This particular post is for all the GATE Computer Science Aspirants[GCSA]. I am currently pursuing my M.Tech in EE[Communications] at IIT Bombay. You might be wondering CS —> EE??? How?? Go through my post GATE IIT Admissions, you’ll know it.
Many people ask me when is the best time to write a GATE CS exam. I naively tell them, once you are prepared ;-). I think six months is a good time period for this exam. I wrote this exam after more than 2 and half years of my job experience. Aspirants who are in their 3rd/4th year of engineering curriculum might think they are at a better position to crack GATE. But, I would totally deny that. The only difference between working professional and engg. student is the amount of time they can allot to studies. The latter are in more advantageous position in this regard. This post can be taken as a set of guidelines for the GCSA. I indeed got some tips from the following documents:
- “advice_by_GATE_AIR_8.doc”
- ” Raj’s Collection” given in the doc “Books-GATE.doc”.
- The “Analysis_CS.jpg” gives a good picture of how the marks are distributed.
- Analysis_CS_2003_08 [The best resource before you start preparing]
The above resources marked 1 and 2 are a good starting point for people who are not sure which books to read. The 3rd and 4th resource are analysis of GATE CS papers over the relevant years. The last two resources lets one also decide which subjects to skip in case one is short of time.The 4th resource, gives subject-wise and topic wise breakup of the distribution of marks over the years. Also, one need not cover the entire topics mentioned in the syllabus. Aspirants can as well leave out some of the subjects in which they are not interested or not proficient. Some of the subjects which are very essential for scoring high are: Discrete Maths, ToC, Digital Logic, Programming and Data Structures, Algorithms.
Solving the previous year papers almost covers the entire scoring area. So, it is always nice to solve GATE papers subject-wise.
I would particularly insist the GCSA to cover the Engg. Mathematics. The reason being, the questions asked in this area are pretty straightforward and hence, quite easy. Most of the aspirants generally ignore this area and that is what becomes the deciding factor for good and great scores. Also try to know quicker ways of solving problems and that would give you more time to solve problems from other area.
I personally feel that the choice of books differs from one person to another and therefore, the list of books suggested can be omitted altogether in case one finds another book being superior/more suitable for their needs. My suggestions[Personal choice] for the references would be:
Engg Maths: Materials from Vani/ACE/Elite is very handy
Discrete Maths: Discrete mathematics & its applications, Kenneth H. Rosen
Graph Theory: Graph Theory, Narsingh Deo
ToC: Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation, John E. Hopcroft, Jeffery D. Ullman
Compilers: Introduction to Compiler Design by Aho(first 7 chapters do not miss LALR parser)
Digital Logic: By Givon or Morris Mano. Both are equivalently good.
Computer Organization: By Hamacher
Programming & Data Structures: Book by Mark Allen Weiss is good + Relevant stuffs from http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/ is more than enough. Use wiki for any topic. Wiki is a very reliable source for this area.
Algorithms: Book by Cormen. + Use wiki for any algorithm. Wiki is a very reliable source for this area.
Operating Systems: Book by Galvin, Gagne, silberschatz is good except for Process synchronization. Use internet or Tanenbaum’s book for this particular topic.
Databases: Best book I feel is Navathe. Use Raghu Ramakrishna for Transactions & Concurrency control.
Computer Networks:Computer-Networks by Larry-L-Peterson, Bruce-S-Davie as well as book A top-down approach by Kurose & Ross are equivalently good.
Software Engg: I do not know any good resource as I skipped this subject. But I feel, Pankaj Jalote seems to serve the purpose.
Web/Html: Internet is the best resource for this. w3schools site for html is good.
One important suggestion: Kindly do not use books like Handa, GK etc. they are simply a waste of time. Gathering the concepts and knowing the tricks are the best ammunition for cracking GATE.
I’ll be updating this post with important topics in each subject in short time. For the time being .. I’ll just put the GATE 2010 CS Syllabus and will update it with scoring areas as an inline comment.
CS-Computer Science and Engineering
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic; First Order Logic.
Probability: Conditional Probability; Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation; Random Variables; Distributions; uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial.
Set Theory & Algebra: Sets; Relations; Functions; Groups; Partial Orders; Lattice; Boolean Algebra.
Combinatorics: Permutations; Combinations; Counting; Summation; generating functions; recurrence relations; asymptotics.
Graph Theory: Connectivity; spanning trees; Cut vertices & edges; covering; matching; independent sets; Colouring; Planarity; Isomorphism.
Linear Algebra: Algebra of matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.
Numerical Methods: LU decomposition for systems of linear equations; numerical solutions of non-linear algebraic equations by Secant, Bisection and Newton-Raphson Methods; Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules.
Calculus: Limit, Continuity & differentiability, Mean value Theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of definite & improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivatives, maxima & minima.
