r/GATEtard

I have completed my graduation in 2025 with a non CS background and now it's been 22 days since I started my preparation for GATE (CS). I have never appeared for gate so I will appear for the first time in 2027, right now I am preparing for the PGEE exam to be conducted by IIIT Hyderabad on 2 May, I am watching one shot/maha revision lectures from YouTube because I have less than one month left for that exam, I am also solving gate PYQ'S and giving pgee mock tests and it's going good so far, after the exam gets over then based on result I will get to know whether I have potential to get good rank in gate or not. Also I play video games using PS5 in my free time to refresh myself after long study hours but it's hardly 3-4 hours a week, during my graduation I was very addictive to video games because of which I was never able to prepare for placements and after graduation, I studied DSA, learned some skills too and applied to different companies but not even a single company considered moving forward with me (not even getting interview calls) so higher studies was the ideal option for me. I also watched the news about scams going on with gate 2026 but next year IIT Madras will be conducting the exam and it's the most renowned IIT in every aspect be it conducting exams or giving opportunities to students for higher studies and placements. Also by just appearing for gate there are multiple roles in various IITs as project associate roles or research roles which gives a decent stipend. At least for the year 2026 I will have a proper direction moving forward rather than hopelessly building a resume and applying for jobs where the probability of getting selected is the worst in recent times.

By watching the lecture and trying some derivation on your own makes everything make sense. However even after revising I can only remember topics and sub topics at max. The extremely minute details always seems to slip off the mind.

At first I just told myself it is fine if I can't remember everything and made myself okay with the thought of forgetting mintue points but as the syllabus is progressing these small points are piling up and I understand there's no way to move ahead without fixing them in the mind too - cuz otherwise I would just get stuck even on problems which I have solved once.

So tl;dr, my que - how to cram these small deitals better? Any practical advice on revision strategies are much appreciated.

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From a recent discussion with professors and administration, these were the key points communicated regarding placements and institutional priorities:

• The institute stated that placements are not its primary responsibility. Their main focus is academics and research, similar to many US universities.

• It was mentioned that the college does not actively advertise placements and does not consider placement statistics as something central to its identity.

• Currently, there has been no full-time placement head for around 11 months. The administration said that interviews are ongoing but they cannot guarantee when a permanent placement head will be appointed.

• When asked for a clear timeline or assurance regarding a placement head, the response was that no one can guarantee it and students should “have hope”.

• Professors suggested that students should not rely entirely on the institute for placements and should take responsibility for their own career outcomes.

• Some students raised concerns that the job market has become much harder due to the large number of CS students and increasing competition. The response from faculty was that things naturally become harder over time.

• Students also expressed frustration that their feedback often feels dismissed or not taken seriously, while faculty encouraged students to continue submitting feedback through official forms.

Current situation (as discussed among students):

• At present, 100+ students are reportedly still unplaced.

• In the MTech program, many students have taken roles like Infosys mainly because better opportunities were not available through the college placement process.

• Some students also report that when concerns are raised, the placement cell sometimes responds by saying students lack sufficient skills and that the institute is not responsible for guaranteeing placements.

Join at your own risk and expectations.

https://pingiiit.org/2026/04/fsis-coverage-graduating-batch-2026/?fbclid=PAb21jcAQ--chleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacJpRj3kRToVWOQ93J5aicdise6u16b0-fYLxuYbo--ewiFa6hJznKHtgsw4Q_aem_9u_Mk3WlcUeldjmmWN8wuw

You can check the direct remarks by the Director Of IIIT Hyderabad.

1.Tried :poor in solving leetcode,not able to solve even 3 easy by own, don't know what talent i have more.

2.Camenon IT: gave my best still can't understand the subject,got 7/10

3.tried competitive exams:my mind can't able to take lot of stress and felt too lonely from it,aside got migraine from it

4.Masters: I can't go to foreign countries bcz I need to take care of my family where my parents have no support from any relatives and friends.

Even AI can't give proper answers to me, getting ideas of terminate from earth, 1 year ago even decided not to addict to any bad habits and be single for life time to take care of my parents ❤️

Help:may I know is there any these type of people and what they are doing? and suggest these introvert 😭

This was my day one of detox on yesterday's post. It isn't great but I tried.

I had scored 66 marks (normalised to 62) which fetched me an AIR of 1445 with a gate score of 688 in GATE CS 2025. Since i was someone from the general category i knew for a fact that this score was not enough to get me a seat in any of the 2year programs. But again i was in no mood to take another drop so i explored all the other opportunities I could and was able to get the following offers

1. IIT Delhi Computer Technology (MTech HVA)
2. IIT Hyderabad CSE (MTech RA)
3. IIT Indore CSE (MS)
4. IIT Bombay IEOR (MTech RA)

I have been getting a lot of queries lately and as much as i want to answer all of them it’s a bit overwhelming sometimes so I made a video sharing my experience and all my insights

Video link: https://youtu.be/16bsB26XMyk?si=8hQZjab-3w5XX5Aa

List of all courses that i found out about: www.linktr.ee/ishaanmane

Hope this helps

04.04.26 1.) Preparation For End Semester 2.) Some Questions Practice From Math (GATE) 3.) College Stuffs

Day was a bit distracted because of college, but still managed to complete some chapters for end sem.

GATE lectures are paused for now, but trying not to break consistency completely.Even a little progress is better than none.