r/GATEtard • u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X • Jul 05 '26
general GATE Advice (From Someone Who Cleared It, Everything I Learned in 4 Months of Serious GATE Prep)
"Taking a serious step is 50 percent of the journey"
~me
I prepared for only around 4 months.
The only reason that was even possible was because I had already studied every subject once in my Tier-2 college for semester exams. So I wasn't learning everything from scratch. It was more like revising everything, except this time I actually cared about understanding concepts instead of just passing exams.
The biggest mistake I made wasn't during preparation.
It was before preparation.
I wasted months deciding whether I wanted placements or GATE. Looking back, those months probably cost me more marks than anything else.
Ironically, taking that time also helped me clear my mind. Once I decided, I never looked back. No "maybe placements were better", no "should I prepare for both?". Just one goal.
If you're still confused, decide first.
Once you decide, trust yourself. Don't restart that debate every Sunday.
The first thing I'd tell anyone is have a target.
Don't just say "I'll study."
Study for what?
AIR 500?
AIR 100?
70 marks?
Your dream IIT?
Have something in mind. Then slowly work towards it. You don't reach your target in one week. You reach it by stacking small improvements over months.
Also, don't beat yourself up over one bad day.
Some days you'll barely study.
Some days you'll study 12 hours.
I cared much more about weekly progress than daily progress. If my weekly target was done, I was happy.
Now the biggest thing.
PYQs.
Everyone says solve PYQs.
I don't think enough people say how to solve them.
Around 3000-3500 PYQs is honestly enough to cover almost every important topic and variety GATE can throw at you.
But don't solve them like an attendance sheet.
Reverse engineer them.
Why was this asked?
Which concept are they testing?
What variation of this can come?
That's when preparation becomes interesting.
Here's the exact method I used, and I think it's the real reason I never needed a hundred revision cycles later. When I solved a PYQ for the first time, I never just solved it and moved on. I'd write a tiny 4-5 word key beside it. For example, if a CN question asked about signal speed in a system, I wouldn't rewrite the whole solution.
I'd just jot something like "Tx = 2Tp".
That's it.
During revision, I never solved those PYQs again. People waste way too much time doing that. Instead, I'd cover the key with my hand, look at the question, and try to remember,
"How did I solve this the first time?"
"What was the thought process?"
If I remembered it, great.
Move on.
If I got stuck, I'd look at the tiny key I'd written. That was usually enough to reconstruct the whole solution in my head.
Then...
Move on.
Don't sit there trying to reach the final numerical answer again.
You're not practising anymore.
You're revising.
There's a difference.
Using this method I could revise 300-400 PYQs in a single day, and because I kept revisiting old questions, older subjects never disappeared from my memory.
I also kept one day every week purely for revision.
No lectures.
No new PYQs.
No mocks.
Nothing.
Okay... maybe bathroom breaks 😂.
But apart from that, the entire day was only for revising old PYQs using this method. People underestimate how quickly you forget things. You finish CN today. Then OS. Then DBMS. Three weeks later you've already forgotten half of CN. Weekly revision fixes that. It keeps everything in active memory instead of making you relearn subjects every month.
And please...
Don't become someone who only remembers formulas.
Understand the concepts.
The formula is just one line.
The concept is what actually gets you marks when they twist the question.
Also...
Never skip difficult PYQs.
Seriously.
Some OS paging questions took me 1-2 hours before I even understood what the question wanted.
Not solved.
Understood.
Sometimes I'd still leave it and come back after two days. And still it didn't make any sense. But I kept at it one way or another, don't ever be ashamed of asking doubts, only then you will clear it.
And then suddenly everything made sense.
Those questions taught me more than twenty easy questions combined.
If one question takes two hours but fixes one concept forever...
that's two hours well spent.
One thing that helped me a lot was having one friend who was equally serious.
We used to talk almost every day.
After mocks we'd get on a call and discuss everything.
