GATE GE study plan
GATE GE · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Engineering
Map the Engineering syllabus against your current knowledge and rate each sub-topic as strong, shaky, or unknown
Solve 30 core Engineering problems under timed conditions and log every error with its root cause
Derive and re-derive the five most-used Engineering formulas from first principles until you can do them without notes
Build a one-page formula and unit-conversion sheet you will reuse all eight weeks
Your checkpoint
A ranked Engineering weak-topic list plus a completed error log of 30 solved problems, reviewed at the end of the week
Engineering & Technology
Work through 40 mixed Engineering problems weighted toward your weakest three sub-topics
Sketch the Technology syllabus and identify where it overlaps with Engineering so you study each concept once
Complete 20 Technology fundamentals problems covering core definitions and standard methods
Rewrite your formula sheet to add the Technology basics you now understand
Your checkpoint
A combined Engineering-Technology overlap map with 60 solved problems logged and error patterns tagged
Technology
Drill 50 Technology problems split across at least four distinct sub-areas
Explain each major Technology concept aloud in under two minutes without notes to expose gaps
Re-solve every problem you got wrong in weeks 1-3 and confirm you can now solve them cold
Time yourself on a 25-question Technology set and record accuracy and pace
Your checkpoint
A timed 25-question Technology mock scored, with a before-and-after accuracy comparison against week 2
Technology & Architecture
Finish the Technology syllabus with 30 more problems on the sub-areas you have not yet touched
Read the Architecture syllabus and group it into drawing, theory, and technical clusters
Practice 20 Architecture fundamentals questions covering terminology and standard conventions
Start a second formula and definition sheet dedicated to Architecture
Your checkpoint
A complete first pass of both Technology and Architecture, evidenced by a two-sheet reference pack and 50 new logged problems
Architecture
Solve 40 Architecture problems, prioritizing drawing-based and theory-based items
Memorize and self-test the 30 Architecture terms you most often confuse
Redo the week 4 Architecture errors and confirm each is now clean
Complete one full-length timed Architecture section and analyze where time was lost
Your checkpoint
A timed Architecture section scored, with a written time-allocation plan for exam day
Science
Work through the Science syllabus and rate each sub-topic as strong, shaky, or unknown
Solve 45 Science problems with emphasis on numerical and conceptual question types
Build a Science formula and constants sheet and test yourself on it twice
Re-solve the highest-value errors from weeks 1-5 in a single mixed set of 20 questions
Your checkpoint
A Science weak-topic list plus a self-tested formula and constants sheet, with the mixed-set score recorded
Commerce & Arts & Humanities
Cover the Commerce syllabus and solve 25 problems on the core quantitative and conceptual areas
Skim the Arts and Humanities syllabi and solve 15 questions each, focusing on high-frequency themes
Write a one-page summary of key terms for Commerce, Arts, and Humanities
Identify which small-domain questions are worth attempting versus skipping under time pressure
Your checkpoint
A one-page summary pack for the three small domains plus a written attempt-or-skip rule for each
Engineering & Technology
Take two full-length timed mock exams under real conditions and score both
Review every mock error and classify it as knowledge gap, careless slip, or time pressure
Re-drill your top ten weak topics across Engineering and Technology only
Finalize your formula sheets, revision notes, and exam-day time budget
Your checkpoint
Two scored full-length mocks with an error-classification table and a final one-page exam-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 2: You can solve core Engineering problems at roughly 70% accuracy and have a written overlap map linking Engineering and Technology topics
Week 4: You have completed a first pass of Technology and Architecture with at least 110 cumulative logged problems and can state your accuracy in each
Week 6: All seven domains have been studied at least once, and your Science mock accuracy is at or above your Engineering baseline
Week 8: Both full-length mocks are scored, every error is classified, and your exam-day strategy sheet is finished