Well the detailed brochure for GATE 2010 is out and this is my personal strategy that i might have employeed if i was going to appear for GATE 2010.
1) Concentrate on Mathematics:- Mathematics is 15 marks section and it is not important only from the view of GATE but also after that because most of the studies that we face in masters is related to differential equations and advanced engineering mathematics so it is good time that you prepare your Math section throughly and gain enough confindence in it cause that will take you a long way.
2) Prepare the General Aptitude:- Whenever i would not have been in a mood to study technical i would have picked up the book for General aptitude cause its fun reading and solving those questions gives your brain some work out and refreshes you, my preference during the time of day when i feel bored like during after noon or night. This covers your 15 marks.
3) Prepare the most basic of the subjects first:- Everyone agrees that the tough and the important subjects are nothing but extension of the basic subjects so if you have your basics in place that would give you extra comfort and make you feel confident and then you might attack the final tough subjects. And if you have prepared well in your college exams then they are also not that difficult. So in a way you have dealt with all of them.
4) Write some papers:- I would have written atleast one paper in 15 days and for that i might have joined any one of the test series because the pattern has changed and you need to get accustomed with the change. Still the previous year's paper are not obsolete you can always go through them for technical questions.
Ya, very correct.
ReplyDeleteGuys, please concentrate on maths, especially if you're in mechanical engineering. PDE and ODE is a must for your master's degree.
One more point correctly brought in by Tanmay is writing the papers. Please join some coaching class and be in a habit of writing papers. If you are solving one MCQ in 10 minutes, it is no use. Moreover, sustaining the enthusiasm and freshness for 3 hours is also necessary.
By now, you should have strategized your approach. Take one or two subjects (preferably two, pertaining to different fields) simultaneously. Keep writing papers fortnightly. Aim to finish the syllabus by December end or latest by January mid, because after that revision has to be done.