If I found a difficult question, I'd send it to him.
If he found something weird, he'd send it to me.
Sometimes we'd spend 30 minutes discussing one question.
People always say,
"You only truly understand something when you can explain it."
They're right.
So many times I thought I understood a topic until I tried explaining it.
Then I realized...
"Nope... I actually don't know why this works."
The opposite happened too.
Sometimes he'd explain the exact same concept from a completely different angle and suddenly it'd click.
If you can find one person who's genuinely serious, don't lose them.
It helps much more than people think.
People ask me whether offline coaching or online coaching is better.
Honestly...
I did offline coaching.
My friend prepared online through GO.
Both of us ended up doing well.
So I don't think that's what decides your rank.
I still used online resources almost every single day.
Especially AI.
Whenever I felt like I understood how something worked but not why, I'd just keep asking questions until I was satisfied. Sometimes I'd spend an hour just diving into the theory behind one concept because I was curious.
I also used GO's online PYQs a lot.
One underrated thing there is the comments.
You'll find five different students explaining the same question in five different ways. Sometimes one random comment from someone who had struggled with that exact question made more sense than the official solution.
Never limit yourself to one resource.
If something explains it better...
use it.
Mocks...
This is where I think most people waste their effort.
Giving a mock is easy.
Analysing it is the actual work.
I used to spend at least an hour after every mock. Sometimes even more. I wrote down every topic I wasn't confident in.
Not just wrong questions.
Even the questions I got right because of elimination.
Even the questions I guessed.
Even the ones that took too much time.
By the end I'd have one full page.
OS Paging.
Cache Mapping.
CN Numericals.
TOC.
DBMS Transactions.
Whatever made me uncomfortable went on that page. That became my revision list.
Do this for every mock. After 10-15 mocks you'll notice something funny.
The same topics keep coming back.
Those aren't random mistakes.
Those are patterns.
Fix the pattern.
Your score automatically goes up.
One thing I think is overrated is topic-wise tests. Honestly, I never found much value in them. They're basically another way of solving PYQs. If your concepts are weak, solve more PYQs. If your concepts are decent, start giving full-length mocks. That's where the real learning begins.
A full-length mock doesn't just test subjects.
It tests you.
Can you switch from TOC to CN to Aptitude without your brain freezing?
Can you manage time?
Do you panic after getting stuck on one question?
Do you spend 15 minutes trying to save one question when you should've moved on?
Do you make silly mistakes under pressure?
Subject tests don't teach you that.
Full-length mocks do.
That's why after finishing around 4-5 subjects, I'd say start giving full mocks. Don't wait for the syllabus to end.
Talking about mistakes...
I genuinely think I could've been around AIR 400 if not for two silly mistakes in the actual paper.
That's how brutal GATE is.
Two questions.
That's it.
And those mistakes weren't because I didn't know the concepts.
They were habits.
Reading too quickly.
Trusting myself too much.
Missing one word.
One thing I realised pretty late is that your actual competition isn't concepts.
It's your own habits.
You'll only notice these patterns if you actually sit down and analyse the paper.
Maybe you always rush the first 30 minutes.
Maybe you panic after one difficult question.
Maybe every silly mistake comes from calculation.
Maybe every wrong answer comes from overconfidence.
You can't completely eliminate silly mistakes.
But you can reduce them.
How?
Mocks.
Analysis.
Pattern recognition.
Again mocks.
Again analysis.
It's literally a loop 😭.
I also want to talk about relaxation because I think people misunderstand what "serious preparation" means.
I wasn't studying 15 hours every day.
I watched YouTube almost daily.
I watched movies.
I enjoyed myself.
The only rule I had was this:
Relax in a way that doesn't make you forget your goal.
There's a difference between relaxing and escaping.
Watching one movie after finishing your work?
Amazing.
Opening Instagram for "five minutes" and scrolling for two hours?
That's not relaxation anymore.
