How to learn from GATE Applied Course:

1. Learn concepts + Practice

a. Conceptual clarity: best from 4-5 major textbooks for each
subject.
b. e.g: DS&A: CLRS [standard textbooks at IITs]
c. Solved problems after every key concept
d. Practice tests every 10-15 hrs of content(revise the concepts
and then take a practice test). Do NOT ignore.
e. Demo:
https://gate.appliedcourse.com/course/6/data-structures-and-al
gorithms
f. Mentors will try and call you based on these tests.
g. DO NOT overdo a subject too deeply. Stick to the syllabus and
problems @ GATE level. We are NOT doing a Phd here.
h. DO NOT skip the videos as you will learn how to think from first
principles.
2. Revise:
a. Every week: Sunday.
b. After every subject from our notes + topic-tests (2020)
c. Notes: https://gate.appliedcourse.com/gate-cs-notes
d. Print + Highlight and carry to revise.
e. After every 3 subjects: subject-tests(2020) + multi-subject
test(2020)
f. Use the notes to revise fast.
g. Finally, 2021 test-series for topic tests, subject-tests,
multi-subject tests.
3. Order of learning:
a. https://gate.appliedcourse.com/gatecssyllabusnstrategies
b. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD7-_PtwD5s
4. > 3 hrs a day
 a. Fix a schedule: 4:30-7:30AM or 9:30PM-12:30AM or
6:00-9:00PM
b. Personalized scheduler from AppliedCourse
https://gate.appliedcourse.com/schedule
5. Test-series:
a. Standard textbooks, Assignments @ Top univ, Top competitive
exams.
b. 1100+ practice questions within the flow of videos. [ > GATE
level]. No time limit.
c. 2000 questions: 2020 test-series [NEW] [~ GATE level]
d. 2400: 2021 test-series (June 2020) [~ GATE level]
e. All students will get all these tests by default.
f. PYQ:
https://gate.appliedcourse.com/previousyearquestionsnsolution
s
g. Do NOT miss any of the questions.

6. Any questions in concepts/questions

a. Check out the comments section under the video for most
FAQs.
b. Please reach out to us. We will resolve your doubts fast.
c.
7. Repeat students:
a. Any subtopics not perfect in, list down the subtopics. Rewatch
the videos. E.g: undecidability
b. Videos are key to better conceptual clarity.
c. Do NOT do only notes.
d. Practice tests: < 40% marks => do not see the answers =>
Redo the videos => resolve the incorrectly answered questions.
8. Placements:
a. C, DS, Algo, Aptitude
b. DBMS, OS
c. Solve programming problems.
9. 1st and 2nd year students: preparing for >=2 yrs
a. Semester subjects are the focus.
b. Focus on problem solving skills.