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Theory of Computation: Regular languages and finite automata, Context free languages and Push-down automata, Recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, Undecidability; NPcompleteness.
Digital Logic: Logic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of combinational and sequential circuits; Number representation and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).
Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and data-path, CPU control design, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode), Instruction pipelining, Cache and main memory, Secondary storage.
Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C; Functions, Recursion, Parameter passing, Scope, Binding; Abstract data types, Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, Binary search trees, Binary heaps.
Algorithms: Analysis, Asymptotic notation, Notions of space and time complexity, Worst and average case analysis; Design: Greedy approach, Dynamic programming, Divide-and-conquer; Tree and graph traversals, Connected components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths; Hashing, Sorting, Searching.
Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, Parsing, Syntax directed translation, Runtime environments, Intermediate and target code generation, Basics of code optimization.
Operating System: Processes, Threads, Inter-process communication, Concurrency, Synchronization, Deadlock, CPU scheduling, Memory management and virtual memory, File systems, I/O systems, Protection and security.
Databases: ER-model, Relational model (relational algebra, tuple calculus), Database design (integrity constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential files, indexing, B and B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control.
Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), Flow and error control techniques, Routing algorithms, Congestion control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4), Application layer protocols (icmp, dns, smtp, pop, ftp, http); Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways, and routers.
157 responses to “GATE CS Tips !!”
Brahm
September 11th, 2010 at 08:33
Very thanx ……… plz tell me how can i make best my preparation for GATE-2011. I have “made easy “study material………..but i want to know on which subjects i should focus most…………which topic i should never leave…………………what books i should use………………….what should my strategy to crack gate-2011……………..plz guide me by email.
Santosh
October 19th, 2010 at 01:30
Excellent post. Its really helpful for GATE aspirants. Thanks a lot.
preethi
November 11th, 2010 at 09:49
Hi sir,
Really a great help … Pls keep on posting suggestions like this
Bibek
November 29th, 2010 at 10:36
hi,
i wanted the topic wise distribution for maths cs in particular for the year 2010 and previous years.Pls guide me get the resources .
regards,
Bibek
whiteswami
November 30th, 2010 at 00:15
Try getting a book from “Made Easy Publication” I took the resources from there.
sharath
December 3rd, 2010 at 06:26
nice post dude…
meetakshi
December 8th, 2010 at 11:45
nice…
gone thru many links…found ths 1 quite hlpful…thnx..
vishnu kishore tiwari
December 12th, 2010 at 22:05
its very good and helpful
raghu
January 21st, 2011 at 19:38
very nice blog dude………..i am no III CSE …appearing for GATE-11…but i prepared only for TOC,CN,OS….till now….suggest me something that i can do to qualify if possible RANK<1500.
also pls send me RANK vs COLLEGE analysis….to join in IITS…pls keep in touch dude
raghu369krishna@gmail.com
BYE….
whiteswami
January 21st, 2011 at 22:28
Try to solve previous year papers now. That would do for now.
ravi
January 29th, 2011 at 23:28
excellent work dude!!! please tell me book for automata i think ohn E. Hopcroft,is difficult for me………………please
thanks………..
whiteswami
January 30th, 2011 at 18:13
I found the following 2 books really useful to my understanding:
Introduction to Computer Theory by Cohen
An Introduction to Formal Language and Automata by Peter Linz
Also , to solve more problem, I used a local author book written by Padmareddy. This book was really of immense help.
shubhangi gupta
February 6th, 2011 at 02:28
hii….
i really liked your blog…its very helpful…thanx
but i have a doubt that whether we are alowed to carry “scientific calculators” in Gate exams or not
whiteswami
February 7th, 2011 at 20:38
Yes indeed. Its allowed.
Bidhan Kumar Karan
March 2nd, 2011 at 12:50
Hi Bro
I have given gate 2011 in cs paper nd according to gateforum answer key i m getting 57.33. What do you think am i eligible for iit?
If so then please tell me what shoud i do for interview nd test to qualify next state of iit.One more question which branch should i apply. I like
Mathematics, Data-structure and algorithm, robotics nd c.
Waiting for ur reply nd thanx for ur suggestion given above.
whiteswami
March 3rd, 2011 at 23:25
It also depends on how others have performed. So, wait and watch.
Secondly, don’t hesitate to apply in IITs and NITs. I think you can get into IITs.
BTW, I think for you best would be CS.