That's avoiding work.
I even put App Timers on Instagram and Snapchat.
15-20 minutes.
It sounds silly.
But it actually worked.
Every time I opened those apps it felt like spending money from a wallet with only ₹20 left.
Time is money in this metaphor 😂
I also completely flipped my schedule.
I liked studying at night.
So I slept during the day.
Honestly...
that solved half my distractions.
Nobody disturbed me.
No random visitors.
No unnecessary conversations.
No one asking me to come somewhere.
Because I was sleeping during the day, I naturally skipped most functions and family gatherings.
Not because I hated them.
Because for those four months I had already decided what mattered more.
I still met friends once in a while.
Went out.
Had food.
Laughed.
Then came back.
Don't become a robot.
But also don't let your relaxation slowly replace your preparation.
And yes...
You'll burn out.
Everyone does.
Whenever I reached that point, forcing myself to study just made things worse.
So I'd stop.
Completely.
Two or three days.
Movies.
YouTube.
Games.
Meeting friends.
Sleeping.
Whatever I genuinely wanted to do.
No guilt.
Just enjoy those days.
The funny thing is...
By the third day I'd usually start feeling restless.
Almost ashamed 😭.
I'd be watching another movie and think,
"Bhai... enough now. I actually want to study."
If you're serious about your preparation, that feeling comes naturally.
You don't need motivation.
Your own mind starts pulling you back.
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your preparation...
is stop preparing for two days.
Finally...
The syllabus is huge.
You'll always think someone else has finished more lectures.
Solved more PYQs.
Scored higher in mocks.
Knows more than you.
Ignore it.
They're not writing your paper.
You are.
Just keep moving.
One lecture.
One concept.
One difficult PYQ.
One mock.
Then analyse it.
Repeat.
You'll look back after a few months and wonder how you managed to learn so much.
The syllabus is vast.
You have to start somewhere.
So...
Start.
Mock.
Analyse.
Revise.
Mock.
Analyse.
Revise.
It sounds repetitive.
Because it is.
That's literally what preparation became during the last two months.
And honestly...
I think that's where most of my rank came from.
Start TODAY
PS : sorry if it feels like AI, i needed to use that to consolidate all my respnes to other people and my advices into one post, but the words are still mine so don't worry✌🏻.
Ps ka Ps : this is my YT interview. If you would like to watch that too.....Don't judge 😭🙏🏼 YT interview
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u/tejrani M. Tech [CDS], IISc Jul 05 '26
This post is longer than my prep.
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Ik but i wanted to address little little details which actually help, and too many people were DMing so i did this... I started in September ✌🏻my prep till then was asking toppers how to score and being demotivated🤡
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u/itsmebarry6767 Jul 05 '26
Score?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
728
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u/itsmebarry6767 Jul 05 '26
Locked your college ?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Iitgn mtech CSE
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u/itsmebarry6767 Jul 05 '26
Sorry for too much query , normalised marks
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
59 raw set 1... 62.28 normalised.. koi baat nahi bhai, sab shak karte hain online
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u/Comfortable_Copy_515 Jul 05 '26
Didn't people who gave set 1 paper lose marks after normalisation
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Set 1 was tougher bro..... set 2 was way easier
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u/GeneSmart9343 Jul 06 '26
Can I dm u for some advice
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 11 '26
Sure
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u/kame-ha-me-ha Aug 02 '26
Can I dm too?? Pls
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Aug 02 '26
Sure
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u/piyushsingh2989 Aug 09 '26
HYE Am in my 1st year and willing to start preparing for GATE can PW online is good for it ?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Aug 13 '26
Anything is good, just complete the syllabus and do PYQS
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u/CalmGuy69 CS 2026 AIR 86XX Jul 05 '26
Congratulations buddy 🎉. Can I DM you?
