How can I improve accuracy and speed while solving GATE question paper?

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Antu Kaibartya | Contributor-Level 10

4 months ago

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One cannot just practice the accuracy and speed at which one solves the GATE question paper but have to incorporate systematic practice and smart approaches:

1. Mock Timed Tests Practice
Administer full-length mock exams in a time constraint exam conditions. This develops your mental a capacity and makes time better at each section.

Simulate the actual testing conditions: sit at a table, shut down distractions, and use the rules of GATE which involve writing by subject and web-based calculator.

2. Examine errors and tendency of errors
Once a mock or past year paper is done, revise all the mistakes that you made, to identify the trend - were they the result of calculation mistake, reading questions wrongly, lack of understanding concepts or not taking time?

Use an error book that stores questions you missed or missed out on, the reason behind making errors, and the right way to do it. Study in this book as a revision before the exam.

3. Empowerment Conceptualization
And never learn any formula by rote. This diminishes the mistakes in the twisted queries and aids in under-pressure remembering.

Flowcharts, diagrams, and mind-maps can also help you confirm the understanding of the relationships between concepts and processes.

4. Smart Elimination and Guessing
Elimination techniques-rule out obviously wrong choices, particularly on MCQs, to increase the accuracy and speed because one can simply eliminate some choices.

In NAT questions, when one is not sure, it is logical to guess the correct answer by an interval (depending on units and existing limits).

5. Integrate Computational Power
Practice on the official GATE virtual calculator to learn how to use it and its shortcuts. It helps save a lot of time on the real exam.

Learn mental math to perform simple calculations and estimation so as to minimize clicks.

6. Brainstorm and come up with the idea of a Question Attempt Strategy
Glance through the paper and determine the order: to get more confident, solve easy and known questions first, and after gaining your confidence, you can easily spare time on more difficult sections.

Mark questions that appear to be long or difficult; one should only go to them when they have gotten the easy marks.

Do not take too much time on one question-just go on and come back in case there is time left.

7. Revision of Short Notes and Formulas Several Times
Apply your cheat sheets, formulas and brief notes in order to do quick refreshes in a day to day scenario. This makes one recall faster and consumes less time in thinking during the exam.

By revising it regularly, it becomes impossible to have blank-outs or dumb errors because of forgotten fundamentals.

8. Practice Boxes of Time
Estimate a timer at answering sectional tests and aim at increasing the accuracy of the number of questions through the estimated time.

Keep on decreasing time per question without compromising on accuracy, quality first then mix them.

9. Take Exam Stress
Occasionally practice through noise/distractions or after a brief break to condition your mind to be in conditions that might then cause you to have bad exam days.

This will make sure that your pace and precision are not going to deteriorate under pressure.

10. Be Well and Stretched
Good sleep and exercise should be a priority during the latter stages-mental exhaustion slows them down and makes them fall short.

Take small pauses when doing long practice marathons to re-focus.

In summary:
Consistent timed practice, extensive error analysis, clarity of concepts and strategic question attempts should be your top of mind measures in terms of maximizing your GATE accuracy and speaking rates. Compose short notes to revise them quickly, train with the virtual calculator and refine your method every time you take a mock test. The healthy preparation process you will go through will result in excellent performance and confidence on the day of the GATE exam.

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One cannot just practice the accuracy and speed at which one solves the GATE question paper but have to incorporate systematic practice and smart approaches: 1. Mock Timed Tests Practice Administer full-length mock exams in a time constraint exam conditions. This develops your mental a capacity and makes time better at each section. Simulate the actual testing conditions: sit at a table, shut down distractions, and use the rules of GATE which involve writing by subject and web-based calculator. 2. Examine errors and tendency of errors Once a mock or past year paper is done, revise all the mistakes that you made, to identify the trend - were they the result of calculation mistake, reading questions wrongly, lack of understanding concepts or not taking time? Use an error book that stores questions you missed or missed out on, the reason behind making errors, and the right way to do it. Study in this book as a revision before the exam. 3. Empowerment Conceptualization And never learn any formula by rote. This diminishes the mistakes in the twisted queries and aids in under-pressure remembering. Flowcharts, diagrams, and mind-maps can also help you confirm the understanding of the relationships between concepts and processes. 4. Smart Elimination and Guessing Elimination techniques-rule out obviously wrong choices, particularly on MCQs, to increase the accuracy and speed because one can simply eliminate some choices. In NAT questions, when one is not sure, it is logical to guess the correct answer by an interval (depending on units and existing limits). 5. Integrate Computational Power Practice on the official GATE virtual calculator to learn how to use it and its shortcuts. It helps save a lot of time on the real exam. Learn mental math to perform simple calculations and estimation so as to minimize clicks. 6. Brainstorm and come up with the idea of a Question Attempt Strategy Glance through the paper and determine the order: to get more confident, solve easy and known questions first, and after gaining your confidence, you can easily spare time on more difficult sections. Mark questions that appear to be long or difficult; one should only go to them when they have gotten the easy marks. Do not take too much time on one question-just go on and come back in case there is time left. 7. Revision of Short Notes and Formulas Several Times Apply your cheat sheets, formulas and brief notes in order to do quick refreshes in a day to day scenario. This makes one recall faster and consumes less time in thinking during the exam. By revising it regularly, it becomes impossible to have blank-outs or dumb errors because of forgotten fundamentals. 8. Practice Boxes of Time Estimate a timer at answering sectional tests and aim at increasing the accuracy of the number of questions through the estimated time. Keep on decreasing time per question without compromising on accuracy, quality first then mix them. 9. Take Exam Stress Occasionally practice through noise/distractions or after a brief break to condition your mind to be in conditions that might then cause you to have bad exam days. This will make sure that your pace and precision are not going to deteriorate under pressure. 10. Be Well and Stretched Good sleep and exercise should be a priority during the latter stages-mental exhaustion slows them down and makes them fall short. Take small pauses when doing long practice marathons to re-focus. In summary: Consistent timed practice, extensive error analysis, clarity of concepts and strategic question attempts should be your top of mind measures in terms of maximizing your GATE accuracy and speaking rates. Compose short notes to revise them quickly, train with the virtual calculator and refine your method every time you take a mock test. The healthy preparation process you will go through will result in excellent performance and confidence on the day of the GATE exam.

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Bhumika Uniyal | Contributor-Level 7

4 months ago

We all know that practice is key. Here's a tip - solve a mix of previous year's GATE question papers and topic-wise questions under-timed conditions. Review the incorrect answers to avoid repeated mistakes. Use shortcuts and tricks for calculations. Start using virtual calculator for solving GATE questions, use hacks and tricks (don't follow blindly but also understand the concept behind them).

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