GATE 2020
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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee).
GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission to Master's programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture, and Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Science, in institutions supported by the MHRD and other Government agencies. Even in some colleges and institutions, which admit students without MHRD scholarship/assistantship, the GATE qualification is mandatory.
Here are some tips to clear the upcoming exam of GATE 2020.
Plan
A candidate must have a practical plan for studies.
Before preparing for any examination planning is one of the most important things to start with.
As planning helps you to have a rough idea of the things you need to go through and then keep a check on your progress.
Understanding Concepts
Now its only time, that you can just brush-up through the main points of every subject and move to another subject. But for this, your concept of the subject should be clear. For every topic, you need to grasp the concepts, for this start asking questions from your self-such as “what?” “Why?” and “How?”
Fewer Books
A candidate must keep in mind that too many cooks spoil the dish.
There is no need for you to take too many books and study from every book.
You should only take some selective books for reference.
For understanding theories and covering most of the syllabus, NCERT books are the best.
Command
For grasping better and keeping hold of the concepts, the candidates must go through different questions from different sources and practice them to make your concept more strong and clear.
Meanwhile, when practising these problems, you must also consider other methods to solve them to arrive at the same answer.
This will derive you to find out a lot many different ways to tackle a question.
Strength and Weakness
You are the best person to judge yourself. You must know your strength and weakness to make use of time wisely.
Knowing this you will be able to evaluate that there must be a subject you’ll be very confident about and there will be a subject you’ll be least confident about.
So you should prioritize your time according to the level of confidence you have in any subject.
Try the Shortest Approach
You should try the shortest approach to any MCQ. Time in any exam matters the most, if you can play well with the time you’ll definitely score better. To lessen the time per question, you must know the shorter approach to solve it. Practising a lot of mock tests would help you to thing faster and will also give you an exam-like situation. You can attempt at least 5-6 more questions correctly by saving time. It will lead to an increase in at least 20 to 24 marks. Remember even a mark can change your position to a higher rank.
Stay Calm
Don’t be tensed frequently, stay calm and be happy. Repeatedly tell this to your self. This will help you control your anxiety and make you more focused on your work.
Take every criticism positively and just think that “ I am going to give my best”.
Boosting Confidence
Once your concepts are clear, the second method to ace the preparation is to recollect these concepts for as many numbers of times you can.
This activity will result in enhancing your confidence to get to the right answers for any of the questions of any of the concepts.
You will feel more confident about any question related to the subject.
