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After GATE most of you will have one main question – where will I get admit. For this, last year cutoff is a good metric. But again many of the cutoffs are not available. Thanks to gatecselastrank.com most of the available details and also any relevant official links can be found. In this post I’ll quickly summarize some relevant information.

  1.  In 2019, for CSE all IISc/IIT except IITK/D were doing direct admit. (This does not include some related courses like IISc. AI, IISc CDS etc. and some new IITs where there were interviews). In 2020, even IITK will be doing direct admit.
  2. For Research admissions there are always interviews and this year also it should be the case.
  3. Expected last ranks for DIRECT ADMITS this year is as follows (after the last round and not the first round)
      Gen EWS OBC NCL
    IISc CSA 70-110 80-130 300-400
    IITB TA 70-130 80-150 300-400
    IITM/D/K/Kgp 200-250 220-300 450-650
    IITG/H/R 300-360 350-430 650-1000
  4. For NIT cutoffs you can see last year CCMT stats and convert the score cutoff to rank. 

  5. If you are general and your rank is 250-2000, you should be preparing for interviews as well as for IIITH/BITS

  6. If your rank is worse than 2000 and you are general, there is no good option available via GATE – you might get some lower NITs which is not worth going especially if you do not have good technical skills. IIITH/BITS are still an option.

  7. New IITs are worth going if you can find a good faculty to work under. Most of them may not have enough quality professors and placement setup also may not be properly established. If you are thinking about REPEAT please watch this video

  8. Regarding how to prepare for interviews, all the information you can get HERE thanks to Balaji Jagan and at the following links thanks to Lakshman Patel.

    1. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9621/gate-cse-iisc-admissions

    2. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9644/gate-cse-iit-bombay-admissions

    3. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9656/gate-cse-iit-madras-admissions

    4. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9657/gate-cse-iit-kanpur-admissions

    5. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9659/gate-cse-iit-delhi-admissions

    6. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9667/gate-cse-iit-guwahati-admissions

    7. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9673/gate-cse-iit-hyderabad-admissions

    8. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9684/psus-recruitment

    9. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9681/barc-recruitment

    10. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9682/isro-recruitment

    11. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9678/gate-cse-all-nits-admissions

    12. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9739/gate-cse-iiit-delhi-admissions

    13. https://gateoverflow.in/blog/9740/gate-cse-nsit-admissions

  9. For those not expecting any good admissions you have the following options

    1. Try for GRE

    2. Give exams like ISRO, NIELIT etc where the questions are a lot different from GATE and practice does translate to a good rank

    3. Try for CAT or MBA abroad

    4. Try for a job

    5. If you know how to get a good rank, you can repeat. Otherwise you can join a coaching and at least help run their business

    6. I’m not a life coach – I’m only passing you whatever information I have. Please do not ask me for advise. 

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Please fill in your GATE 2020 Results here: 

https://forms.gle/Mnh4oaWH66YJMLJj9

Please visit the below blog for seeing detailed admission response of GATE 2019 and this can tell you what you can get for a given rank. 

Use GATE rank for comparison and not GATE score. Because score can vary between years and so rank is a better factor for comparison.

For GATE ranks 80-1500 you’ll be getting calls for interviews and you can make use of the experiences given below. 

https://bit.ly/2MVz4j4

Responses

 

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For those interested in C++ can hone their programming skills by working on the below compiler project. 

(You can just create a new account if you do not have a GO classroom account)

https://classroom.gateoverflow.in/mod/lesson/view.php?id=135

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Please submit here your interest. It is personally important for me as this might be the last time I'll be meeting GATE aspirants together. As some of you might know by April I'll be moving to UK and will be there at least for next 2 years. Thanks Stanly SamuelAnup Patel and Deepak Poonia for considering the request.

https://forms.gle/7BAgCDXeLd7GJ7Qx7

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PRAGYS APP

Since many people are not fully aware of the features of Pragy’s app, I’m listing them here:

  1. You can calculate your mark by giving your response URL here: https://gateoverflow.in/mymarks/index.php No user details required.
  2. You can get the current rank (among those who used the app) as well as the estimated rank and score from here: https://gateoverflow.in/mymarks/VisualizeMarks.php
  3. Regarding the accuracy of the predictor you can see what happened last year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VuLslsr6ONupFJHXmQWQlCyR0FoUP2Oa-zthqE7tl1A/edit#gid=739634420
  4. Regarding where all to apply, you can use the College Suggestion part of the app here: https://gateoverflow.in/mymarks/ScoreToColleges.php?score=633.24
  5. Almost all the good options are given above though data for some reserved categories are missing as they weren’t available anywhere. 
  6. MUST read out the points given in the College Suggestion part.
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Guess most of you are eagerly waiting for response sheets to be out. It can come anytime but can also take a few days. Anyway just wanted to tell a few things.

