How to get good rank in GATE 2024?
Smart Tips to Get Top Rank in GATE Exam.
The students must understand the examination well by knowing the exam pattern and syllabus.
Make Proper Practice and Hard Work.
Solve Previous Year Papers.
Follow Standard Books and Notes.
Stay Relaxed and Stress free.
There are two categories of GATE Aspirants :
(1) Freshers , preparing first time for the competitive exams (New Aspirants)
(2) Repeaters , who have already given one or more attempts (Rank Improvers).
(I) Strategy for New Aspirants :
If you are a fresher and preparing first time then I would suggest you the following approach to be adopted.
Define your aim and target the desired exam right from the beginning. You should examine closely the examination pattern, syllabus and the level of difficulty.
The first step for amateurs should be, to go through previous years’ question papers of the aimed exam and identify what type of questions are asked, like whether it is theoretical (then what subjects/which topics are mostly asked) or derivations or numerical type.
Keep one best reference book for each subject. You are not advised to read too many books for each subject; practically it is not possible in limited time frame.
The STUDY REGIME:
Make an overall plan of your career; define immediate and ultimate goals of your career, then make a roadmap to execute in most effective manner. Being an engineer you should understand the importance of planning and execution of the plan.
Overall plan may be further divided in three stages:
1. Six month /One year plan:
Divide months for different subjects and plan it so as to complete the entire syllabus in the left over time. In the current scenario of high cut-offs, do not go for selective study; instead cover the entire syllabus, because you never know “the topic left could be the topic of conquest.”
2. Subject-wise Plan/ Bi-weekly plan:
For each subject, study should be exam oriented, i.e. you should get acclimatize with the subject , so that you may know which area is to be focussed like whether theory has to be focussed or numerical or solving previous years’ questions will suffice. Every subject requires different approach .For example in mathematics you may be required to focus on practicing problems where as in English altogether different approach, similarly in technical subjects the approach may differ from subject to subject.
If you are enrolled in any coaching institute, then concentrate and study well in coaching classroom, your class notes should be full and final and should be ready in classroom itself, with simultaneous marking of IMPORTANT concept /formulae and develop a habit of writing of NOTE points ,wherever required. If only self study is your style of preparing without coaching, then also notes making is advisable.
One point to be kept in mind is “Work for Yourself”; i.e. make notes for yourself, it should be self hand written notes, as this will develop your writing efficiency in terms of speed, accuracy hand writing and also helps in memory retention.
3. Daily To-Do list /Daily plan:
