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Best way to study is to buy a set of study material for all CSE topics and buy a gate book for cse of latest year
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Cracking the GATE exam doesn't require a specific book set. You have options as for which book to choose.
My advice is to go with the one that you find interesting, but yes, it should be of some value.
The courses that we take for GATE are like a complete story. You can read topics from different books as
long as the story in your mind about the subject does not miss a few characters. But there is a certain
drawback. Who prepares the GATE question papers? It is the IIT professors and they have their own set of
books that they are comfortable with. The questions and notations that would be used in the GATE exam are
more likely to be from these books.

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About how GATE is different from JEE: In JEE, you need to be a hard nut to crack the exam. You need to
know how to solve a particular type of question (that is, if you are not intuitive enough to find the solution on
your own, and that is what is taught at all the coaching centres). In GATE, you need to have an in-depth
knowledge about your specific field. The syllabus is vast and you cannot help but study.
Here are some books that I used while preparing for GATE 2012.

Algorithms: Introduction to Algorithms by Rivest, Cormen, Stein, Leiserson, generally known as

clrs. There is no beating this book. It is like the bible for a CS engineer.
Operating System: "Operating System Principles" by Galvin. I liked the book. Read semaphores well
and solve a lot of problems. There are a couple of other books by Tanenbaum and Stallings which
could be useful for certain topics.
Theory of Computation: "Theory of Computation" by Ullman. The book is very hard on your eyes
with so many weird symbols involved, but if you concentrate well, you would get every point of it.
Another one is "Introduction to the Theory of Computation" by Michael Sipser. This I fiound more
helpful for interviews.
Computer Networks: "Computer Networking: A top-down approach" by Kurose-Ross and
"Computer Networks" by Tanenbaum, There have been questions in the past directly from
Tanenbaum. But Kurose-Ross is what I preferred. There are other books by William Stallings and
Behrouz Forouzan which could be useful for certain topics. Forouzan is relatively easy but i don't
advice you to read as the main book for preparation.
Computer Organisation: "Computer Organisation" by Carl Hamacher. The problem with this
subject is that professors in IITs prefer Patterson, but the syllabus for GATE is more in accordance
with Hamacher.
Programming and Data Structures: Have a good hold on basic programming in C. Coremen is good
enough for data structures.
Graph Theory: "Graph Theory with Applications to Engineering and Computer Science" by
Narsingh Deo. I personally did not refer to it for GATE exams but read it for semesters. It is a good
experience.
Database Systems: "Database System Concepts" by Korth
Compiler Design: "Principles of Compiler Design" by Aho and Ullman. Read parsing well and also
Syntax Directed Translation(SDT) well. .
Digital Logic: "Digital Logic and Design" by Morris Mano.
Software Engineering: "Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach" by Pressman. Need not
read the whole book but a few important concepts like Cyclomatic Complexity, Coupling and
Cohesion, etc.
Web Technologies: Have an idea about basic HTML, XML, etc.

This is what i meant when i said that the syllabus for GATE is vast. Reading only a few selected topics from
each subject could sometimes do the trick (if you are lucky). But it wont create any interest in the subject and
you might find it very hard to solve deep questions.
Try solving previous 10 year question papers. There is a book from G K Publications that includes
previous year question papers. But don't use it for cross checking your solutions. You would find a lot of
wrong answers in there. DO NOT trust it for solutions.

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About using learning material from coaching centres: You could find material from Made Easy to be good
enough, but nothing beats a thoroughly written book. I did not personally prefer using the coaching material
and there are a lot of discrepancies in the questions as well as the answers.
All the best!
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GATE needs conceptual clarity to crack. But it also needs systematic approach and dedicated preparation.
Absolutely agree with Shreyash Srivastava

Remember it not the textbook which is going to be game changer it

is upon YOU how you understand key concepts and apply it!!
Everyday take out 2-3 hours of preparation is good enough to go!!
Pick few subjects in your stream. Try to master them. Core subjects are heavily focused in GATE.
Revise if any of important concepts you left out during your engineering.
Form a study group discuss with your friends and get into interactive study more.
Go through previous year question papers.
Learn through experience of those people who have already cracked it ! Follow all the tips.
Use online tools like Doubt Point
On doubtpoint you can post doubts, ask experts form a study group and so on...Like Quora spend your time
on doubtpoint.
Hope this helps. All the Best !
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Subject
No. of Questions
Marks
Digital Logic
3
4
Computer Organization
5
8
Programming and Data Structures
6
9
Algorithms
6
10
Theory of Computation
4
7
Compiler Design
3
4
Operating Systems
5
9

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Databases
5
8
Computer Networks
6
9
Software Engineering
1
1
Engineering Maths
11
16
General Aptitude
10
15
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always follow standard author books for each topic.refer books which can help you in getting the concepts
clearly. never stick to single material. they are just short notes. reading materials alone wont help you in
getting the concepts.
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Here you go
1.Get a copy of syllabus.
2.Have a look at last 10-15 years GATE papers, by analyzing you can get the topics of importance.
Concentrate on important topics more, to prepare for competitive exam keep in mind one thing "Its
important to know what to study, but its more important to know what not to study"
All the very best.
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You may want to explore GATE-2015 | GyanPal Not only you get list of books, but FREE mock test series
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