Preparation Strategies For Cracking The Gate Exam
There is no ideal strategy for GATE preparation. As long as you cover all the topics, any strategy should work. it changes form person to person some do hard work and some do smart work. so it is better to know what are your plus point and minus point. I will share some tips you must know while preparing for GATE. This is largely based on CS paper, but should work for other streams too.
BEFORE EXAM:
- Understand that you don't have to get 100 marks in GATE :) I think even 90 is a tough ask. Toppers answer around 85-90 marks (of course it depends on the paper's difficulty, but the general trend is this).
- Self-study plays a major role, but I would suggest joining a coaching institute ,because most of student I didn't have good faculty for some subjects in my under-graduate program and It was amazed at how well you can understand a concept when taught by a really competent faculty.
- Learn concepts only from standard books that was prescribed for your under-graduate program. Notes, ppts may not give you complete knowledge.
- Maths will make a huge difference in your scores. Around 30 marks (including aptitude) is really easy to score. They are usually less difficult and direct than subject questions.
DURING EXAM(one month prior):
- Solve as many previous year GATE problems as you can.
- . Don't compare marks of previous years and answer questions. For ex., in CS 2012, for a score of 60, AIR was around #500, but in CS 2013, for a score of 60, AIR is around #50. You might end up scoring more negatives trying to match previous year's scores. This requires you to judge the paper's difficulty, which is possible only if you had prepared all subjects.
- Having a strong clear mind throughout the exam is absolutely necessary. Question papers usually contain the most difficult questions up front to dent your confidence. Easy questions get mixed up at the later part. So keep moving on even if you had to leave 5 questions on the trot.
- If you are not sure about an answer,LEAVE it. Negatives cost a lot.
- Too many cooks spoil the broth. Stop searching for preparation tips too much and start preparing!. self motivation plays key role in these type of exam never let anything to demotivate you
BEST Of LUCK!
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