When and in which semester should anyone start preparing for GATE?
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Its better spend some time from 3-2, find your strength parts. get the basics, collecting right materials, sure success.
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GATE aspirants follow different strategies for success, but there is no magic formula guaranteeing GATE exam success. Experts agree that only hard work, planning and starting early, will maximize the chances of success.
A recognizable score in GATE offers a kick start to the career of the student. GATE exam happens in the month of February, i.e. during the last semester (8th) of engineering. Hence, a student will have only six month, if he starts preparing in the 4th year of engineering. Most students are baffled as to when they should start preparing for GATE exam. Experts says that 3rd year is the best time to start GATE preparation. -
If you want to qualify gate from good score then prepare yourself from the 3rd semester. Their are some subject in 1st year which you should study carefully and deeply according to your branch. strengthen your basics and start making notes from 3rd sem. -
One should start preparing for GATE from 3 year and 5 semester itself as the questions in GATE normally comes from 3rd year syllabus and some questions from 2 year syllabus also. So you should start preparing from 4 semester or 5th semester so that you can prepare well for GATE and can score good percentile.
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Qualifying mark of GATE exam usually varies every year depending on certain factors. Candidates can refer to expected cutoff based on last year's trends
- General - 25 to 32
- OBC - 22 to 28
- SC/ST/PwD - 17 to 25
GATE score is preferred for admissions in DJ Sanghvi M.Tech courses. If you do not have a GATE score, you can still be considered when seats remain vacant. Final selection depends on institute-level merit norms.
Yes, you can get admission in DBS Global University M.Tech without GATE score. The university also accepts valid CUET-PG scores for M.Tech admission. Alternatively, students may appear for the university's entrance test.
No, IIT Guwahati has not released GATE exam admit card 2026 yet. The revised date to download GATE hall ticket will be available soon at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The expected GATE 2026 admit card release date is yet to be announced. Candidates must keep their enrollment ID and password to download admission ticket of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
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