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While during B.Tech as any normal student I also wanted to write GATE. As a natural step I thought of coaching. But due to lack of good coaching centers nearby, I didn't join any. Instead, bought GATE forum materials. I tried to solve their questions, but couldn't proceed more than 2 pages as they were qite tough for me. So, thinking GATE is another dream I won't be able to reach, I left my GATE desire and decided to go for placement, which was a rather easy choice.
I had spent hours for studying during my +2. I studied in a very good school and took the best tuition classes in my city. My entrance score was good enough to get me a seat in the best engineering college of the state, but I couldn't answer even 1 question with confidence during IIT-JEE. Now, I'm in a government engineering college without proper teachers in any semesters (teachers were either transferred every year or they went for higher studies), no lecture notes, and no competition for ranks in the class. Moreover, the time I spent studying during B.Tech is no where comparable to that I spent for during my Engineering entrance. In such a situation, I couldn't even dream of cracking GATE. So, I never bothered to check how GATE exam is. All I knew was that GATE is for 3 hours and it contains 65 MCQs.
Still I wrote GATE just to see how it is. I hadn't seen even 1 previous year GATE question paper. My only aim was not to get disqualified (I heard from somewhere that there's a disqualification mark for it). Exam started. I was happy as I could attempt some questions.
Results came. My rank was 330 out of more than 107,000 candidates. I couldn't imagine how it could have happened. Were the other candidates worse than me?
Now, when I think of what all helped me during GATE, following points come to my mind:
My GATE mark was 53.66/100. Still, I could get into IISc due to OBC reservation and due to the fact that competition wasn't that tough in 2010. But now, to safely get into IITs/IISc, a mark of more than 70/100 is needed. It's very much possible for you. Don't study 10-12 hours a day. Study till you can, but do it properly. Enjoy whatever you learn. You can crack anything...
Please read the questions properly. I lost at least 10 marks in GATE, as I misread or misinterpreted the question.
While during B.Tech as any normal student I also wanted to write GATE. As a natural step I thought of coaching. But due to lack of good coaching centers nearby, I didn't join any. Instead, bought GATE forum materials. I tried to solve their questions, but couldn't proceed more than 2 pages as they were qite tough for me. So, thinking GATE is another dream I won't be able to reach, I left my GATE desire and decided to go for placement, which was a rather easy choice.
I had spent hours for studying during my +2. I studied in a very good school and took the best tuition classes in my city. My entrance score was good enough to get me a seat in the best engineering college of the state, but I couldn't answer even 1 question with confidence during IIT-JEE. Now, I'm in a government engineering college without proper teachers in any semesters (teachers were either transferred every year or they went for higher studies), no lecture notes, and no competition for ranks in the class. Moreover, the time I spent studying during B.Tech is no where comparable to that I spent for during my Engineering entrance. In such a situation, I couldn't even dream of cracking GATE. So, I never bothered to check how GATE exam is. All I knew was that GATE is for 3 hours and it contains 65 MCQs.
Still I wrote GATE just to see how it is. I hadn't seen even 1 previous year GATE question paper. My only aim was not to get disqualified (I heard from somewhere that there's a disqualification mark for it). Exam started. I was happy as I could attempt some questions.
Results came. My rank was 330 out of more than 107,000 candidates. I couldn't imagine how it could have happened. Were the other candidates worse than me?
Now, when I think of what all helped me during GATE, following points come to my mind:
My GATE mark was 53.66/100. Still, I could get into IISc due to OBC reservation and due to the fact that competition wasn't that tough in 2010. But now, to safely get into IITs/IISc, a mark of more than 70/100 is needed. It's very much possible for you. Don't study 10-12 hours a day. Study till you can, but do it properly. Enjoy whatever you learn. You can crack anything...
Please read the questions properly. I lost at least 10 marks in GATE, as I misread or misinterpreted the question.