Wednesday 3 April 2013

ACE ACADEMY-my experiences


                                                 ACE ACADEMY-my experiences

Ace academy is one of the pioneers in gate coaching for MTECH admission. It is one of the oldest to have started the business in field of coaching GATE exam. Gate exam is a way for higher engineering education in India.
ABOUT MYSELF
                Before going further, a little about myself. Myself shiju, alumni of college ofengineering Trivandrum , which have been ranked under 50  in all engineering colleges of India. I am a civil engineering student and I have studied in ace. I am not a promoter of any product, but just a blogger sharing my experiences without any monetary benefit.

A LITTLE ABOUT GATE trends
                GATE unlike IIT JEE is an easier way to land in IIT. Till 2012, GATE was primarily a way to get there. Hence, was earlier ignored by many top engineering college students But now it’s a mandatory exam as it also provides jobs for many in PSU’S as well. Now they are taking it seriously.
                The number of students in civil branch taking exam in 2012 was about 30000 but in 2013 it was double 67472. Also some topper students were IIT BTECHS, hence reinstating the growing importance of the exam which was earlier neglected. Civil engineering is a branch which constitutes less than 10% for all core branches hence making the completion fairly easier.
                Competition among the reservation people are also getting high, with SC ST students getting more interested in higher education. However its sparing less. Also OBC completion is getting fierce with reservation also in some case fetching just a 50 rank difference from general category.
                Unlike IIT JEE, the toppers of GATE are generally average students with just fundamentals clear and hard working. There is no prerequisite of excellence in intelligence to crack the exam. however sometimes even highly intelligent gets beaten in selection to IIT MTECHS as the guys with low score may get better colleges and better rank than the high scorer. Learn more about common mistakes in admission to MTECH.
IS A COACHING REQUIRED?
                The gate exam needs no formal coaching for those studying fourth year, but it is advisable to take some study materials of GATE as the syllabus is vast and learning from the fundamental books will be a waste of time. Ace academy materials are good ones for civil engineering.
                Those who are wishing to attend GATE exam after passing out or after doing job or a gap, must join some institute. The main thing is either you should self study with job in hand or with no job, self study rarely works. But in MTECH interview don’t be so honest to tell them that you studied in a particular institute. Tell them you did self study and also were in hunt for jobs.
IS GATE WORTH DROPING ONE YEAR?
                It depends on your condition. If you have no job, common among civil engineer fresher, one year dropping is not harmful.
                If you have job, then job type matters. If you have IT job and have no interest in civil engineering, better take the job. Also remember unlike other branches, civil engineering is a branch which is very interesting in field work than BTECH studies. My friends who despised civil are now the biggest advocators after tasting success in civil field. Also IT companies matter, the respected ones like TCS, CTS, HCL, mu sigma etc are ones which have good atmosphere.
                If you have great jobs from IOC, L&T, NTPC,COAL INDIA,ONGC  or construction companies then dropping them without joining for at least one year is mistake. Here are some facts regarding these great company employees taking MTECHS.
ACE ACADEMY
Its good institute to those who don’t have any fundamental of BTECH. Particularly Hyderabad one is good for civil MTECH aspirants. Faculties teaching are those who have real field experiences and are still consultants in the field.
General methodology
                Particularly it is GATE oriented teaching. So the teaching is to the point. There are motivation classes taken by them, which is good for clarity in the MTECH branches you wish to take and also to keep going one year one exam. Also they give tips and tricks to study what is necessary. A regular study is however necessary.
                In general, structures (rcc,steel and all that )is the subject that is back bone of civil engineering. The faculty for structures teaches from basics. Since you are BTECH pass outs, this time you would give due importance. This subject is the toughest for many students baring the NIT & IIT guys. But GATE gives little importance to them. However, even the NIT guys are majorly weak in environmental and water resources which are given high importance in GATE. Math is easy and high scoring. The geotech and transportation is the one that is easy, high scoring and occupies chunk of GATE. Advanced electives such as prestressed and traffic engineering are given due importance.
                Getting a good hostel partner is very important. Also important is to know that it very expensive in Hyderabad hostels. A minimum rent of 2500 per month may be expected. The classes may start as early as 6:00 in morning to as late as 8:00 in evening. This only happens towards the end.
                On Good side the performance given in ACE website is completely true. There is large number of toppers from institute. The institute in Hyderabad is a major multi culture attractor. Large chunks in civil branch in descending order are from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil nadu, Gujarat , one or two even from Kashmir and Andaman and nicobar. My own college batch mate had 52 rank. You will be surprised to see many guys who were all time back benchers in colleges waiting in queue to get to first bench. Since mobile mike is used hearing won’t be a problem.
                On flip side, many even don’t qualify. After attending and spending 22000 bucks this is what you least expect. The numbers are same as the number of toppers. This is the thing you should be prepared to take risk. But here is the catch. Even before gate exam you can write ONGC exam. Even after getting not good score in GATE, it is not the end of the world. The IES comes after this. Many disqualified bright guys are now IES officers. . Gate knowledge with daily newspaper reading and little descriptive preparation is more than enough. Rarely GATE toppers make it to last level of IES. Around this time SAIL, ISRO (for civil also 1 vacancy), SSC also gives exam and GATE preparation definitely helps.
MY CASE
                My case is in between two. I have got 548 rank with 54.67 marks. Fourth year mine was 1706 with 44 marks. A low rank means both good college and not so good specialization or vice versa. However a fourth year GATE disqualified guy, now after passing out have 61 rank. It all matters on your dedication and also little on luck.
STATEMENT

