Dear
GATE aspirants,
“Competition” now a
day’s has become an important entity in the development of human race. Inorder
to win a competition, we basically approach others or our own who are
experienced enough to provide us advice, suggestions, tips and clues. We take
that and move forward to compete with others. But what if others who are
competing with you get the same advice or tips from same person as you did?
Then what is chance of winning the competition?
When i was preparing
for GATE, I rejected the advice of everyone and started to design my own. It’s
because same cap won’t fit every bottle. Many people make pizza, but each of
their recipes tastes different, because each has their own affinity towards a
particular flavour. Similar while preparing for GATE, we have a unique
technique that works perfect for us to crack this exam.
So, now i am jotting
down the tips for cracking the GATE, but try to design your own in future.
1)
Many people told me that preparing for GATE; you need just 5-6 months time. But
i took nearly a year to prepare, because i had no basic knowledge in any of the
subject. So, i suggest you ignore this short time preparation and try to move
forward for long time preparation.
Detail
Explanation: Decide in second or third year of your undergraduate
that you are going to appear for GATE. Start getting yourself strong in all the
basics. And try to use your professor or lecturers for clearing your doubts.
Utilize the college library very well, so that you can avoid spending money in
buying books.
2)
Getting a high percentile is not a tough job; all you need to do is to get most
of the answers correct and for that you need to know the question very well.
Detail
Explanation: In order to understand the question and
tick or write the correction answer, you need to think like the person who
prepared the question paper. For that, you have to prepare your own questions
and options for it. Read a topic everyday and try to prepare questions based on
the GATE model. This will provide an opportunity to remember the topic forever.
4)
Have your own recipe and try to avoid others. i.e. Try to design your own
strategy for preparation and imply it.
Detail Explanation: I
had a unique strategy i.e. I will call my friends for group study and during
that period we will prepare our own MCQs and exchange it with each other. So,
we have experience in preparing question as well as answering it. So try to have
your methods or strategy to crack GATE.
5)
GATE syllabus provided by IITs is not so vast. It is a tool to prevent
diversion and time consumption. Read the syllabus and follow it.
Detail
Explanation: Science is a vast field and we learn
just a tip bit of it. For GATE preparation, it is necessary that you avoid all
unnecessary subjects like for example learning Enzyme technology or Food
technology in detail. Focus on the topics given in the GATE syllabus.
6)
Collect only necessary books related to the subject. You can use Indian author or foreign author
books, but foreign authors are much preferred.
Detail
Explanation: Try to read the topics from specific
books, books that you feel that you can easily understand. Foreign authors may
be difficult to read because it is so elaborate, but it will help you in
answering any questions been put forward. Standard book been adviced by your
professor will be a good thing to follow and consider that book as bible of
that particular subject. Read the standard books thoroughly and perfectly.
Never omit any information.
7)
Never prepare for GATE alone. Have a group of friends who are preparing for
GATE either in online or face to face.
Detail
Explanation: This point will not suit for everyone,
but it is the best option for people who prefer not to read the whole text
book. A group study will avoid the time consumption taken to completely read
and understand the whole book. Instead, you can just sit with your friends and
discuss on the topics and also share your MCQs with them. I did my group study
in Facebook by creating a group called GATEHELPLINE (Biotechnology)
8)
Learn basics first and then go for any advanced topics. Always have the habit
of making notes.
Detailed
Explanation: Learning basics will lessen your effort
in understanding the advanced topics. So, try to make notes of the basics and
formulas. Have a small diary or note book, and start jotting down the important
points from the basic textbooks. Keep it with you all the time and try to read,
memorize it till you get satisfaction.
9) Practice as many MCQs as you can. Practice makes a man perfect.
Detailed
explanation: Practicing maths all the time will make
you to solve any problem even in your sleep or tension. Practicing the MCQs
will make you an unbeatable competitive student. You can’t learn to drive a car
by just reading a manual saying “How to drive a car?” If you want to learn to
drive car, you should do it practically. Similarly, practising MCQs makes you
an expert in solving any problems related to the subject.
10)
How to score a 99% percentile in GATE?
Detailed
Explanation: You should have determination and self
motivation to crack this exam. Never think that you have not prepared enough
for the exam. Whatever knowledge you have during the time of exam is more than
enough and try to answer maximum with confidence and error less. “Avoid
negative marking” – a common advice from everyone. Well I say avoid the fact
that you don’t know anything about this particular question. You have learned
everything from the syllabus and there is no chance of asking anything out of
syllabus. So you know the subject, which means you know the question and if you
understand the question, you either find the right answer or eliminate the
wrong options inorder to find the right answer.
