Tips and Tricks for GATE 2012 Aspirants – Vaniinstitute Bangalore

1. Aim for taking GATE exam varies from candidate to candidate. Students from private engineering colleges try to get into M.Tech in order to have stamp of the better known institutions and for them reasonable percentile serves the purpose. On the other hand, students studying in well established institutes may aim to get into IIT or other equivalent institutions. For them very high percentile is essential.

2. Normally 3 to 4 months of serious study will be sufficient for the preparation.

3. Those students who are in final year have to schedule their studies as semester exam in winter and other engagements may absorb lot of time.

4. First of all make a proper strategy before starting preparation of the examination.

5. You have to choose the subject and study as per the syllabus mentioned in the GATE brochure.

6. Collect the Syllabus for the GATE exam.

7. Collect all the relevant books for the subject. This collection must include the books for Fundamental and basic concepts as well as for specific problems, guide book for GATE and previous year question papers.

8. Always try to go through the standard books which are easily available and in which you can easily understand the concepts. This will improve your learning ability.

9. Mean time you should be in touch with some GATE experienced persons for proper guidance.

10. Read syllabus and question papers carefully so that it will easy for you to make a proper approach.

11. Start preparing from the initial topics i.e. the basic ones and note down the basic concepts (definitions, unit, dimension etc.) as well as necessary theories, formulae etc.

12. Try to solve as many problems as possible from different book as well as try to find more and more tricks.

13. Try to apply your own logics and tricks in solving problems and note it down because it will save your time in the examination hall.

14. Conduct self tests based on various chapters. Continue the self tests and try to achieve a very good score.

15. Practice more and more problems and follow the same procedure for the rest of the chapters and subjects.

16. Finally, go for self tests based on whole syllabus and if necessary take help of others in conducting self-tests.

17. To do all these things one has to spend lots of time on studies and should be very sincere throughout the preparation.

18. One month before the examination you should start revising the course as many times as possible so that on the day before the exam you will be prepared enough to crack the exam.

19. In the revision stage concentrate more on the selected topics.

20. Always reach the examination centre 30 min before the start of the exam. It helps you to stay cool and calm during exam.

21. Keep all your necessary stationeries and admit card with you before going to the examination centre.

22. During exam try to attempt section A which is compulsory and that to Q1 carrying one mark each and those in Q2 carrying two marks each.

23. It’s very important to manage the time well during the exam. So manage the time well during the exam.

24. In the examination hall one should not get panickly upon receiving the question paper rather candidates should stay cool before the test so that they do not get confused while attempting the paper.

25. Time management is important but not at the cost of answering the paper accurately.

26. Always try to attempt only those questions in which you are pretty confident and you know the answer very well.

27. Read the questions carefully and apply proper logic before marking the answer.

28. Always avoid the negative marking.

29. Do not attempt unnecessary questions in which you are not confident because that may cost you much.

30. Do not try to get hold of the entire syllabus prescribed by GATE. A selective preparation would be a very helpful concept and should be learned accurately.

31. Memorization of any problem without a clear idea of the concept will be a futile exercise.

32. I feel that it is better to have flexible time plan before going to exam and have a balance of mind. It helps in avoiding the silly mistakes.

33. Results of qualified candidates in GATE will give All India Rank and indicate percentile score. For example, a percentile score of 99 means you are in the top 1% category of the candidates who appeared for GATE.

34. Candidates who get less than 70 percentile get no score card.

35. After publication of GATE results, students must apply to individual Institutes to get their application forms.

36. Institutes advertise M.Tech admissions in leading newspapers from 1st April till end July. However some Institutes do not advertise and therefore students have to get the forms themselves.

37. Admission in the Institute is based on GATE percentile.

38. The concerned Institute may conduct written test and/or interview for the purpose of admission.

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GATE Exam Books – Vaniinstitute Bangalore

With the increasing number of students taking up GATE exam every year, different books are being written by experts for helping the students to prepare for the GATE exam. Some of the popular books for preparing to the GATE exam are given below on the basis of the branch of study:

GATE books for Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology:
Some of the popular books include Fundamentals of data structure written by Ellis Horowitz, Data structures written by Lipshutz, Data structures using C and C++ written by Langsan, Augunstein and Tenebaum and Data structures and Algorithms Analysis in C written by Mark Allen and Weises.

GATE books for Mathematics:
Mathematics is one of the 21 streams of GATE exam and mathematics is included as a syllabus in almost all the 21 streams. Some of the books for mathematics include C. L. Liu, Elements of Discrete Mathematics, which belongs to McGraw-Hill International Editions, Discrete Mathematics by Tremblay & Manohar, Discrete Mathematics For Computer Scientists & Mathematicians written by Mott, Kondel and Baker and Highly Engineering Mathematics by B.S.Grewal.

GATE books for Civil Engineering:
Some of the popular books for Civil Engineering stream of GATE exam include Civil Engineering by B. S. Reddy, CPWD Civil Engineering from G.K. Publications and Civil Engineering (Objective) by S.K. Srivastava.

GATE books for Electrical Engineering:
Some of the books for this category are Electrical Machinery by P.S. Bimbhra and The Performance and Design of Alternating Current Machine written by M.G. Say.

