Hello everyone,
This is a page dedicated to serve as a guide for gate preparation.On this page you will come across preparation strategies and experiences of few gate toppers.This will enable those starting there preparation for gate to understand the methods and preparation strategies used by toppers and help them to develop there own strategy.
Remember that every individual is unique and has different level of understanding and intelligence,so please don't think that strictly following strategies of others who have succeeded will also guarantee you success.You have to prepare your own strategy to crack gate based on your level of understanding and intelligence.
MUKUL PATHADE,GATE-2016,EE,AIR-420
This is a page dedicated to serve as a guide for gate preparation.On this page you will come across preparation strategies and experiences of few gate toppers.This will enable those starting there preparation for gate to understand the methods and preparation strategies used by toppers and help them to develop there own strategy.
Remember that every individual is unique and has different level of understanding and intelligence,so please don't think that strictly following strategies of others who have succeeded will also guarantee you success.You have to prepare your own strategy to crack gate based on your level of understanding and intelligence.
INTERVIEW-1
Here
is the first interview in this series,We have with us Mukul Pathade
currently in Final year of B.Tech(Electrical Engineering) from sardar
patel college of engineering. He secured AIR 420 in GATE-2016 EE stream,congratulations for his success and best of luck for
his future endeavours. He has shared his opinions,preparation tips and paper
solving strategy with us,this will be helpful for gate
aspirants to give a thrust to there gate preparation.
MUKUL PATHADE,GATE-2016,EE,AIR-420
Name
Then I started with 1 marks Q which took almost 35-40 mins. Let me tell you
some Q won’t take more than 10 sec and some Q would require maximum of 2 min
and if it is taking longer than that then mark it and give another shot at the
end. M/C, power system conceptual questions are asked.
Then the 2 marks Q these are 30 in total I spent almost an hour and 15 min in
this section. Some Q requires simple derivations while some require
calculations.
i still had 45 mins in hand so I started checking my solutions through rough
sheet(use this rough sheet very properly so that when u revisit the Q it would
be easier for U to check).While checking I followed bottom to top approach as Q
at the end carries 2 marks and was fresh in my mind so it took another 15 min
to go through all 30 technical 2 marks Q,10 mins for technical 1 marks Q, and
another 5-7 mins for aptitude section in the remaining time(15 min or so)
I attempted the difficult Q which may take more time.
Join different online test series which will help u get variety of Q.
I did Power electronics in the month of June,
SS and networks in the month of July,
EMT and machines in month of august, followed by
Power system and control system in September (note: machines and power system should be
done one after the other so that it would be easier for u to grasp the
concepts)
Analog and digital October month
And the most important Math’s in November.
Go through standard gate notes of each subject like ACE or Madeeasy notes then
try to solve as many Q on that topic as possible (u can skip many Qs in kanodia
as many Qs are of same type).
I referred K-notes and kuestions from kreaytrx as I found those very complete
and up to date with the changing gate pattern.
General aptitude: I had a phobia for
this section. My aptitude wasn't so good so during last month I practiced this
section daily for hour or so but everything in vain. I scored just 5/15 in this
section which is way below average and that was the reason I couldn't make it
to top 200.(I knew that this was going to happen but I regret that I couldn't
change that). So do not take aptitude section lightly as this will decide your
rank among top 500 or so.
Analog: I was weak in this subject
and I skipped most of the portion like BJT and FET amplifier then the rest is
easy.
Networks -G-drive+Knotes (I would
suggest you to go through previous GATE Qs that would be enough)
EMT-I referred Mumbai university
techmax book don’t remember the Authors name(do not refer any foreign author
book those are very time consuming to study). They ask very basic Qs from this
subject.
Signals and systems-I referred
Gateforum (G-drive) video lectures. I never referred Oppenheim as that is a
very big book to study but I referred Oppenheim video lectures from MIT OCW in
2nd year of engineering hence my concepts were clear.
Machines-Bhimbra (no other option
only thing is that don’t go on reading each and everything have a copy of syllabus
on your table and study only those topics which are relevant.)+Knotes.No class
would teach this subject completely you need to study some topics on your own.
Power system-Nagrath and Kothari(It
isnt a vast subject just stick to the syllabus ) refer other books like thereja
for HVDC,Distribution systems etc+G-drive+Knotes.
Control system-Norman Nise ,Kuo and
ogata for compensation part+Knotes.
