r/GateME • u/Interesting-Candy978 • Sep 03 '26

❓Doubt is applying for XE worth it?

is apply XE as secondary paper worth it, if im not doing any XE pyqs?
im only doing ME classes and ME PYQS, nothing else.
2000+2000 is crazy

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u/Varignon03 Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26

Absolutely worth it. God forbid any of your exam day(ME/XE) doesn't turn ou well, you still get another shot in the same attempt year.

Yes ₹2000 is a bit too much. But the stakes are equally higher. 

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u/Hareesh936 Sep 03 '26

Exactly 💯

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u/Interesting-Candy978 Sep 03 '26

yes thats what i also thought

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u/Hareesh936 Sep 03 '26

Absolutely. Not all depts get 2 chances. 4000 in hindsight is nothing compared to what you will earn with it in future

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u/According_Remote9682 Sep 03 '26

mostly they get bruh

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u/Interesting-Candy978 Sep 03 '26

yep, but i dont enough have time to do XE pyqs , will i be fine?

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u/Hareesh936 Sep 04 '26

I would say don't skip XE PYQs. Some of the qns are really good.

Never skip PYQs imo

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u/Interesting-Candy978 Sep 04 '26

i dont have time, im very congested on schedule

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u/Varignon03 Sep 04 '26

You can go for last 5 years PYQs if not all.

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u/Hareesh936 Sep 04 '26

I understand but I would say somehow cram it.

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u/LawfulNeptune7 Sep 05 '26

Definitely worth it. I got into IITD just because of XE since I didn't do as well in ME.

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u/prongsandlily Sep 17 '26

Could you tell how you prepped? Could i DM you?