Know how to prepare for GATE 2019 in one month,
important tips to score high in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
2019.
GATE 2019: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2019 is
scheduled to be held on February 2, 3, 9, 10 2019. The Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Madras has released the complete exam schedule with paper wise
exam date and sessions. Candidates need a minimum cut-off score, varying
between 25 to 45, to qualify GATE. A greater score than that is required to get
a good rank in order to get M.Tech admission in IITs or clear cut off for PSU
recruitment.
Candidates can download GATE 2019 Admit Card from January 4,
2019, at GOAPS. With a month to go for your GATE exam, we bring a one-month
preparation plan with important tips, do’s and don’ts.
First and foremost, GATE will test your
understanding of concepts and not rote learning. So be sure you have a firm
hold on all the basics. Taking notes and teaching someone (or pretending to
teach) improves grasping power.
Candidates should practise solving problems on
all concepts studied. This can be done by solving examples and problems given
in GATE preparation books, previous year question papers, sample papers, GATE
mock tests.
Past year papers should be solved because
concepts and types of questions are repeated. It also helps you be prepared for
the actual difficulty level of exam.
Taking online mock tests kills two birds with
one stone. One, you get to practice more questions of GATE exam level. Second,
you get hands-on experience with the online test.
Mock tests should be taken either from 9:30
AM to 12:30 PM, or 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, depending upon what slot has been
allotted to you as per your GATE 2019 Admit Card. Doing this will prepare your
body clock to be alert and attentive during those hours when you will actually
have to take the exam.
Keep your confidence levels high. You can do
this by engaging in activities, surrounding yourself with such people that
motivate you. Being confident directly makes your learning abilities better and
helps you remain calm during the exam. Lowered levels of anxiety during the
exam are crucial to perform well.
Assess expected time for a question. This is a
habit you develop by practising. As soon as you see a question, you should be
able to tell how much time it will take.
Be a pro with a virtual calculator. A
virtual calculator is a weapon in your hand. The better you use it, the better
you can perform. So in the last one month before the exam, do all your
calculations in a virtual calculator.
There will be multi-session papers for civil
engineering and mechanical engineering. This year GATE is being conducted for
24 subjects, which is one subject more than last year. Statistics was been
introduced this year.
Post-exam, answer key of GATE 2019 shall be
displayed at GOAPS along with candidate responses. Those who appear in the exam
will be able to submit objections to the responses and answers through the
objection submission form on the official website.
GATE
2019 Result will be announced on March 16, 2019, on the basis of
answers finalised by IIT. The validity of GATE scores is for 3 years from the
date of declaration of result.
Last year the GATE cut offs for general
candidates for AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, EY, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN,
MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, XE, XL were 34.4, 25, 43.9, 27.9, 26.9, 37.8, 25, 25.4, 25,
29.1, 49.3, 32.4, 37.1, 29.4, 34.7, 45, 40.3, 39.8, 29, 32, 32.2, 31.5, 29.9
respectively.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/gate-2019-one-month-preparation-plan-5519886/ (accessed on January 7, 2019)
