How should I prepare for GATE?
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Arpit Dongre Maturity is when you realize nothing is permanent | Scholar-Level 16
6 years agoDo the groundwork. Always read standard textbooks once during your B.Tech or after your B.Tech, before writing GATE. Prepare good quality notes. Revision is the key. Use previous years' GATE questions as practice materials. Attempt 'lots' of mock tests. -
Join a coaching Institute. Although some people have cleared GATE without coaching, but they were only few. GATE is probably the toughest engineering exam in India. So, a coaching centers help will make preparations easier. -
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Sanchit Khandelwal Won Gold medal in National Cyber Olympiad | Guide-Level 12
7 years agoSolve last year question paper of GATE exam and also join a good coaching institute (for GATE exam preparation). -
Hi Sangineni, Very interesting question.
1st of all, you are engineering pursuing or passed out. If you have 3rd year students or final year students, then store all 3-4 years question patterns and watch which section ask more no of questions 2nd thing you which section is good or bad. Focus on that section. If passed out, take coaching. All the best. -
Dear Sangineni,
Read about GATE syllabus, cut-offs on Google. If you feel fit for GATE then join an excellent coaching institute and make notes daily and also keep practising problems on the daily basis.
Go ahead.
Good luck.
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The factors that determine the GATE cutoff are -
- Availability of seats (the total seat intake varies every year for NITs, IIITs, and IIT admission)
- Number of registered applicants
- The difficulty level of the examination - (GATE is conducted on multiple days, however, the paper difficulty varies for every session)
- Previous year cutoff trends
Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below-
- For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0
However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam, etc.
No, a duplicate GATE 2026 admit card will not be provided at the test center. Candidates must carry their own admit card along with the mentioned documents and items to the GATE exam center. IIT Guwahati will release the GATE admit card on January 2.
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.
Yes, candidates will get a scribble pad in the GATE exam 2026 to do the rough work. Candidates have to write their name and registration number on the scribble pad before using it. However, the rough sheet must be returned after the completion of the exam.
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