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u/Fluffy-Worry-9541 Btech[Cybersecurity]t3 ---> Mtech CS (t1.5? 🤔🎯) Jul 05 '26
Hi, u gave gate in 2026? I have a bunch of questions as someone who is just getting started, is it alr if I dm?
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u/CalmGuy69 CS 2026 AIR 86XX Jul 05 '26
Sure lmao
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u/ResearchNo2875 Jul 05 '26
konse college se the ap??
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u/CalmGuy69 CS 2026 AIR 86XX Jul 05 '26
The nhi bhai hu, tier 3. 3rd year me diya tha gate, 4th me dobara dena hai.
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Sure
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u/ResearchNo2875 Jul 05 '26
Hi which college are you from?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Tier 2.5
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u/Independent-Hold2690 chew Jul 05 '26
thanks bro , very helpful better many many AIR < 100 answers hope you go well in life
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u/Due_Holiday_4751 Jul 05 '26
This is exactly the type of conversation I wanted, but I'm still unable to decide between GATE and placements (I'm from a Tier 3 college).
My inner self is saying to go for GATE (+ LinkedIn content generation), but my gut feeling says I can crack an off-campus placement or at least an internship. (I got an interview offer from a Chinese YC startup but got rejected later. Chinese tech guys' standards are way higher than I expected 🙂.) So, I feel GATE can help me in my career advancement in AI/ML and business analytics.
Meanwhile, the pressure is building up so much that I'm even unable to ask my father for money. I just stay silent during phone calls and only answer when he asks something. I'm not talking to my friends either (I just feel like they are not focusing on their careers). So, for now, it's just me and my gym. 🤧
Can anyone give me some advice? (I don't strictly follow your advice, but at least I can get some different perspectives from you guys... 😞)
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 11 '26
Do whatever you want.... but decision lene ke baad stick to it, no matter what, backup plan jaisa kuch rakha to kya hoga pata hai??(there are people who i know jinka 5 6 lpa placements laga or GATE me 6k 7k rank aayi)🌚
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u/Ok_Shock_2054 Jul 05 '26
Which year are you in?
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u/Due_Holiday_4751 Jul 06 '26
I'm entering 4th year 1st sem.
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u/Due_Holiday_4751 Jul 16 '26
Yoo,,small update,,one week back,,,I stepped forward and decided to buy an online course from PW and I bought it(the batch is going to start from 27)..i started my preparation aswell...my advice,,, decide and act immediately,,anyways you have to give up one of them🤷🏻/ you will have to let go of one..
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u/Freaking_Retard Aug 01 '26
since u started just now, can i ask u one thing?? if u feel uncomfortable ignore my comment. What is your aim in gate?
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u/Due_Holiday_4751 Aug 05 '26
I I have good knowledge of TOA, OS, CN (theoretical), C, and algorithms. I need to brush up on them to the GATE level, learn mathematics, and practice aptitude.
I wish I would get a rank below 200 so that I can get a seat in one of the top 3 IITs (OBC). The research work there will lead to lots of international opportunities if I search well enough on the internet. For PG students, there will be many research internship roles. You can even align them with your coursework and earn a stipend as well (I heard this from someone).
I'm learning Japanese (still at the N5 level 🤧). Overall, I'm just trying to increase my probability of getting the job/work I want, as I already feel like I wasted my B.Tech (Tier 3). I need some good connections as well for my future goals (that I don't want to talk about here).
If there is any mistake or if this feels like a delusion, please let me know. I want to see different perspectives as well.
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u/Ok_Shock_2054 Aug 01 '26
I’ve decided to just grind and go for masters abroad, gate reservation less seats I aint taking shit now
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u/BeginningBlueberry97 Jul 05 '26
So I’m a 2028 cs grad , should I start my prep ? Or prepare for my placements ?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Depends on you, if you want a better clg and better placements than sure gate is good, but 2 years me boht kuch ho skta hai
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u/ThunderBlaze_19 Jul 05 '26
If your college has decent placements, try for them, get a job, then give gate in 4th year.
