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I have given gate this year and secured a rank 5444 marks-35. with this rank I will not get any good collage. I m planning a year drop and preparing again. I am currently in final year and not even placed. The companies arriving in my collage are giving only  1.5 - 2 L packages. I want to study in a good institution ang get placed in good companies. I m feeling very demotivated. Seniors I need your advice. Please help me.
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Hello Friends,

First of all congratulations to all for your success in GATE 2018.

I also took GATE 2018 prepared like hell.Started preparation from the month of April, didn't even sit for College placements.

When the result announced I got only 3300 Rank.and 39.38 marks.(I belong to SC category and belongs from Rural background)

I don't what I could get.Please suggest should I take whatever college I get or give GATE another attempt.
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Hey all,

Please suggest me the order in which I should give preference among following options in IIITH Application Form:

M.Tech in Computer Science (obviously choice 1)

For choice no. 2, there are 2 options: M.Tech in Computer Science-Information Technology OR MS (Research) in Computer Science

I am confused between the last two. Which should i give higher preference?

Also, if I don't mention any undergrad projects in my form, will it affect my chances of getting selected? I don't have a good B.Tech project as I am from not-so-good college and my profressors just told me to have any project just for formality and passing. Please guide me. :(
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Given syllabus: https://www.iiit.ac.in/admissions/postgraduate/monsoon/syllabus/#pgga

There is no topic mentioned of TOC & Compiler. But I read somewhere that they do give out of syllabus questions. Does anyone who have given PGEE before remember if there were any questions on TOC & Compiler?

 

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Hi all,

I am Jeevan Kumar Miriyala, Final year undergraduate student , gate aspirant.

Rank : 687

Score : 691

I've been dreaming about gate since 4th semester of my under graduation.

I've learnt concepts from many places in YouTube(RBR,GatebOOK,GateCSE video lectures)..etc

I've learnt every single concept.. by searching it Internet(GO,SO,..etc).

I gave two test series(Kind of waste .. except for time management), I don't want to name them here.

But Why I didn't get at least 60 marks in gate 2018:

Reasons:

1. Didn't practice much ( Yes you have to solve more and more.... but not from test series )

2. comparing test series with Gate ( I used to get good marks in test series.. I thought  same thing will happen in gate)

3. I Didn't have proper sleep before gate exam ( because of which I marked 2 answers wrong that i have solved correctly)

5. I solved paper in Hurry because of which I could not see some easy questions(I didn't see parsing question, english questions aptitude ..etc).

Suggestions :

1. solve the questions from GO Book only, don't touch any Coaching Material.

2. Read from text books( at least for system courses to get more insight into subject) if possible.

3. Test series is not so important ( if you think you need to practice, solve GO book as many times as possible).

4. There are Better questions in GO Test Series than others.

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Hi all,

My GATE 2018 rank is 1967 and score is 584 general category. I am B.Tech 2017 passout from CS branch and have already dropped one year for GATE preparation. Currently, I have no job offers. My dream is to pursue research in machine learning and further my career in this field from abroad. I think I might get Theoretical Computer Science in IIT, Guwahati as 2016 cutoff was 563 for this. Is mtech in machine learning and computing from IIST(Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology) good? Kindly guide me as I am feeling really confused. Please suggest some good colleges and how to pursue my field of interest. Thank you.

P.S.: I have also applied for BARC, ISRO, ISI Kolkata.

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Last year I prepared for gate.Now I am preparing barc exam.I got job offer from nit calicut for temporary job of 6 months.Can i go to job or continue to the preparation of barc exam.What can i do?I got confused.Please guide me.
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Those scoring above 50 marks in GATE and interested to appear for IIT Research Interviews can fill this form if you feel any guidance is required. A select group of people shall be given guidance by some seniors.

https://goo.gl/forms/hC4P3rDkv109zrUv1

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Hey Guys, how can i prepare for pgee & BITS ,particularly the Maths , apti part.

Any resources?

Syllabus for both?

Thanks

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Hi Guys,

Please tell me which Private Universities conduct their own Entrance Test for M.Tech/M.E and when will there form available....?