GATE books for Electronics and Communication Engineering:
Some of the popular books for Electronics and Communication Engineering stream of GATE exam include Higher Engineering Mathematics written by Dr. B.S. Grewal, Network Analysis written by VanValkenburg, Integrated electronics by Milman Halkias, Electronic devices and circuits by Millman and Halkias, Digital Electronics by Morris Mano, Signal and Systems Simon Haykin, Modern Control system by Ogata, Communication System by Simon Haykin and Engg Electromagnetics by William Hayt.

The above-mentioned will be useful for the students to prepare themselves for the GATE exam

New GATE Examination Pattern – Vaniinstitute Bangalore

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration, which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only multiple choice objective questions. Each question will have four choices for the answer.

From the year 2010, the pattern of GATE question paper has been changed from the previous pattern where 55 Technical questions and 10 questions of General Aptitude will be included that will carry 100 marks. These questions should be attempted in 3 hours.

The Question paper pattern of GATE 2010 :

1) From Q.1 to Q.25: It will carry one mark each where subtotal will be 25 marks (Each question will carry one mark for each correct answer). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each WRONG answer.

2) From Q.26 to Q.55: It will carry two marks each where subtotal will be 60 marks. For every wrong answer, 2/3 marks will be deducted.

3) From Q.48 to Q.51: These questions will be common data questions. Each question will be two marks and for each wrong answer, 2/3 marks will be deducted.

4) The Question pairs Q.52, Q.53 and Q.54, Q.55 will be linked answer questions where answer to the second question of the last two pairs may depend on the answer to the first question of the pair. If you provide wrong answer of the first question in the linked pair or not attempt the question, the second question will not be evaluated. It will carry two marks each.

5) For Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 marks will be deducted for wrong answer and there is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.

6) From Q.56 to Q.60: General aptitude questions will carry one mark each. So there will be sub-total of 5 marks and for each wrong answer, 1/3 marks will be deducted.

7) From Q.61 to Q.65: It will carry two marks each where the sub-total will be 10 marks. For every wrong answer, there will be deduction of 2/3 marks.

All the papers with AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI and TF will contain few questions on Engineering Mathematics that carry 15 marks.

GATE Preparation Tips – Vaniinstitute Bangalore

After pursuing engineering, all engineering students stand at the crossroad of making a decisive choice so as to explore interesting avenues as a choice for their careers. A majority of people opt for mainly two things that are management or M.Tech. With the current economic scenario of the India, there are various colleges that are not able to give 100% placement to their students. This results in candidates making a tough choice between management and M.Tech. In order to get admission in M.Tech the examination that holds significant importance on national as well as international level is GATE.

So, if you are the one seeking admission in post-graduation programmes in reputed engineering colleges and institutes in India, you need to crack GATE. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), is an All-India examination that holds high significant and is conducted in eight zones across India by the GATE committee. The main objective of GATE test is to identify the quality of students and assess their potential to continue higher education. By conducting GATE, it becomes easy to evaluate the students on the required skill scale and consistency to pursue higher studies in the field of engineering.

With the cut-throat competition, even those who save more than 85% in the GATE examination, lag behind in getting admissions into the reckoned institutions such as NITs and IITs. The questions of GATE are usually the derivation of fundamentals and preparation of GATE is an ongoing process and is supposed to take place in varied stages. Prepare your best with the fundamentals and then test yourself those fundamentals.

There are students who prepare at home with the number of book options available in the market today. Then there are few aspirants who opt for correspondence coaching courses. A coaching material cannot be assessed until one goes through the same word by word. Hence GATE aspirants can go by some tips of their seniors.
Those who are getting regular classroom coaching need to check whether the institute suits their requirement or not by considering some of the following parameters:

• Distinct Study Material- Now-a-days all the coaching institutes offer study material for assistance in studies. But if this material simply copy paste or re-write of materials taken from other books then these hold minimal importance. In comparison to all this, there are several standard books on each subject by good authors which can make your study enjoyable as well as interesting.

• Compilation of quality books- While studying theory, conceptualization and building application capabilities, and one needs good collection of books, which can really put our brain on exercise. Ensure that your coaching institute has a collection of good and informative books.

• Flexibility- There are aspirants who have slow or fast grasping power than the average. In such cases, it is better to ascertain the model that suits your needs and provide enough guidance to you at the same time.

• Tests and Evaluation Model- Ensure and track your progress through a set of tests and evaluation as this is the most crucial part of the preparation. This is the main area where the students fail due to lack of essential test and evaluation material.

BENEFITS OF GATE COACHING

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2011 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Madras, designated as the Organising Institute for GATE 2011 .

Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarships/ assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture or Master’s degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/ assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture may seek admission to relevant PhD programmes with scholarship/ assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.

Some institutions specify GATE qualification as mandatory even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programmes. GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank holders in some GATE papers are entitled to apply for “Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship” awarded by CSIR. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist/ Engineer.

ABOUT VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY – Bangalore

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY initially started coaching for AMIE (Sec. A & B) gaining a good reputation it then started coaching for GATE.  This is the only institute in South India which started coaching for GATE in all branches for the first time.

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (VIET) has been offering excellent coaching for GATE, IES, APPSC and other competitive examinations.

VANI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (VIET) was established in the year 1991 at Hyderabad spreading its wings to all branches of Engineering and to the states of Karnataka, Maharasthra, Tamilnadu, and Kerala.

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