Measurements-I referred Knotes for
this subject as those were very precise to study.
Analog digital: For analog and
digital I followed Gateforums lectures.For some topics in analog I referred
Boylestad+Knotes
Power electronics: I referred
G-drive. This was the most interesting subject for me everything is very
logical in this subject.
Maths-I referred Kumbhojkar for
Maths.
I attempted almost 40 full length mocks and many subjective test during the
preparation. Attempting as many mock test as possible is the most important
thing in gate preparation because here you can develop your confidence and
strategy for GATE exam
Now if me an average student can score AIR-420 then u too can.
Your pointer in class has no correlation with your GATE rank remember that!!
Thankyou Mukul for your precious guidance,this will help and motivate many future gate aspirants achieve there goals.
INTERVIEW-2
Hello everyone,
So here is the second interview in this series,and this time we have with us Sir. ADITYA ZADE who has secured a wonderful AIR-15 in GATE-2016.He did his B.Tech(Electrical Engineering) from Sardar patel college of engineering.This was his second attempt, in his first attempt he was not able to make it upto his expectation and then decided to prepare again for GATE-16 and the rest is history.This interview will serve as a motivation for those who were not able to perform well in there first attempt and are still determined to crack gate.
Finally i thank him for putting up such a beautiful example of how hard-work and determination can help you achieve your dreams. I hope many find his experience and suggestions helpful.
ADITYA ZADE,GATE-2016,AIR-15
Name
Overall I solved 56 questions out of 65 questions. That is 84 marks out of 100 marks.
Power System, Power Electronics, Machines, Networks, Maths and Control System
(2)Moderately important:
Signals and Analog
(2)Subjects which can be completed quickly:
Digital, Measurements and EMF
PE : P S Bhimbra, Class Notes
Machines : B R Patil, B L Theraja, Bhimbra, Class Notes
Networks : Ravish Singh, Class Notes
Maths : Class Notes
Control System : Class Notes
Signals : Class Notes
Analog : Class Notes
Digital : Class Notes
Measurements : Class Notes
EMF : Techmax and Class Notes
One suggestion, please do not ignore aptitude portion as it comes for 15 marks.
One suggestion, appear for at least 15 mock tests and keep 2-3 days gap between any two mock tests.
I had joined the test series of three classes
(1) Gateforum : 75 marks average
(2) Made Easy : 65 marks average
(3) ACE : 70 marks average
I would recommend to join ACE test series to every student.
But sadly I am not that person. I think a lot. I think about every minute, every second of my life. A person like me goes through the emotional problems like demotivation and depression. If you are a person like me, don't worry. Everyone has a special someone in his/her with whom he/she does not feel any depressed, demotivated. That special someone in my life was 'My Mother'. You just have to find out that person.
You can visit this link where I have answered a question related to motivation :
https://www.quora.com/Gate-2016-is-over-What-should-I-do-now/answer/Aditya-Zade
Thankyou Aditya for your precious guidance,this will surely help and motivate many to fulfill there dreams.
INTERVIEW-3
Name
MUKUL H PATHADE
College
SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
YEAR
2016
All India Rank (AIR)
420
Score(out of 1000)
783
Marks(out of 100)
63.08
1.How was GATE paper this year? Give us some
insights into GATE-2016 paper and compare it to past year question paper?
Paper was very easy (analogy:IIT ki jagh AIEEE
ka paper tha) as compared to 2015 and I expected this to happen because no
scientific calculator was allowed. If your basics are clear then paper was very
easy, there were many direct formula based questions so if u know the formula
then that was enough.
2.How did you feel after seeing first few
questions? Did you feel relaxed and calm or you were anxious during first few
questions? If you felt anxious then how did you calm yourself?
Yes if your future depends on one exam then it
is obvious that you would get anxious a bit but I had done
Vipassana(meditation) course which helped me to remain calm.I was pretty
comfortable with technical section but was trying my luck in aptitude section.
3.How did you go about attempting the paper?
How did you distribute time among various sections like did you attempt 1 mark
questions or 2 marks questions first? Please give a detailed description of
time management strategy you followed?
I completed aptitude section in maximum of 15-17
mins.(though many of my answers were incorrect!)
Then I started with 1 marks Q which took almost 35-40 mins. Let me tell you some Q won’t take more than 10 sec and some Q would require maximum of 2 min and if it is taking longer than that then mark it and give another shot at the end. M/C, power system conceptual questions are asked.