The data that I have represented is figure that is simplified for benefit of GATE qualified students. I shall under no circumstance be held accountable for the data or view I present. The data presented are from three year experience of writing GATE exam (third year 2011, fourth year 2012, one year coaching 2013) and three batches of alumnus of my college and friend’s friend.
            The things I have mentioned are my own views. I don’t endorse any college or branch what so ever. No monetary benefit is derived from this. The views were formed with constant interaction with teachers, friends and reading many wonderful websites.
            I intent this piece of article specifically for civil engineering students, and if I have hurt any body’s feeling unknowingly I apologize sincerely.












117 comments:

  1. nice view and experience as an gate aspirant

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    1. Hi, This is about ACE academy in Hyderabad. My experience about ACE was very poor. The classrooms and facility provided in their so called head office branch (Abids) is below standard. The teaching is worse part. If you are interested to join classes and going to other city for sake of classes; then you are wasting money. You better avail online tutoring and Mock tests of other classes and you will not regret.
      ACE would not give any demo lecture. Once you pay the fees and next instance ask for refund, they would not give a single penny. They are just looting.
      They do false publicity of their classes.
      N.B. I qualified GATE using books and mock test available in market. And done M.Tech. from one of most reputed institute in India.
      Ask me my experience in details on
      +91 9420168350
      atul.yelpale@gmail.com

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  2. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Shiju. I was highly intrigued when reading your experience. I found a link that might be useful to other GATE aspirants this year. Here is a link: http://thegateacademy.com/faq/

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    1. Hi, This is about ACE academy in Hyderabad. My experience about ACE was very poor. The classrooms and facility provided in their so called head office branch (Abids) is below standard. The teaching is worse part. If you are interested to join classes and going to other city for sake of classes; then you are wasting money. You better avail online tutoring and Mock tests of other classes and you will not regret.
      ACE would not give any demo lecture. Once you pay the fees and next instance ask for refund, they would not give a single penny. They are just looting.
      They do false publicity of their classes.
      N.B. I qualified GATE using books and mock test available in market. And done M.Tech. from one of most reputed institute in India.
      Ask me my experience in details on
      +91 9420168350
      atul.yelpale@gmail.com

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  3. Hi sir.. I have completed my civil engineering and
    will be joining ace academy Hyderabad in June...for GATE
    2015 , currently I am studying through nptel lectures.. to
    clear basics but my questions is that how and what to
    study in these three months to maximum utilize the time.
    please reply asap..thank you..

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    1. Well, they used to teach you from very basics and then move forward.Literally,there was no need to study before hand.butr,now even iit mtechs are writing GATE for PSUs.sucess ratio for them is low and hence there is no need to worry too much (if you are preparing for GATE).If you are planning for IES,it requires full 1 year preparation.for this basics should be topmost priority.For GATE they will tell you to neglect SA,STEEL,FM(excluding OPEN CHANNEL),high priority to geotech,enviro,math,sm,rcc,water resources,open channel,General apptitude etc.There is 90% chance if you study what they tell you,you will get good rank.
      however ,its good to start preparing basics for SM,geotech and structures(determinate and plastic analysis only).nptel is a very good source to study,but stick to parts you don't know rather than watching all.

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  4. Thanks Shiju sir for your valuable suggestions...!

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  5. Classroom coaching :course content is good...many of the lecturers are also good....but they are bad in time management...for last 2-3 years they have not been able to finish the course on time. for example full time batches joining in july finished their course only in jan end...some days there will be 14 hr classes ..morning 6 to evening 8...and some days no class at all.on an average 6-8 hours class daily for batches starting in july..Also you will know the class schedule for tomorrow only today.This leaves very little time for self preparation and to follow any preparation schedule. For example power system happens on 4rth august, then next power systems class may come on 10th sep.It will be difficult for student to do time managemnet for short term batches.There is limited time for doubt clearing ( only in break time in between classes).since the same teacher caters to many batches, it is difficult to expect response either on phone or mail.Expect classrooms to be cramped initially as multiple batches are put in the same class.Gradually as students drop out, it will be easy to find place to sit. Following teachers give the best notes and concepts; Machines, Power systems,Analog,Power electronics, Measurements,control systems,network theory; Bad notes are digital,engineering maths.

