List of recommended books for GATE Chemical Engineering

1. Chemical Technology Dryden

2. Process Calculations Himmelblau + GATE subjective questions of 1990
2000
3. Thermodynamics K.V.Narayanan (supplemented by SK somIIT Kharagpur,
selected lectures in course, Vanness Smith, Dodge
4. Fluid Mechanics NPTEL Dr. V Shankar (IIT Kanpur), Cengel, Cimbala, Fox, Mc
Donalds, Kodandaraman, RK Bhansal
5. Mechanical Operations Mc Cabe Smith
6. Heat Transfer Binay K Dutta, Kern, Mc Adams
7. Mass Transfer Geankoplis, Prof. Nishith Verma, IIT Kanpur with Treybal
8. Transport phenomenon NPTEL Professor V Kumaran (First 9 lectures
important), Byron Bird, Stewart
9. CRE Octave Levenspiel, Fogler
10.RTD theory and catalysis Jayant M Modak, IISC Bangalore
11.Process Dynamics & Control Coughanowr, Le Blanc, Stephanopoulos,
Seborg, Edgar, Hougen, Watson
12.Plant Design & Economics Peter M.S and Timmerhaus KD
13.Stoichiometry Bhatt, SM Vora
14.Mathematics B S Grewal
12-15 years papers to be solved with in-depth understanding of concepts