Then the 2 marks Q these are 30 in total I spent almost an hour and 15 min in this section. Some Q requires simple derivations while some require calculations.
i still had 45 mins in hand so I started checking my solutions through rough sheet(use this rough sheet very properly so that when u revisit the Q it would be easier for U to check).While checking I followed bottom to top approach as Q at the end carries 2 marks and was fresh in my mind so it took another 15 min to go through all 30 technical 2 marks Q,10 mins for technical 1 marks Q, and another 5-7 mins for aptitude section in the remaining time(15 min or so) I attempted the difficult Q which may take more time.
Then I started with 1 marks Q which took almost 35-40 mins. Let me tell you some Q won’t take more than 10 sec and some Q would require maximum of 2 min and if it is taking longer than that then mark it and give another shot at the end. M/C, power system conceptual questions are asked.
Then the 2 marks Q these are 30 in total I spent almost an hour and 15 min in this section. Some Q requires simple derivations while some require calculations.
i still had 45 mins in hand so I started checking my solutions through rough sheet(use this rough sheet very properly so that when u revisit the Q it would be easier for U to check).While checking I followed bottom to top approach as Q at the end carries 2 marks and was fresh in my mind so it took another 15 min to go through all 30 technical 2 marks Q,10 mins for technical 1 marks Q, and another 5-7 mins for aptitude section in the remaining time(15 min or so) I attempted the difficult Q which may take more time.
4.What was the impact of Online Calculator
on GATE Exam? How did you prepare yourself to tackle the Online Calculator?
Only thing it did was it made the paper easier
for electrical stream and I mean very easy. Now you don't need to practice for
complex phasor calculations which made machines, power system, networks easier.
5.What do you feel about the increasing
weightage of Numerical Answer Type Questions? How to improve accuracy in order
to score well in Numerical Answer Type Questions?
I feel that was the main factor which separated
students who actually prepared for months (4-5) before the exam and the
students which started preparing month or 2 before the exam. Practice numerical
type Q that’s the only way.
Join different online test series which will help u get variety of Q.
Join different online test series which will help u get variety of Q.
6.When did you start preparing for GATE
exam?
I started preparing in the month of June. Most
of my concepts were clear so I was pretty confident about technical section.
7.Up to what date were you able to complete
the course once? What was your target as to how many questions to practice in
each subject? What was the sequence in which you prepared the subjects?
I completed my total gate course in month of November,
I was pretty confident about every technical subject except few those were Analog,
measurements and EMT. I started revising the other technical subjects with the
notes I had prepared from the first revision.
I did Power electronics in the month of June,
SS and networks in the month of July,
EMT and machines in month of august, followed by
Power system and control system in September (note: machines and power system should be
done one after the other so that it would be easier for u to grasp the
concepts)
Analog and digital October month
And the most important Math’s in November.
Go through standard gate notes of each subject like ACE or Madeeasy notes then try to solve as many Q on that topic as possible (u can skip many Qs in kanodia as many Qs are of same type).
I referred K-notes and kuestions from kreaytrx as I found those very complete and up to date with the changing gate pattern.
8.Which subjects according to you require
more practice and which subjects need to be read from standard textbooks?
Maths: They can ask anything from math’s we studied in 4 semesters of
our engineering be in constant touch with this subject, do not overlook this subject.
General aptitude: I had a phobia for this section. My aptitude wasn't so good so during last month I practiced this section daily for hour or so but everything in vain. I scored just 5/15 in this section which is way below average and that was the reason I couldn't make it to top 200.(I knew that this was going to happen but I regret that I couldn't change that). So do not take aptitude section lightly as this will decide your rank among top 500 or so.
Analog: I was weak in this subject and I skipped most of the portion like BJT and FET amplifier then the rest is easy.
I actually loved studying other core subjects
and once your concepts are clear then those subjects are like piece of cake.
9.Which study material and standard books
would you recommend for GATE Aspirants in each subject?
If you can afford then I would suggest u to buy
G-Drive (Gateforums online video lectures).
Networks -G-drive+Knotes (I would suggest you to go through previous GATE Qs that would be enough)
EMT-I referred Mumbai university techmax book don’t remember the Authors name(do not refer any foreign author book those are very time consuming to study). They ask very basic Qs from this subject.
Signals and systems-I referred Gateforum (G-drive) video lectures. I never referred Oppenheim as that is a very big book to study but I referred Oppenheim video lectures from MIT OCW in 2nd year of engineering hence my concepts were clear.