    Postal coaching : do not take their postal coaching as course material is not upto date. you will get to know about corrections in classroom only. also for most of the questions , no answer or solution is given.these problems are solved in the classroom only.to overcome these you may purchase the class room teacher notes available with street vendors in ameerpet and abids in hyderabad.

    Online exams: their online portal for exams is easy to use and works perfectly.

    For extra problems and practice use RC Kanodia books.For theory class room Teacher notes are the best as it combines multiple books + teacher experience.
    For average students 1yr practice is required. Cover the theory (use class room teacher notes available with street vendors in ameerpet and abids in hyderabad) of all topics in btech final year before joining ACE classes, so that you can directly focus on problem solving,concept analysis,referring extra course books and specific doubt clearing with teachers.

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    1. Sameer, thank you for sharing your valuable experience and your suggestions.i do agree that course will be rushed at the end of coaching,and there may also not be any class in some days.I am sure your comment will give future aspirants a quick view of what to expect before hand.

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    2. HEY i am doing electrical engineering final year , after b tech i am in huge confusion between made easy delhi /ace hyd ... can u tell me what could be the best option ? i am from MP bhopal ........

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    3. Pl confirm what is the refund policy of ACE of the paid enrollment fees if the candidate donot join?

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  6. I am a final year civil engineering under grad with an overall aggregate around 82%. I am planning to join ace academy Hyderabad at abids for gate 2015. my problem is that some times i am confused whether to waste one year for gate or start looking for jobs. I am not interested in field related works but has a passion for structural works preferably office related. i am confused as what to do next?? plse help me.

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    1. Since you have marks,try for campus placements.It seems that you like structural design jobs,try for some consultancy companies.While studying you can apply ssc, cds, various PSUs.But once you have made your mind for GATE,a six month rigorous preparation should be done.After you have made your mind don't let job tension side track your performance.you can apply for IES as well and clear as well . many of my friends have done that.but ies requires a bit more different approach as against GATE.but one year time is more than enough for both.
      some times students get diverted while preparing for exams and start to take lightly towards end. That is when even after high preparation they don't get through.but,unfourtunately that is the risk you have to take and no one can do any thing about it.however,the thing you have prepared will not go waste and even apart from gate,IES, there are many PSUs, state exams.If its structures you are interested a rank below 100 is must for A grade IITS,and below about 300 for newer ones.so prepare like hell! if you have family constraints then you should try for a job and work.but now you are young.take risk and put every thing behind it.if you want structures don't lose focus at the end.

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  7. This is the best motivation i have ever got on choosing between job or higher studies, "select a path and stick to it till the end"... Yes i have decided, Gate it is. and Ace Academy here i come..:)..thanx a lot Shiju..

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  8. Sir I am final year student nd get 5 marks in gate 2014...and now I am like a really frustated guy..plz tell me wat should I do next...is there any hope for me to clear gate 2015..or may be better to find a. Job....

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    1. dude,don't be frustated.many of the toppers were disqualified for first time.however,they bounced back studying 10 h a day to get within 100 rank.i myself have attended close to around 33 interviews before getting one job earlier,whereas my friends could easily get 3-4 jobs in their first time interviews.That don't mean you should be complacent.when you loose,don't loose the lesson.take some time rest and then think with clear head.

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  9. I am also planning for going to ace for coaching. Shiju, i am a keen visitor of your blog and it's amazing..I would like to make a humble request that if you could elaborate in detail on how you had planned for your gate and how did you distribute your time and what all books you had referred for gate prep etc, It would be helpful...also some of the do's and don'ts at ace and gate that could only be obtained through experience...

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    1. well,for time distribution i am not the best person to be asked.you can see previous toppers interview and then you will get an idea.now about do's and don'ts.well if you are preparing for 1 year,time is not a serious concern.but boredom is.you should never forget why you are studying and be focussed.also,in ace they start slow,but at the end its very fast and lot of syllabus convered at the end.students including myself makes the mistake of not practising after the class.also in the end making formula shortnotes is very helpful.revision at end is of high importance.at the end ace acadamy provides books of prevoius mock test,grand test conduted by them.please don't take it.its waste of time.but take previous year gate solved books.solve atleast 15 year question papers(another mistake which i did't do).take online test given by them seriously.don't take rank given in them too much.but you should clear all the mistake in all the online test(again another mistake.four or five questions had come for GATE exam was same as online test questions which i had made wrong and did't carefully look for answer.)hope it helps.as for books,take them to clarify some portion which you have not understood clearly,but don't usually read full book or solve full text.its waste of time for atleast GATE exam.in the end,gate has seriously become highly competitive than when i had written because of the no. of jobs offered by psus through it.

