GATE Preparation: Important Tips, Strategy, and Recommended Books

With only 4 months left for the GATE 2023 exam, it is time for the aspirants to accelerate the gears and speed up their GATE preparation efforts. Now is the best moment to analyze your present preparation strategy and see where you can improve in the time left until the real exam. Do you know about the one aspect that differentiates a GATE topper from the ones who could not secure their goal with the GATE 2023 exam? It is the GATE preparation strategy chosen right from the start of the competitive exam preparation.

Therefore, today in the blog post you will learn about the crucial aspects associated with the GATE preparation tips, strategy, and best books for GATE 2023.

Now, before we dive into the in-depth GATE preparation strategy let us learn some crucial information.

 

When to start GATE preparation?

If you are aiming to achieve a decent rank or even top rank in the GATE 2023 exam, you must first find out the best time to kickstart a power-packed GATE preparation for the desired results. Certain factors that influence the GATE preparation include the following:

• Your current study status; whether you are a college student
• Your work status; whether you are a full-time working professional, running your own business.
• Your personal life – Sounds new? You must understand the fact that your personal life will have a significant influence on your GATE preparation. Therefore, you must focus on sorting out your personal life first with wisdom. Once done, you can peacefully plan a result-oriented exam preparation strategy and study schedule.
• Any other commitments: This includes travel plans, attending family functions, or similar events that will require a good chunk of your time.

Individuals preparing for this exam preparation must deal with these factors smartly to utilize the maximum available time to the fullest potential. It might take 6 months for some and around 2 years for another set of GATE aspirants. Therefore, plan well and take one step at a time to accomplish your goals in the upcoming month.

Now that we know about the duration aspect of GATE preparation, let us hear about some crucial tips and tricks to face GATE 2023.

 

How to prepare for GATE 2023?

 All your efforts as GATE aspirants will go in vain if you do not choose and implement the right GATE preparation tips and strategy for the GATE 2023 exam. You will find several strategies, tips, and tricks across online and offline sources but you must make a smart decision to choose the best GATE preparation strategy that suits your lifestyle, study habits, and time available in your daily routine.

1. Know the syllabus well and create a study schedule: Check out the latest syllabus present on the GATE official website to understand which parts you must emphasize right from the start of the GATE preparation. In this way, you will have a fair idea of the topics to study first and the volatile topics that one must study before the exams. Create two different sections and note down the respective topics in these sections.

2. Find out your strengths and weaknesses: Yes, you heard that right! Before you sit to read and prepare notes, you must find out the areas, subjects, or topics in which you have strong concepts and feel motivated to study. Usually, these subjects turn into your strengths, thus helping you score significantly higher marks in the exam. On the other side, you will not like to read, study, or even take tests for the subjects. Such subjects often take up a good chunk of study time leading you to be frustrated at the end of the day. You need to bring your weak subjects to the level of strengths in terms of subjects. In this way, you will ensure a proper balance between all subjects present in the syllabus. If you are finding difficulty to bring this balance, then choose the right guidance with the MADE EASY GATE coaching.

3. Clarify your doubts on time: It is quite natural to have doubts related to certain areas where you find it difficult to understand certain concepts in a particular subject. You need to speak to your teacher or guide about the same. The best way to deal with this is to collect your doubts and keep an eye on a suitable time when you can ask your teacher about the same. You even take one step ahead with specific doubts notebook creation where you can jot down all your doubts. Therefore, choose your GATE preparation course in such a way that you can receive a solution to all your doubts without precious time wastage.

4. Take mock tests consistently: Studying, revising, and testing consistently is the best mantra to achieve success in competitive exams such as the GATE exam. Therefore, it is highly recommended to complete your study material reading on time and dedicate significant time to the revision phase. After this, GATE aspirants must indulge themselves in practicing of series of quality GATE mock tests.

5. Choose the books for GATE 2023 smartly: GATE exam preparation books can make or break your efforts put towards the GATE 2023 exam. Therefore, GATE aspirants must research well before they kickstart with in-depth GATE preparation. You might be thinking why we chose to add this point at the end, isn’t it? This is because this point is the most significant stage of result-oriented GATE preparation.

To simplify the GATE preparation books selection process and help you save ample time, we have compiled a list of the best books for GATE 2023 that will help you build the required concepts in the respective subject.

 

Best books for GATE 2023

GATE aspirants have a lot of options online and across bookshops present around them. But, it is important to choose a few particular GATE exam preparation books and avoid reading an entire pile of books that lead to confusion and no results at the end. Refer to the following list of books to make your complete GATE preparation efforts and journey fruitful.

 

List of subject-oriented books:

• General English for GATE and PSUs: 2023
• Engineering Mathematics for GATE and ESE 2023
• Reasoning and Aptitude for GATE and ESE 2023

 

List of standard books for GATE and PSU:

• GATE 2023: Civil Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Electrical Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Electronics Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Mechanical Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Computer Science and Information Technology Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Chemical Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Instrumentation Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers
• GATE 2023: Production Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers

FAQs:

1. Is the GATE exam tough?

Ans: Like any other competitive exam, the GATE exam will be a tough exam to crack if you believe it. You need to ensure that you take proactive steps under the best guidance toward achieving your desired rank in the GATE 2023 exam.

 

2. Where can I find offers and discounts to purchase the GATE exam preparation books?

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3. How many attempts are allowed for the GATE 2023 exam?

Ans: The authorities conducting the GATE 2023 exam have not set any specific number for the maximum number of attempts for the GATE 2023 exam. Therefore, the answer is GATE 2023 exam has unlimited limits for the welfare of GATE aspirants.

 

4. What are the benefits of passing the GATE 2023 exam?

Ans: The benefits of passing the GATE 2023 exam include an opportunity to pursue a Master’s program at one of the top IITs in the country and receive the opportunity to study abroad in the specific universities mentioned in the official notification.

 

5. What is the duration for which the GATE 2023 exam score is valid?

Ans: The GATE 2023 exam score is valid for up to 3 years. This gives GATE aspirants sufficient time to plan their professional goals in the best possible manner.

 

6. Can I use the previous year’s GATE score?

Ans: Yes. You can use a previous year’s GATE score for admission to one of the listed colleges. You can even use the GATE 2023 exam score to sit for the interviews conducted for selection at PSUs.

Thus, start implementing the above-mentioned guidance and emerge victorious in the GATE 2023 exam.

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All the best for the GATE 2023 exam!

 

 

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