GATE questions, answered.

You can drop a subject if you hate it. Concentrate and focus more on subjects that you are interested with. I'm presenting here links to valuable online resources for GATE in the form of PDFs, PPTs, applets and lecture notes. The top 3 links are actually on my servers and they contain standard books in PDF format, and previous year GATE papers as well as some GATEFORUM's practice papers. 1. http://indifun.in/gate/resources Collection of text books 2. http://johnpatrick.vndv.com/gate Collection of more text books as well as several PPTs 3. http://johnpatrick.vndv.com/gate/papers All previous year papers 4. http://hpc.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~govind/hpc/ Awesome collection of lecture notes from India's best T-School i.e. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore(IISc, Bangalore) 5. http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/sqg/dads/ Dictionary of data structures 6. http://www-math.cudenver.edu/~wcherowi/courses/m4408/gtln.html Graph theory material 7. http://www.csanimated.com/animation.php?t=B-tree An ultimate guide to B-Tree data structures 8. http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/AoA/Windows/HTML/MemoryArchitecturea2.html Memory architecture 9. http://www.d.umn.edu/~gshute/arch/cache.html Jargon buster for cache memories 10. http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~prabhu/Tutorial/title.html A very good tutorial on Computer Architecture 11. http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/sum2003/cmsc311/Notes/ Basic concepts in computer organization 12. http://www.mec.ac.in/resources/notes/index.html Online DS and Automata material from MEC 13. http://www.cs.odu.edu/~toida/nerzic/content/schedule/schedule.html Discrete mathematics material 14. http://www.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca/~cs421/notes/ Automata theory excellent stuff 15. http://people.csail.mit.edu/rinard//osnotes/ Operating Systems material 16. http://www.nos.org/htm/course.htm Some very basic stuff for beginners 17. http://www.gateguru.org/automata.html Automata theory previous years GATE papers solved 18. http://cpualgorithm.blogspot.com/ CPU Scheduling example code in C 19. http://www.po28.dial.pipex.com/maths/formulae.htm Some handy mathematical formulae 20. These are links to useful material from NPTEL(NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING) program run by IITs, which puts all their lecture notes on the web. http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT-%20Guwahati/comp_org_arc/web/index.htm http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT-KANPUR/compiler-desing/ui/TOC.htm http://www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in/nptel/Computer%20Science/Design%20and%20Analysis%20of%20Algorithms/TOC.htm http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT-%20Guwahati/data_str_algo/frameset.htm http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT-%20Guwahati/afl/index.htm

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Yes, you can appear in any discipline recognize by GATE.

• To pursue M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Sc. Engg. program in one of the leading institutes of the country. • Master"s degree leads to a specialization and cultivates and brings out the best of your interest in a certain area which may lead to research/ Ph.D. • More domain specific companies are coming for on campus recruitment in leading Institutes. • Higher salary is offered to a student holding a Master"s degree as compared to one holding a B.E. • Master"s degree is a must have for those wishing to apply for Faculty/Research positions in educational Institutes and most of the R&D centers. • Scholarship of Rs 8000/- is paid during masters course, allowing one to live an independent life. • GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. • Some government organizations (e.g. BARC) prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement. • Based on the GATE score, some of the foreign university (Like NTU, Singapore) offers Ph.D. position without any GRE score. • Most importantly, to be a part of a Premier Institutes and enjoy learning and research in a conducive ambiance. • One gets intellectual satisfaction of working in the area of interest. • Last but not the least, Master course changes the individual"s thought process; teaches them the approach to solve a problem in the totally new & challenging environment.

Test Centers is usually fixed at the time of conducting the tests, and are conveyed through your admit cards. However, we would like to assure you that the test centers will be centrally located.

There is no fixed pattern on the number of questions or weight a question carries. The pattern varies from year to year. Also it may depends on the organizing institute for particular year"s GATE exam. However, we have done the topic-wise pattern analysis which has been provided in the registration kit for the students" convenience. Also our expert team of IIScian / GATE toppers has identified certain portions in each subject from which the questions invariably appear in the GATE. The details will be provided to the students during the classroom coaching.

• Bachelor"s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programs. • Master"s degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or penultimate year of such programs. • Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master"s degree program (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master"s degree program and Dual Degree program in Engineering/ Technology. • Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

Preparation time for GATE is subjective and depends on the so many factors such as individual"s aptitude, fundamentals, attitude, concentration level etc., Typically, a rigorous preparation of 4-6 months is considered good enough for getting into IISc or IITs.

