CRACKING GATE SANKET PURANDARE AIR 25 (CS) GATE 2016
WHY NOT GRE ? [MS IN USA] • Except for the top IITs, no Indian university features in the top 100 in the world rankings. • No significant research work, average projects and lack of published papers. • No worthy Recommendations from Professors. • Funding.
OPPORTUNITY ONCE YOU CRACK GATE • M.Tech or PhD at IISc and IITs. • Public Sector Units. • Top Research Organizations.
STRATEGY WHICH I FOLLOWED 1. Reading the syllabus thoroughly. 2. Collecting the necessary material i.e. standard reference books only. 3. Deciding the content to study. 4. Preparing a plan. 5. Studying all the necessary concepts with clarity from reference books for each subject as per the official GATE syllabus. 6. Solving the reference book exercises and problems. 7. Solving the previous 29 years GATE questions relating to the particular subject taken up for studying.
STRATEGY WHICH I FOLLOWED Backtrack the questions which I couldn’t solve or got 8. wrong to the underlying concept which I may have understood incorrectly or if it’s just a calculation mistake then ignore. 9. Join a test series and solve question papers and then follow up same as the above point. 10. Analyze your test results, weak areas and focus on them. 11. Revise from the summaries you prepared while studying.
WHAT I LEARNT FROM MY PREPARATION 1. Motivation is the most important thing which keeps you going. 2. You can never complete the entire syllabus thoroughly. Silly mistakes cannot be eliminated, since it’s not the 3. mistakes but the person who makes them is silly. 4. 100% accuracy is highly improbable. 5. Only practice will make you perfect. 6. Extraordinary geniuses are not required to crack GATE, only investment of quality time and hard work are sufficient. 7. Anyone can do it.
THE ROADMAP • Complete studying the concepts. • Solve the related reference book problems and exercises. January- • Solve the corresponding previous GATE problems. November • Join a test series. • Give subject wise tests (Depth First Approach) November- • Complete Question papers (Breadth First Approach) December • Analyze your results. • Revise weak areas. • Do not study anything new which is heavy to understand. January • For elimination use instincts and intuition.
BOOKS AND CHAPTERS TO READ GATE Syllabus Book Name Author Name Ed. Relevant Chapters Engineering Discrete Mathematics and Its Kenneth Rosen 7 1,2,6-11 Mathematics Applications Digital Logic Digital Design Morris Mano 5 1-6 Programming The C Programming language Dennis Richie 2 1-6 Data Structures and Introduction to Algorithms Cormen 3 1-4,6-8,10-12,15,16,22-24,34 Algorithms Theory of Computation An Introduction to Formal Peter Linz 3 1-12 Languages and Automata Computer Networks Computer Networking: A Top-Down Kurose & Ross 6 1-5,8 Approach Computer Computer Organization and Carl Hamacher 6 1-3,5,6,8,9 Organization and Embedded systems Architecture Operating System Operating System Concepts Galvin 9 1-15 Databases Database System Concepts Korth 6 1-4,6-8,10,11,14,15 Compiler Design Compilers: Principles, Techniques Aho& Ullman 2 1-9 and Tools Software Engineering Software Engineering: A Pressman 7 Read slides only Practitioner’s Approach Web technologies w3schools (html/xml tutorial) Website Link
TEST SERIES AND REVISION • Difference between net practice and actual match. • Thinking in free time and thinking and solving within a stipulated time is different. • Accuracy increases only with practice.
IS COACHING NECESSARY ? • Did you study your undergrad subjects thoroughly ? • Are you self motivated ? • Do you need guidance and a mentor ? • How good are you in competitive exams ? • Do you have the ability of learning and understanding everything by yourself ? • How to you go about when you are stuck at some part ?
ONLINE CONTENT • Authentic video lecture series. • Patience and dedication to continue watching till the entire lecture series. • No interaction with peers and the instructor , no alternate explanation as per your requirement. • You can watch according to your time and schedule.
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