Role of Technology in the Preparation of ESE and GATE

We all know the role of technology in our day-to-day lives but we are still not very clear about its role in the preparation of exams like ESE and GATE. If you are new to the world of these engineering competitive exams, then you must be thinking about the GATE exam is for what purpose. GATE also known as Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering aims to select deserving candidates for Masters Programs and government jobs at top PSUs across the country. Engineering Services Exam (ESE) is another exam that aims to select candidates for engineers in different ministries operating under the Government of India. These exams are the most competitive exams in the engineering sector that offers a wide range of opportunities for a bright future of the aspirants.

Now, let us continue with the core topic of this blog. Any new invention or advancement in the world is worth it only if it proves useful for the people who live there and use it. The same goes for technology. Though technology is literally taking over all the existing conventional fields, be it shopping, entertainment, marketing or anything else. The usefulness of technology in the education field, especially in exams like ESE or GATE is yet to prove its worth. There is a constant battle of thoughts regarding whether technology can be useful or harmful for serious GATE and ESE aspirants. While a complete inclination or switch to digital medium or means of technology may not be a good idea, when it comes to GATE Exam Preparation or ESE exam preparation strategy, there are still some ways to study smart using the advancements in information technology. Students can go for smart work by saving on hard work using these simple tips to study smart and utilize technology in the most efficient way to prepare for the upcoming GATE or ESE exams:

• Strategize your preparation: Use technology wisely in this part of your preparation. Before you start your preparation or even while preparing, if at any point of time you feel doubtful of your approach, you can always use technology like YouTube, blogs and various student platforms to read and know about the strategy that experts suggest, how toppers used to plan their schedule and how they used to You can use platforms like Quora, where innumerable students are connected to know how they used to study, where did they go wrong and how to rectify it. After you are done with the strategy, you can also use technology to learn efficiently.

• Increase the efficiency of your learning: Yes! Technology can do that for you if you use it properly. You can use your smartphone to keep digital copies of your short notes. Whenever you are traveling, in the metro or at any other place where you can utilize even five to ten minutes of your time, you can use them to revisit the technical concepts.

• Study circles/groups: You can form small closed study groups on WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook to discuss any doubts with your peers that you think are like-minded and as serious aspirants as you are. This may help you to learn things that you could not do yourself and also to discuss doubts among like-minded Sometimes, discussion boosts the thought process of oneself and you may get unconventional and shorter solutions to problems that you could not think of.
• Updates on exams: You can use technology smartly for GATE exam preparation. No one has time to regularly check and find the new job notifications, initiatives like “Job box” by MADE EASY make it easier to identify all the upcoming vacancies for undergraduates. You can visit the official website or YouTube channel of MADE EASY to get all the updates on upcoming exams and job vacancies and apply for them in time without having to check regularly for all new vacancies.
• Technology in practice: After you have learned and prepared your syllabus for GATE or ESE, the next logical step that follows is applying your knowledge and practicing for the final exam day. An online test series is the best way to do that. Since it is not feasible to go to a center and appear for mock tests, an online test series gives you the liberty to take tests in the comfort of your home. A good test series, provided by institutes like MADE EASY helps in value addition to your concepts, along with providing proper analysis of your existing preparation level.

• Advanced Tools in the analysis: After you have successfully taken tests and applied your existing knowledge, it is as important to analyze them properly to gain the maximum form the test-taking Now, imagine if technology would be able to help you out there! That would be fun and interesting, right? Have a look at the following images depicting some tools from MADE EASY Online test series:
  The image presents an overall analysis of how you performed in the test. It even tells you how much time you have wasted while taking the test and how many questions of each difficulty level you could answer correctly. After you have analyzed your own performance, you can compare yourself with how others are doing, using the following comparison tools:
  
  The above image represents your marks in comparison with the first 10 toppers that have taken the same test. Apart from all the tools for comparison, you can also have a solution report for each question and also, video solution for the same, which makes learning all the more interesting:
  
  All these tools embedded in MADE EASY Online Test Series make it an interesting process altogether. Also, since now test series apps are also available, you do not even need to open your laptop or system every time you want to take tests. Even when you have little time, you can log in and just go through the already taken tests, go through the wrong attempts or learn from the new concepts that you came across while taking tests earlier.

• Social media: There are a number of activities on Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms like Face GATE, Face ESE, etc. by MADE EASY where you get one or two questions daily to practice your technical aptitude and general aptitude. If you keep yourself engaged with these kinds of activities, there is a little chance that you waste your time browsing and looking at useless stuff.
  As Christian Lous Lange quoted, “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.”, and nothing can be truer when it comes to the usefulness of technology in the education field. Excess of nothing is good. If you can utilize technology in the above-said ways and in a controlled manner, you can surely gain and gear up your preparation. But like any other thing, this comes with disadvantages too. To give you a complete picture, here are some factors that you might want to consider before you think of relying completely on digital methods for your GATE Exam Preparation or ESE preparation:

• Procrastination is human nature and hard to avoid. If you enroll for a regular classroom course, a lot of discipline and consistency in the schedule comes from the regularity in classes itself. On the other hand, if you enroll in an online module to prepare for GATE or ESE, it becomes tough to maintain regularity. One cannot afford to procrastinate or delay at any cost.

• Preparing for an exam with a short module through digital means is still justified because there you are required to spend less time studying so you can afford to sit on digital media of learning. If you try to adopt the same for GATE or ESE Exam Preparation, it is very less likely that it would work, because the human body has not yet adapted to the usage of screens so much. This would exhaust your body, mind, reducing your efficiency of learning in a long run. This does not count as smart work at all.