You’ll surely have to appear for interview. But, if your percentile is good enough , you’ll have the luxury of not writing the test.
shruti
July 6th, 2011 at 13:39
people forget once they achieve there goal….
u did it n kept on enlightning others too….
thanks a million…………………..
well i have completed my btech cse 2011 n stitting back home for 6 months to give my best shot for gate. plz help me on how to study??
whiteswami
July 6th, 2011 at 20:28
Start with previous year question papers, see what level of questions are asked and then accordingly plan out. You need to evaluate your preparation time-to-time. And therefore, you might need to join some kind of coaching(although I am not very much in favour of it) or test series if you have no group to prepare along . Also, get your fundamentals clear in subjects like, Theory of computation, Compilers, Graph theory, etc. Do not ignore maths and discrete maths. They are very vital. Read my blog for more details. Thanks
Chitra
August 4th, 2011 at 19:22
Hi ,
I have done my Undergraduation in Elex and Communication Engg but I want to appear for Gate in CS as i wish to pursue PG in IT. Since I Come from Elex background, I am familiar with only certain topics from the syllabus like Digital Electronics, Database(coz I have work ex on tht), Computer Networks and Programming and Data Structures. In Maths, the only common topic was Linear Algebra . Is preparing for these topics only sufficient to qualify for GATE?? My aim is just to qualify as I cannot expect more with Elex background.Kindly advice
whiteswami
August 4th, 2011 at 19:51
I am not sure what would you achieve by just qualifying.
Chitra
August 15th, 2011 at 14:02
Hi,
Gate qualification is sufficient to get admission in some gud local engg colleges for ME/MTech . Kindly let me know if the topics I lIsted above, if prepared well are enough to score the qualifying marks .Thanks,
whiteswami
August 25th, 2011 at 02:32
I think you need to do a bit more.
Sanchit
August 18th, 2011 at 00:23
hey thanks buddy for such kind of evaluation ….
sujiaparna
November 30th, 2011 at 18:45
really a great post its really usefull for me
sujiaparna
November 30th, 2011 at 18:47
sir plz guide me for gate 2012 i have only short time to prepare.. plz mail me how to prepare well
whiteswami
November 30th, 2011 at 19:09
In case of short time , prepare well high impacting subjects like Discrete maths, Data Structures, etc.. as guided on the blog.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
HIMA
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:18
can I skip TOC..?? I’m final year student of Msc in computerr appli & IT so toc was not part of university syllabus.andi’m going to give gate 2012 CS…now i don’t have enough timet to start a completely unknown subject..but people are saying that toc is v imp ..what should i do ??
whiteswami
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:22
If you are skipping TOC it means you are also leaving out Compilers… But, its OK. But just try to go through previous year questions and solutions of a few trivial problems on above subjects. You shouldn’t be starting a new subject now. At the same time try to be as thorough as possible with other subjects considering you have only these to score.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
HIMA
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:37
thanks for reply….
In compilers i can solve problems on all parsings & regular expressions & DFA ,NFA , code optimization … other part of TOC like turing machines,PDA n all , regularity of lang,CFG.. i don’t kn anything about that….
regards.
whiteswami
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:56
cool.. make it thorough what you know first… leave the rest for time being.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
sakshi
December 25th, 2011 at 01:05
hi i have only one and half month n than from where i have to start. i have made easy previous years paper solution book
whiteswami
December 28th, 2011 at 11:22
Try to solve previous year papers and also get thorough with Discrete maths, C programming and data structures, algorithms, database, OS, Logic design at least.
Reena
January 3rd, 2012 at 20:50
hi, ur blog is superb n i foung this 5 monts ago. i have 2 questions.
1.can i skip compilers??
2.i’m good in ds, algo, toc, db n os. Do u think this is enough for me to crack gate? pls do reply.
whiteswami
January 3rd, 2012 at 21:09
You also need to complete Discrete maths and Digital logic design for good score.
You may skip compilers in case you find it tough but do look at the previous year questions of compilers.
Regards,
Rahul K Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
honeybee
January 4th, 2012 at 17:58
i am i cs 2nd yr student from a private engg colg and want to get into iit fr further studies.what should b my strategy?i m vry weak in programming ryt now.
whiteswami
January 5th, 2012 at 01:47
You are in a very advantageous position that you know your weakness. Many do not even know that. You just now need to work on it.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
honeybee
January 5th, 2012 at 12:28
thanks sir.but other than that what should be my strategy from now on??which books to foolow?please guide me.
Prashant
January 16th, 2012 at 22:18
Sirjee, Every Subject is OK but I have very less time to prepare(20 days only)….How to prepare for General aptitude? I dont have time for that stupid RS Aggarwal book…
whiteswami
January 16th, 2012 at 22:38
No idea 😦
May be Quicker maths by M.Tyra or some CAT material like IMS or TIME might help.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
Prashant
January 17th, 2012 at 10:21
Someone help me in OS….Galvin is not sufficient and also very boring..Does nyone know some better book?
whiteswami
January 17th, 2012 at 11:01
Modern OS by Tanenbaum is a good book.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
Prashant
January 18th, 2012 at 23:41
Sir Please Help me I m in big trouble..