Thanks in Advance 

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GATE is in two days. I would advise you to take enough rest and keep the mind healthy. If you are worried about forgetting stuffs -- nothing to worry; hardly any question in GATE will require that. While writing GATE never gets tensed. I'm not wishing anyone to get "easy" questions because that does not mean a good rank for you. The only thing you should worry is to

  1. Do NOT make careless mistakes - you can see the difference "NOT" makes here :)
  2. Read every question with same enthusiasm -- even if some are really tough keep your cool thinking that most others are going to find them even tougher
  3. Do not count marks; doing it after exam will give you some additional marks
  4. Do not try to do minimum 'X' questions -- if the exam is tough those who do not attempt tough questions end up getting better ranks; so attempt each question as per merit
  5. Some questions might be lengthy but solution might be simple. Reading with full concentration might help you in decoding them. But if it is not possible; never waste too much time
  6. Never try to pattern match the questions with those you have done in mock tests because most times there will be some change. So, read every word carefully; see all given options even if you are sure of the first one
  7. For the 3 hours keep your dreams and tensions aside. Just take one question at a time and do. If you do not make any mistakes you surely won't have any regrets in the end.

All the best :)

 

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@Arjun sir ,@Bikram sir, Other Veterans

Please guide me on how to approach such questions which need calculation of each times seperately and then finding a conclusion.

for eg.

  1. https://gateoverflow.in/8492/gate2015-3-34
  2. https://gateoverflow.in/1992/gate2014-2-33

While writing test I fear wasting time to find results for all, and I believe there can be a option-elimination like approach to do this??

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How many number of questions Gate Toppers attempt in actual Gate Exam and How many marks they do negative?

In case of both Easy or Tough paper. Seniors, Please share your experiences.
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will the rank get effected if knowing almost all subjects except dbms????will not knowing abt dbms specially er diagram part and query part how much marks they can contain????
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Hello everyone. plz suggest ...

I have completed all the subject and revise each and every subject more than thrice. i have solved all the previous year que.

1) But i am not able to score more than 45-50 marks in any of the test series (out of 10 full length test made easy, ace, gateOverflow)..

so i have analysed and i found that i am attempting 40+ que and i am able to score 45+ marks only but out of which 4-5 marks are getting negative. so total 40 marks.

and after analysis what i understand that 90 % of the que ,which are getting wrong or i am not able to solve , are from "Data structure and algorithm."

NOTE:- I am able to understand the que but not able to implement the algo..(Main problem)

so what should i do? Plz suggest. Bcoz i have 10 days remaining......

How to tackle this data structure and algo(specially)...
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GATE is one exam where your result is not entirely proportional to the "no. of hours you put in". Some of you might be in final years and giving GATE with hardly any preparation. But based on previous year stats I can say that a good percentage of top 200 will be people like you especially if you are from a "non spoon-fed" college. Anyway for this blog post I'm only considering those who have prepared well and now wondering "what to do".

I have been quite vocal against test series. This is mainly due to the really bad or at least useless questions in many of them. But if you have less experience in solving technical questions you should definitely give at least 5 full length tests -- even same previous year papers are fine if you have not seen a good number of those solutions. The main points to note here are

  1. Solving all questions you know in 3 hours
  2. Determining how to optimize time -- if some questions are really time consuming you should skip it if this can save you time for other easier ones.
  3. Avoiding careless mistakes -- in actual GATE you might lose some marks like this but your aim must be to restrict it to less than 5.
  4. After an exam think how you could have got 10 marks extra -- which all topics lost you marks, how to avoid careless mistakes etc.

Now, other than the tests I would recommend you to spend more time thinking and less time on standard resources (strict no to non-standard ones :P). For each subject, each topic and each sub-topic think what all are the important points -- not down if required. Think what type of questions can come from those. You can use GATE syllabus for help here and I assume you have gone through most previous year papers. You should spend less time on books now -- because you cannot carry books to exam hall.

Once you do the above for most/all the topics you will surely get confidence to do well in GATE. So far I have been telling to score 90+, 80+, 70+ etc. but in actual GATE your only focus must be to get every question "you know" as correct. Do not count the marks and get tensed. Instead if you find an unknown questions be happy that you saved time and this can be used for other questions. Remember that in GATE there will be many new questions and some of them will be rather easy if you read them properly.

Luck is a good guy - but it cannot save you a lot. Just with luck one cannot get a better batting average than Sachin Tendulkar. Similarly, just with luck one cannot beat a well prepared person in GATE. So far in the last 4 years I have hardly seen any good guy/girl miss out on a top rank. Some of them who got a high 3 figure rank due to bad luck/tension then went on to do well in Interviews and got to good IITs. So, there is nothing to get tensed for you. If you have prepared well and in the right way, you will definitely do well in GATE. Just focusing on these small points can make sure that you do not miss out on vital marks. Good luck!!!

