Final Days Of Preparation

The countdown begins in the last 3 months. I was prepared for it. I deleted my facebook, whatsapp, clashofclans and all other such addictions. Trust me initially i felt like "what the hell i just did? i should revert back." But still i put all my will power into action and controlled myself. In few days i got used to it. Now i had more time, in boring time also i was thinking about a question or reading some interesting stuffs. These things matter a lot while your preparation.

I remember i started writing my full length on December 23rd, i just got 49.99 marks. It was test books demo full length test. I was happy indeed. Because i was sure that these mistakes are never gonna happen again. Slowly and steadily i started writing test series each single day without wasting time and analyzing my mistakes. Consistency matters !!! Gate exam will certainly test it, so be prepared. In the end i was calculating i had given around 41 full length tests including 3 CBT's. I had completed part test of rbr test series and testbooks test series but didn't get enough time to give subject wise test series. i had given full length of all institutes probably (madeeasy,ace,testbook,rbrtestseries,gateforum,virtualgate). I have learnt from each of the test series. As a student you should not compare between test series. Every test series has some really good questions and plenty of wrong questions. As a wiser person you just need to extract the cream and thrash the leftovers. I was getting around 60-70 on average, In few test series i got above 80. Test series matter a lot. It improves your time management skills and accuracy. DON'T EXPECT ANY QUESTION WILL BE REPEATING IN GATE. I would also advise not to give any test series just on the last day before exams.

On the last day i just revised few quick notes that i had prepared from my mistakes in test series and few concepts that required to be memorized like Frame formats in Computer networks etc...The in the evening i watched the movie MSD The Biopic. I had my dinner at 8pm and tried to sleep by 9. But due to excess anxiety i couldn't sleep till 2am. i woke up at 6am at morning the next day. It was bit cold so i decided not to take a bath. Because it might lead me into a running nose. Then after finishing other routine works, i left for the examination center with my elder brother. I was in full confidence. No doubt on myself. We reached there 45 mins ahead of time. Lot of my college mates were there but i decided not to talk with them. DON'T INDULGE IN ANY KIND OF TALKS WITH ANYONE JUST 1 HOUR BEFORE THE EXAMS !!!... Then finally i went inside at 8:40am (20mins before the start of exam). Immediately i checked my mouse,monitors, asked the invigilator if there was provision for extra rough sheets, went to the toilet, finally relaxed myself doing breathing exercises in the last few minutes. I had my strategy prepared (1mark technical,2mark technical then aptitude). DON'T CHANGE YOUR STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXAM HOWEVER DIFFICULT THE SECTION MIGHT BE.

Few Important Tips:

1. Always carry a half used blue and red pen. Don't carry a new pen.
2. Looking at the rough sheet, figure out how effectively you are going to use it.
3. Fight till the last second of the exam, don't give up midway.
4.  Don't get carried away by glamors sitting right beside you.
5.  Finish it up in style...Just like MSD does....!!!

"Gate will test your intellectual skills, consistency, patience, ability to tackle pressure situations, time management, adaptation skills, speed and accuracy !!! Be prepared well in advance."