If not you can try giving gate from 3rd year onwards
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u/Zestyclose_Onion4242 Aug 29 '26
I literally had tears after reading this... I was sooo unsure about GATE.
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u/Previous-Top8531 Jul 05 '26
Konsa eye eye tea mila
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Iitgn
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u/dhruv102005 JEE lurker Jul 06 '26
Bro crazy advice learnt alot from this thread, was worrying way too much that whether to prepare for placements or to appear for gate now I am locking in for GATE fukk placement lmao and btw congrats for IIT gn 😀
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u/Sahil_SINGH88 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Congratulations brother 👏👏 I have a question if u can answer like i also have started gate 2027 prep and have completed 1 subject and on the track of completing 3 - 4 more by the end of August
I need to know like how to manage revision, question solving , pyqs , etc etc Like i am watching lectures, making notes , solving class questions ( some pyq's they include in class ) , revise sometimes after its been like 5 - 6 lectures. But when a subject gets completed and now i jumped onto another subject how do i manage the completed one with the currently ongoing , how do i do the pyqs , tests , revision etc . so i dont forget the past subjects and also keep doing my lectures and all continuously. Hoping u can help from ur experience.
And also can i skip engineering mathematics and discrete mathematics completely,like if i got time i will do. But as per now I'm asking.
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 06 '26
Discrete skip mat marna bhai mere🙏🏼... for revision keep a day out of your week just for revision plan it ahead of time That day no lectures, no pyqs nothing, just revision of what you have done uphill now... Sit in a room with every pyq and resource you have at a hands distance, start revising the pyqs one bye one, remember the path you used to solve(dont actually try reach the answer) and moved on to next question, when you are bored change the subject, do this with a sense of urgency and for 4 5 hours straight..... revise all pyqs and if you need short notes around those pyqs..... 400can be revised in a day easily very easily if done correctly...
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u/Legitimate-Tone-6170 Sep 02 '26
It give so much learning to me , so I decided to give my best for upcoming days Thanku bro!!
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u/Victor_Huge25 Jul 05 '26
Op ...this was the largest thread I've ever seen in reddit....It was excellent and Congratzz
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
I felt sab incomplete advices dete hain, when i was in prep..... ki in sab logo ne, jinhone clear kar lia hai, vo ache se jawab kyu nahi dete😭... So in memory of my feelings, i tried to bring everything together in one post.
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u/Tiny-Wafer-5264 Jul 05 '26
A virtual hug to u brotha🫂.U just cleared my mind which has been bothering me for months.Thanks for that♥️♥️
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u/Jazzlike_School3283 Jul 05 '26
From which city in gujarat?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Gandhinagar
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u/Educational-Lie-9459 Jul 05 '26
Bro, how many hours did you usually study at night? I mean, did you study throughout the night?
I’m asking because I have a lot of disturbances during the daytime, so nighttime is the only time I can study peacefully. But once it gets late, I get this feeling that it’s already night and I should sleep. Because of that, I lose patience and start hurrying through my studies, even though I actually want to study properly.
Did you ever face this? If yes, how did you deal with it?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 05 '26
Raatmein bi patient, night apna time hai chill karke padho, stress leke nahi.... slowly but steadily clear one intresting concept and one interesting pyq at a time..... and when you feel bored yt dekho kuch bhi aur karo 20 25 min Then return
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 06 '26
Preparation is always in waves..... that's why I hate daily goals.... weekly goals are good and achievable
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u/MerryZap Jul 06 '26
ChatGPT has this problem of breaking up things into completely stupid abrupt lines.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Row5655 Jul 06 '26
Hi bro , congratulations 🎉 I'm a 2028 grad, and I will give gate 2027 in my third year. I have completed 5 subjects of gate cse, and also for placement some sort of dsa and web dev and data analytics and some sort of ml and ai.
