Engineering Entrance Exam

If students find any mistake in their WBJEE admit card, then they should immediately contact authorities to get it corrected. However, exam centre cannot be changed. Students should not raise any requests to change allotted centres.

WBJEE admit card will have the details of the candidate's centre, date and timings. It is important to check details carefully for any mistakes. Some personal details of students will also be available through hall ticket.

Honestly, textbooks are not enough for GATE preparation (especially if you are targeting IITs and top colleges). 

Besides your college books, look out for top GATE books recommended by toppers, mentors, and professors. Pick at least one standard book for each subject and start studying it side by side. Apart from that, also practice solving GATE question papers of last 5 to 10 years to get hands on the question difficulty and pattern. 

Stay consistent, prepare a practical timetable and religiously follow it. At the end, it's all upto how you prepare for the exam. 

Yes, this year IIT Madras has revised the GATE syllabus 2027 for almost all subjects. Many topics and chapters have been simplified. Some chapters and topics have been removed. 

• For CSE, major changes in syllabus have been made in COA, Digital Logic, and Computer Network
• For ECE, 90% of the syllabus remains the same. Few changes are made in the engineering mathematics, signals and systems, etc. 

Candidates are advised to go through the syllabus/compare it carefully before preparing.

For a good preparation, students should check popularly used books for WBJEE. Along with books, students can also attempt mock tests and sample papers regularly. Previous years' question papers are also available for students to solve and practice.

Since syllabus level of WBJEE is similar to board exams, students should check NCERT books for preparation. However, for a better understanding of concepts and topics of WBJEE syllabus, students should also check other important reference books.

The total marks of GATE AR question paper are 100. General aptitude section consists of 15 marks and part A is of 60 marks. On the other hand, part B consists of 25 marks.

Students can check previous years' WBJEE question papers to check  topics and questions that are repeatedly present and have high weightage. These topics can be picked out as important topics and students can focus on them during preparation. Students should make sure that entire syllabus is also covered.

The GATE pattern and structure for data Science and artificial intelligence can be checked below -

• The exam mode is online and the question paper will be available in English language.
• The general aptitude section carries 15 marks and the remining 85 marks are reserved for the subject-based questions. 
• The time duration of GATE DA paper is 3 hours. 
• However, PwD or dyslexic candidates will get one hour compensatory time to attempt the GATE exam.