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GATE DA Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms syllabus

Python programming, core data structures, searching, sorting and graph algorithms.

About Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms in GATE DA

The GATE DA 2027 syllabus lists 7 topics under Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms.

It is one of the 7 subjects that together carry 85 of the 100 marks (Data Science & AI subjects). General Aptitude adds 15 marks and is common to every paper. The exam has 65 questions (MCQ, MSQ and NAT) in 3 hours.

See the full GATE DA syllabus for every subject and the marks distribution.

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Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms topics

  • Programming in Python
  • Basic data structures: stacks, queues, linked lists, trees and hash tables
  • Search algorithms: linear search and binary search
  • Basic sorting algorithms: selection sort, bubble sort and insertion sort
  • Divide and conquer: merge sort and quicksort
  • Introduction to graph theory
  • Basic graph algorithms: traversals and shortest path

Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms PYQs & weightage

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GATE DA previous year questions (PYQs) on Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, with answers, solutions and topic-wise weightage, will appear here as they are published.