Which Subject needs how much time and preparation?

Question

Just a point that before starting gate preparation one must know that tough and easy topics from the syllabus.

According to me most difficult to grab is COA(Comp. Organization and Arch.) and second is CN(Comp. Networks).

Most Easy and Scoring are Programming  and Data Structures and TOC(Theory of computation).

 

My Personal Advise would be:- Even if you go to coaching ,  and have not studied COA in ur college or not done in depth,plz try to do COA beforehand(lots of free stuff can be found on youtube,or diff  gate websites and coaching) , so that when you are tought in coaching your main focus is on understanding it more in depth and not just sitting there and all understanding nothing.When I did COA for the first time, though the lectures seemed as if i could do all the quetions easily , but when i starte to do PYQs, i literally gave up all hope, it was taking around 25-30 min each question to solve , in which i used to do 10 questions normally. So, I just did COA completely again and this time i got more in depth and finally ended up understanding it. COA is difficult to grab but once you grab it, it becomes most interesting subject.

 

Talking about CN, actually it is bit less difficult than COA, but super wide subject, with very very bug course. Just keep in mind , in coaching you will be taught all important parts , all which in 99.99% asked in gate, but that 0.01% in CN is actually again a very big part. IF u want to leave it u can as very rarely such questions are asked ,  but no one knows how rarely so better be prepared. Just find CN syllabus and match what you have studied and what is left. do those all.

 

Lastly , bit difficult is probability in Math, specially Random Variables. Try to not just mug the formula but understand how to apply those, as question may be confusing sometimes, which random variable to be used and which not.

Rest subject can be done easily, just keep good revision of all.(If u need how to revise I have already posted revision strategy post :)

 

one can start with easy subject , but not just go randomly but in connectivity, ie,

Programming, DS    goes well with Algorithms.   

TOC goes well with CD(Compiler Design).

Digital Logics(DL) goes well COA, and COA complements OS(Operating System)

DBMS and Discrete Maths

Aptitude goes with Discrete maths and probability from(Engg Maths)

Rest of Engg maths and CN usually goes unconnected .

                                 All The Best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comments

Could you please share your short notes as it will be helpful for us.
Please share it in a Google drive link if you don't mind

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I would surely share, but a few problems, firstly my handwriting is like of doctors, even sometimes i myself get confused what have i written its just a mess up of diff stuff in single A4 page , and secondly and most important is that R a v i n d r a Babu sir told on youtube was that never to read from others short notes, as short notes are nothing but just those problems that one is having difficulty to remember , and two people can have different problems so my notes may look useless to someone and useful to other.

I have send some  R B R sirs imp. links = "http://ravindrababuravula.com/books.php",

just an tell you what all you should write in short notes , Eg for = "for CN" I wrote, header formats = ipv4 header,tcp,ethernet,client server diag., all different port numbers and what are they assigned to. all layers and their work, and  some formulae. this all came in one A4 side . similarly you shoudl go for rest subjects. only those which are to be remembered or are difficult formulae.

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where did you fo for coaching?

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I went to Engineering Success.

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How did you mastered ToC ?

Like I am unable to know transitions for intermediate states , it takes time and sometimes I am unable to answer !!

Ex – Σ ={a,b} design dfa for :

1.exactly 2a and 2b

2. Minimum 2a and minimum 2b

In these thinking about intermediate transitions for possible acceptable strings takes time and sometimes i get wrong answer !!!

So what to do to get exact accurate answer with min. Of states im such type of ques. ?

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How to do questions of ToC like finding min. No. Of states , min. No. Of substring etc ?

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How many subjects is it okay to prepare at a time (parallel)? As it's getting closer .so have to focus lot on completion of syllabus also.thats the reason why I've asked this question.

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@Srken I think Max 2 subject can run parrallely but not more than 2

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Then how about revision and subjects completion ? How many subjects at that time ?