  1. Your GATE rank may get you an IISc/IIT seat
  2. GATE is not the only exam for doing Master studies; IIITH, BITS are very good and so do CMI, ISI, IIST etc. I dont know how many even applied for JEST exam which is next week. This exam can get you a seat in even IISc. While many people are arguing for the imaginary questions and their solutions, smart people are eagerly preparing for this exam.
  3. Some people continuously take stupid decisions in their life -- I'm telling from a real life example I'm seeing now. This is your life, decide wisely. All the information you can get from Google but in the end you should use your "brain" to process them.
  4. Dropping is not for everyone - last year I made a video explicitly saying who all should definitely NOT DROP. Interestingly even those who liked those videos went on to drop. Anyway it is your or your parent's money, and your time.
  5. Once rank predictor is up, I’ll be adding some real world (open source) assignments. It’ll be hard but definitely worth doing whether you are a GATE topper or not. Once you get experienced with real world stuff, you’ll be valuable like an IIScian or IITian.
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Schedule for GATECSE 2021

The schedule followed by GO for GATE2020

Please do not listen to what random people say about the schedule. This is a relaxed one and so you should not keep any topics for later thinking you have time. 

Please see here for GO Book for GATECSE 2020

Advantages of following this schedule:

  1. It is not the only good schedule possible but is one schedule where subject dependencies are met 
  2. You can ask any doubt from the topics already covered in the schedule here with the tag go-classroom and those will be answered with priority
  3. Preparation materials including reference links are provided on GO classroom as per the schedule
  4. Even if you are joining late, you can adjust your schedule accordingly - most assignments in GO classroom will allow late submissions and this schedule will be over by November end.
  5. Extra points to be followed will be updated here.

June 10-16

June 17-23

Quantitative Aptitude: Ratios, speed­-time, directions, work­-time, clock, other numericals, deriving conclusion from graphs, pie/bar charts, sequence and series etc.

June 24-30

Discrete Mathematics: Set Theory & Algebra: Sets; Relations; Functions; Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic; First Order Logic.

July 1-7

Discrete Mathematics: Combinatorics; Counting; generating functions; 

 

July 8-14

Discrete Mathematics: Combinatorics;  recurrence relations.

Discrete Mathematics: Set Theory & Algebra: Groups; Partial Orders; Lattice.

July 15-21 

Revision, Taking Tests. 

  • If you are scoring below 50% you must seriously evaluate your preparation.

July 22-28 

Digital Logic: Boolean algebra. Combinational circuits. Minimization. Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).

July 29 - August 4

Digital Logic: Sequential circuits. 

Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C. Recursion. 

August 5-11

Programming and Data Structures: Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.

Algorithms: Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity. 

August 12-18

Algorithms: Searching, sorting, hashing. Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide‐and‐conquer.

August 19-25 

Algorithms: Graph search, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths.

 

August 26 - September 1 

September 2 - September 8

Revision, Taking Tests.

September 9-15

Probability: Random variables. Uniform, normal, exponential, poisson and binomial distributions. Mean, median, mode and standard deviation. Conditional probability and Bayes theorem.

September 16-22

Theory of Computation: Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability. 

September 23-29

Databases: ER‐model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and concurrency control.

September 30-October 6

Revision, Rest

October 7-13

Computer Networks: Concept of layering. LAN technologies (Ethernet). Flow and error control techniques, switching. IPv4/IPv6, routers and routing algorithms (distance vector, link state). TCP/UDP and sockets, congestion control. Application layer protocols (DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP).

October 14-20

Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data‐path and control unit, Instruction pipelining, Memory hierarchy: Cache and main memory, Secondary storage, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode).

