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Foreword
ATE 2016 will be held on January 30 & 31, 2016 as well as February 6 & 7, 2016
in multiple sessions of two per day. Some of the most popular branches which
have the maximum number of aspirants like CSE, ME, ECE and such will be
held in two to three sessions while others with a lesser number of applicants
may have just one session.
Careers360 has endeavoured to bring all aspects of GATE preparation to the hands of
all aspirants over the past few years. One of them has been a series of interviews with the
GATE toppers each year. We have tried to delve into the preparation efforts, study schedules, books, and mind-sets of these toppers to bring all future GATE aspirants an idea of
the effort behind success in GATE.
Each year, there have been some new surprising elements to these interviews with some
aspirants being more inspiring than many. One such topper that comes to mind and whom
we have talked to in his book is Ravi Shankar Mishra who being a mechanical engineering
graduate planned and prepared his way to top the GATE 2015 exam for Computer Science. There are many such students who have beaten the odds and worked success into
their favour.
The one common thing that has been a consistent factor in these candidates is their
never say die attitude combined with tremendous hard work, smart planning and plenty
of practice.
A small step taken in the right direction will be the key to success!
Start your preparation now, take a leaf out of the books of these toppers and work your
way to crack the GATE 2016 exam successfully. We hope to see many more of you in our
future books sharing your inspiring stories with other hopeful future aspirants of GATE.
All the Best!
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avi Shankar Mishra who secured AIR 1 in Computer Science Engineering in GATE 2015 is a
Mechanical Engineer of the 2014 batch from IIT
Kanpur. Driven by a passion for computers, he
opted to appear for GATE 2015 in CSE to secure admission in M.Tech at one of the reputed Indian colleges. With a
determined and dedicated approach, Ravi Shankar Mishra
prepared with a single minded focus on scoring well and
ended up securing AIR 1 for Computer Science Engineering
in GATE 2015.
in? What rank did you get in GATE 2015? What is your
GATE score and how many marks did you secure out of
100 in GATE paper?
Ravi Shankar Mishra: I appeared for Computer Science
and Information Technology (CS) paper and secured AIR-1
in GATE 2015. My score is 1000, normalized mark is 85.85
and actual mark is 79.00.
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How did you prepare? How many hours did you put in
per day as per the stage of preparation?
Ravi Shankar Mishra: My preparation started 150 days
before the GATE exam. I planned my preparation in three
major phases and followed it to a tee, I am elaborating the
plan in details phase wise:
Important Topics with heavy weightage like Data Structures and Algorithm got around 14 days for preparation
while lesser important topics like Digital Logic got 6
days.
My focus was to study all the relevant topics from all the
books I had chosen such that no question could escape
me. I also did the relevant exercises from each chapter
for better practice.
My study schedule went like study a particular topic
and attempt the past 10 years question papers for that
topic only.
Here I must say that I used the question bank from
MadeEasy but trust me, there is no book in the market
which doesnt have some errors and therefore, the internet is your only friend. I found solutions at the GATEOverflow website to be very good.
Most important - I didnt leave any topic untouched in
the prescribed GATE syllabus. I even studied for Software Engineering, Web Technology and Verbal ability.
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numerical questions. The only thing that I made sure was not
to commit any silly mistake while attempting them.
Next was the turn of Test Series and I appeared for four
full length tests by MadeEasy.
Careers360: Have you taken any coaching? If yesFrom where? How did it help?
Weightage
(marks)
Days Devoted
by me
Engineering Mathematics
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Digital Logic
Programming
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Theory of Computation
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Weightage
(marks)
Days Devoted
by me
Computer Networks
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Operating System
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Databases
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Compiler Design
Verbal/Numerical Ability
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Please note that the rank you get in mock tests do not
reflect your actual gate rank. So dont feel disappointed or
less confident about your abilities. I never got in the Top10
ranks in any of the mock tests I appeared for and I never let
it undermine my confidence.
Solving previous year papers is a very important phase and
a must for getting a good rank in the GATE exam. It gives
three benefits:The second thing - I found the two marks CS question to
be lengthy, I never took more than 135 minutes during mock
tests to complete my paper but in the actual exam it took me
160 minutes, so keep this fact in mind while you plan for the
time required for attempting various sections of the GATE
paper.
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GATE Syllabus
Book Name
Author Name
Ed.
Engineering Mathematics
Kenneth Rosen
1,2,6-11
Digital Logic
Digital Design
Morris Mano
1-6
Programming
Dennis Richie
1-6
Introduction to Algorithms
Cormen
Theory of Computation
Peter Linz
1-12
Computer Networks
1-5,8
Computer Organization
and Architecture
Carl Hamacher
1-3,5,6,8,9
Operating System
Galvin
1-15
Databases
Korth
1-4,6-8,10,11,14,15
Compiler Design
Aho& Ullman
1-9
Software Engineering
Pressman
Web technologies
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anyone tell you what you can achieve and what you cant.
Nobody thought that I could even get a rank in the Top 500 in
the GATE 2015 CS paper as I was a Mechanical Engineering
graduate but I backed myself.
Relevant Chapters
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Pradeep Seervi
AIR 1 in Electrical Engineering
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core electrical company and PSUs are the best options for
that. So I decided to appear for GATE 2015.
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Control System
Network Theory
Power system
Electrical Machines
Analog and Digital electronics
Start with each subject wise test. Analyse after you are done
with it. Revise to cover your problem areas and prepare to
strengthen your weak points. Once you are fine with each
subject/topic, start with the full GATE tests. Focus on giving
as many tests as you can. Getting familiarized with a variety
of questions attempted during mock tests will definitely help
you during your GATE exam.
