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6 days agoContributor-Level 10
Surely, GATE previous year papers are very useful in preparation for the exam. It will help in understanding the overall exam structure, paper pattern and subejct-wise weightage of topics. Every GATE aspirant must solve GATE previous year papers.
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a week agoContributor-Level 7
IIT Guwahati had conducted GATE 2026 exam on Feb 7 and 8 in two shifts. The papers that were held on February 7 and 8 can be checked below -
| GATE 2026 Feb 7 exam (shift 1) | AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL |
| GATE 2026 Feb 7 (shift 2) | AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH |
| GATE Exam 2026 Feb 8 (shift 1) | CS-1 and ST |
| GATE 2026 exam Feb 8 (shift 2) | CS-2, EY, NM, PE |
Based on student's reaction, the GATE 2026 question paper difficulty level varied for all papers. Students can check brief analysis of all GATE subjects below -
| GATE subject | Difficulty level |
| AE | Moderate |
| CH | Moderate to Tough |
| CY | Moderate to Tough |
| GE | Moderate |
| PH | Easy to Moderate |
| XH | Moderate |
| CS-1 | Moderate to Tough |
| CS-2 | Easy to moderate |
| ST | Moderate |
| NM | Moderate |
| PE | Easy to moderate |
| EY | Easy to moderate |
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
Here are some good books for GATE AE that candidates can refer for preparation and revision -
- Fundamentals of Aerodynamics by JD Anderson
- Aircraft by GM Sutton and Oscar Biblarz
- Airplane Performance, Stability, and Control by Perkins and Hage
- Aerodynamics of Engineering Students by E.L Houghton, P.W Carpenter
- Introduction to Flight by JD Anderson
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
First things first, separate your college work from GATE preparation. Try completing your college work during your class hours, so that you can utilise it for GATE preparation at home. Attend your class lectures honestly (to score a good CGPA equally important, especially for GATE PSUs) and grasp the concepts right at that time, so that you can implement them while solving GATE questions. Here are some quick tips and hacks that you can incorporate while preparing for GATE with college -
- Start right from your college year, as mentioned above. Look closely at the formula, concepts and fundamentals. Build your concepts from the start.
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15. Utilise these 4 to 5 months in the best way. Here is a quick yet effective GATE preparation plan that can help you score well in the exam.
- Starting from November to December, start covering at least two subjects per day. Pick your notes and formula handbook and run through it. Pick videos for a detailed explanation. After covering that, try explaining the concept to yourself for understanding.
- From January, take full-time mock tests and sample papers to check your performance. Do not forget to download your admit card, the GATE admit card 2026 releas
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
No, doing this can be one of the harmful decisions that you are going to make in your GATE preparation. Instead, give attention to all the topics and chapters equally. You can start with the high-weightage topics and chapters in GATE first, but also try to give at least an hour per day to go through the lower weightage topics. Look for what sort of questions are asked in previous years, whether they are theoretical or numerically-based. Prepare according to that. By doing this, you are exercising a balanced GATE preparation.
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
You are preparing for GATE, and not implementing discipline and consistency can lead to silly yet heavy mistakes, which can directly impact your scores and rank in the GATE exam. Here are some common mistakes that aspirants mainly make in their GATE preparation -
- Avoiding understanding the exam pattern and syllabus - randomly starting their GATE preparation can waste a lot of time and miss out on all the important topics that they should have considered as a priority.
- Not creating a structured timetable.
- Not solving GATE PYQs and
- Neglecting engineering mathematics and general aptitude.
Besides that, not spending time on other topics (
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
Self-assessment is important when preparing for GATE because it helps you to understand GATE question paper format, where you are lagging in solving questions, etc. It is advised to revise and analyse after solving each paper.
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5 months agoContributor-Level 7
If you have registered for GATE CS paper and looking for GATE computer science and engineering mock test paper, then you can get it from the official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates can also find GATE CS previous year's question paper in PDF format. For mock test, you can attempt it for free.
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