11 Mistakes Students Make When Preparing for GATE Exam

11 Mistakes students make when preparing for GATE Exam

All GATE aspirants should go through this blog till the end. This may be long to read, but helpful before starting GATE Preparation.

Most mistakes while preparation are common to everyone and it makes a big difference if you already know them, learn from them and take care not to repeat them. In competitive exams like GATE, the margin for error is very small. i.e. 3 marks difference would make you slip by 300 ranks.

Some common mistakes in gate exam are enlisted below

“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” ― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

Some of the GATE Aspirants used to procrastinate their GATE Exam preparation to as much they can do due to college studies, project, semester & placements. But Achievers used to start their GATE Exam Coaching in the 2 nd year itself.

Ramesh are Arthy are friends. Both are our students. Arthy started her gate preparation in the 2 nd year. But Ramesh waited to start the gate coaching. Even in the 3 rd year also he procrastinated to start. Whenever Arthy asked him, why he had not yet started the gate coaching, Ramesh replied that he is having a practical, semester and starting in the final year. As Ramesh said, he joined for gate coaching in his final semester. Due to the early start, Arthy got AIR 212 in GATE Exam and Ramesh failed to qualify.

What do you learn from this true incident?

Also, remember when you come across difficult concepts, don’t leave them then and there for completion at a later stage. This is a precious time that never occur.

Skipping important Subjects: Give attention to all subjects. Do not leave out any concepts, however small they may be. The IIT who sets the GATE Question paper will have an idea as to which portion(s) students will generally skip. Students used to skip many portions, thinking that they know those subjects pretty well. When questions come for exams from those subjects at that time realize the mistake.

One of the biggest mistakes students make is not focusing on Engineering Maths and General Ability. It is 30 marks. It’s like not focusing for 15 overs in a 50 over cricket match.

Subject weightage of GATE Mechanical Engineering

Subject weightage of GATE Electrical Engineering

Subject weightage of GATE Electronics Engineering

Leaving the Formulae: One more thing I have observed in my 10 years of experience with gate students, they don’t practice the formulae. They study concepts but fail to memorize the formulae. It is my humble suggestion, keep a separate notebook for writing only formulae. Remembering the formulae may make all difference between winning and losing.

Lack of priority : Most Engineering students give priority to college studies. As many of the students going GATE Exam coaching in their final years, they have to invest 4hrs per day consistently. Due to academic activities, they will postpone the gate coaching classes also. Before one or two months of the GATE Exam will become tense and unable to study at that time. So try to avoid extra-curricular activities and other distractions at least for 3 months before GATE Exam

One of our students Mr.A.K.Aravindhan from a tyre III College in Thanjavur. He is from the Mechanical Engineering department joined for GATE coaching. His classmates didn’t give priority to GATE Classes and GATE Online Tests due to academic pressure, and they don’t focus on GATE Exam Preparation. They start the GATE coaching just a month before, tensed, and don’t clear the GATE Exam. But Aravind prepared 4 hrs per day consistently for gate preparation and attended the classes without fail. He practiced previous years gate questions and has taken gate online test series. As a result, he got good marks in the GATE exam and got M.Tech at NIT, Trichy.

Preparing without Guidance : Many students use engineering textbooks and FREE Videos for GATE Exam preparation. This study helps to enhance the knowledge and takes a lot of time, but not suitable for Competitive Exams like GATE/IES/TNEB_AE Exams.

If you want to be an IPL Player, do you need a coach?

When you go for an IES Entrance , do you join a coaching class?

When you prepare for NEET/IIT JEE, do you join a coaching class?

The answer is very obvious. You need the best trainers to guide you. Then why do you make the mistake of going for standard textbooks/Cheap materials/Own Research study and waste your time? When you want the best results you need the best guidance. It will save time and guarantee the result. Always remember,