Machines-Bhimbra (no other option only thing is that don’t go on reading each and everything have a copy of syllabus on your table and study only those topics which are relevant.)+Knotes.No class would teach this subject completely you need to study some topics on your own.
Power system-Nagrath and Kothari(It isnt a vast subject just stick to the syllabus ) refer other books like thereja for HVDC,Distribution systems etc+G-drive+Knotes.
Control system-Norman Nise ,Kuo and ogata for compensation part+Knotes.
Measurements-I referred Knotes for this subject as those were very precise to study.
Analog digital: For analog and digital I followed Gateforums lectures.For some topics in analog I referred Boylestad+Knotes
Power electronics: I referred G-drive. This was the most interesting subject for me everything is very logical in this subject.
Maths-I referred Kumbhojkar for Maths.
10.How did you keep the subjects fresh in
your memory the entire time? Did you revise the subjects regularly or you left
the revision for last few months? What was your strategy for revision in the
last few months?
I used to revise subjects after a month or so .
11.What is the role of mock tests in your
success in GATE exam? How many mock tests did you attempt? When did you start
attempting mock tests?
Mock tests are there just to boost your
confidence.
I attempted almost 40 full length mocks and many subjective test during the preparation. Attempting as many mock test as possible is the most important thing in gate preparation because here you can develop your confidence and strategy for GATE exam
I attempted almost 40 full length mocks and many subjective test during the preparation. Attempting as many mock test as possible is the most important thing in gate preparation because here you can develop your confidence and strategy for GATE exam
12.How was your score in Mock Tests? Is there
any correlation between mock test performance and actual GATE performance?
I consistently scored around 55-60 in mock tests
and papers were comparatively tougher than the Actual gate-2016 paper where I
scored 63.08 .so yes u get an overall idea where u stand in the competition I
expected myself to be in top 200 but I had to pay the price for negligence of
General Aptitude section in GATE preparation.
13.What is the role of undergraduate studies
or college studies in your GATE prep?
I don't think that my undergraduate studies
helped me in any way. I am an average guy with 8.5 pointer we normally study
night before exam. so my only aim was to break the stereotype that only toppers
can score good in GATE.
14.How did you motivate yourself for such a
long journey towards GATE?
My Family!!!!!!
15.What is the success mantra that you would
like to give to other GATE aspirants which has been critical for your
preparation as well?
Self-confidence chahiye bas. Youtube pe ivan
joseph ka video dekho 13min ka TED talk hai that thing motivated me throughout
this journey.
Now if me an average student can score AIR-420 then u too can.
Now if me an average student can score AIR-420 then u too can.
Your pointer in class has no correlation with your GATE rank remember that!!
INTERVIEW-2
Hello everyone,
So here is the second interview in this series,and this time we have with us Sir. ADITYA ZADE who has secured a wonderful AIR-15 in GATE-2016.He did his B.Tech(Electrical Engineering) from Sardar patel college of engineering.This was his second attempt, in his first attempt he was not able to make it upto his expectation and then decided to prepare again for GATE-16 and the rest is history.This interview will serve as a motivation for those who were not able to perform well in there first attempt and are still determined to crack gate.
Finally i thank him for putting up such a beautiful example of how hard-work and determination can help you achieve your dreams. I hope many find his experience and suggestions helpful.
ADITYA ZADE,GATE-2016,AIR-15
Name
Name
Aditya Zade
College
SPCE, Mumbai
YEAR
2016
All India Rank(AIR)
15
Score(out of 1000)
940
Marks(out of 100)
76.88
1.How was GATE paper this year? Give us some insights into GATE-2016 paper and compare it to past year question paper?
This year's paper was easier than the previous year paper. Actually I should say, the paper was not lengthy instead of saying it was easy. As this was the first year of online calculator, IISc did not set the paper with complicated calculations.
2.How did you feel after seeing first few questions? Did you feel relaxed and calm or you were anxious during first few questions? If you felt anxious then how did you calm yourself?
I started my paper with 1 mark questions. The questions were not that hard and could be solved in 1-2 steps. I felt very confident but I also realized that the paper is easy and have to solve the questions very carefully without doing any silly mistakes (as you know that if you are feeling that the paper is easy, 10000 other students might feel that too ). So instead of rushing into anything, I gave enough time to every questions I solved.