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  10. Thanks Mr Shiju & Mr Sameer Dutta fr ur motivating guidance,i am final year EE student from kolkata,as here is no good coaching center such as ACE/ MADE EASY; so i am going for self-preparation with help of standard books and good study material,is ace/made easy postal study course (PSC) much effective? should i go for it? which provides better psc ACE/MADE EASY? and GIVE ME SOME TIPS OF SELF-PREPARATION, which i always hv to follow,on which topic i hv to pay more attention,how i better proceed in my way to achieve a seat in iit like u..

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    1. i am sorry,i have not very much idea on ee branch.

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  11. Myself Yashwanth final year EEE student from Tamilnadu, planned to join ACE Academy, Hyderabad. My aim is to get enter into any PSU's, and i want to know whether ACE coaching will be effective or not, or is there any other coaching center which will be very helpful to get enter into an PSU. Please help me.

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    1. yashwant,i have not much idea of eee branch.over all ace is good.coaching center can provide you with support and its finally up to you to prove your mettle.psu's means top rank in gate or their own exam.prepare diligently and you will succed.

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  12. hi sir
    i got rank 659 in gate 2014 civil
    which specialization is preferable...... and the university to....o
    please suggest me i am in confusion state

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    1. assuming you are general,if it is iit which interests you,check for environment, water resources and prepare for interview in delhi,bombay for safe side.if you have good conceptual knowledge and had project in geo or transport, you can try interview geotech or transportation in kanpur or bombay with risk but people have got in.rest in case of direct admission your preference should be as you wish.if you have no special preference or dislike,generally students put options as structure,geo or transport or construction management,envir or water. some colleges provide special branches and you must read brochure carefully.eg-applied mechanics in delhi,structural dynamics in roorkee(earth quake dept.),infrastructure managment in kgp etc.
      if you are interested in branch,structures is good in top nits like warangal,trichy,suratkal,calicut etc.

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  13. thank u Shiju for inspiring me by this most amazing blog..i want some suggestion from u..i ve completed my btech in civil engg. from c.v.raman college,odisha in 2013.i was also the topper of my branch..but its very pathetic dat i m not able to qualify the gate 2014..so now i m under stress...currently i am a lecturer,but i have decided dat i ll quit my job and go for preparation in ACE ACADEMY HYD...i think i have weak fundamentals in structure..but i have a strong determination..anyhow i have to crack GATE 2015 below AIR 300...So plz suggest me..is it possible to score very goodmarks with my hardwork and self confidence along with the coaching from ace academy?

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    1. let me be frank.no one can give you the promise that you will get below 300.it all depends.many people who have disq. in first attempt have been below 10 and many who were below 500 in first attempt had rank more than 2000 after coaching.you can't summarise anything from this except the unpredictability.but one thing is sure.hard work will bring success in one way or other.many of the guys who have come here are those who have left their job studied 8 h for 6 months and got through.i have never met a person who was "lucky" enough to get in.at some moment of life they had thought about it and worked for it.if you are not satisfied with this job and are willing to study mtech,i don't think this small set back should stop you.ace acadamy,made easy or other institute can supplement you but then finally its you who have to the hard part.and finally if you are determined,you should not keep rank below 300,it should be below 100.

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    2. thank u very much...now i have got dat much of courage that yes, i can do and also i have to do hard work for my success.let me tell you one thing..Really u had written such an awesome blog about the whole world of civil engineering..its very helpful for civil BTech passout students..they can able to know everything about Gate and M tech...again i thank a lot and i wish dat in every corner of India there should be a helpful guy like u....

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  14. Yes agree with vishnupriya..!! Your blog is awesome..coming soon ace academy..!!

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  15. hey bro i am a 3rd year b.tech student.i am aiming for gate 15. jst want 2 ask u remembering all kinds of formula n key points n practice of derivations- will b nouf? or should i take coaching from Hyderabad ace academy? i like both d structural n geotechnical part! so wats ur suggestion? n ystrday i was checking out d hostels near ace bt found a lengthy list! how can i choose d gd n bad ones? thnx bro i m grtly hlpd by ur blogs! waiting 4 ur reply n thnx again!

