elements

179 Design of Machine Bolted, welded and Riveted joints. 3-1

Elements

Topic wise Test No. 38: Design of Machine Elements

180 Brakes Analysis of Brakes. 2-2
181 Clutches Uniform pressure theory and Uniform 2-2
wear theory.

182 Rolling contact and Analysis and Numerical. 2-2

Sliding contact
Bearings
Topic wise Test No. 39: Brakes, Clutches, Rolling and sliding contact
Bearings
Revision Session on Machine Design

Subject wise Grand Test No. 07: Machine Design

Multi Subject Grand Test No. 04: Fluid Mechanics and Machine Design

Section 9: Engineering Mechanics

183 Free body diagram Conversion of complex structures to free 2-1
body diagram.

184 Friction Introduction to Friction. 2-1

185 Friction Rolling Friction. 2-1

186 Friction Belt pulley, Brakes and Clutches. 2-1

187 Friction Screw jack and wedge. 2-1

188 Friction Screw jack and wedge. 2-1

Topic wise Test No. 40: Free Body Diagram and Friction
189 Kinematics Kinematics of Rigid Bodies. 2-1

190 Kinematics Kinematics of Rigid Bodies. 2-1

191 Dynamics Dynamics of Rigid Bodies. 2-1

192 Impulse and Energy formulations. 2-1
Momentum

Topic wise Test No. 41: Kinematics, Dynamics, Impulse and Momentum
Revision Session on Engineering Mechanics
Subject wise Grand Test No. 09: Engineering Mechanics
Multi Subject Grand Test No. 05: Production Engineering and Engineering
Mechanics

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