October 21 - October 27

Operating System: Processes, Threads, Inter-process communication, Concurrency, Synchronization, Deadlock, CPU scheduling,

October 28-November 3

Revision, Taking Tests. 

November 4-November 10

Operating System: Memory management and virtual memory, File systems. 

Calculus: Limits, continuity and differentiability. Maxima and minima. Mean value theorem. Integration. 

November 11-17

Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments. Intermediate code generation.

November 18-24

Computer Networks: Basics of Wi-Fi. Network security: authentication, basics of public key and private key cryptography, digital signatures and certificates, firewalls.

 

November 25-30

Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors, LU decomposition.

Revision, Solving tests

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Due to copyright issues we are going to completely disallow any questions from any coaching institutes here. As per our rule, if any institute complain we were removing their questions from our site. This way we were losing all the time spent on answering them and also the time spent on editing those questions. So, if you want to post questions from any coaching institute please get this form filled by the authorized representative. Any editor who continue to post such questions without permission will lose their privilege. 

PS: We are primarily disallowing such questions because they are no way necessary to top GATE. It is much better to focus on previous GATE questions and standard text book exercise questions.

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Edit: We will be having a Test at 9 pm, on first Sunday of every month till November. The syllabus for the test will be as per GATE 2020 schedule which should start from June. Till then, the tests will be based mostly on basic Algorithm skills and Aptitude. Test 1 is on google form but remaining tests will be added on GO Exams. Please verify your account before trying to take them. 

FAQs

  1. What’s the advantage in taking the test?
    • Main advantage is to know where you stand currently in terms of expected GATE performance. In addition those who perform well will be added to an Elite list in GO who can get restricted privileges like Mentioning admins on any posts, take any tests etc. Also see FAQ 3.
  2. Is it same as any Test Series?
    • No. You won’t be getting a lot of questions as in any test series. The focus of the questions will be more on showing the typical weak points one might have. For Test Series, you can visit Exams Tab and there are plenty of tests. 
  3. Will there be any mentoring for aspirants?
    • No. Since most of the toppers in GO are self mentored and enough resources are available for it, there won’t be any one-to-one mentoring for any aspirants. But those who top the tests and selected to the Elite group will be given more discussion options and once the system subjects starts – mainly COA, Compilers, CN, OS – all their doubts will be cleared. For theory subjects, some notes/slides will be added on GO classroom where ever required.  
  4. What if I’m scoring too low in the tests?
    • If you are scoring too low – say bottom 20 percentile consistently it means in GATE it will be tough to get within 5000 rank. So, you should decide what to do now rather than after GATE2020. 

Test 1 – Over on May 5 

Test 2 – Coming on June 2 – Topics: General Aptitude, Basic C programming, Data Structures (those who have done coding can answer the questions without any further preparation)

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Part 2 discusses the effect of Score change in GATE 2019, and a bit of information about COAP, Internal Sliding etc. This should cover all the details you need to begin your admission procedure. 

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GATE 2019 results are now out. Check here.

Please fill this form

More Details and guidance: https://gateoverflow.in/blog/7569/for-gatecse-admissions-2019

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Those who have used GO book this year - either PDF or hardcopy can you please fill this form?

https://goo.gl/forms/LFv3XA8l5qsZoq0v1

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GATE 2019 results are now out. Check here.

Please fill this form

Result Responses

 

You can see the below video for getting details about Admissions, Research, Cutoffs, where to apply, whether to repeat etc. 

 

You can see the below video for getting details about impact of score change in 2019 compared to 2018, COAP, CCMT, internal sliding, etc. 

 

Year-wise IIT cut offs
GATE SCORE to College predictor
Admission help 2019
Admission Response 2018
Admission Response 2017
Interview experiences
Coding Interview preparation
MTech TA/RA
For those who are in the comfort zone
 

Links used in this PPT:
Selection of proper domain for masters
2018- placement statistics for cse
IISC vs IITB
Prepare written interviews major subjects focus questions
GATE to ISRO air-1

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We are requiring some developers to get the following plugins to use on GATE Overflow. The required skillset is PHP and familiarity with Q2A code base – which is mostly PHP. The code structure is pretty easy even for a naive developer to work with. 