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    1. there is no need of coaching if you are good in studies.remembering formula is one part(it should be in finger tips),practicing derivation don't fetch much mark.also i have seen many students cramming is codes each and every design details.a few of important ones will do.the main thing is the concept building.gate is concept oriented exam.the highest scorers have consistently performed well in maths,geotech,envi.,sm,water resource,open chanel flow,rcc,apptit,transportation..the subjects like strucutral analysis,steel(except plastic analysis)fm(except open chanel flow) have high course content and low mark.if you like strutures focus more on sm and rcc.
      the best self study is take a book(made easy previous year book is good) with previous solved question and concentrate on higher mark giving subject and giving little importance to SA,FM.solve all questions.one thing i did't do was that i never corrected the mistakes that i had commited repeatedly and focussed on just correcting the problem.in exam time atlest 50% of question which i had got wrong were those which i had earlier done and now in exam also repeated the same mistake.

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    2. A lot of hostels are there around Gunfoundry,King Kothi & Abids .Among which Vishwakarma boys hostel is the better one among the varous hostels i have seen there.4 bedded rooms- rs 4000 per month with food or u could stay in flats, a lot are available with about 1500- 2000 rs per head per month.

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  16. yes bro gate is a concept oriented xam indeed, bt in ordr to increase d concepts wat should a student do-according 2u??? he should practice hrd wid n according 2 gate using formulas n oder needed things! wat is d actual mining of concept according 2u- bro i wil b highly obliged if u kindly clarify it. dude i m gonna join ace bcoz wid propr guidance ny1 can achieve nything! thnx bro waiting 4 ur reply!

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    1. to get good concept,its neccesary to solve different types of problems which might use same formula.if you see gate exam,the formulas used for the questions are same but they ask in different way.you have to identify which formula to be used in which question.some question calls for use of multiple formulas.practice and self improving the mistakes are only way.some part like maths,transportation etc are direct formula oriented and hence max.people score here.but the key to success is practice hard right questions.previous year questions are good for such questions.

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  17. bro ace is d oldest coaching academy in d fild! d faculties r also grt n dey teach students in a simplified manner. hrd dat, in d pass out batches dey giv a lot of time 2 d students around 6-8 hrs. is it regular or on special occasions? ? dey covr syllabus in time? n teaching methodology is grt or wat- hrd dat even a dull student can completely understand d concepts dey teach dere, is it tru? ? dey take mok tsts also? ? thnx again bro 4 clering each n evry doubts n replying in quik time! ur posts r truly motivational.

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    1. They teach in a very simplified manner, explain the concepts well (of those topics which are required for gate exam only).At the end they conduct mock exams and online exams.They will anyway cover the portions,but its advisable to join early batches so that they will teach slowly and u will get enough time for preparation. A lot of excellent faculties there,especially in SM,RCC, Geotechnical, Hydrology, Environment, Openchannel & Structures.After teaching the lesson, they would solve almost all the previous year gate questions and some IES objective questions,so that we could get clarity.Classes are intresting

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  18. Sir,
    I am sujit. i have appeared gate 2014 and my rank is 1372 with score 647 and marks 53.34. Is there any chance to get into old IITs? please guide me.

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    1. iit k water resource if you do interview well.iit guhati is possible.but try for iit k as i have met person who have similar rank and got in iit k.please keep water resource as first option and do study maths well.

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  19. Sir,
    I am Sumit and i have GATE score 547 and AIR 3137 in GATE 2014.
    Any chance of geting transportation engg in any of IITs??
    Suggest me 5 best NITs where persuing my M Tech will be worth valuable.
    Please guide me which will help my career .

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  21. I graduated from NIT CALICUT in the year 2013 and in that year my gate rank was 5600 (OBC)and i didnt get any campus placement so i had no idea about what to do.I waited till july till CCMT 2013 was over, i didnt get any NIT.So i decided to join ACE ACADEMY Hyderbad. Classes have started for different batches when i joined there in august 1st week.In the end i have to pay price for joining late.They were able to complete classes only on jan mid week while gate exam was on feb 2.Another mistake i did was i joined there for IES Batch hoping to get more indepth knowledge.My advise all those who are going to join ACE ,join there as much early as possible, preferebly in 1st or 2nd batch starting in june end so that they could finish portions in time and u would get ample time for preparation.Also if u are aiming for gate and PSUs ''DONT'' join IES batch there in the begining,join gate batch and study.After GATE ,you can join extended batch there if u are intrested in IES.The thing i observed there is that teachers there and material supplied are good, thanks to them i got 1100 rank this time.But hey have no schedule.Also this time as usual they said to concentrate on geo,env, hydrology,open channel,prestress and maths and to ignore steel, structures & fluids but last time trnd got reversed . Question setters gave so much importance to structure steel & fluid mechanics and almost ignored Maths and hydrology.So dont take any subjects lightly as they say,study all.Classes there vary, sometimes from 6 am to 1 pm or from 2 to 8:30 pm or 9 am to 5:30 pm are the usual schedules depending on the availability of faculty and there will be half an hour break in between 2 hour classes.Good luck to all.

