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ContentsContents1. Preface2. GATE FAQ’s3. Why should you prepare for GATE?4. Can I prepare for GATE in the final

year?5. What is the structure of GATE pap

er?6. Type of questions in GATE7. Study plan for preparing for GATE8. Strategy for preparing study plan9. Setting Goal10.Using GATE TestRunner

PrefacePrefaceGATE is important for engineering graduates

in India planning to pursue higher studies

and also for jobs in PSUs.

The strategies discussed will help you while

preparing for GATE 2014.

This is to help you understand how to plan

for success in GATE

The discussion is useful for GATE 2014 and

also for students writing in future.Contents

GATE FAQsGATE FAQs

Why should you prepare for GATE?

Can I prepare for GATE in the final

year?

What is the structure of GATE?

What is the qualifying marks and how

do I set my goal?

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Why should you prepare for Why should you prepare for GATE?GATE? GATE is for admission into M.Tech. or M.E. courses.

It is mandatory for getting the scholarship while

studying M.Tech.

GATE score is also being considered for PSU jobs.

Preparing for GATE also helps you if you are writing

Engineering Services Exam or Civil Services Exam

after graduation.

Joining M.Tech. is very useful as it will help you

understand the subject better and it makes you a

matured professional in your area.Contents

Can I prepare for GATE in the Can I prepare for GATE in the final year?final year? I say yes and no, ideally you should start your

preparation early. But remember better late than

never.

For starting preparation now it is not late if you

strategize your studies and work towards a goal.

GATE covers all the subjects you study during

your graduation and there is no fixed pattern for

testing, questions may come from any where.

A systematic preparation will help you to

succeed even if you started preparing late.Contents

What is the structure of What is the structure of GATE paper?GATE paper? GATE paper will have 65 questions, out of these

30 are 1 mark questions and 35 are two mark

questions.

There is a negative marks for wrong responses. It

is 1/3rd of the number of marks for the question.

GATE score is given as percentile which gives the

measure of how many students were behind you

during the test.

You should be able to understand the difference

between marks and the percentile. Contents

Type of questions in GATEType of questions in GATE Questions that appear in GATE are

◦ Recall : These are based on facts, principles,

formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper.

They can be answered from memory or from a

one-line computation.

◦ Comprehension questions can be answered by

thoroughly understanding the concepts and by

being able to draw conclusions.

◦ Application based questions that can be answered

by applying the knowledge for computation or logic

◦ Analysis and synthesis based questions. Contents

Study plan for preparing for Study plan for preparing for GATEGATE One should be willing to give 3 hours a day.

Study basic concepts and try to remember them

for remembering if need be prepare short notes.

Understand the basic concepts thoroughly and

be in a position to draw some logical conclusion.

Approaches mentioned will help you answer

questions based on recall and comprehension

type questions faster.

Learn applications of basic concepts.

Develop analytical ability. Contents

Strategy for preparing Strategy for preparing study planstudy plan Verbal and Logical ability has 15 marks, target at least to

get 10 marks which is achievable. This will help you to get

closer to the qualifying mark and preparation made for this

will help you in other competitive examinations as well,

since they are common in all the examinations you will

write.

Based on previous GATE results we may infer that a score

of 25 out of 100 marks in GATE will be qualifying mark.

In most of the Premiere institutes a score of 35 is the cut off

marks.

We are discussing raw score not the percentile Contents

Setting Goal Setting Goal Prepare a list of colleges you want to join

and are offering M.Tech.

Find out last year cut off marks, this gives

you an idea of the target to be set.

Suppose if the score is 32 marks then you

may set your target as 35. Out of this 35,

you should aim to get 10 from verbal and

logical reasoning. 25 marks from recall and

comprehension type of questions which will

be based on basic concepts. Contents

Using GATE TestRunnerUsing GATE TestRunnerOnce you have set your goal, take a test

analyze your score and realize where you

stand.

Once you know where you stand, since your

goal is set and strategy is known, start

working on the next step of preparation to

move ahead in your career.

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