How can I prepare for GATE examination?
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Shrija Ashok kumar Work in a way to always challenge your limits ! | Contributor-Level 10
8 years agoHello Sohan,
For preparation you can follow the below steps:
1. First go through GATE syllabus completely and keep in mind "syllabus is the king" for competitive exams.
2. Then discuss with your seniors or already qualified students how they prepared for exam. Definitely they will tell Do's and Don'ts. So committing mistakes will drastically come done.
3. Get standard text books.
4. See the weightage of each subject, based on weightage make your priority based on your own convenience.
5. Go through last 10 year question paper, to get to know the quality and difficulty level of questions in each subject. And start reading each subject/topic...more
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Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below-
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Candidates will get only one scribble pad at a time. They must write their name and registration number before using it. If the rough sheet gets filled, then they can ask for another one scribble pad after returning the previous one to the invigilator. After the exam concludes, candidates must return the scribble pad to the invigilator.
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