Last Minute Preparation Strategy to Crack GATE CSE 2023 Exam

By Himanshu Bajpai|Updated : February 1st, 2023

The GATE 2023 exam date is knocking at your door, and considering this, you all must have completed almost everything from your preferred study material and books. Are you still anxious and nervous about your preparation for GATE CSE Exam? 

GATE is one of the toughest exams in our country. If all subjects' basics are unclear, you can not get a decent score. Sometimes even after an excess of practice, students cannot score well. The reason for this situation is students either try to mug up all content or strain themselves at the last minute. Now that the GATE Computer Science and Engineering Exam is almost ready, we share some strategies and tricks to escalate your preparation and prepare you for the final GATE CSE 2023 Exam.

 
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GATE CSE 2023 Exam Pattern

Before moving to the last-minute tips for GATE CSE 2023 exam, let us check the GATE CSE 2023 Exam Pattern in the table given below:

Particulars

Description

Exam Duration

3 hours (180 minutes)

Sections

  • General Aptitude (GA)
  • Computer Science Engineering

Number of Questions

65 questions

General Aptitude: 10 Questions

Core Subjects: 55 Questions

Questions Type

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

Marking Scheme

For MCQs carrying 1 mark: 1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

For MCQs carrying 2 marks: the 2/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response.

Multiple Select Question (MSQ) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions have no negative marking.

DO's and Don'ts for Last-minute GATE 2023 CSE Exam 

  1. Read GATE CS Notes according to GATE CSE 2023 Syllabus.
  2. Practice Previous year's papers.
  3. Try to experience GATE before GATE real exam. 
  4. Go through last-minute tips to revise essential concepts. If you have your notes, go through them comprehensively before sitting for the Exam.
  5. 'Don't lose your confidence if you believe you can crack any exam.
  6. You may construct a timetable with the allocation of subjects. Working in a hustle-bustle may result in great confusion in the end. 
  7. If you have not wrapped a topic till now, try not to start it now; rather, focus and make yourself more confident on all the topics you are well versed in.
  8. Do not panic and pressurize yourself at the final moment.
  9. Try GATE CSE 2023 Mock Tests.

Important Topics to Focus on at the Last minute for GATE CSE 

Some of the top topics that should be concentrated on in the last moments are as follows - 

Follow Last Minute Preparation Tips for GATE CSE 2023

  • Memorizing Time-Saving Calculations

Many toppers have communicated their experience in the past and asked to remember some values according to the provision to your stream.

  • Revision

Try not to read fresh material for the topics but revise what you have already studied in the past.

  • Practising Numerical Questions

Knowing the formulae or the procedure is insufficient, and you have to solve questions in less than one or two minutes. The best method is to go along with the timer.

  • Test Series & Previous Year's Papers 

GATE Test series & previous years' Question papers for CSE will come as your saviour at its time. Attempt all the tests and don't panic, especially for General Aptitude. It will build your attitude of eliminating options to reach the correct answer and Keep revising the tests.

Final tips on the day of the Exam to clear GATE -2023 

  •  Don't panic or take tense on the day of the Exam.
  • Take 8 hrs., Sleep one day before the Exam and try to listen to calm music.
  • Focus on maximizing the score and try to avoid focusing on qualifying marks.
  • The success rate is high for candidates who maintain their confidence till the last minute of the GATE exam. 
  • Accuracy plays an important role, don't mark the answer by guess. 
  • Always remember the quicker you revise, the quicker you forget
  • Make a subject priority list to attempt the question paper according to different subjects.
  • Try to reach one hour before the exam centre by Ola or uber and try to avoid the metro.
  • Avoid sticking to a single question and use flash memory in the exam hall.
  • Use of a digital calculator should be done carefully, and always enter the value step by step.
  • Maintain the question-solving speed and time management to finish the GATE paper.
  • Don't try to judge the paper's difficulty level in between the examination or test.
  • Always try to feel a home environment in the examination hall by focusing on the days of the GATE test series, which you have attempted at home while preparing.
  • Try intelligent guesses and avoid wild guesses. 
  • Always maintain your confidence even if you can't be able to solve some questions and switch to the next question as soon as possible.

Other Important Articles for GATE Preparation:

  1. How to use Virtual Calculator for GATE 2023
  2. Topper's strategy for GATE Exam Preparation
  3. GATE 2023 Exam Syllabus

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GATE Syllabus for CSEGATE Eligibility Criteria 2023
GATE Total MarksHPCL Salary

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FAQs About Last Minute Preparation Strategy to Crack GATE CSE 2023 Exam

  • Depending upon the student's capability and preparation, 1-2 months of dedicated revision is enough for the GATE 2023 CSE exam. Students are advised to put in 4-5 hours daily at least as the GATE syllabus is vast and challenging.

  • GATE is a really competitive & tough exam The syllabus is vast and challenging. Cracking the GATE CSE exam in just 15 days is really difficult.

  • Revise, revise and just revise in the last 5 days.

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