Prep materials for GATE Instrumentation Engineering: Syllabus, Sample Papers & Books
This blog article is aimed to provide you the prep materials for GATE Instrumentation Engineering (IN) Paper – the syllabus, GATE IN exam papers and the list of books to study for cracking GATE.
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Even before you start to prepare for GATE, please go through the following articles to have a better understanding about GATE exam:
This article tells you what is GATE, what are the eligibility required and how to apply for the same along with the schedule of dates.
It tells you what are the GATE exam sections – how many questions are asked, of what marks and the duration. For instance, pattern of GATE IN exam is as below:
This article takes you deeper inside GATE – it discusses in detail what are the the three different types of questions asked in GATE along with examples.
After you read thoroughly the above articles, now it is the time to actually start your preparation for GATE. First go through the GATE IN syllabus. Than attempt the previous years exam papers to find which are your strong/weak areas. Lastly buy the books to improve your weak areas.
Download Syllabus for GATE 2013 Instrumentation Engineering (IN) Paper:
This is available in the official GATE website.
Download Previous years GATE Instrumentation Engineering Exam papers:
Most authentic source for downloading previous years GATE exam papers in pdf format is IITM website, link of which is given below:
Click here to download GATE 2012 Instrumentation Engineering Exam paper.
Click here to download GATE 2012 Instrumentation Engineering Exam paper.
While downloading these papers, please bear in mind that there was a major change in the pattern of GATE since from GATE 2009. Prior to GATE 2009, there were 85 questions for 150 marks. In GATE 2009, there were 60 questions for 100 marks. Since from GATE 2010, there are now 65 questions for 100 marks.
You can use also the book below for previous years GATE Instrumentation Engineering Exam solved papers:
GATE Instrumentation Engineering Solved Papers (2012-2000) by Vipul Gupta, Sumit Mohanty Publisher: Arihant
List Price: Rs.175, Offer Price: Rs.131, Discount: Rs. 44 (25%)
10 Years' Solved Papers GATE: Instrumentation Engineering by The Gate Academy Publisher: CL India
List Price: Rs.295, Offer Price: Rs.266, Discount: Rs. 29 (10%)
Above topic-wise solved papers of GATE IN enables you to glance through the whole paper in a very short time.
GATE Instrumentation Engineering Exam Prep Books:
Not only for GATE, but also for any competitive exam (be it an entrance or a recruitment exam), you should buy book depending on your actual requirement – which is to strengthen your weak areas. As I told you previously, you should identify your strong/weak areas by attempting the previous years GATE exam papers.
You can also identify the same through Guide books such as the ones given below, which covers the complete GATE IN syllabus. You can find these GATE Instrumentation Engineering prep books in most of the good book stores. If you do not find them, you order the books online from Flipkart, which offers huge discount apart from free home delivery (if the order exceeds Rs. 300/=) and with an option to pay Cash on Delivery.
Instrumentation Engineering for GATE: A Refresher by The Gate Academy Publisher: Cengage
List Price: Rs.225, Offer Price: Rs.169, Discount: Rs. 56 (25%)
GATE 2013: Instrumentation Engineering by G.K. Publishers
List Price: Rs.695, Offer Price: Rs.556, Discount: Rs. 139 (20%)
GATE Instrumentation Engineering by Made Easy Publication
Price: Rs. 225
Instrumentation Engineering for GATE: A Refresher by The Gate Academy Publisher: Cengage
List Price: Rs.225, Offer Price: Rs.169, Discount: Rs. 56 (25%)
GATE 2013: Instrumentation Engineering by G.K. Publishers
List Price: Rs.695, Offer Price: Rs.556, Discount: Rs. 139 (20%)
GATE Instrumentation Engineering by Made Easy Publication
Price: Rs. 225
GATE Coaching institute for Electronics Engineering:
So you need coaching for GATE? Well, I am sure with self-preparation you can crack GATE easily. However, if you need the help of coaching institutes for GATE IN paper, may be you can try with this list given by inspirenignite.
Hope above compilation of GATE Instrumentation Engineering prep materials and study plan would help in your preparation for the exam. I would be on the look out for more resources and post the same here. So keep visiting here for GATE Instrumentation Engineering study materials!
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