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7 Tips on How to Prepare for GATE Exam (TNEB_AE/RRB_JE/SSC_JE Exams Preparation)

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GATE EXAM is one of the main Exam for Engineering Graduates. According to a survey, every year around 9 lakh candidates appear for GATE Exam. Due to the competition in GATE EXAM, one needs to be prepare well to secure an admission in IITs/IISc. Also a good gate mark and gate all india rank in exam to get a job in PSUs like BHEL , ONGC , IOCL , NLC , RITES , Powergrid, etc.)

Gate Exam aims at rigorous testing of the students’ concepts building in Technical and Non-Technical (Aptitude) skills. The weightage in GATE Exam for Engineering subjects is 70% while that for Aptitude and Engineering Maths is 30%.

Preparing for GATE Exam should not be a big worry for students aspiring to get admission in top colleges and PSUs. All they need to have is a proper planning, a great execution, a good mentor and very importantly self-confidence.

GATE 2022 Exam is conducted by IIT, Kharagpur on 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th February 2021 on 29 subjects like Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Chemical, Maths, Aeronautics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.

To know more about the subjects and the syllabus click here : GATE 2022 Official Website

“Just One Hour Earlier, can Change Everything”

Starting the GATE Exam preparation early will help you to plan your studies and a good material, which one needs to have to crack GATE Exam. It means, half of the battle is won because it will ensure that you will get enough time to manage college studies and gate exam preparation.

One of our students Ms.Dharani from Instrumentation engineering department has started her GATE Preparation from 3rd year while most of the GATE Aspirants start on final year. She started her classroom coaching. She studied daily 2 hours apart from her college work by using GATEFORUM Books and class notes. She has done her coaching for GATE for 2 years. Her early start of GATE preparation gave her good knowledge and she got AIR 268 in GATE Exam.

Listen to our Achiever : Ms.Dharani_GateforumTrichy_Alumni, IN

2) Know the GATE 2022 Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern:

In a cricket match, while winning the toss each captain will see the pitch whether its suits for batting or bowling. Then they will decide about the team’s first action as batting or bowling. Our Indian cricket team Captain Mr.Dhoni also do the same in all matches. If he select bowling when the pitch the suits for batting, we might have lost the match.

It is very necessary to go through the Exam Syllabus and Pattern, as your preparation planning will be completely based on these two things. A good understanding of the exam pattern will give you an idea about how to go ahead on the path of GATE Exam preparation& prepare yourself for GATE 2022 Exam. GATE has many types of questions viz. MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions), MSQs (Multiple Select Questions) and NATs (Numeric Answer Types) and also consists of compulsory areas.

3) Know the weightage of your strong subjects:

Knowledge about the topic distribution in the question paper is a good strategy to be adapted as it will help you to know the weightage of strong and weak areas and will help you to prepare accordingly. You can go through the GATE previous year’s question papers to see the weightage of subjects and accordingly you can concentrate on those topics which seem to have more questions and weightage in the question paper.

Mr.G.Jagadeesh, a mechanical engineering student from Saranathan College of Engineering from a average family wanted to crack the GATE Exam. He approached us for his GATE Exam preparation. We gave all the insights of GATE and guided him on “how to prepare for GATE Exam?” He had analysed the GATE Exam syllabus and the weightage of each subjects.

In GATE Mechanical 10 marks will come Thermo dynamics subject. He focused on Engineering Maths and Aptitude where he can easily take atleast 25 out of 30. The subject Production (Manufacturing Science) and Machine design also carries 10 to 12 marks. By seeing the important and high weightage subjects, he studied with concentration and cracked GATE exam in first attempt. He also joined at IIT, Madras for his M.S.

4) Schedule a Study Plan for GATE 2022 Exam: After get familiar with the Exam Pattern and Weightage, it’s time to prepare a thorough study plan. By preparing a study plan, you will be able to equally give your time to an allotted chapter or topic while squeezing in time for mock tests, sample paper practice and also some rest.

The following points can be remembered while preparing the study plan

Step 1 : Set targets, on daily – weekly and monthly basis

Step 2 : Remember to evenly divide topics into difficult, moderate and easy sections