3.How did you go about attempting the paper? How did you distribute time among various sections like did you attempt 1 mark questions or 2 marks questions first? Please give a detailed description of time management strategy you followed?
I started my paper with 1 mark question of the technical part. I attempted those 1 mark questions(total 25 questions) in 50 min and then 2 marks questions(total 30 questions) of the technical part in 100 min. Then I attempted the aptitude part(total 10 questions) in 20 min. Still I had 10 min which I used to solve the questions which I had marked for review.
Overall I solved 56 questions out of 65 questions. That is 84 marks out of 100 marks.
Overall I solved 56 questions out of 65 questions. That is 84 marks out of 100 marks.
4.What was the impact of Online Calculator on GATE Exam? How did you prepare yourself to tackle the Online Calculator?
As we know that "Practice makes a man perfect". I spent 4 months practicing the online calculator. Actually I was happy with the announcement of providing online calculator. Because I knew that IISc will not ask any questions having complicated calculations which was the scenario in actual paper.
5.What do you feel about the increasing weightage of Numerical Answer Type Questions? How to improve accuracy in order to score well in Numerical Answer Type Questions?
My paper had 29 numerical type questions out of total 65 questions. The specialty of such questions is that even if the question is easy, you can not be sure about the answer. So I solved each numerical type question twice which was time consuming. So I would say if you are attempting any numerical type question, try to solve accurately in first attempt(you can do this by properly solving the question using pen and paper instead of solving in your mind and step by step instead of going for any shortcuts).
6.When did you start preparing for GATE exam?
This was my second attempt for GATE. I started my preparation in June. For first two months I studied for 10 hours a day and then till the month of December I studied for 11-12 hours a day. In the month of January, I reduced the number hours to 8 so that I wont get sick because of exertion. Always remember health is equally important as your preparation.
7.Up to what date were you able to complete the course once? What was your target as to how many questions to practice in each subject? What was the sequence in which you prepared the subjects?
I completed my portion by the month of October. Then I took 35 days to revise everything(First revision) and appear for the first full test on 11th December. By the end of January I had revised everything for four times.
8.Which subjects according to require more practice and which subjects need to be read from standard textbooks?
(1)Most important subjects which require more practice:
Power System, Power Electronics, Machines, Networks, Maths and Control System
(2)Moderately important:
Signals and Analog
(2)Subjects which can be completed quickly:
Digital, Measurements and EMF
Power System, Power Electronics, Machines, Networks, Maths and Control System
(2)Moderately important:
Signals and Analog
(2)Subjects which can be completed quickly:
Digital, Measurements and EMF
9.Which study material and standard books would you recommend for GATE Aspirants in each subject?
Power System : B R Gupta, Nagrath Kothari, Wadhwa, Class Notes
PE : P S Bhimbra, Class Notes
Machines : B R Patil, B L Theraja, Bhimbra, Class Notes
Networks : Ravish Singh, Class Notes
Maths : Class Notes
Control System : Class Notes
Signals : Class Notes
Analog : Class Notes
Digital : Class Notes
Measurements : Class Notes
EMF : Techmax and Class Notes
One suggestion, please do not ignore aptitude portion as it comes for 15 marks.
PE : P S Bhimbra, Class Notes
Machines : B R Patil, B L Theraja, Bhimbra, Class Notes
Networks : Ravish Singh, Class Notes
Maths : Class Notes
Control System : Class Notes
Signals : Class Notes
Analog : Class Notes
Digital : Class Notes
Measurements : Class Notes
EMF : Techmax and Class Notes
One suggestion, please do not ignore aptitude portion as it comes for 15 marks.
10.How did you keep the subjects fresh in your memory the entire time? Did you revise the subjects regularly or you left the revision for last few months? What was your strategy for revision in the last few months?
I left the revision for last few months. I completed my portion by the month of October. I took 35 days for my first revision, 20 days for second revision. 15 days for third revision and 10 days for fourth and last revision.
11.What is the role of mock tests in your success in GATE exam? How many mock tests did you attempt? When did you start attempting mock tests?
According to me, out of 100%, completion of portion and revision contribute 50% and mock tests contribute 50% in our success in GATE exam. I attempted 24 mock tests. I gave my first mock test on 11th December. By the end of December, I had appeared for 8 mock tests. In the month of January, I appeared for 16 mock tests. The final GATE paper was my 25th paper, so I was confident and not nervous at all.
