The GATE Humanities and Social Science syllabus 2026 PDF is now available at gate2026.iisc.ac.in. The GATE 2026 syllabus and brochure have been released by the authorities. The GATE 2026 curriculum for Humanities and Social Sciences includes the various topics and subjects that students must study to prepare for this GATE 2026 paper.

The syllabus for GATE Humanities and Social Sciences 2026 is abbreviated as XH, and the paper is broken into three parts. The GATE Syllabus for XH is divided into two sections: general aptitude and reasoning and comprehension, which are required. The third stage is where candidates select their preferred subjects from economics, linguistics, English, philosophy, psychology, or sociology.

GATE Economics Syllabus 2026 (XH - C1)

The GATE Humanities and Social Science Syllabus's Economic part covers topics such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, statistics, econometrics, and mathematical economics. More major section topics are listed below.

GATE English Syllabus 2026 (XH-C2)

• Multi-genre English literature with a focus on the lengthy 19th and 20th centuries, including poetry, the novel, and other types of fiction such as short stories, theatre, creative non-fiction, and non-fiction prose.
• Especially in a comparative context, literature from India and, to a certain extent, the greater Indian subcontinent, in anglophone and English translation
• The critical and cultural intellectual traditions and perspectives that are frequently cited and employed in the field of English literature include literary criticism and theory.
• English literary studies and English literary history.
• Research methodologies, such as interpretive strategies are sensitive to literature for Indian classical philosophers, techniques, ideas, and genres.

GATE 2026 Linguistics Syllabus (XH - C3)

The topics covered in the GATE Humanities and Social Science Syllabus for Linguistics include, among others, grammar, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

Areal typology, universals, and cross-linguistic features; Levels of grammar and grammatical analysis; Phonetics and phonology; Morphology; Syntax; Semantics and Pragmatics; Historical linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Analysis techniques and Applied linguistics.

GATE Philosophy Syllabus 2026 (XH-C4)

The GATE syllabus for Humanities and Social Science includes a component on philosophy that covers a variety of themes from Classical, Contemporary, and Modern Western Philosophy. Let's talk in-depth about these subjects right now:

• Classical Indian philosophy, including the Upanishads, Bhagavadgita, and Dharmasastras, as well as Orthodox and Heterodox Systems
• Upaniadic philosophy, Saivasiddhanta, Kasmira Saivism, Vira Saivism, Shaktism, and Vaishnavism
• Contemporary Indian Philosophy of Vivekananda and C. Bhattacharyya
• Western philosophy, both traditional and contemporary, emphasizes metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and logic
• Currently Accepted Western Philosophy

GATE Psychology Syllabus 2026 (XH – C5)

A thorough understanding of the discipline of psychology requires knowledge of a wide range of topics, which the GATE Humanities and Social Sciences Syllabus for Psychology does. The subjects listed below are those on which candidates might anticipate questions in the GATE 2026 exam:

• Methods and Statistics for Research
• Methods of Research
• Research Design
• Qualitative and Quantitative Research's Nature
• Conducting and reporting research ethically
• Psychology Statistics
• Comparison Analysis
• Regression
• Factor evaluation
• Innovative Designs
• Psychometrics
• Behavior-based on Biological and Evolutionary
• Awareness, Education, Memory, and Forgetting
• Cognition
• Individual Differences, Motivation, Emotion,
• Stress,
• Social Psychology

GATE Sociology Syllabus 2026 (XH – C6)

The GATE Humanities and Social Science Syllabus 2026 for Sociology evaluates applicants' social awareness and knowledge in several areas, including the following topics: marriage, family, and kinship.

• Sociological Theory
• Marriage, family, and kinship
• Research Methods and Techniques
• Either Indian Sociology or Indian Society
• Social Theory Concepts
• Social Reformations
• Agrarian Sociology and Rural Transformation
• Developmental Sociology

GATE Humanities and Social Sciences Books

The books listed below are still required reading for the GA syllabus. The table below includes a list of additional significant works that address the GATE humanities and social sciences curriculum. Candidates can begin their preparation by purchasing the books locally or online.