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The winners of the January Question Time - Allen Job, Sooraj Shukla, Rohit Saharan, Arjun Yadav, Saral Jain
For this month's Question Time, see page 2

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GATE 2015 - A Brief Analysis -31st Jan & 1st Feb
(Based on student test experiences) GATE/PSU/Mtech Admission Updates

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2.In the papers of the past, there used to be some Monthly stipend for ME/M-tech for all branches has increased
questions which could be solved by eliminating the wrong from `8000/- to `12,400/-
options. But with an increase in the numerical answer
type questions, this method of problem solving takes a PSUs Recruiting through GATE 2015
backseat PSU Applica on Dates Number of vacancies Streams Eligible
BNPM NA 30 EC, EE, ME, CH
3.Student has to be careful with unit conversions for
Start Date: Mar 15, 2015
numerical answer type questions. GSECL 50 EE, ME, IN, MT
Last Date: Mar 30, 2015
Start Date :Dec 17, 2014
CIL NA EE, ME, MN, GG
4.Topic wise distribution of questions was more or less Last Date: Feb 21, 2015
same across multi-sessions papers. So one has to cover NHAI Last Date: Apr 10, 2015 30 CE
all the sections thoroughly to get good score. Selective
topic study may not work well. AAI NA NA EC

Start Date: Jan 15, 2015

Power grid NA EE,CS,CE
5.Engineering Mathematics questions were of average Last Date: 27 Feb, 2015
difculty index and it covered almost all subtopics. Start Date: Dec 17, 2014
IOCL NA CH ,CE, CS, EE, EC, ME, IN
Important topics were Probability, Linear Algebra and Last Date: Feb 21, 2015
calculus ( questions observed from these sections in EC Start Date: Dec 17, 2014
BPCL NA ME, EE, IN, CE, CH
Last Date: Jan 30, 2015
and ME).
Start Date: Dec 18, 2014
CEL NA EC, EE, ME
Last Date: Jan 15, 2015
6.There were few direct questions from some of the topics COAL NA NA ME, EE, Geology, Mining
and some questions were tough to solve from few topics.
Different sessions (multi-session papers) had those ONGC NA 745 CE,ME, EE
tougher questions from different topics. For EC papers,
Start Date: Dec 18, 2014
Control Systems and Networks questions were easy HPCL
Last Date: Feb 2, 2015
NA ME, CE, EC, EE, IN, CH
across all sessions but there were tough questions from Start Date: Dec 18, 2014
Analog Circuits, Devices in one session and in another MDL 34 ME, EE
Last Date: Feb 2, 2015
session tougher questions were from Communications , Start Date: Dec 20, 2014
Signals and Systems etc NTPC NA ME,EE,EC,IN
Last Date: Jan 19, 2015
Start Date :Jan 1, 2015
THDC NA CE,ME, EE
Last Date: Jan 31, 2015
7.It was also observed that overall difculty of papers Start Date :Jan 1, 2015 ME, EC, CE, Control &
were not same across different sessions. OPGC
Last Date: Jan 31, 2015
30
Instrumenta on
CE, ME, EC, Signaling and
IRCON NA NA
Telecom
8.The sequence of questions was different for each
Start Date :Jan 1, 2015
candidate i.e. no two candidates will have same NHPC 87 EE, EC
Last Date: Jan 31, 2015
sequence of questions. Start Date :Jan 15, 2015
BBNL NA EC, CS, IT, EE
Last Date: Feb 27, 2015
9.Some new models of questions were observed from
Communications, though not tough but were new in model/type. Also some change in pattern was observed in IN paper. GATE 2015 IN
paper had questions from Electronic Devices (based on PN junctions) and also had lot of questions from Networks. So one can expect
some surprise in remaining stream papers, scheduled on 7th-8th Feb.

10.In general It can be said that GATE 2015 papers were slightly tougher than GATE 2014 for EC , ME and IN.
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Topper Speak
Interview with Abinash Das [AIR 3, EC GATE 2014]
How many hours did you put in per day and how did you manage it along with your engineering studies?
Abinash Das: I put in approximate of 5-6 hours per day for my GATE Preparation. It is a bit tight scheduling it with
engineering studies but can be managed if one is dedicated and determined about it.
Please suggest time management strategies for GATE preparation?
Abinash Das: whatever the time you have allotted for GATE Preparation, ensure that 60% of that time is devoted to
solving MCQs and mock tests. Practice will make you better but only if you have studied the subject.
Any message for the future aspirants?
Abinash Das: Give as many mock test as you can and always Try to perform better than your last test. Work hard and smart. Best of
Luck for GATE
Click here to see Abinash Das Video Interview

Engineering Watch
India's First 3D Printed Humanoid Robot 'Manav' Launched @ IIT Mumbai TechFest 2015
India has seen its rst 3 D printed robot with the glory of IIT Mumbai. IIT Mumbai
unveiled the country's rst 3D printed robot in its tech fest which is being named
as Manav being a project of New Delhi's A-SET Training & Research Institutes.
Diwakar Vaish, head Robotics & Research, A-SET Training & Research Institute,
New Delhi, is the pioneer and master brain of this robot. Amazingly, Vaish took
only 2 months to make this robot. He said, It is fully designed, printed and
manufactured in India by A- SET Training & Research Institutes.
Manav is a 2 feet tall robot weighing around 2 kg which is pretty light. The robot
is manufactured from 3D printed plastic and is powered by 21 servos. Manav will
have cameras tted as eyes and headphones will be equipped so that it can
receive commands via audio signals just like a normal human being. Manav is a
Sanskrit word which means human. So we can assume that the project aims to
unfold the multifarious facets of human though this robot.
The robot is capable of playing football, exercising and dancing.

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(together these sections contribute 30 percent marks in GATE).
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Answers for January Newsletter:

1) u(x) - 0.5 x v(x) + 0.25 GATEFORUM In Media
2) 3402 The Last Foot Towards GATE 2015 by Abhijit Chaudhari, Director,
GATEFORUM on Afternoon Despatch & Courier @ Mumbai edition on
January Contest Winners : 14th Jan 2015
We are pleased to announce the winners of
January contest GATE 2015: Important Tips and Tricks for Aspirants on India Today @
Allen Job New Delhi edition on 15th Dec 2014
Sooraj Shukla,
Rohit Saharan GATE 2015: Preparation tips from toppers on India Today @ New Delhi
Arjun Yadav edition 9th Dec 2014
Saral Jain Click here for full articles
"Congratulations to all Winners