As you know that GATE is just around the corner (12th February)..this is my first attemp and I am a final year student and was so was busy in my studies and everything and was not able to prepare for it well throughout the year….now as I have started preparing….I want a quick and effective approach for studying since seeing the GATE papers i found that for cracking it I just cant go through the books…..I want to pass the exam whatever the rank may be PLEASE TELL ME A GOOD APPROACH FOR PREPARING AT THIS STAGE….I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR IT.
whiteswami
January 19th, 2012 at 10:35
If you have read the blog you wouldn’t be asking this.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
sujitha
January 22nd, 2012 at 09:53
hi tis is the first time im attempting for gate and i dont like maths much so suggest me some main topics to b cover in maths plz………
whiteswami
January 22nd, 2012 at 13:34
Please check previous year papers and you’ll be able to figure out. I dont exactly remember.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
Prashant
January 22nd, 2012 at 14:09
Rahul Sir, what should be my strategy in february(10 days before gate)?….i know that only knowing concepts will not be the only help…
whiteswami
January 22nd, 2012 at 20:36
I think, you should try to solve mock papers(1-2 per day) and then analyze your weakness and accordingly prepare for rest of the day.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
Prashant
January 23rd, 2012 at 13:45
everything is ok but what about numericals? i an just referring the papers to get the formulae will it help me? No reference book has formulas so how to practice?
whiteswami
January 23rd, 2012 at 14:21
Check Study materials from Brilliant tutorials/Gateforum etc… . I hope it helps.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
Prashant K
January 31st, 2012 at 12:52
Sir, please guide me….I am facing some problems in TOC,DLD and Maths….the problem is not that they are hard but seeing the papers I feel the questions asked are tricky…if i refer to the Reference books they clear theoritical concepts but there is not much time left to do them fully also reading the coaching material is not sufficient…so as per your guidance i am trying preparing them by solving previous year papers but how? (means how to solve papers in a manner so that the concepts become clear in less time?…i am askig especially for TOC.
whiteswami
January 31st, 2012 at 13:33
I am not quiet sure as what kind of problems you are having but once you solve previous year papers you’ll get a hang of it. Further, you might like to try solving excercise problems from your textbook/reference book. You might even like to go through MIT OCW lectures on ToC to clear some concepts. I hope it helps.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
Prashant kumar
February 2nd, 2012 at 21:43
Just one thing more..
there are just 9 days left for the exam. i have somewhat done the syllabus but the main problem now is revision.i am confused as how to do that? should i first revise my notes subjectwise then solve the mock papers or should i do the mock papers first then revise… this is the most important time for the preparation and i will follow whatever u advice me
whiteswami
February 8th, 2012 at 20:45
Sorry for late reply…
I think revision of notes subjectwise followed by questions of only that subject will be more productive.
Best Wishes,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
arc
January 25th, 2012 at 20:12
i’ve not done anything so far..still have 18 days left for gate 2012…so what shall i do to get a score for atleast getting a job in the government sector like iocl..as i’m a final year cse student..they hire considering the gate score..please help..i’m unemployed..never passed the aptitude test of campus recruitment..so disheartened ..like ..gonna be my doomsday??
whiteswami
January 25th, 2012 at 22:13
Firstly, don’t be disheartened else you wouldn’t be able to prepare anything. To start with, try to solve as many previous year question papers as you can and also some papers from current year test series papers from institutes like ACE, GATEFORUM etc.. Let me know how you fare.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
arijit sannihrahi
February 11th, 2012 at 16:44
hi i have joined syntel om 5 dec 2011 as a graduate trainee and currently posted in mumbai(brnch..cse).i am about start my prep for gate 2013.plz suggest me best coaching institute which gives best study material..plz..
whiteswami
February 12th, 2012 at 12:48
Arijit,
I am not sure about the current scenario. But, in my times it was ACE Academy and Vani classes which were preferred most
Best Wishes,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra/
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shiv kumar
March 2nd, 2012 at 16:31
hi sir, ur post is really good for all gate aspirants.. & motivate towards achiving their goals.
sir i m in 6 th sem of B.tech(cse). how much coaching institute assists for gate exam prepration.because i m doing my self study(from Refrence book) for
gate 2013.so i m in delima about coaching Institute.
i m good in mathematics & other gate subject in cse. but my programming part is not so strong as cmpare to some student.ir
kindly reply sir.
whiteswami
March 2nd, 2012 at 23:25
Nice that you know your weakness so early before your GATE. You are actually in a advantageous position since you can start working on it right away. Check the other replies on this post about coaching institute.
Regards,
Rahul K Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra
TUMMALA ANVESH
March 2nd, 2012 at 22:20
Hai sir,this is anvesh ,i want to prepare for gate 2013 cse.All my friends are going to coatching .is it not possible to prepare with out that.what should i have to do?
whiteswami
March 2nd, 2012 at 23:22
Its not necessary to go to coaching institutes. Coaching institutes are mainly for those who are not self motivated. THose who are actually self motivated can do on their own. But, do make sure to assess yourself time to time by giving mock tests. Also, try getting the tricks from your friends who are going to coaching institutes … some of the tricks they teach makes you solve the problems in quicker time.