One suggestion, appear for at least 15 mock tests and keep 2-3 days gap between any two mock tests.
One suggestion, appear for at least 15 mock tests and keep 2-3 days gap between any two mock tests.
12.How was your score in Mock Tests? Is there any correlation between mock test performance and actual GATE performance?
I had joined the test series of three classes
(1) Gateforum : 75 marks average
(2) Made Easy : 65 marks average
(3) ACE : 70 marks average
I would recommend to join ACE test series to every student.
(1) Gateforum : 75 marks average
(2) Made Easy : 65 marks average
(3) ACE : 70 marks average
I would recommend to join ACE test series to every student.
13.What is the role of undergraduate studies or college studies in your GATE prep?
Undergraduate studies is like 'Sone Pe Suhaga'. I am saying this because it is true that even if you have not got proper knowledge during the graduation, you can perform well in GATE (considering you have prepared properly for it). But if you have got knowledge, it will not harm your preparation. It will simplify your preparation. So if you are graduating, try gaining the knowledge instead of 'Rattafication'.
14.How did you motivate yourself for such a long journey towards GATE?
Some people do not think a lot. They just prepare for the exam and appear the exam. Kind of like a robot. Such people do not go through any emotional problems.
But sadly I am not that person. I think a lot. I think about every minute, every second of my life. A person like me goes through the emotional problems like demotivation and depression. If you are a person like me, don't worry. Everyone has a special someone in his/her with whom he/she does not feel any depressed, demotivated. That special someone in my life was 'My Mother'. You just have to find out that person.
You can visit this link where I have answered a question related to motivation :
https://www.quora.com/Gate-2016-is-over-What-should-I-do-now/answer/Aditya-Zade
But sadly I am not that person. I think a lot. I think about every minute, every second of my life. A person like me goes through the emotional problems like demotivation and depression. If you are a person like me, don't worry. Everyone has a special someone in his/her with whom he/she does not feel any depressed, demotivated. That special someone in my life was 'My Mother'. You just have to find out that person.
You can visit this link where I have answered a question related to motivation :
https://www.quora.com/Gate-2016-is-over-What-should-I-do-now/answer/Aditya-Zade
15.What is the success mantra that you would like to give to other GATE aspirants which has been critical for your preparation as well?
I would like to quote Martin Luther King "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.''I have seen a lot of students enthusiastically preparing for GATE but quitting by the month of November or December. This should not be you. Finish what you have started. Don't stop preparation even if you are thinking that you won't be able to perform. Who knows, how paper will be. It may happen that you have read only 65 questions properly and exactly those questions appear in the paper.
Thankyou Aditya for your precious guidance,this will surely help and motivate many to fulfill there dreams.
INTERVIEW-3
So here is my own Gate preparation experience and strategy,Hope this helps you and "Keep studying!!!".
VAIBHAV BHOSALE,GATE-2016,EE,AIR 71
Name
VAIBHAV V BHOSALE
College
SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
YEAR
2016
All India Rank (AIR)
71
Score(out of 1000)
884
Marks(out of 100)
71.95
1. How was GATE paper this year? Give us some insights into GATE-2016 paper and compare it to past year question paper.
The paper this year as everyone knows was easier compared to the last year (2015), maybe because IISC wanted to keep the calculation as simple as possible, as we had the virtual calculator for the first time in gate. All the questions tested basic understanding of a candidates, like there were few questions in which direct formula was not applicable and we had to actually derive the expression (derivation was simple 1 to 2 lines, I had one which was from EMF), Everyone felt the paper to be simple and thus tried to attempt maximum questions, so GATE-16 was actually a test of Basics and accuracy.
2. How did you feel after seeing first few questions? Did you feel relaxed and calm or you were anxious during first few questions? If you felt anxious then how did you calm yourself?
3. How did you go about attempting the paper? How did you distribute time among various sections like did you attempt 1 mark questions or 2 marks questions first? Please give a detailed description of time management strategy you followed?
I tried to solve at least 20 to 25 1 mark question in first 45 min,if I find that there are few question that are easy and I can complete them quickly I use to add more 5 min to this session.So all 1 marks attempted in 45+5=50 minThen in 2nd session I solved all aptitude question in 20 min and again a margin of 5 min was also kept aside if find some easy questions are remaining.So aptitude in 20+5=25 minThen in 3rd session I tried to solve 20 to 22 questions in 80 minSo I used to attempt entire paper in 50+25+80=155 minRemaining 25 min I used the check my calculations starting with the 2 marks questions first, this will actually fetch you the rank enhancing marks.
