P(caps)robability and Statistics is a high-scoring section in GATE 2026, carrying 8–12 marks in ECE and CSE, 5–8 marks in EE, 6–10 marks in IN, and similar weightage across most branches, depending on the year’s paper pattern. Because these questions are concept-driven and formula-based, they often require less time compared to lengthy numerical subjects, making this topic extremely important for improving your overall score and securing a strong rank.
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These notes are designed to help you understand concepts like random variables, distributions, expectation, correlation, estimation, and hypothesis testing in the simplest way. With clear explanations, shortcuts, solved examples, and GATE-focused problem sets, these notes build strong fundamentals and prepare you to tackle both theoretical and numerical questions with confidence. Mastering Probability and Statistics can significantly boost your chances in GATE 2026.
Probability and Statistics Notes for Gate 2026
The following topics are present in the Upcoming pdf link given below,
- Permutations
- Combinations
- Fair Coin and Fair Dice
- Playing Cards
- Mean, Mode and Median - Ungrouped, Discrete Grouped data and Continuous grouped data.
- Dispersion of Data
- Standard Deviation (S.D) for Ungrouped, Discrete Grouped and Continuous Grouped Data.
- Random Experiment, Mutually Exclusive and Independent Events.
- Basic Sums
- Conditional Probablity
- Baye's Theorem
- Discrete Random Variables
- Continuous Random VAriables
- Properties of R.V
- Binomial Distribution
- Poisson Distribution
- Normal Distribution - Properties, Area Property, points of Inflections
- Uniform Distribution
- Exponential Distribution
- Joint Discrete Distribution
- Joint Continuous Distribution