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    1. Thank you Vishnu for your valuable comment.it surely will give future aspirants an unbiased assesment.

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    2. hai sir. as i am an average student i just just tryed to pass the b.tech so i dont have any kind of knowledge in civil engg. and i have the aim to achive Asst.Engg . can these coaching will help for my aim ?

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    3. raghu,sorry for the late reply.dude we all are average guys.don't worry about knowlege in civil engineering.a struggle is needed for getting anything,and AE nothing different and is achievable.if you are talking about ae through engineering services,a bit more rigour is needed.if you are talking about ae through state,any coaching or self study can give you that.starting will definitly be frustating.it can be reduced by finding a good study group to help out.basics can also be learnt from nptel.but don't watch everything.just the ones you are completely lost.

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  23. Hey Shiju Sir
    My GATE Score is 629 with 1600 rank
    I'm shortlisted for IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee (Civil, Earthquake and Water resource Departments)
    What are my chances in Delhi and Roorkee ?
    I'd like to know my chances in NIT Trichy,Structures.
    Regards
    Lakhan Sipani

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    1. sorry i forgot to mention the stream that i'm shortlisted for iit delhi
      its water resource

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  24. Hi Shiju ,
    I m planning to join Ace Hyd long term batches for gate 15 EE branch.
    I have a second class degree (below 60%) But if i score good marks in Gate and secure good ranking , am i eligible for admission in any iit as i have a 2nd class degree and most of them are asking for 1st class.
    Another question is , my basic concepts are very poor so do u recommend any preparation before joining classes , as the level of teaching at ace academy will be damn too high for an average guy. Shall i prepare for the basic concept for one month before joining???

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  25. As you ace Academy have many centers but I want to know that whether it is worth to study in Ace delhi center or hyderabad center especially for instrumentation basically i am from gwalior(M.P.)

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  26. This year ace academy is starting a new batch called SPARK batch for students who have got min of 80% in engineering, i am eligible for spark batch but still confused as to whether to go for normal batch or Spark batch. Will the teachers vary and will the teaching be fast paced? Also is anyone joining for spark batch this year?

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  27. hi myself satish actually i was confused whether should i go for ace academy postal study material or i can join ace academy .

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  28. Hello brother, I tried postal coaching in which they will send you study material and practice questions. But you can't get the problems solved by their material. If you can manage your time, you can try it. When I took postal coaching last year, I was late to apply and was not able to study well. But I suggest you to go for class room coaching for better results. I am doing the same this time.

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  29. hii shiju..this is manoj how would be the mock tests going to helps to the students...i would like to start my mock test seies on july 2014 because my 1st level preparation was over...i have appeard csir examination it was so tough and very conseptual even gate questions were very simple to solve compared to csir questions,,,,then i strongly believed lot of questions wil solve through mock tests...

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  30. hello !. I am a third year CSE student. I am confused regarding the batches for GATE in ace academy. Should I join the spark batch or the morning batch? Also, I might not be able to attend the classes during my mid-sem & semester exams. So, which batch should I prefer. Reply Soon (Urgent)

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  31. hai bro..the blog is very much motivating..i am a civil engineering graduate of 2014 batch..presently am working in kitco. i have got only 15 marks in gate 2014..As am in my 4th month job i realised that its not my way,and to pursue my master degree in reputed institutions like IIT..now am unable to join in leading coaching centers as they already have started the batches..am utilizing my free times maximum for covering up gate syllabus..nw am thinking of doing postal coaching of ace academy.am in a confusion that how much that material will use for me..can u please suggest me a good option..

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    1. Postal coaching is good if you have your fundamentals right.the materials are good and concise except maybe environmental engineering.they have all the formulas and precise notes needed.but before you start it is better if you buy previous year solved question paper of gate by made easy.start by looking at the pattern and then refer to notes according to the importance of the subject.solve the previous year four to five times without looking at the answer which sure may sound silly,but has worked for many.learning the postal notes linearly will be very tough given that you have job also.so start solving previous year and find the concept used from standard books or notes.In Gate the concepts repeat and its important that you understand the problems conceptually.don't be intimidated by the toughness of the problems.just start solving bit by bit and with passage of time you will be able to do questions involving multiple concepts.Its important that you know the pattern of the exam and know what to study and what you should leave.

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    2. thanks for the valuable sugessions

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  32. hi i am 2012 pass out. after that 6 month i completed my supplies then i worked for 1 year then i prepared for gate 4 month . i just qualified it 340 only score . i didnt got any govt college . so i decided to try next year. i has so many doubts
    SHOULD I JOIN PRIVATE COLLEGE?
    DOES THE COLLEGE REPUTATION MATTER FOR MTECH??
    SHOULD I JOIN A CONSULTANTS OR BUIL;DERS IF I AM GOING TO WORK?//

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    1. don't join private college for Mtech. The college reputation do matter in case of higher studies as not only it provides for good Profs. but also good research facilities.I am not sure about last question.