Regards,
Rahul K Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra
shiv kumar
March 5th, 2012 at 09:11
sir ..what is the difference b/w RA & TA in M.tech in iit’s.
whiteswami
March 5th, 2012 at 11:19
RA-[Research Assistantship]- 3 years(You’ll also need to carry out research/project along with studies)
TA-[Teaching Assistantship] – 2years(You need to help some teacher on their course evaluation)
Regards,
Rahul K Mishra
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~rahulkmishra
Rajasri
March 14th, 2012 at 11:26
Hi,
I am doing job currently, have 2 years of experice. I want to do M.Tech(CSE) in IIT, so planning for GATE 2013. Could you please let me know how to prepare myself as I can not go for coaching due to my job.
Thanks in advance
whiteswami
March 14th, 2012 at 13:09
That is what this blog post is about. If you have anything specific please let me know via chat/comment
Rajasri
March 14th, 2012 at 14:43
Yeah…but still I am in confusion , what should be the starting point…
whiteswami
March 15th, 2012 at 12:29
Start seeing the previous year(last 3-5 years) Question papers. Get acquainted to it. And then accordingly start prep.
Rajasri
March 15th, 2012 at 19:03
Thanks a lot for your suggestion… 🙂
Rajasri
March 20th, 2012 at 16:37
Hi ,
Could you please let me know is there any book which contains previous gate papers with solutions.
rahul
March 20th, 2012 at 18:55
Many books…. Just google it. I know a few: GATE Solved Papers by Made Easy Publications and another by GK Publications.
sabarimani r
April 3rd, 2012 at 19:19
pls tel the techniques to prepare for gate2012… i am in starting point ..ur response only guide me to next step.. i am eagerly waiting for the response.
ankur
April 10th, 2012 at 15:04
is fx_991 es allowed in gate exam// its non programable bt hs memory ./ i dnt knw if all scientific calcis hav memory??? nd fx_991 es allosed in gate or nt?? pls gve me sure rep soon .. pls.
whiteswami
April 10th, 2012 at 15:31
During our times, we could use any calci… we just needed to make sure that the memory is emptied. Not sure of the current status.
Regards,
Rahul
Anil
April 19th, 2012 at 20:06
Hi Rahul,
I have done B.E. in Electronics and Communications discipline and I have decided to appear for GATE CS 2013. As I am from EC and currently working on embedded systems, I am comfortable with Digital electronics, Programming and DS, Computer organization, Computer networks, OS and Maths but I do not have any idea about TOC, DBMS and Compiler Design. As per your blog post I went through previous GATE papers but I am not able to understand most of the questions related to these subjects. I want to prepare these subjects in minimum amount of time. What you would suggest me in this regard?
Thank you for such a nice article and some very good comments for the questions asked.
Anil
whiteswami
April 19th, 2012 at 21:24
Since you are new to TOC, DBMS and Compiler Design… I would suggest you to join coaching classes like ACE, Vani, etc. There are twin advantages: firstly, you’ll get someone to clear your doubts and secondly: you can have a group to study along so that you are not lost while preparing. In case you are working, join weekend classes. But do join else its gonna be tough nut to crack.
Regards,
Rahul K Mishra
prabhakar
May 5th, 2012 at 20:23
hi Rahul !
Brilliant Post !!.I am a 3rd year (6th sem) EE student and i am planning now on higher studies.I want to pursue my higher studies in CS as i interested in it and so i want take GATE for CS and i think if i plan well i can make it but when i discussed this with my friends in CS dep ,they were not supportive at all and now i am a bit confused.I just want to have your opinion like what you think it’s doable or not (practically 🙂 ) for a guy like me.I have moderate programming exposure.
whiteswami
May 7th, 2012 at 01:57
Prabhakar,
It is very much doable. You just need to put extra efforts. There’s nothing rocket science in it.
Regards,
Rahul
prabhakar
May 7th, 2012 at 08:51
Thanks for your time. 🙂
regards
Prabhakar
Prashant
May 11th, 2012 at 09:19
Thanks to your help sir somehow i qualified gate 2012 in a short period not a good score but i an satisfied.
Now i need your help for the psu. i am a final year student going to pass out in june. i am trying for several psu jobs. i have given 1-2 papers and found view were easier than gate.i an able to attempt around 80% Of the paper but still the results are not in my favour. i am so confused as to how to prepare for
psu and how to attempt the paper (Means how much questions to be
answered correctly) to attempt qualify in
test.Being a general category student
it seems to be very high score is required. but negative marking
suggests that taking risk is futile please help of what to do as this is my ultimate target in life
whiteswami
May 11th, 2012 at 18:52
No idea dear 😦
Rama Krishna
May 20th, 2012 at 12:24
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reka
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:16
hello sir…i found this website quite useful and inspiring..am just starting with my 7th semester as well as my gate preparations.i couldnt get a grip with dbms ..please suggest a good book to understand dbms from basics..
whiteswami
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:37
Book by Elmasri navathe is good. I have read most of the stuffs from here.
