The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India Examination conducted by the Seven IITs and IISC, Bangalore, on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. GATE is undertaken to admit students in Postgraduate Engineering Programs at the National level. One of the IIT or IISc is selected every year to conduct the test.
GATE is basically an exam that assesses your fundamentals. The questions asked in the exam are mostly derivations of the fundamentals. While preparing for GATE, you should go step-by-step. Firstly, you need to clear your basics and then test yourself if you have got them right. After this, you should take a mock test among your competitors to see where you stand.