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  33. I am a pass out of the year 2014. I am working in paharpur cooling towers ltd. It is a good company but the work environment is bad and people are very very uncultured. Most of them are diplomas who cannot digest the fact that I am from a NIT(Rourkela) and fresher and will surpass them in salary in a year or so. They harras me and make me do all the work whilst I am in my training period. I want to prepare and get a good enough rank for gate so that I can et admission in some research program in good IITs or IISc. Please help me and suggest what to do! :(

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    1. it sometimes tough to work with boss or colleagues who are lesser qualified than you.as a fresher everyone expects the seniors to add value.sometimes they make you do more work and they take credit for it.sometimes its simply because they might not know how to do it like working with new technologies etc and want those who know to do it.see what is with your case.see if they add value to you with their experience.if its a site type job,work environment will be not so good.higher studies are always good.but its better if you know what you want before coming, than knowing what you want after coming.take the decision with cool head.after you have arrived at the decision,check what has to be done.you only know how much you know and what level of preparation you need.faster method is to solve previous year solved question paper conceptually many times until you become comfortable.this may not give a very high rank,but it is better and fast.for a high rank you may need a bit longer preparation.it also depends on how much you know already.if you had gate level preparation already in your btech,two months of rigorous preparation with solved paper will get you through.but ultimately its your decision.

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  34. Will I be able to crack GATE 2015 with a good score if I am perfectly prepared for 9-10 subjects through rigorous mock tests and proper dedication?

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    1. please don't doubt yourself.and don't forget to fully solve previous 10 years gate questions conceptually.

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    2. Thank you, I'll manage to make every concept work, with sheer hard work....!!!! there is a lot of negativity and hurdles to focus properly in these revision times, any suggestions from you would do great for me, I feel I am ignited, I hardly sleep for more than 5 hours a day, and I am not stressed even.

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  35. Shiju , enikku oru doubt undu . After applying for Postal coaching of ACE Academy online , is it absolutely necessary that I visit any of the ACE centres to get ID Card ? Otherwise , will they not send me postal material ? The ACE Centers are outside Kerala And I dont want to travel just for the sake of recieving an ID card number . I already paid the fees . Why should I ?

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    1. i don't think it might be necessary.but please confirm it with help desk.

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    2. Thanks . I nearly read your whole blog . You are honest and inspiring . I will visit this blog frequently .

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  36. Great information shared here. If anyone looking for best gate coaching in vadodara, then you can contact us. Thanks for sharing.

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  37. I am scoring ranks in single digits in the mocks, but math is lacking a lot behind, any suggestions for the last month preparation will be very helpful.

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    1. prepare previous year questions as well.maths is important subject.so its important to keep it above as well.

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  39. Hey nice blog. Thanks for sharing. I was thinking about a good article related GATE experience.Searching for Gate classes in nagpur??? Please visit ICE GATE Institute, which is the best gate coaching institutes in nagpur.

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  40. bro i am preparing for GATE 2015. i am good in SOM SOIL APTI+ENGLISH STRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT. what else should i prepare to get a good rank nd corresponding estimated marks( under 500 )

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    1. very important is maths,water resource with special emphasis on open channel,irrigation and hydrology,transportation eng.you may leave steel,advanced structural analysis like cables,truss analysis( definitly not rcc and som)

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    2. Thanks :) can u also tell me how much marks I should aim for getting under 500?

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  41. Hey, I have completed my preparations so far, I am getting 200-300 rankings for the mocks conducted by MADE EASY, I have done 3 previous papers, I have managed to get 50-55 marks range, I am good at GTE, TE, SOM, HYD&IRRI, RCC, SURVEY,ENV and 3 topics in Maths, I am aiming for IIT Mumbai, please suggest me what to do further?

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  42. PLEASE REPLY AT THE EARLIEST

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  43. Great information shared here for Gate . If anyone looking for postal coaching for gate in Mumbai, then you can contact us. Thanks for sharing.

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  44. Thanks a lot for all the informations guys all are very very useful

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  45. As per answer keys i am getting around 45..being a general candidate what can i expect?

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  46. Bro Shiju, I have scored to be around 50-55 marks, do I get into IITs, maybe even the new one's? I am GEN category candidate.

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  47. My score is 373, rank is 9011, where can I expect to be? I am a general category candidate.