Book by Korth is good as well.
Book by Raghu Ramkrishna is good for transactions management
vishal vk
June 4th, 2012 at 11:46
Hello Rahul
Your blog is a boon to CS students and your active responses makes it more interesting.Thanks a million. I have a query ;there are some topics which I find very difficult to understand like “critical section” in OS and “transaction mechanism” in DBMS. w.r.t. examination point of view .Pls suggest me any ‘simple’ book or any study material to start with and have comprehensive understanding in order to solve problems.
whiteswami
June 4th, 2012 at 12:06
You might like to watch lectures from ocw.mit.edu or similar resources from ucb.
VRock
June 7th, 2012 at 14:11
Dear sir,
i need study material from brilliant tuition classes2013 or 2012 .pdf . if u have plz post the link and also for mock test if any material is there
whiteswami
June 7th, 2012 at 14:23
Dont have any 😦
Prashant
June 7th, 2012 at 14:36
See vrock, if u really want to prepare sincerely, then don’t search for coaching or any coaching material, refer to the standard reference books as mentioned in whiteswami blog. for any other guidance ask me at pkrcs62@gmail.com and please don’t mail me for asking any pdf.
VRock
June 10th, 2012 at 09:59
@PRASHANT i wanted to solve q from tuition’s material .
VRock
June 10th, 2012 at 08:03
need guidance to prepare ‘Algorithms’
whiteswami
June 10th, 2012 at 12:42
ocw.mit.edu
VRock
June 10th, 2012 at 13:14
ThnX
VRock
June 10th, 2012 at 13:54
Dear sir,
Also for ‘theory of comp’ and ‘compiler design’
whiteswami
June 12th, 2012 at 14:15
Read the indicators for ToC on my blog. For compiler design and ToC you may also check for coursera.org.
Santanu
June 10th, 2012 at 13:35
Hi WhiteSwami,
Thanx a lot for your blog. It’s just a boon for the working gate aspirants like me. Working a bit for GATE 2013. But I just confused regarding whther or not to join any coaching class(VANI)..I can prepare on my own, except a few topics i get stuck at!!! like Synchronization. The web helps though.still , need your guidance.
Santanu
whiteswami
June 10th, 2012 at 13:45
As said in the blog…it isnt that necessary to join coaching classes but one should be highly self-motivated. But, if you are not joining coaching classes atleast join the test series so that you can assess yourself time-to-time and accordingly focus on your weak areas.
VRock
June 10th, 2012 at 14:00
hi, WhiteSwam
where i can fing online test seriese?
VRock
June 10th, 2012 at 14:03
hi, WhiteSwam
where i can find online test seriese?
links plz if u have.
whiteswami
June 12th, 2012 at 14:13
Dont remember. Please google your way out.
VRock
June 25th, 2012 at 19:13
dear,
whiteswami
i m really thankful to u,
Your links were quite useful.i want suggestion for data structure.
Blog’s link is not working for video tutorials .
whiteswami
June 28th, 2012 at 13:41
I’ll let you know if I come across something good.
Prashant
June 28th, 2012 at 18:07
Dear aashna,
The algorithms topic in gate is very broad. sticking to the reference book is a good option but plz Dont mug up the algo. just analyse and solve some examples that show its working. learn up the complexities and try to find out the complexities of various sample algorithms.
Aashna
June 28th, 2012 at 11:03
Sir i just need to know about how to prepare for algorithms paper in gate..should i follow the text book and learn all the algorithms given under a certain topic or should i generalize on the topic alone…..pls suggest me as to how to adopt a strategy for preparing for gate 2013……
Prashant
June 28th, 2012 at 18:07
Dear aashna,
The algorithms topic in gate is very broad. sticking to the reference book is a good option but plz foot mug up the algo. just analyse and solve some examples that show its working. learn up the complexities and try to find out the complexities of various sample algorithms.
VRock
July 10th, 2012 at 18:57
Dear
whiteswami,
Is gateforum study material is good after reading subjects from reference book.and online test series are usefull?
plz give guidance..
AK
July 15th, 2012 at 18:15
Hello,
Decided to go for GATE` 2013 CS. I don’t know if it’s too late or not for the preparation. What do you think? as I have to start from the scratch. One more thing- graduated in 2011 I have been contributing to our family business for immediate need. Will the 2 yrs gap be a big problem for me now or later on admission? Will it affect on recruitment? or if I travelled for teaching field will it create any hurdle? I am very much interested in Post Grad.
whiteswami
July 16th, 2012 at 08:57
It wouldn’t be an issue if you crack the GATE with good score and get admitted to premier institute. THe only thing the recruiters look for in the candidate is the knowledge(practical and theoretical) and te personal skills. Hence, it isnt gonna affect.