The following plugins you may use as reference:
https://github.com/arjunsuresh?tab=repositories

Documentation can be found here: https://docs.question2answer.org/plugins/

Some of the required plugins:

  1. Edit and Review – currently only Editors and above can edit a post and edits are final with roll back option. We need a way for anyone to suggest edits and edits become final only when the owner or Moderators approve them. Price 50-100$ 
  2. Spam Regulator – We need a proper plugin to minimize spams. This is a current open source one https://github.com/q2apro/q2apro-stop-spam. New features required
    1. Auto identification of spam user accounts and spam posts – Require Filter module of Q2A. Then also requires Report Spam option so that the spam detection module gets trained automatically similar to Email Spams
    2. Option to list potential spam accounts already existing and a neat way to remove them
    3. Price 100$. 
  3. Fixing Q2A Network of Sites Plugin – This is an outdated plugin for running a network of Q2A sites. https://github.com/NoahY/q2a-network. We mainly need an option to move questions across the network of sites and fix any error issues. Price 40$. 
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We have just finished the GO books on Amazon and Flipkart but have a few books left with IndiaPost and must ship by Monday. So, these will be given for free to the first 3 people who report at least 3 wrong keys in the exams given below. You can post the debated question link as a comment here. If valid, will be acknowledged. 

https://gateoverflow.in/exams

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Those who are struggling with some topics can request a discussion here. Probably will happen in coming weekends

https://gateoverflow.in/verify-user-page

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You can now know your TIFR marks by submitting your response URL in Pragy’s App.

https://gateoverflow.in/mytifrmarks/

My personal guess is ~70 marks should get an Interview call but might be wrong. 

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Schedule for GATE2020

The schedule followed in GO Classroom for GATE 2019

Please see here for GO Book for GATECSE 2019

Advantages of following this schedule:

  1. It is not the only good schedule possible but is one schedule where subject dependencies are met 
  2. You can ask any doubt from the topics already covered in the schedule here with the tag go-classroom and those will be answered with priority
  3. Preparation materials including reference links are provided on GO classroom as per the schedule
  4. Even if you are joining late, you can adjust your schedule accordingly - most assignments in GO classroom will allow late submissions and this schedule is expected to be over by November end.

 

July 2-8

Discrete Mathematics: Set Theory & Algebra: Sets; Relations; Functions; Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic; First Order Logic.

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=9

Webpage for Set Theory & Algebra

Webpage for Mathematical Logic

 

July 9-15

Discrete Mathematics: Combinatorics; Counting; generating functions; recurrence relations.

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=9

Webpage for Combinatory

 

July 16-22

Combinatorics; Counting; generating functions; recurrence relations.

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=9

Webpage for Combinatory

 

Discrete Mathematics: Set Theory & Algebra: Groups; Partial Orders; Lattice.

Webpage for Set Theory & Algebra

 

July 23-29 

Digital Logic: Boolean algebra. Combinational circuits. Minimization. Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=8

Webpage for Digital Logic

 

July 30 - August 5 

Digital Logic: Sequential circuits. 

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=8

Webpage for Digital Logic

 

Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C. Recursion. 

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=14

Webpage for Programming

 

August 6-12

Programming and Data Structures: Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=14

Webpage for Programming

Webpage for Data Structures

Algorithms: Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity. 

Webpage for Algorithms

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=2

 

August 13-19

Algorithms: Searching, sorting, hashing. Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide‐and‐conquer.

Webpage for Algorithms

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=2

Verbal Ability: Finding appropriate word, reading passages, basic grammar usage

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation: Verbal reasoning ­ deriving conclusion from passage, conclusions as in puzzles (can be in mathematical logic also)

Webpage for Verbal Ability

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=16

 

August 20-26 

Algorithms: Graph search, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths.

Webpage for Algorithms

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=2

 

August 27 - September 2 

Discrete Mathematics: Graph Theory: Connectivity; Matching, Colouring.

Webpage for Graph Theory

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=9

September 3 - September 9

Quantitative Aptitude: Ratios, speed­-time, directions, work­-time, clock, other numericals, deriving conclusion from graphs, pie/bar charts, sequence and series etc.

Webpage for Numerical Ability

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=15

--------------------------------------- Break for a week, completing unsolved problems for GO PDF ---------------------------------------------

September 17-30

Probability: Random variables. Uniform, normal, exponential, poisson and binomial distributions. Mean, median, mode and standard deviation. Conditional probability and Bayes theorem.