• Losing focus is another issue. You can, for sure use technology in your favor to ensure learning. But then, how do you ensure not losing focus and not wasting time on social media platforms. Any use of information technology is not smart work if it does more harm than it does good. This is a simple cost-benefit You are not having as many benefits, as you are required to pay the costs.

• The credibility of learning sources is another grave issue that follows in learning through online sources. Not everything on the internet is true. Even faculty imparting lectures there are seldom qualified themselves. They are either aspiring candidates themselves or those who could not successfully clear the exam so switched to teaching. This does not quite happen in regular classroom teaching as answerability increases.

• Ethics for online learning have not been quite defined yet and pose a serious challenge till date. It is thus very important that you only follow verified and credible sources for any source of learning or even information. When you search for any information on the internet, it is necessary that you check the source where the information is coming from, before you believe it to be true.

Here is some crucial information related to technology and exam preparation that will aid in your exam preparation:

How important is the use of technology in GATE 2023 preparation?

Technology in the education sector has evolved rapidly, which has led to the rise of the ed-tech sector, especially from the time pandemic knocked on our doors. Similarly, technology has positively influenced the GATE exam preparation of several exam aspirants. If you are a GATE and/or ESE exam aspirant, you must utilize the best available technology in the best possible manner during your exam preparation journey. One of the recent research results concluded that nearly 70% of students would prefer to shift to complete online learning for their exam preparation if they receive access to live online classes. Therefore, here are some effective ways that must emphasize to improve your GATE exam preparation experience.

• Use digital notes: Note-taking apps in different online versions have changed how students take notes in the best possible manner. Therefore, if you have recently started with your GATE and ESE exam preparation, you must utilize note-taking apps and start preparing for the respective competitive exam to your fullest potential. Make sure to save the notes properly after highlighting and separating the notes, so that you can use these notes in the best way during your revision days.
• Use mobile-based presentations and seminars: Mobile-based presentations and seminars are useful for competitive exam preparation. This way, you can refer to these resources, in case of any doubt and avoid procrastination in every manner.
• Start group discussion: Group discussions are highly useful for competitive exam aspirants. Online student group discussions are quite popular in the present times. You can find information related to GATE and/or ESE student group discussions on different social media platforms. It helps competitive exam aspirants to collaborate and learn the focus topic and/or subject with much clarity. Look for GATE exam preparation-related student group discussions to help you ace your exam preparation and score the desired rank in the exam.
• Use audio feature: The 21^st century has introduced several forms of information. Audiobooks and similar resources are some crucial resources that aid in better learning and study experience. You can refer to audiobooks that specifically cater to the exam preparation needs of the GATE aspirants.
• Explore video-based learning: One of the magnificent and well-utilized forms of technology in the education sector is videos. Every exam aspirant must explore the video resources and courses such as MADE EASY’s GATE 2023 Live Online Classes and ESE+GATE 2023 Live Online Classes. In this way, you can use the best available resources and boost your exam preparation in the best possible manner under the guidance of top faculty at MADE EASY.
• Attempt online test series: Online test series are an asset for competitive exam aspirants who are planning to attempt the upcoming GATE and/or ESE exam preparation. The experts design the test series in such a way that students receive an exam environment similar to that of the actual GATE and/or ESE exam. Some online test series that are useful in the GATE exam preparation include MADE EASY’s GATE Online Test Series and ESE Online Test Series.

How to use Online Test Series?

A quality set of online test series is an asset for competitive exam aspirants especially those preparing for difficult competitive exams such as GATE and ESE exams. Enrolling yourself in a well-known online test series is an appreciating step that one can take for the GATE exam preparation. However, it is important to ensure that you use the online test series rightly to achieve the desired scores and ultimate performance in the actual competitive exams. Follow the below-mentioned steps and see yourself performing well in the respective online test series.

• Build consistency: Consistency can guide you to achieve heights of success in your particular competitive exam. Choose specific time slots for practicing a specific subject’s online test series after studying the respective subject. Competitive exams require consistent practice both in the form of syllabus completion and online test series This way, you will also build appreciating speed to attempt the respective competitive exams and score the best possible results.
• Observe mistakes (especially repeated ones): Keep an eye on the mistakes that you committed in the competitive exams’ practice online test series. This way, you will understand your weaker areas and modify your schedule to avoid repetition of the same mistakes in the exams.
• Refer to the solutions: Yes, you can but only when required. Build a habit of referring to the solutions when you are stuck in a question and you are sure you have attempted your best in the respective online test series. Stay honest with yourself and your GATE exam preparation efforts to secure a top rank in these challenging competitive exams.
• Use the ‘Ask an Expert’ feature well: MADE EASY’s online test series have the feature of ‘Ask an Expert’, which allows the aspirants to clarify their doubts from the respective subject experts. Therefore, you can create a separate book and add your doubts-related questions with answers received from the subject experts.
• Compare but for improvement: Yes, you heard that right! Usually, most faculty and teachers specify that students must avoid comparison. You must opt for a healthy comparison. In this case, you must ensure that you find the improvement areas instead of emphasizing the topper’s scored marks.  In this way, you can improve your performance with a better study approach, thereby achieving better exam results.

In this era of increasing competition, no one can afford to waste time in any sense. Technology is not the solution to 21^st-century education, but it surely is a tool to aid learning. As Steve Job quotes, “Technology alone is not enough.” Using technology in the right direction to study smart along with credible sources of study and the right guidance can help you get through ESE and GATE exam preparation. Hope these tips to study smart help you in getting through ESE and GATE.

All The Best!

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