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  48. Sir..I have passion towards IIT's..I am 2014 passout and didnt cracked gate in 2 attempts...my First attempt was a casual and for 2nd I prepared for 4 months but just TE,GTE,Hydrology and irrigation..But now i decided to take up coaching and study every subject..i was our class topper with 81.2% and my X and XII percentages are 90+. Did anyone topped gate in their third attempt??please help me..presently i am working as teaching assistant in a private engineering college!!

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  49. hi,

    Thanx for sharing Information….!!!

    A very interesting Blog for Students.

    Study Material For Coaching

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  50. Nice information posted here. If anyone looking for top gate classes in vijayawada then you can contact us. Thanks for sharing.

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  51. can u tell me about coaching in ace for gate 2016 for mechanical branch?plz rplyyy

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  52. Hello

    Nice information of Gate, for students like us these types of blog are very useful. The are even postal coaching for Gate is also available.
    For more details refer to:
    http://www.eliteacademy.in/

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  53. sir, i have got an direct admission in transportation at iit kgp, many people are telling me that the placements are not good in kgp compared to roorkee and madras(as delhi and bombay are good at placements), how will be the placements for transportation in kgp, madras and roorkee?

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  54. Hi, This is about ACE academy in Hyderabad. My experience about ACE was very poor. The classrooms and facility provided in their so called head office branch (Abids) is below standard. The teaching is worse part. If you are interested to join classes and going to other city for sake of classes; then you are wasting money. You better avail online tutoring and Mock tests of other classes and you will not regret.
    ACE would not give any demo lecture. Once you pay the fees and next instance ask for refund, they would not give a single penny. They are just looting.
    They do false publicity of their classes.
    N.B. I qualified GATE using books and mock test available in market. And done M.Tech. from one of most reputed institute in India.
    Ask me my experience in details on
    +91 9420168350
    atul.yelpale@gmail.com

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  55. Thanks for sharing this valuable information.If anyone is searching for GATE coaching Vijayawada Vijayawada then please visit I.C.E gate institute.

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  56. Hi Shiju,

    I am an Instrumentation GATE 2016 aspirant. I had cleared GATE 2015 with 39 marks in with self preparation while working in a job in IT. Now I have decided to leave the job and prepare full time. I am looking forward to ACE Academy Hyderabad for full time class room coaching. Have you any idea of Instrumentation coaching atmosphere at Ace Hyderabad? Any friends of yours who could help with this? I see a lot of top ranking in Instrumentation , so can this be considered as a proof of Ace's worth?Kindly reply.

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  57. book provoide by Nodia publications is best book for gate exam prepration,this book is mixed bag of various problems on one given topic

    Best Gate Books for Mechanical Engineering 2016

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  59. Would you say the books you referred for gate?

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  61. Nice information posted here. One can also get the details of gate coaching classes only at Onlineicegate Institute.

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  62. In which monthe do the first batch at ACE commences ?How is ACE for Civil Engineers?

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  63. In which monthe do the first batch at ACE commences ?How is ACE for Civil Engineers?

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    1. Though ACE is good but they are very poor in completing course in time. Faculties come late sometime.

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  64. Thanks for sharing the post.Online Icegate is online coaching institute for GATE that prepares students for gate exam.

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  65. Amazing blog shared here. One can also check the details of gate live lecture only at Online ICE GATE Institute.

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  66. hii sir iam btech ece...and i want to do ace postal coaching..or how can i brings old notes ? is it avail at secnd hand nook shop

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  67. Hello sir,
    I am a B.Tech final year student(Electronics & communication engg) frm AP IIIT and I got 3526 rank with 554 score in gate-2016. But with this I cant secure a job in any PSU. Hence I am aiming for gate-2017.As I had taken gate short term coaching in Ace, I want to join Made easy long term coaching this year. Please help me in this decision sir....

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    1. You are following right path now. Join made easy. it is the best instt all over india. All faculties same all over india. I have scored 61 marks in EC. if you want to ask me in details then reply me and mention ur phn#

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  68. Do u have any idea about ACE DELHI for ECE.. Do same faculty teach at both branches??

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  69. Do u have any idea about ACE DELHI for ECE.. Do same faculty teach at both branches??

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  70. Very Good Information presented here with PSU Jobs 2017 Through GATE. Forwarded to have interest into that available PSU Jobs 2017 Through GATE.

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  71. Very informative blog shared. One can also get the details of best gate coaching classes in kochi only at ICE Gate Institute. Thanks for sharing.

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  72. Well written blog. Quite useful for all GATE aspirants. Read http://journeyofanengineer.blogspot.in/ also for more info.

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  73. your blog is biased in the sense that iit and nit student are born grnius and every other guy are average...u need to correct it no single exam can judge your intelligence they are many who are much better that iit and nit guys. yes i can accept that guy in iit and nit are good but every other guy outside of this college are average i seriously doubt that..u are generalizing the fact

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