4. What was the impact of Online Calculator on GATE Exam? How did you prepare yourself to tackle the Online Calculator?
5. What do you feel about the increasing weightage of Numerical Answer Type Questions? How to improve accuracy in order to score well in Numerical Answer Type Questions?
6. What was the motive behind you appearing for GATE exam?
7. When did you start preparing for GATE exam?
8. Up to what date were you able to complete the course once? What was your target as to how many questions to practice in each subject? What was the sequence in which you prepared the subjects?
9. Which subjects according to require more practice and which subjects need to be read from standard textbooks?
10. Which study material and standard books would you recommend for GATE Aspirants in each subject?
· Power Electronics-Bhimbra and Rashid
11. How did you keep the subjects fresh in your memory the entire time? Did you revise the subjects regularly or you left the revision for last few months? What was your strategy for revision in the last few months?
12. How was your score in Mock Tests? Is there any correlation between mock test performance and actual GATE performance?
You should use this test series to improve your marks and time management skills not your rank.
13. What is the success mantra that you would like to give to other GATE aspirants which has been critical for your preparation as well?
The paper this year as everyone knows was easier compared to the last year (2015), maybe because IISC wanted to keep the calculation as simple as possible, as we had the virtual calculator for the first time in gate. All the questions tested basic understanding of a candidates, like there were few questions in which direct formula was not applicable and we had to actually derive the expression (derivation was simple 1 to 2 lines, I had one which was from EMF), Everyone felt the paper to be simple and thus tried to attempt maximum questions, so GATE-16 was actually a test of Basics and accuracy.
2. How did you feel after seeing first few questions? Did you feel relaxed and calm or you were anxious during first few questions? If you felt anxious then how did you calm yourself?
3. How did you go about attempting the paper? How did you distribute time among various sections like did you attempt 1 mark questions or 2 marks questions first? Please give a detailed description of time management strategy you followed?
I tried to solve at least 20 to 25 1 mark question in first 45 min,if I find that there are few question that are easy and I can complete them quickly I use to add more 5 min to this session.So all 1 marks attempted in 45+5=50 minThen in 2nd session I solved all aptitude question in 20 min and again a margin of 5 min was also kept aside if find some easy questions are remaining.So aptitude in 20+5=25 minThen in 3rd session I tried to solve 20 to 22 questions in 80 minSo I used to attempt entire paper in 50+25+80=155 minRemaining 25 min I used the check my calculations starting with the 2 marks questions first, this will actually fetch you the rank enhancing marks.
1 mark questions
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20 to 25 out of 30
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45+5=50 min
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Aptitude
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Try All 10
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20+5=25 min
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2 marks
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20 to 22 out of 25
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80 min
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Recheck
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Start with 2 marks
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25 min
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4. What was the impact of Online Calculator on GATE Exam? How did you prepare yourself to tackle the Online Calculator?
5. What do you feel about the increasing weightage of Numerical Answer Type Questions? How to improve accuracy in order to score well in Numerical Answer Type Questions?
6. What was the motive behind you appearing for GATE exam?
7. When did you start preparing for GATE exam?
8. Up to what date were you able to complete the course once? What was your target as to how many questions to practice in each subject? What was the sequence in which you prepared the subjects?
June(vacation so took up vast subjects)
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Math’s and Networks
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July
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Signals and system and Digital Circuit
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August
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Power Electronics and control system
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September
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Power system and Measurement
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October(End Sem Exam so took up single subject)
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Analog Electronics
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November(End Sem Exam so took up single subject)
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Machines
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December
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Revision-two subjects a week
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January
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Revise all subject short notes one time in a week and give 2 to 3 full length tests in a week.
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9. Which subjects according to require more practice and which subjects need to be read from standard textbooks?
10. Which study material and standard books would you recommend for GATE Aspirants in each subject?
· Power Electronics-Bhimbra and Rashid
11. How did you keep the subjects fresh in your memory the entire time? Did you revise the subjects regularly or you left the revision for last few months? What was your strategy for revision in the last few months?
12. How was your score in Mock Tests? Is there any correlation between mock test performance and actual GATE performance?
You should use this test series to improve your marks and time management skills not your rank.
13. What is the success mantra that you would like to give to other GATE aspirants which has been critical for your preparation as well?
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