Last, Revise your short notes in the week before the exam
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Saurav Gupta
AIR 5 in Electronics and Communication Engineering
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in? What rank did you get in GATE 2015? What is your
GATE score and how many marks did you secure out of
100 in GATE paper?
Saurav Gupta: I appeared for EC in GATE 2015. I got an
All India Rank of 5. My GATE Score is 1000 and GATE
Marks are 82.21 (normalized).
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How did you prepare? How many hours did you put in
per day as per the stage of preparation?
Saurav Gupta: Though there was no specific timeline, the
preparations were started mainly after 2nd year during the
semester break. Since GATE syllabus is a subset of our academic course, I didnt have to dedicate extra time to it during
my semesters. However, I kept doing my revisions at regular
intervals at the end of every semester during the summer and
winter vacations, along with some extra portions which were
missed during the semester course.
I have a habit of making notes of every subject I study and
this proved to be very helpful during revisions. The subjects that were common in GATE and my academic course
however received extra impetus and attention. As I have
mentioned already, I used to prepare especially during the
semester breaks when I used to allocate around 3-4 hours on
an average. But after the first semester exam of my 4th year
was over, I had only 45 days left before the D Day. So I put
in extra efforts then there by increasing my study hours to 8
hours a day. During this period, I had prepared a gist of all the
important formulas, tips and tricks which reduced the entire
syllabus to around 50 pages and with its help I started giving
online Mock Tests regularly.
Careers360: Have you taken any coaching? If yesFrom where? How did it help?
Saurav Gupta: No. I havent taken any coaching. But I
had enrolled myself into THE GATE ACADEMYs Online
Mock Tests.
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Topics
Books
Electronic Devices
Analog Circuits
Control System
Digital System
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Topics
Books
Communication System
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2.
3.
4.
Electromagnetics
Network
Signal Systems
Maths
General Aptitude
MCQ book
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in? What rank did you get in GATE 2015? What is your
GATE score and how many marks did you secure out of
100 in GATE paper?
Aditya Narayan Nanda: I appeared GATE-2015 in
Instrumentation (IN) paper and secured AIR 10. My GATE
score was 871 and my GATE marks were 67.
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How did you prepare? How many hours did you put in
per day as per the stage of preparation?
Aditya Narayan Nanda: I started my preparation during
my 7th semester. I used to follow standard text books for all
the subjects and make short notes for each subject. As I was
in my final year and we had many projects, seminars, semester exams etc. to cope up with, I opted to devote 3-4 hrs every
day for GATE. In addition to that, I used to study for 6-7 hrs
and revise the short notes on holidays
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preparation?
SNo
Subject
Mathematics
Network Theory
Analog Electronics
Digital Electronics
Signals And Systems (Schaums Outline Series) by H P HSU Signals & Systems
by Alan V. Oppenheim
Communication Systems
Control System
Process Control
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Transducers
Always help others and share your knowledge in that process you can amplify your knowledge. Respect your parents
and elders as their blessings can bring miracles in your life.
All the best!
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Souradeep Sinha
AIR 9 In Chemical Engineering
in? What rank did you get in GATE 2015? What is your
GATE score and how many marks did you secure out of
100 in GATE paper?
Souradeep Sinha: I appeared for GATE 2015 in Chemical Engineering where I secured the 9th position. My GATE
score and marks were 895 and 62.33/100 respectively.
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How did you prepare? How many hours did you put in
per day as per the stage of preparation?
Souradeep Sinha: I started preparing from March 2014,
i.e., from the middle of the 6th Semester. Ideally, if a person is
preparing for GATE while studying in the final year or while
working for an organization, he/she should start at least 10
months prior to the exam. If the candidate is not busy with
something, then he/she can prepare the same course in 4 to
5 months only.
One of our alumnus Dr. Debasish Sarkar, a professor from
Calcutta University, taught me along with others. The teaching part from Dr. Debasish Sarkar and his counselling was
extremely effective and helpful.
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er than the recent years and a bit more technical and conceptual. In addition, the GATE paper had almost 60% Numerical Type Answer questions that made it difficult for people to
guess/eliminate options. I wasn't prepared for this but went
on solving the questions with accuracy as there was sufficient
time for each question.
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stituted 60% of the papers and require accuracy in calculations. One needs to be highly alert for this.
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harada Prasad Panda has secured an AIR 6 in Biotechnology in GATE 2015. Sharada Prasad shares
his preparation experiences here and states that lots
of practice, hard work and self-confidence are some
of the keys to success in GATE.
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How did you prepare? How many hours did you put in
per day as per the stage of preparation?
Sharada Prasad Panda: I started my preparation from
7th semester. I tried to solve the previous year papers. I
bought GATE preparation books and tried to solve chapter
wise questions. I divided subjects into weeks. Every week I
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would focus on one subject and once the week was over, I
would do problems pertaining to what I learnt. I would focus
on what I knew and tried to solidify the concepts rather than
trying to learn new things. Initially (the first 2 months) I used
to put in approximately 3-4 hours per day. Later I studied
approximately 5-6 hours every day till the day of exam.
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subject in the next week. After all the subjects are done once,
revise them again starting from the first subject, and go on
like this in cycles. Take breaks in between.
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Expert Opinion
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Changes in Syllabus
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Sample Papers
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PSU Recruitment
Through GATE 2016
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