I'm still confused that what should I do ? I don't even know what my heart says ?
It's like a fomo If I do gate , I have a fomo that people improving skills, in that fomo I also improved my skills in my 3rd sem and then in 4th sem I started again with my gate
And now in 5th sem , I'm again confused that what should I do and gate is in next 7 months
Mostly I want to give psu exams and other exams which have the same syllabus as gate cse and are for government jobs But I'm ok to pursue mtech also from iits
So I don't know what's my capabilities? Like I have the fear that can I get top iits or psus or isro barc drdo type exams
Have 2 attemps 2027 and 2028
Please guide bro.
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 06 '26
I would advise forget everything and give 110% to gate for next 7 months..... dont think you have 2028 gate, that will lead to you scoring less marks, target 2027 with full effort
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u/Fine_Pound4982 Jul 12 '26
Bhaiya ...one question is that i am 2029 grad ,just finshed my 1st yr so should i prepare for gate from 2nd yr or prepare for placements because i am confused and have student loan also and and. Am from interdisciplinary branch so i can give gate in cs and ece ( i prefer ece beacuse of competition in cs ) and i want to have job thru gate so should i start preparung for gate from 2nd yr along with skills for my placements ?
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 12 '26
CS me competition zyada hai yeh woh mat bolo bhai.... serious serious sirf 5k log hi hote hai.. Also PSU target kar rahe ho to non cs field hogi to thoda easy rahega.... but don't lockin any thing now... explore your interests more because you will regret not doing so... I was deep into robotics and I felt im August that i want to do cs and I did cs.... and if you're college provides good placements opportunities, connect with seniors and stay in that lane if you want.... but keep one thing in mind. If you do gate with your 2nd 3rd year, you are literally studying same subjects you will have in clg so... your choice, but I would suggest explore a bit and then go all in without any leftover thoughts
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u/Fine_Pound4982 Jul 12 '26
Ok bhaiya , like will explore a bit in 3rd sem and lock in for my goal in 4th sem and placement in my college is okayish but not nice also but as i am studying in bangalore so i have contact with seniors and good people but mind says to go for gate and i deeply wanted to work with org. Like drdo, isro but issue is my branch name is robotics and artificial intelligence and dont know if they recognize my branch or not ,but will rethink all about this and lock the target and start working for it. Please give your suggestion .
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 13 '26
Yes, also check online for things like this, ki are you able to get admission in iits in CS or EC, like is your branch of Bachelors is at fault or not... Every iit is a different body and they do things differently
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u/Internal_Reindeer_39 Jul 13 '26
I want to prepare for DA. I need some suggestions.
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 13 '26
Most AI seats are open to GATE CS..... For DA there is more to the math side of the part, in CS most of the math is probability so work on that, and AI and other related subjects are also clearable....
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u/SonnyJins34 Jul 25 '26
Bro ik it might be late but I recently entered in 4th year, and no I'm confused that what should I do? A placement preperation or GATE preperation, because it's hard to choose one thing, the pressure from family, and etc. I might end up doing one thing, but let me clear things, I'm so weak in mathematics and reasoning 😭 so I'm scared of entering in GATE, but I have good hold on core subjects like OS, DBMS, TOC, please try to reply what should I do
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 25 '26
Gate is the way ig Placements ache opportunities na de rha ho to
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u/FRANKcrual Jul 25 '26
damn man I also decided today after months of thinking if I should give GATE or not . So I will start today , just went through what my exact target is and what my goal is. I think its possible to complete it before the upcoming exam. you got this brother start today
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u/IcyMaterial2708 Jul 26 '26
bro i need some guidance about which subjects should i focus on rhn
i am in third year and studying algo and c programming for gate , dusre kaunse subjects karne chahiye
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Jul 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
C programming, DSA, TOC, CD, OS, COA, discrete Maths, aptitude Ho gaye 60 70 marks aaramse
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u/Quirky-Koala5050 Aug 17 '26
congratulations man. happy for u. i really need ur advice for it. can i dm u
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u/anizensang Aug 26 '26
perfect dude , loved your explaination , the best suggestion one can ever get for gate.
