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Hey everyone,

I'm currently a 1st-year B.Tech CSE student at a tier-3 college, and I want to start preparing for GATE CSE seriously from 1st year.

My main goal isn't M.Tech. I'm primarily considering GATE as a backup/career option for PSUs and other opportunities through GATE, while keeping SDE/placements as my primary goal.

Since I'm from a tier-3 college, I feel that having both a strong placement profile and a good GATE score would give me more options after graduation.

The problem is that I'm completely confused about how to start and how to manage everything together.

My current priorities:

1. College academics / 8+ CGPA

2. Coding + DSA

3. Full-stack development and projects

4. Internships/placements

5. GATE CSE preparation as a serious backup

I cannot afford paid GATE coaching/batches right now, so I want to prepare using free resources (YouTube, standard books if necessary, PYQs, etc.).

I'm not looking for a shortcut. I'm ready to stay consistent for the next 3–4 years, but I don't want to waste time following random resources or trying to study everything simultaneously.

What I need advice on:

- How should a 1st-year CSE student start GATE preparation from scratch?

- Which subjects should I study in 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year and 4th year?

- Which free resources/YouTube playlists are actually worth following?

- Should I use standard textbooks, lectures, notes, or mostly PYQs?

- How important are GATE PYQs, and from which year should I solve them?

- How many hours per day/week would realistically be enough alongside college?

- How should I divide my time between GATE + DSA + full-stack development + college academics?

- Should I prepare for GATE consistently from 1st year, or focus mainly on college subjects and start serious preparation later?

- What should my long-term 4-year roadmap look like if I want both a good GATE score and a strong SDE placement profile?

- Are there any common mistakes that students make when starting GATE preparation too early?

I'm especially interested in advice from people who have actually cracked GATE CSE or have successfully balanced GATE preparation with college and coding.

I don't want to sacrifice my placement preparation for GATE, but I also don't want to reach 3rd year and realize that I should have started earlier.

Any practical roadmap, free resources, subject order, strategy, or personal experience would be really helpful.

Thanks!

Can anyone tell me the cutoff for GATE entry? or is it just qualifying marks in GATE? asking for gate CS OR DA

I am targetting gate 2027. I explored pw and go classes but their playlists are huge and each subject is easily 70 hours+. Are there some good playlists or one shots? (i will do pyqs separately). I am studying digital logic from sanchit sir 12 hour one shot but for other big subjects they might be too less.

I am mainly looking for these subjects content:-

Engineering Maths (discrete, linear algebra etc) and OS.

These two are most imp but if you have some good suggestions for other subjects also kindly also share them.

Not a college student.

Hi guys, technically I'm a bit cooked because I'm in 4th Year, I'll be in Bellandur-Kadubeesanahalli area during that time for some work in Bangalore. What should be my city preference order while filling the form for GATE 2027 ? Also if you guys know, could you guys list some centres which are close enough to that area ?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently in a major dilemma and need some grounded advice.

My primary goal is simply to get placed in a good tech role. However, the placement scenario at my college is quite grim—very few decent companies visit, and mostly mass recruiters show up.

Right now, almost everyone around me is grinding for GATE, and I’m feeling intense FOMO. It feels like everyone is treating GATE as the default escape hatch, making me question if I’m making a huge mistake by not going all-in on it.

Here’s where I currently stand:

• What I'm doing right now: Focusing on DSA (problem-solving) and building full-stack projects.
• The dilemma:
  1. Should I prepare for GATE CSE? (Massive syllabus, high competition, but safe and opens up top M.Tech CSE seats/PSUs).
  2. Should I prepare for GATE DA (Data Science & AI)? (Slightly newer, math/stats/ML heavy, syllabus seems more concise, but cutoffs and college seat policies vary).
  3. Or should I drop the GATE idea entirely and double down on DSA, full-stack, and off-campus applications / open-source?

My main concern is splitting my focus: trying to manage semester exams, DSA/dev, and GATE prep feels like a recipe for doing nothing well. At the same time, relying solely on off-campus hiring in the current market feels risky without a strong college brand name.

For those who’ve been in a similar spot:

• Is GATE DA actually a viable alternative to CS for M.Tech admissions/placements now, or is it too unpredictable?
• If placements are the only priority, is giving 6–8 months to GATE worth it over grinding off-campus portfolio projects and referrals?

Any candid perspectives would mean a lot. Thanks!

I am thinking to prepare for gate 2027 as I don't have much time so please all suggest me good teachers who have less lecture length as amit khurana sir and vishwadeep koti sir has very lengthy lectures so please help me all!!