How to approach and analyse test series for GATE 2022 preparation?

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.) is one of the most important all India entrance examinations jointly conducted by 7 IITS(at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee) & IISc Bangalore.

GATE exam is mandatory for students who would like to go for higher admissions/Master programs and Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture from Premium Institutes across India. The GATE score is also used by the PSU sector to recruit candidates in BARC, BHEL, IOCL, HPCL, NTPC, POWERGRID, NHPC, etc.

Since it's a tough exam, cracking GATE 2022 is a dream of every engineering student. To achieve this, they need to be confident and need a systematic approach for their studies. The GATE Test series can play a vital role in students' success. The Test series are very important for GATE exam preparation, as it helps the aspirants understand their strengths and areas of improvement. It also provides aspirants with the experience and confidence required to face the main exam.

To help GATE Aspirants with a clear understanding of "How to Analyze Test Series", our experts have created a video to explain some valuable tips on the best GATE Test Series Strategy. Watch it till the end to understand how to utilize the strategies for the GATE 2022 Exam.

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After going through the video, the students will be able to understand:

1. Importance of the Test series in GATE Preparation
2. Right time to start giving the test series for the GATE Exam
3. Important points to remember before giving a test series
4. How to approach the questions and how to avoid silly mistakes during the test series of GATE?
5. How to Analyze Test Series during GATE Exam preparation?

Now let's discuss some of the advantages of a GATE Online Test Series:

1. The GATE Online Test series is vital as it helps students in assessing their performance. They will know their position in the examinations and can spot their weaknesses straight away.
2. These tests will strengthen candidates' time management skills and they can develop the speed & accuracy required during examinations. It will help in boosting their self-confidence and reducing the chances of making any silly mistakes.
3. As the Test series makes students familiar with the actual exam environment, this will in return help them in overcoming exam anxiety and exam phobia.
4. Generally a test series includes subject tests, chapter tests. Students should start attempting these test series once they are done with a particular chapter or the subject. After completing the subject and chapter test, students can go ahead with attempting all India GATE Mock Tests or full-length tests as they are perfect simulations for the actual GATE exam. It is recommended to start giving the subject & chapter test series by October and to finish it by November. This will provide the students with ample time to prepare for all India mock tests and to do a proper test analysis between December to January.

5. Based on the experience gained from the test series, students can develop a strategy for GATE preparation, like - which question to answer first: NAT, MSQ, MCQ, 1 mark or 2 marks question etc. By implementing their strategy the students can understand if it is working or not. Students can then work towards fine-tuning their strategy to overcome the weak spots.

Once a student has completed a test series then the next thing he/she should think of is to dedicate time to analyzing the test series. Only then they will get to know the concepts which they lack in the exam. It will also give the students a better idea of the level of their GATE preparation.

Having understood the advantages of the GATE Online Test Series, now let's discuss some of the key points that will help students crack the GATE Exam 2022:

1. While giving the exam, read all the questions carefully, understand what they are asking and avoid silly mistakes as much as possible i.e. copying a wrong answer from rough calculations or wrong usage of units will make a huge difference.

1. Try not to use a physical calculator, use a virtual calculator instead and do a thorough practice with it. Since students are not allowed to carry physical calculators to the exam, doing a manual calculation will consume too much time. So a practice using a virtual calculator will prove handy during your actual GATE Exam.

Thus, in a Nutshell, the online test series are a gateway for better performance in the actual GATE Exam, hence students should not take this for granted. In addition, these test series also help the aspirants become familiar with the exam pattern. So, we can consider the test series as Mini GATE if they are taken in an exam based environment. Prepare thoroughly and do your best!

If you are keen on preparing for GATE 2022, you can enroll in THE GATE ACADEMY’s Online Test Series where we offer Subject Test, Chapter Test, Full-Length Tests, and All India Mock Test. The tests are designed as per the latest pattern and GATE exam Syllabus set by IIT Kharagpur.

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