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How does one
prepare for GATE, specifically GATE 2007
Before the forum_posts.asp?TID=290# - How do you choose which coaching material
to go with. This is something that is quite subjective. A coaching material
cannot be assessed until you have gone through it. So, you could go by the
word of your seniors as to what coaching material they followed to prepare
for GATE.
Here are some parameters on which you can
decide whether you should go for a particular coaching institute, use a
particular coaching material, or tests:
1. Uniqueness in their study material:
Study material provided by the coaching institutes is of little assistance if
they are compact copy-paste or rewrite of materials taken from other books.
If the reading of such material doesn’t increase interest and enjoyment
then they are not worth it. There are plenty of standard books on each
subject by good authors, which can make your study enjoyable during
preparation.
2. Collection of quality books in their
library: During the process of theory conceptualization and building
application capabilities, you need good books, which can really put your
brain on exercise. Check out their library!
3. Flexibility in the Coaching Model: What
happens when your pace of learning is much faster or slower than the average?
Is there any mechanism by which the model can identify exactly where you need
help and provide the same? Is it possible in that coaching model to minimize
the wastage of your time?
4. Quality of questions discussed: Number
of questions discussed is not that important. By discussing and solving 10-15
conceptual questions on each topic you can build a good application
capability. On the other hand solving many tricky non-conceptual questions
will simply waste your time.
5. Tests and evaluation model: How
is the progress of your preparation tested and analyzed? To what extent the
feedback helps in identifying the areas for further work? Here I must say
that this is the most crucial part of the preparation. This is the area where
most of the students fail due to lack of proper test materials which can help
them to build in themselves a real-test-like environment and temperament.
Once you are able to choose the correct assistance for your GATE forum_posts.asp?TID=290# - Here are some things apart from working on
your engineering concepts, that you should do for a complete preparation for
GATE:
1. Solve previous years’ GATE papers:
Solving previous years’ papers gives you a fair idea of what the actual
paper would be like. It also brushes up your basics and exposes your ‘areas
of improvement’.
2. Solve test papers: Solve as many test
papers as possible. This actually is the best way to keep improving as you
prepare for GATE.
3. Analyze : Analyzing your test results
is a very important part of taking the test. If you do not analyze, the test
does not add value. You should minutely analyze and define as to where you
could have scored more; analyze your accuracy rates in various topics and
maintain a topic wise datasheet which lists your performance topic wise for
different test papers.
4. Simulate actual test environment
: This is very important. The actual test happens in a classroom, and is
timed. When you take up the test, switch off your forum_posts.asp?TID=290# -
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