Regards,
Rahul
AK
July 16th, 2012 at 16:22
Thanks for our Reply. Could you plz tell me if it’s possible to crack the upcoming GATE if I start preparing now dedicating 5 hrs per day 4 days per week.Becoz the knowledge I obtained b4 2 yrs have fainted due to the detachment from my course. Got CGPA 8.65 during my B.tech. Study always interests me . Only lack of confidence/ inspiration ( 2 yrs gap burn out study) is dragging me backward. What do you think? Will it be too hard for me to crack the GATE?
whiteswami
July 31st, 2012 at 13:07
Since every individual is different and so is their grasping power therefore, I would suggest you to start preparing and analyze your progress time-to-time by giving mock-tests. This would also help you identifying your weak and strong areas. By the way, exams like these are always difficult to crack. But, you don’t need to be intimidated by it.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar Mishra
juhi
July 31st, 2012 at 11:40
thnax sir ,
it helps me alott..for GATE 2013.
sakshi
August 10th, 2012 at 00:09
i want to ask firstly which subject i have to start for exam……. i want to prepare without coaching classes so which books and study material i have to start
whiteswami
August 10th, 2012 at 10:41
Plan your own strategy is the mantra.
mona
August 24th, 2012 at 09:52
be student 3 year cs branch/…….
mona
August 24th, 2012 at 09:55
sir i want to start my prepration for gate exam…i m in 5 sem right now……i m quite confused how to start up the prepration…..should i join coaching for that…?????????and how much time to devote for gate studies for regular basis????????//
whiteswami
August 24th, 2012 at 14:00
It really depends from person to person. There is no hard and fast rule. You might want to do a first hand analysis of previous GATE papers and depending upon interest and importance a optimal choice can be made.
Himani
August 25th, 2012 at 18:06
Hello…sir i have completed ma b.tech(c.s) and want to prepare for gate…sir plz tell me on which subjects should i focus more and also tell me either i should study from standard books or some study material like made easy etc?
whiteswami
August 26th, 2012 at 14:34
Please read the blog and its comments for the answer you are looking for.
Reka
August 26th, 2012 at 20:08
Hello sir
My gate preparation z nt at al consistent owing to the rigorous acedamic schedule..i have planned to solve problems from two subjects daily..pl tel me will this suffice to crack gate 2013 and get into good institutes like iits?
Prashant
August 27th, 2012 at 07:22
Dear reka,
The amount of preparation depends upon person to person. I have given gate 2012 And had the same prob as you but it took me just 1 month of sincere preparation to crack the exam…for any other advice you can mail me at pkumar51182@gmail.com
Reka
August 29th, 2012 at 19:16
Thank u sir..regarding computer networks cn u please suggest good materials esp subnetting concepts..
whiteswami
August 29th, 2012 at 20:42
Oops…its long time I dont remember much. Please google your way out.
Prashant
September 1st, 2012 at 08:49
Now you must have been completed your M.tech….
I just want to ask what are you doing next..PhD or lecturership and where?
I want to know what your thoughts are coz I am also currently pursuing M.tech and want a advice
rohit
September 2nd, 2012 at 13:12
sir i want to know which previous year solved question paper is good for 2013 GATE(CS)
whiteswami
September 2nd, 2012 at 15:11
I am not sure what you are asking. Please clarify.
rohit
September 3rd, 2012 at 17:01
i m in mca final year and wants to appear in GATE 2013 in Computer science. so i want to knw about the previous year solved question paper for GATE(CS).
whiteswami
September 11th, 2012 at 23:03
No idea 😦
vRock
October 6th, 2012 at 10:21
Hi dear,
I want the solution manual for computer algorithm by sahni horowitz
arc
October 14th, 2012 at 14:17
I have just started to prepare for gate 2013…i know its late …but then again i believe in ‘better late than never’…..i wanna be a part of iits..i hv completed btech in cs this yr only…so cud u pls tell me what are the subjects i must give more emphasis to crack the exam???…thanx in advance 🙂
whiteswami
October 20th, 2012 at 21:00
Check out previous year papers and accordingly decide.
Amit Dhumal
October 20th, 2012 at 18:18
Hi sir,
I am using Balagurusamy book for learning C.is it ok???and which book can i refer for MCQ of C???waitng for ur reply..
whiteswami
October 20th, 2012 at 20:59
K&R C http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language
For MCQ there’s nothing standard.. but Kanetkar’s “test your C skills” is a good resource.
kiranmai
November 12th, 2012 at 12:39
can u pls tell me best books for cs students
Sanjay
November 16th, 2012 at 13:52
Thanks for all the info. You’re doing an awesome job. Keep up the good work 🙂
m.rushikesh
November 30th, 2012 at 20:26
hello sir,
myself rushi plz guide me for gate 2013 i heard tht gate 2013 is going to be tougher as iit mumbai is making question plz tel me in which subject should i stay focused in so that i can fetch max marks am very seriuos abt gate this time only 2 mnths left plz refer some material.
whiteswami
November 30th, 2012 at 23:28
Hard and easy is very relative. Just prepare well. Guidelines are already there on my blog but it might be outdated so prepare according to latest trends and pattern which I am unaware of.