Webpage for Probability

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=12

October 1-7

Theory of Computation: Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability. 

Webpage for Theory of Computation

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=6

October 8-14

Databases: ER‐model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and concurrency control.

Webpage for Databases

 http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=7

October 15-21

Computer Networks: Concept of layering. LAN technologies (Ethernet). Flow and error control techniques, switching. IPv4/IPv6, routers and routing algorithms (distance vector, link state). TCP/UDP and sockets, congestion control. Application layer protocols (DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP).

Webpage for Computer Networks

 http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=1

 

October 22-28

Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data‐path and control unit, Instruction pipelining, Memory hierarchy: Cache and main memory, Secondary storage, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode).

Webpage for CO & Architecture

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=3

 

October 29 - November 4

Operating System: Processes, Threads, Inter-process communication, Concurrency, Synchronization, Deadlock, CPU scheduling,

Webpage for Operating System

 http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=5

 

November 5-11

Operating System: Memory management and virtual memory, File systems. 

Webpage for Operating System

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=5

Calculus: Limits, continuity and differentiability. Maxima and minima. Mean value theorem. Integration. 

Webpage for Calculus

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=11

 

November 12-18

Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments. Intermediate code generation.

Webpage for Compiler Design   

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=18 

 

November 19-25

Computer Networks: Basics of Wi-Fi. Network security: authentication, basics of public key and private key cryptography, digital signatures and certificates, firewalls.

Webpage for Computer Networks

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=13 

 

November 26-30

Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors, LU decomposition.

Webpage for Linear Algebra

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/course/view.php?id=10

 

Revision, Solving tests

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Since a lot of aspirants were looking for schedule and materials for GATE 2019, we are adding all the stuffs to GO Classroom (All GO users get GO classroom access once they confirm their email and verify their identity, if you don't have GO account you can create here

Update: Completed Discrete Mathematics (excluding Graph Theory) and Digital Logic schedules and materials are now on GO classroom

More subjectwise tests and full length tests will be added on GO for Classroom users.

http://classroom.gateoverflow.in/

Some points:

  • Schedule is given on front page and we have started with Discrete Mathematics but you may join later and keep up
  • Assignments will include programming ones, and at many places you can do an assignment only if you have completed previous ones
  • We will be following only a single schedule (one given might be adjusted as per need)
  • About 10 aspirants are with me in Thiruvananthapuram and we discuss GATE topics almost daily. The main contents of that will be uploaded as slides like this on the respective topic page in GO Classroom
  • Since, the contents are being made for offline purpose we will be covering all topics, mostly as per the given schedule. 
  • Any doubts in topics or assignments, you can ask in GO - since a schedule is followed in group it will be easy to get answers
  • Assignments wont be graded but you can do self evaluation with the given solution
  • In GO Classroom you have to go to each course page (from Site Home) and click "Enroll Me". Then you can see the materials, assignments and also receive notifications. 
  • GO Classroom login details are automatically sent to anyone in GO when they confirm their email. There is no manual control over this. And you have to wait an hour after email confirmation for the account details. GO password and GO classroom password are DIFFERENT - if you forget your password on GO Classroom you have to reset it there and not on GO.
  • For practice tests for GATE 2019
    • These are some subject wise tests added by me and Bikram Ballav
    • These subjectwise tests (2 sets of 30 questions for each subject) were added by Bikram Ballav
    • 4 full length mock tests were also added by Bikram Ballav
    • This time we will be adding some more full length tests. 1 is already given by Ruturaj Mohanty and probably 2 more will be active by December. 

Who all can join?

  1. Any self preparing aspirant can join this for free and get everything available including tests
  2. Those who are having coaching, 
    1. If you are taking offline coaching, you can join here for free as they are providing you physical environment for study and none of them have objected to their questions being shared on GO.
    2. If you are taking online coaching of GATE Book or UGC NET lectures, you can join for free.
    3. If you are taking any other online coaching especially those who are acting against GO, please do not join here. 
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Please fill in your admission details at https://gatecse.in/gate-cse-2018-admission-responses/

and result details if not done at https://gatecse.in/gate-cse-2018-result-responses/

You can also find the response of others.