Common myths students have about GATE exam

May 16
17:42

2018

 Abhijit Phalke

Abhijit Phalke

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GATE exam or the Graduate Aptitude Test in engineering exam is a national Level Examination that is taken up for getting admitted into the post graduation courses like Masters in Engineering or the master of technology commonly referred to as M.E and M.tech respectively.

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GATE  exam or the Graduate Aptitude Test in engineering exam is a national Level Examination that is taken up for getting admitted into the post graduation courses like Masters in Engineering or the master of technology commonly referred to as M.E and M.tech respectively. The GATE scores also help in securing good job positions. Gate exams basically test the grasp of students' understanding in the basic core subjects of their undergraduate courses. Since GATE exam is specifically targeted at different streams of Engineering,Common myths students have about GATE exam Articles it is very important for students to have a very good hold on the core subject chosen in their undergraduate course. There are many different common myths about the gate exams that'll leave students in splits about taking up the exams or not. This blog is a brief on the most common myths.

Myth number 1: GATE is an extremely difficult exam

One of the most commonly prevalent myths about the gate exams is that it is a very hard nut to crack. But the reality is that Gate exams only test the basic hold or the basic knowledge a student has in his or her chosen course of study in engineering. Thus, stronghold on the basic concepts is very important to clear the gate. So, it is an easy exam and it's not even close to something that you may call rocket science.

Myth number 2: The study pattern of gate has to be very rigorous

The questions asked in the GATE exam are nothing very different from what you have already studied in your undergraduate course of Engineering. Besides, the board also announces the syllabus for the GATE exam and no questions are asked out of the syllabus. Thus, if you have been preparing a while for these Gate exams right from the first year, this exam is really not a hard nut to crack. It is not equivalent to the UPSC civil services exam since you have already studied the subjects during your under graduation.

Myth number 3: Students need to study each and every subject of the undergraduate course

You don't have to study each and every subject that you had in your under graduation course to clear the gate exams. The board will announce the syllabus and be studying the syllabus thoroughly is sufficient to crack the exam.

Myth number 4: Tons of question papers needs to be solved

You don't need to solve hundreds of question papers in order to clear the gate exams. Gate exams basically test the core understanding of the subjects and getting more clarity on the concepts is more important than randomly solving hundreds of question papers.

Myth number 5: A student needs to answer all the questions to get a good score in GATE

This myth is very contrary to the truth because in GATE examshave negative marking. So, if you try to answer all the questions without being sure about the right answer you'll surely lose a lot of marks.