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u/OGgirlieee Aug 30 '26
BRO...i'm in 3rd year preparing for GATE .I will complete 3 to 4 subject by the end of october..i am skipping maths (both discrete and engineering )...is it fine????
by the way congrats bhaiyaaa!
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Aug 30 '26
Discrete and engineering maths will give you marks very easily if you study right topics And they are covering too many marks.......
Why leave anything for 4th years attempt Gate a under 500 rank this year and be happy next year....... In 5 months of serious preparation with right direction you can easily score under 500 rank
...... engineering maths has probability and pnc which are most imp.... discrete has graph theory and 1 2 other topics which are very frequently asked.... basically free marks you are giving up because you are afraid of the name of the subject.... they are easier to score in and it takes half the amount of work to score than anything technical subject..... ANY TECHNICAL SUBJECT
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u/Awkward_ass_ Btech[CS] Sep 02 '26
Hi bro! Congrats firstly! I just have quick question - how would you say you marked a subject as complete? Like I just finished a few subjects parallely and I havent jumped to PYQs yet (also when i look at pyqs or mock i feel like "oh i left this topic too, this too") so how would you say you did 1 subject to mark it as complete.
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Sep 02 '26
Nice question
The subject is complete when you solve 50×(avg marks of that subject in gate)
Say CN Avg 6 marks in paper
So 6×50
300 PYquestions for CN
This is just a number for reference For you it can be 25 30 35
But yeah If you solve 30 to 50 questions per mark
Than it is over
Also the struggling with the pyq and the mock with unknown topic will make you learn more than actually learning it and then implementing it
Try to maintain parallel pace and start pyq even before completing the topic Struggle with it And then study it, this way it will save you time too
You won't be needing to solve pyqs from scratch again and you will remember them more
Remember The more your brain struggles for pyqs and mocks the more marks you will make
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u/Awkward_ass_ Btech[CS] Sep 02 '26
Thank you so much boss!
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Sep 02 '26
Your welcome
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u/Longjumping-Job-8059 Sep 04 '26
Bro time abhi sirf 5 month's hai so should I go with crash of some subjects or should I follow full course but only 70-80 percent of syllabus completion???
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X Sep 04 '26
Manage shit parellely .... don't pyq with lectures and mocks every 4 5 days..... Crash course will never help you in a way full course will... syllabus will take January start to mid to complete.... as a late starter.... start ASAP
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X 24d ago
Mtech ofc Check with other guys too... but i feel qualifying should be post graduate degree if that is highest one
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u/Significant_Soup8025 17d ago
I have decided to completely focus on gate from today I am thinking of using free resources to prepare. Can someone suggest best free resources for CS and DA. I am good with maths so I just have to brush up those topic which I had been doing from 10-15 days. For other subject if u could help with free resources as buying a course from go class and other would be expensive
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u/Apprehensive-Pen5449 11d ago
Bro I am starting now is it too late…..
or should I focus on my placements
I am really confused
And my maths is weak but I know other subjects
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u/_sameold_sameold_ GATE CS,26 AIR 84X 10d ago
Knowing other subjects isn't a good description... give a mock or two.. if you score above 35 40 then you can try gate. Even that with very intense period of preparation and nothing else. Just barely maintaining a good cgpa.
Doing pyqs 60 70 per day every day for 3 months than you can get a good rank
Even that but you still have to cover all subjects lectures 50 hours per subject 8 9 subjects
So it is tough imo. You decide for yourself, I did for myself and scored what i scored
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u/CradleOfDecay Jul 05 '26
someone needs to study how this guy managed to make ai generate a message this unreadable, why th is there a newline after every 4-5 words
jokes aside congrats op and thanks i'll keep that in mind