Yes its completely possible if you prepare without losing hopes and with zeal. My friend was facing the same issue last year. But this year he made it to IIT Madras with good branch. So, prepare in whatever time you have got with you. And believe me, its not impossible. Class 12th revision won't take a lot of time. Make proper time table according to your strength or weakness in particular subject/topic.

Hello Priyanshu,

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Hello Yash, 

I have given NDA 3 times and have cleared all of them, so the things you must start doing from now onwards are, 

• READ NEWSPAPER DAILY
• READ GOOD GK BOOKS
• FOCUS ON MATHS BASICS
• VERY BASIC LEVEL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 
• IF POSSIBLE READ BIOLOGY ALSO, BUT IF TIME PERMITS BECAUSE WITHOUT ATTEMPTING BIO QUESTIONS ALSO YOU CAN CKEAR THE PAPER. 
• GOOD GRIP OVER CALCULATION AND MATHS. 

Follow this routine.

The NDA-II notification will be announced in the month of August.

So prepare well

I hope you will find my answer helpful. 

All the best. 

Hi aspirant,

Since you're in your first year, the first thing you can do is be aware of GATE syllabus. If you have not downloaded it yet, it must be the first thing you should do. Usually, your first-year college syllabus is not of much weightage in GATE. You should practice Maths a lot. You must plan your study after taking the analysis of previous years’ GATE papers. This will give you the idea that which subject usually has the highest weightage in GATE exam and about the topics asked from the particular subject most. 

Now, in your second year and third year, you should learn each concept and make sure you know the fundamentals of each topic. In the meantime keep solving previous year's question paper. 

In 4th year, join a GATE coaching if possible, if not then buy a test series from a reputed institute. This would help you in analyzing your performance.

All the best 

Common Admission Test (commonly known as CAT) is an entrance test for admissions to premier B-schools in India. It is conducted by IIMs.

The exam is divided into three major sections:

Quantitative Aptitude

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

Verbal Ability

Some of the colleges which accept CAT scores (expect the 19 IIMs) are

MDI, Gurgaon

FMS, Delhi

SP Jain, Mumbai

IMT, Ghaziabad

SJMSOM, Mumbai

This is a mandatory first step if you wish to seek admissions in any if the IIMs and/or above mentioned B-school.

There are great opportunities after successful completion of GATE exam.

You can join for M.Tech course in NITs with a minimum of 55 marks ,IITs with not less than 60 marks and even IIM with 65+ marks in GATE.

If u have 75+ marks, u can apply for PSUs . Some PSUs provide a good package of 12 LPA and more…..From 2018 ,SAIL and many others are also considering Gate score for recruitment.

You can go for higher studies in Germany. Some of the universities there provide scholarships through valid gate score.

Even with just a qualifying mark , you can apply for some central govt. jobs like RRB bcz they give priority to those who qualified in gate.

If you are a lower level employee, chose government sector.

Better salaries and little work.

Teachers, clerks, drivers, enjoy a far better life than their private sector counterparts.

Imagine being a teacher in a government school. You start at 40,000 per month and retire at 1.2 lakh per month. Take 4 classes every day and enjoy numerous paid holidays. And in the private sector?

Private sector will exploit you. Its an overpopulated country and you are merely replaceable. So don't expect special treatment. Expect poor salary and long working hours.

At medium levels, government sector is only slightly better. Pay is comparable, work life balance better. Job security 100%. But there are restrictions.

In private sector, you are free to choose between sectors, work profiles and locations. But no job security.

So the choice is between security and freedom.

At higher level, I assume, You must have joined some prestigious jumping pads like IITs, IIMs and are now looking to jump directly to the 5th floor.

Congratulations! Because you have a choice. Understand the word choice here.

A choice is never between a good apple and a bad apple. You are bound to chose a good apple so where is the choice? It's when you have to chose between an apple and an orange. So chose wisely.

If you are looking for money and a fancy life style, join private sector. As you are a rare talent, job security is not a concern.

But don't ask philosophical questions about meaning of work and contribution to the society. You are here to make money for the company. Do it and go home. Enjoy the materialism.

If you are looking for power, recognition and a meaningful work, join government sector. But dont ask for a good salary. Look! we are a socialist country? We cannot pay more than a limit. We expect you to sacrifice. Enjoy the spiritual part of it.

Can you chose to be corrupt and enjoy money here too? No no! If you want an apple, don't chose an orange. Go for the private sector.

Or, there will be indigestion. And every dam thing you have eaten will come out. You will always live in fear of when and how it hapenns.

What I am telling here, you can easily verify it. Ask any lower class person. He would die for a government job. Ask a middle class person, he would show slight preference towards government jobs.

Ask an upper class person, and 2 divergent view points would emerge. Depending on if he like money or recognition.

I think you are trying to say that you are taking admission this year in Btech Electrical Engineering branch. And you want to take GATE exam. Its great if you are planning to prepare so early. You will have ample time to prepare well. Just give attention in class and follow the course structure at hostel too. Complete the syllabi at time parallel to your classes. Watch videos of topics you don't understand. A lot of GATE materials are available online. You can also join classes if you wish.

Hello aspirant,

Quick tips that will surely help for preparing and cracking GATE without any coaching classes:

Know GATE Syllabus: The first and the foremost step that one need to take while preparing to know GATE syllabus. Start with a thorough analysis of the syllabus & topics to be studied. Click Here for GATE Syllabus

Design Study Plan: Once you know what all topics need to be covered, you can devise your own plan. Go to the details of the syllabus and plan as per the months, days and hours you.

Study Standard Books: Students should always read the topics from the standard books. A formula book should be created for easy revision during the last minute of preparation.

Solve Sample Papers: You must solve a lot of previous years question papers and sample papers. Practicing GATE sample papers make you completely aware of the syllabus, nature and type of questions that are expected to come in the test paper.

Go for Online Mock Tests: One of the most important aspects of GATE preparation without coaching is online test series and mock tests. Be it GATE online test series or test series by coaching institutes, candidates must opt for both.

Group Study: There may be areas or topics where you feel stuck or are hard to solve. Here coaching is not the only solution. You must have parallel plans for it. For clearing your doubts and understanding the topics, problems better, you must closely engage in group discussions with the like-minded people.

Prepare Short Notes to Remember Formulae: Prepare your own notes from the standard books. Making notes help will help candidates recalling and understanding things much better and in the easier way.

Revision is a Must: The last stage before the exam which is quite important and a larger portion of what you have prepared so far is manifested as per how you revise what you have studied/prepared.

Hope this will be helpful….

Hey Jayant, 

How did you think about your preparation getting affected by taking computer science engineering instead of Information Technology branch in engineering? It is not going to affect anything, more of like it would be a brilliant help to you instead. So if you want to go for CSE then go with all the might to prepare...

Hope it helped..