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GATE 2022 preparation tips for Civil
Engineering (CE)

Updated on: Apr 16, 2021
      Akash Tomer                                                  4.2K Views

Shiksha shares some GATE 2022 preparation tips for the
candidates appearing for Civil Engineering (CE) exam.
These tips will help you score well and get a good rank,
too.

Civil Engineering (CE) is one of the most popular
branches of engineering among aspirants planning to

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pursue Masters in Technology (MTech) through GATE
2022. CE, also one of the oldest engineering branches,
draws the highest number of candidates every year f or
the GATE exam.

What makes CE so popular among aspirants appearing
f or GATE 2022 is that qualif ying f or this exam will ensure
admission to premier engineering institutes and also open
avenues f or job openings at some of the leading public
sector units (PSUs). However, to qualif y f or the exam,
every candidate preparing f or GATE 2022 Civil
Engineering must have an ef f ective plan f or preparation.
The success of any aspirant will also depend on how
they orient and mould themselves to the demands of the
test.
GATE 2022 exam schedule will be released by the
conducting body. It is expected that the exam will be
conducted in the second and third week of February next
year. Registration f or GATE 2022 will start in the second
week of September 2021 and will last till the second week
of October 2021. It is expected that around nine lakh
students will participate in GATE 2022. This means the
competition is high and the right preparation strategy will
only help a candidate score a good rank. Here are some

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preparation tips that a candidate can f ollow to gain
success in the exam.

Go through the syllabus carefully
Bef ore starting preparation f or the exam, it is a must f or
students to analyse the GATE 2022 Civil Engineering
syllabus. It means that one need not complete the
syllabus f rom the f irst topic to the last topic rather they
need to prepare f or the exam in a smarter way. Bef ore
f lagging of f their preparation, every candidate needs to
f ind out whether there is any connection between
dif f erent chapters, the weightage carried by the topics or
sections, and also the dif f iculty level of each one of
them. Af ter analysing these things, students can have a
more practical and ef f ective preparation plan. For
example, a chapter with heavy content but less important
f rom the exam point of view can be given lesser priority
than a chapter with lesser content but more weightage
f rom exam point of view.

Know GATE 2022 exam pattern
It is important f or every aspirant to be aware of the GATE
2022 exam pattern even bef ore starting their preparation.
It is so as the GATE exam has a mix of dif f erent types of
questions, including one mark/two mark questions,

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Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer
Type (NAT).

Key points of GATE 2022 exam pattern
    The question paper will be of three hours

    There will be a total of 65 questions with 100 marks

    Question types will be MCQs and NAT questions

    There will be negative marking f or MCQs and not f or
    NAT questions

    The question paper will have three parts – General
    Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and Subject-
    specif ic part

Prepare a study plan
For a good score in GATE 2022, every candidate must
ensure that they prepare a long term study plan that
includes regular revision, appearing in mock tests and
test series, and also time f or relaxation. However, the
study plan should be actionable. Pushing ef f orts beyond
a certain limit will only put unnecessary stress on a
candidate which may hamper their studies and also have
adverse ef f ects during the exam. This means you must
be realistic about how much time you will need to

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complete a topic. Also, see to it that the plan covers both
short-term and long-term goals.

Follow good books
While the market is f looded with GATE preparation books
on Civil Engineering it is not possible f or a candidate to
f ollow all of them. In such a scenario it is important f or
every candidate to be sure about which books they want
to buy. The best strategy in this regard is to f ollow what
your teachers suggest. Along with that aspirants can
also go through the interviews of previous year toppers
f or having an idea of the books f ollowed by them. Books
having a lot of jargon and over the top explanations are
not apt f or GATE 2022 preparation as these might
conf use a candidate.

Regular revision a must
Only study and no revision will not help a student in
retaining what they have studied f or the f irst time. As time
will pass you will start f orgetting the concepts and
shortcut tricks f or questions. So, while preparing a study
plan, it is important to dedicate a whole day to the
revision. Moreover, candidates must also prepare running
notes while studying any topic f or the f irst time. It will
help them revise the topic quickly and remember any

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concept in case they f orget. In addition to that, there
should be dif f erent levels of revisions. For instance,
topic-wise revision, section-wise revision, revision of
syllabus covered so f ar and any other way as per the
aspirant’s choice. There should not be much gap
between f irst-time read and revision af ter that.

Solve previous years question papers
GATE Previous year question papers are important in a
way that they help aspirants in understanding the subject.
It means that a student can understand the level of
questions asked in GATE, mark sections/topics which are
important f rom the exam point of view and can
understand the GATE 2022 exam pattern.
Simultaneously, solving GATE previous question papers
will edif y what candidates have learnt, improve their
problem-solving skills, and in f inding problem areas that
need more f ocus. Other than this, while solving a
previous year question paper, if candidates put a timer
on, it will make them learn time management very
important component to succeed in the exam.

Take mock tests
A month or so f rom the exam, authorities will start the
mock test of GATE, which will be a simulation of the

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actual exam. GATE mock tests are designed as per
prescribed exam guidelines. Mock tests are important to
understand the f unctionalities of the exam – be it the
colour palette describing the status of questions
(answered, unanswered, marked f or review), navigation
process, etc.

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