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Achyut, (All India Rank 1, Mechanical, GATE 2008) answers the questions posed by us for the benefit of other GATE Aspirants in the following interview.
Bhure Achyut Chatrabhuj
GATE 2008 Topper
AIR 1
Stream ME (Mechanical)
1. From which college are you pursuing / completed your engineering?
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University LONERE Dist Raigad Maharashtra
2. Have you taken GATE earlier? How was your performance in it?
GATE 2006 AIR 2207
GATE 2007 AIR 517
3. Can you recollect when you started preparation for GATE 2008? (Which year of engineering / job)
In Third Year of B.Tech
4. When you started your preparation, what was your aim in GATE?
In my first attempt(2006) I aimed to obtain at least a valid GATE score; in my second attempt(2007) I decided gain rank within 100 where as in third attempt (2008) tried hard to get rank within 10.
5. When you were preparing for GATE, were you expecting this rank?
I had got AIR 1 in 8 out of 10 mock tests conducted by OneStopGate so I was expecting my rank at least within 25
6.. What were the subjects you felt were tough?
I felt industrial engineering & operation research very boring. Thermal science is very tough to understand but I have mastered it much above the average level of students. Math is tough to understand but easy to score.
7. What were the subjects you felt were easy?
Machine design, Solid mechanics, Applied mechanics, Theory of machines, Production engineering, Heat transfer.
8. Which books / material did you refer to in your preparation?
SM Singer Pytel (HARPER COLLINS PBL.),
Beer Johnson McGraw-hill,
Maths - B.S.Grewal, Erwin Kryzig , TOM- S.S.Rattan,
Thermodynamics- P.K.Nag, Cengel ,
Heat transfer- Y.A.Cengel
9. How did OneStopGate's Coaching / Correspondence course / Test series help in your preparation?
I had applied for the OneStopGate test series only. Performance analysis provided by OneStopGate helped in detecting my weak areas. All India ranking system tells where we stand in national level competition. Method of conducting the exam & many question are very similar to actual GATE paper. Overall test series gives a nice practice of solving the GATE Question Paper in limited time. This experience helps in actual GATE paper.
10. In your opinion what are the major reasons for your success in GATE?
Deep understanding of subjects, quick thinking, practice of different type of problems & question papers.
11. What was your methodology while preparing for GATE?
As explained below.
12. When did you complete the syllabus? Were you able to revise? (how many times)
Actually I had completed most of syllabus thoroughly during my B Tech. so during last year I learned very few concepts & gave much time for revision. (3 to 4 times)
13. How did you prepare in the last 2 months before GATE?
Don't learn new things in last two months. Try to study 2 to 3 different subjects each day. Solve at least 1 paper in each week. Prepare all syllabus; do not skip any subject or topic. It is possible to prepare all subjects thoroughly but 'do something from everything' so that you can solve at least easy questions from each topic.
14. What suggestion preparation tips would you like to give to GATE aspirants?
Basic requirement for GATE exam is that your concepts should be clear. Try to understand as many concepts as possible thoroughly; but this is not enough for getting very high rankings. To increase speeds, try to solve many different types of problems & many question papers (within time). Try to make optimum use of calculator.
15. Which institute specialization are you planning to take up?
I have planned for taking admission in IISc Bangalore in Mechanical Engineering.
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