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Remember the guy who gave up ?

Neither does anybody else !

 

If you are feeling worried then let me congratulate you because you are having brilliant experience and after GATE you will have a proud and satisfactory smile while remembering these days. You are worried because you prepared well.

Anyway, It is quite normal to feel tensed but it should not affect your studies. Almost everyone feel worried and become sad, now difference lies in how long it takes to get back to study- 1hr, 2hrs, 1 day or 2 days ?. The less time you take the less rank you get :).

  • Let me tell you something that you already know, Suppose you close your all books and stop studying right away, will this make your rank better ? No right !

         -Be positive and manage your time.

 

  • Some of you might have already taken decision for preparing next year, but in between of  GATE exam and GATE result, you will be having hell lot of time to decide anything, you can also do family planning meanwhile . Lets not waste this time for useless thoughts, It is time to revise and not a time to seek excuses for why u cant get it done.

         -Be smart enough to avoid pointless thoughts 

 

  • Your most of the preparation is already over Now you can boost your marks with +5, +7 or even +10 by properly revising everything that you studied so far. You can do previous year GATE questions again, this is what i think best way to revise (that's the way I did). [Doing questions doesnt mean how fast you get answer, you should learn underlying concepts].

         - Revision is Important.

 

  • When you attempt any mock test and could not get a question solved, but by seeing solution you get it. Do you see what happened in test ? You just did not apply concepts that you already knew.

         - The way you think about questions matters, Improve thinking approach with more practice

 

There might be few topics in that you are not not comfortable with, I suggest you to not pay much attention to those few topics, just learn basics so that u dont skip easy scoring questions.

Never be Overconfident or Underconfident while attempting paper but you should be confident enough, If you prepared honestly then no matter what paper comes you will definitely get good score, If you prepared honestly and if a question is tough for you then it is definitely tough for many others. Trust me If you know concepts well then you will get a nice rank.

Dont leave Engineering Maths, It is easy and scoring (I did 2 easy questions wrong in exam hence i know the value)

I went through this time, I know how it feels but it is all worth remembering now, and I still cherish my GATE memories.  (If it can make you feel good then I was feeling underconfident one week before exam and I posted on fb too  - see screenshot)

 

Trust yourself, Keep calm and revise.

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Ok, I know that to mug up things in gate is a sin. But still you will agree with me that there are a few points in gate that are definitely worth just digesting. Some known example might be complexities in algo., some formulas in maths like eigen values, Grupoid, Monoid etc., Some closure props. in TOC. etc.

Some topics are there  on which questions are guaranteed && those topics need no concept no mathematics but a very simple knowledge of that -- i.e just and just knowing that.

 

Also, as to do so is shared in numerous gate experiences too. So i would request all kind people here on GateOverflow to share all hat they think is extremely ease and is like- “Marks for Free” → all under one post

We'll all be really grateful.

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#10_important_suggestions.(as per our experience).
Note- Ignore if u already have some better plan.

1. Make sure that before writing GATE exam, u already hold 
the experience of atleast 5-10 full length paper in the similar 
environment and also at the same timing slot 09.00 -12.00.
2. Daily revision of short notes is obligatory .
3. Same for previous year's paper.
4. Some theoretical concepts are there in the syllabus to mug 
up. So u must do it . 
5. Take care of ur foods during these days.
6. 6-7 hrs of sleep is very necessary for ur good health and 
good mind.
7. These days, u can avoid all social connections except 
gatecse family .
8. while attempting paper, Dont read questions in hurry.Stay 
calm, read questions carefully atleast for twice and if not 
understood then use ur pen/pencil to note down 
things(numerical value, conditions ,variable etc. ).
9. Spending much time on a single question is stupidity(I 
should not use this word but it is).Better mark those 
questions and try at last.
10. Think about the 3 hrs and U are in IIT.(deep line)

Good luck 
All the best, guys n girls 
*Ignore grammatical mistakes,I m working on it.

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There are many senior experienced people in gateoverflow who must be having effective and tested strategies as how to best utilize the last month.

And Also, the mistakes which should be avoided.

It would be great to have all those at one place.

I will request you to please mention it down in the comment section. The whole collection shall benefit aspirants appearing for gate this time.

All the best for gate :)

Thank you.