• Percentile • All India Rank (Branch specific) • GATE score (with respect to all the participants in GATE exam, across all branches) • Absolute marks scored Scorecard will be sent only to the qualified candidates. No information will be sent to candidates who did not qualify. GATE scorecard is valid for ONE YEAR only. Additional scorecards (up to a maximum of two) will be issued only once on request and on payment of Rs 300 per scorecard. Such requests should reach the Organizing Chairman, GATE before some stipulated date (typically by August 31) together with a bank draft for the amount mentioned as above in favour of Chairman GATE, IIT. These scorecards will be labeled as Additional Scorecard -1 and Additional Scorecard - 2.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an All-India Examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Every year one IIT or IISc is selected as the Organizing Institute. GATE is a passport for admission into M.E. / M.Tech. and M.Sc. Engg. courses in almost all the colleges / institutes / universities of the country. M.E. / M. Tech. is a four semester program and admission to these programs largely depends upon GATE percentile score. GATE identifies meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Postgraduate Programs in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science and Pharmacy at National level. The examination is a compulsory requirement for the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) scholarship / assistantship for M.E. and M. Tech. programs.

Its on February 13th. The Results will be declared on March 15th. Note: Dates are Subject to Change.

After completing the filling of the ONLINE application and uploading of the required documents, when you choose core banking option, a challan with a unique number will be generated which contains your name and other details. After this challan is generated, you can proceed to click on the submit button to complete the ONLINE application submission process. At this point, a PDF file of your completed ONLINE application will be generated. However, your application will be a valid application only when the bank confirms that you have made the fee payment using the challan. The confirmation from the bank reaches GATE office, IIT Delhi within 24 hours of your payment at the ICICI bank branch. In the absence of the above, your application will be rejected.

Keep both the Institution Copy and the Applicant Copy of the challan with you for your record. No need to mail either of these to GATE, IIT Delhi.

No. After completing all the steps up to pdf application form generation in ONLINE application submission, your login will be disabled and you will not be able to login again with the ONLINE application submission link.

If you have paid the application fee, you can access the pdf file of your ONLINE application within two working days from the date of fee payment by checking the application status on JMET 2011 website.

YES. If you have made multiple fee payments for the application with the same application number, we will retain the fee corresponding to your application and refund the remaining amount after the exam is over.

Yes, of-course. After all you need to have technical knowledge in the first place to be able to apply for it. There are no constraints in IITs. The flexibility in choosing courses is what makes you a good researcher here. Therefore, stop thinking and start preparing now!

As the Gate score valid for two years, you can apply for GATE during your prefinal year to estimate your standard and can reappear during final year to get a better score.

You do not need to cover the complete syllabus (but if you can, it will be easier to crack the exam, ofcourse). But at the same time, focus on the fundamental topics without which you cannot understand the rest of the chapter and remember that the fundamental understanding of the concepts is most important in GATE. As far as the strategy is concerned, you can refer the previous year’s papers of your stream and judge the important topics. Thereby, you can approximate the number of questions asked from a particular topic.

In general a regular classroom program is not required. However, solving the practice papers of some good GATE coaching institutes may help. But you must refer the standard books first for building basic concepts.

Generally 4-5 months preparation is enough to have a respectable rank in the exam. January is meant for revision of your notes and practicing of objective type questions. As far as the “number of questions” is concerned, it varies with different branches, number of students taking the exam and also from year to year. Since there is a negative marking it is always good to attempt the questions, which you are sure about.

In general they won’t look at your past performances at the time of interviews. They sometimes specify a limit (of 60% etc.) for the interview calls. However your GATE score, conceptual understanding and the way of approaching a problem is what matters by far. However when number of applications are more, then your BE/BTech performance may be considered for short listing for the interview which also depends on Institute’s policy.

You can go for BARC/IOCL. They always prefer GATE qualified students. IES selection procedure usually take 1 year, meanwhile you can join MTech, which benefits at the time of interview and get financial support through MTech stipend. You can also extend your joining date by 1 year, so that you can easily complete your MTech and after it you can join IES.

There is no limit to the number of attempts, however with reasonably good preparation, it’s not difficult to crack it in one go.

Other than IITs, GATE is valid for (almost all of) NITs and some other reputed colleges and universities. But, IIT’s and some NIT’s are much better than any other colleges because they provide you the excellent infrastructure, faculty, lab facilities and a conducive ambiance. If you have lower GATE score, apply in atleast interdisciplinary departments and MS Research, as fewer students know about it.

Only National University of Singapore(NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore) consider the GATE score in their admission procedure. The minimum requirement is 90 percentile in GATE. However, if you have a good rank, you should mention it in your resume/statement of purpose while applying for other universities.