How to use the GATE Study Planner
- 1. Pick your paperChoose CS, DA, EC, EE, ME or CE, or enter your own subjects.
- 2. Enter dates and hoursAdd today's date, the exam date and how many hours you can study.
- 3. Get your planSee every week's subjects and hours. Copy or download it.
How the plan is made
The planner counts the weeks between your start date and the exam and splits them into three phases: about 60% for learning each subject with previous years' questions, 25% for revision, and the rest for full-length mock tests. Your weekly hours are weekday hours × 5 + weekend hours × 2.
General Aptitude carries 15 of the 100 marks in every GATE paper, so it gets 15% of the study time, spread a little every week. The rest is shared between your subjects, one after another, in proportion to the weights you give. The subject lists follow the official GATE syllabus sections; check the current year's syllabus on the official GATE website.
Worked example
A CS student starts on 15 November with the exam on 1 February: 78 days, or 11 weeks. At 3 hours on weekdays and 6 on weekends, that is 27 hours a week and about 297 hours in total.
The plan gives 7 weeks to learning, 3 to revision and 1 to mocks. General Aptitude gets 4 hours every week. The ten CS sections get about 23 hours each across learning and revision, so week 1 covers Engineering Mathematics and starts Digital Logic, and week 4 covers Algorithms and Theory of Computation. In the last week: light revision, one mock, admit card and centre check.
Making the plan work
Give a weight of 2 to subjects you find hard (for example Algorithms, 2) and they get twice the time. Solve previous years' questions for each subject as you finish it, and keep one notebook of formulas and mistakes for the revision weeks. After each mock, see where you lost marks with the GATE negative marking calculator and estimate your score with the GATE score calculator. CS and DA students can practise with the GATE CSE mock test and GATE DA mock test.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours a day are needed for GATE?
There is no official number. The planner shows what your hours add up to; if the plan feels rushed, add weekend hours or start earlier.
Why does General Aptitude get 15% of the time?
General Aptitude is 15 of the 100 marks in every GATE paper, so the time follows the marks.
Can I use it for a paper not in the list?
Yes. Pick Other and type your subjects from the official syllabus, one per line.
Is this planner free?
Yes. You enter your name and WhatsApp number once when you see your plan, and other Uncodemy tools then open without the form.