Swagata
December 10th, 2012 at 00:37
Hi..
I am in job for 3 yrs and 4 months..however i had a long desire for doing Masters,though I cud nt have the motivation due to my family problem..but now,I want to fulfill my desire..I just started my preparation since last 20days..I got ur blog and thought to be very helpful..I have started Datastructure,digital logic,database and THOC.Also trying to solve previous yr ques papers after going thru the theories.As u knw it is long gap with studies,I m finding a lil difficulties also..Please give sm suggestion so that I can fulfill my dream of doing masters in 2013.please help…
whiteswami
December 10th, 2012 at 11:04
First thing is to do a SWOT analysis of oneself and then start preparation according to analysis results.
For doing SWOT analysis try giving 1 test per day for atleast a week and you would be able measure yourself in each dept. Also, do take a mini test series so that you can compare yourself with others and accordingly evaluate your prep.
BR
komal
December 11th, 2012 at 15:25
hello sir,
im preparing for gate (cs).its peek time to ask.. but can u pls suggest me ways to prepare in 2 months..hw do i study.. im sure i can cover it.. but ur sggestions will help me alot.
thank you in advance 🙂
whiteswami
December 11th, 2012 at 18:24
Give as many tests(possibly 1 every alternate day) as you can to assess yourself what you are good at and what you are bad at… Once you are aware of your weakness , try to improve upon it.
komal
December 11th, 2012 at 18:54
thank you so much sir..
n some altrnative solutions?? i mean.. some imprtnt points or chapters dat shld b well prepared?
JEET
January 10th, 2013 at 13:58
SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST ME SOME TIPS FOR GATE-2014 PREPARATION.I AM CONFUSED ABOUT WHICH SUBJECTS TO BE GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY AND THE 1 TO GIVE LOWEST.
whiteswami
January 10th, 2013 at 15:16
Whatever I could suggest is in the blogs and comments.
Tulika Saha
February 23rd, 2013 at 02:34
Sir could u plz mention d details of the ace institute or academy wich u referred 2 in one of ur blogs….details as in d full name of d institute or academy…phone no.,email id and address
whiteswami
February 23rd, 2013 at 20:02
lmgtfy…. http://www.aceenggacademy.com/main/
Tulika Saha
February 24th, 2013 at 01:00
Thanx a lot sir for d info…….vl get back 2 u soon for any suggestion or inquiry…..eagerly waiting 4 more of ur experiences on IITs
Renuka
November 29th, 2014 at 18:16
Should I go for “postal coaching” in ACE Academy to get the study material of ACE? I’m from CSE.
mona
April 20th, 2013 at 19:48
sir, i have started preparing for gate 2014….i m from cs branch……..and i have also joined coaching institude…………bt sir hw to start up……….shud i see papers first and….cud u suggest any book for gud test papers that i cud solve to anayze my performance timely
viraj
August 29th, 2013 at 10:45
hiii sir i just hv completed my 1st yr frm hnb central university.sir from nowonward only i wants to start preparation for my gate 2016.sir i really2 need guidence and wants to start focusing toward my goal .sir plz tell me wat sud i start studing in 2nd yr wch subjects r most imp. n tell me how to prepare for aptitude frm nwonwards only …plz i need guidence sir
Exams tips
September 4th, 2013 at 17:45
Excellent points! Thank you
Prashant
September 9th, 2013 at 16:41
Please tell me the answers for the following questions….Actually they came in one exam i gave recently but I feel what they mentioned in their answer key is wrong so plz do give your answers I will see if i am right or wrong. Please reply ASAP
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September 24th, 2013 at 16:58
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Explaining about GATE CS which is really informative and your tips for students is really helpful.
Thank you.
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anant prakash
December 19th, 2013 at 10:35
sir i have 2 months for gate preparation , nd i want got atleast 45 marks in gate so plz tell me most scoring 5 subject ..
satpan
February 5th, 2014 at 20:55
Find some best books for GATE CS Exam preparation.
RS
July 3rd, 2014 at 15:06
Sir, I am willing to buy some study material. Which one should I opt? Is it ACE, Made Easy, Vaani, Gate Forum or any other. I am not able to collect all the books for Maths. I’ll take care of the books of other subjects. I will be solving problems from the study material. So, suggest the one having good problems to solve. Thanks in advance.
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