One year to GATE 2024 so, it’s time for aspirants to gear up for exam preparations. Are you confused about how to start your GATE exam preparations? Don’t worry follow our blog post to get the guide of a one-year preparation strategy for the GATE 2024 exam. We will update you on GATE 2024 notification, schedule, and exam dates.

Overview of GATE Exam 2024 Paper Pattern

Check out the exam pattern of GATE 2024. It gives you a proper idea of the paper pattern. How do the questions come in the GATE exam? 

GATE Paper: 65 questions of 100 marks

Core Engineering Questions: 55 questions of 85 marks

General Aptitude: 10 questions of 15 marks

Types of questions coming in the GATE exam

MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

MSQ (Multiple Select Questions)

NAT (Numerical Answer Type)

List of Subject-Wise Weightage in the GATE 2024 exam

GATE aspirants can have a look at the subject-wise weightage given to the subjects in the examination. The subject-wise weightage variation will depend on the paper-setting institution. Candidates should study all subjects carefully. 

List of Subjects	Marks Weightage
General Aptitude	15
Engineering Mathematics	12
Electrical Circuits	12
Digital Electronics	10
Control Systems	10
Analog Electronics	10
Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation	8
Communication and Optical Instrumentation	8
Measurements	8
Signals and Systems	7

GATE Exam 2024: Preparation Strategy

As a GATE aspirant, you aim to maximize your efforts to enhance your preparation. Our GATE 2024 preparation strategy will help to move in the right direction.

Attend regular lectures

Attend lectures regularly to get an in-depth understanding of exam subjects. Work on getting the concepts clear for every subject during the sessions. Ensure that you consistently attend the lectures and prepare notes. After the class, spend your maximum time in self-study preparing for the exam. 

Create subject-wise short notes

Prepare subject-wise short notes. These notes will help you revise subject-wise topics quickly in the future. Ensure to revise the notes after finishing the study of any subject. Creating the notes but, not using them for revision is as good as not creating them. So, use your notes for revising the subject-wise concepts. 

Solve the previous years questions

Start solving the past years questions while studying the individual subjects. It gives you an idea of the types of questions coming in the exam.

Practice regularly Engineering Maths & General Aptitude

GATE aspirants do the common mistake is to underestimating general aptitude. Silly mistakes happen on attempting questions in the exam. The overall impact of these mistakes affects GATE score and ranking. So, candidates should solve aptitude and maths problems daily.

Finish the entire syllabus by October

Keep a mindset to finish studying the entire GATE syllabus by October. You have ample time available to analyze your strengths and weakness. Then, you can start working on your weak areas and clarify doubts.  

Solve mock tests

As you are done with GATE subjects study. It’s time to give mock tests from November. You get the time to analyze your mock performance and check where you need improvements. Mocks give you a clear picture of the exam-like scenario of GATE 2024. 

Revise short notes

Before the GATE exam, ensure your full syllabus study is completed once. Follow your short notes only for revision. Do not try covering the full syllabus one month before the exam.

Final Words

Emphasis on conceptual understanding and revision while preparing for GATE. The exam covers a vast syllabus so, continuous revision is needed to ensure that you don’t forget the concepts. Follow your subject-wise short notes for revision. This method keeps you updated with the GATE exam course and concepts. You get a chance of revising subjects 10 times before the exam. 

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