How to prepare for GATE??

Hi friends, I am a B.Tech student. My ultimate passion is teaching.According to me teaching is most scared profession. I always love to share my knowledge, whatever I know. In order to become a Professor in any B.Tech college in India the minimum qualification is turning out to be a Post Graduate(M.Tech).
So I would like to do M.Tech in Computer Science and engineering.
I am just in the 2nd year now. Many people say that its easy to crack GATE(exam in INDIA),some says its not.
Is it easy?
How should we prepare for it?
As I have already told, I am only going to the second year. Not even a good programmer. I am just learning daily. Is it the proper time to prepare for GATE
Which is good?? To go for M.Tech or go for MS abroad??
Any opinions??

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@bibinpreethy : I have taught GATE students in past . Prior to working at Directi , i was a coach in computer science . I did my B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi and then worked for Microsoft and a few other companies before working as a freelance coach . It was an awesome experience . A few takeaway’s for you :

  1. Theory of Automata is the single most important topic in GATE syllabus .
  2. You need to study the syllabus of GATE examination properly , especially the year you appear but even now because change in syllabus year on year is not much . There are scholarships to be won on basis of GATE score , and you should not lose out because you neglected some topic in syllabus . For example , it will expect you to know C and C++ , if you program in Java or in some other language , one language may be enough for you in programming but for GATE examination look for specific languages in which they will ask you questions .
  3. Buy last 10 years (or more ) of past year GATE examination papers . Study the distribution of questions across topics . Give them as mock tests and see your score and try to improve .
  4. Buy good books , topic wise , not just one combined GATE book . One combined book will also be useful for revision but for in depth study you need to have good books on all topics .
  5. Practice / Give mock tests every week and keep on improving your score .

Best of luck in all your endevours . Cheers .

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@bibinpreethy >> You can take help of any institution around you, meant for GATE preparation. Internet is a great source, you can take a lot of help.

EDIT1: Had to close this question as this is not related to Codechef/Programming in any manner.

EDIT2: Reopened as it got a response.

@bugkiller:Sorry i know this is not programming related.I have craze for programming.But more than that i love teaching.That is why.Sorry if any got offended by this question.

@vineethpaliwal:Thank you sir for your wonderful supporting answer.Hope you are a teacher now.I too want to become a good teacher.Which is good? M.tch or MS?
Sir where did you do your M.Tech?

@vineetpaliwal sir superlike for ur comment :slight_smile:

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@vineetpaliwal Sir what kind of scholarships are won on basis of GATE?
I am joining IITB for MTech this July…

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@bibinpreethy : I have not done M.Tech or M.S. . I was teaching freelance on my own so I didn’t need that qualification for teaching . Both M.Tech and M.S. are good options after B.Tech .
@swapniel99 : http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/about-gate/pg_scholarship/ . The scholarships are awarded by the admitting institute . You need to check with the institute which you are getting admitted to for available scholarships . Best of luck . Cheers , Happy Coding .

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I hope you mean sacred and not scared. (line 1)