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HowdoIprepareforIES(ECE)?
Timetabletobefollowed,books,anymethodstoscoreinGS.Preferredbooksformany
institutes.
Thanksalot.

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ManasPanda,IgotAIR5inESE2015withoutanycoaching.
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Therearemanyways/strategiestoprepareforIES(ECE).Youcanfindmanytoppers
strategiesinthewebsitehttps://ieshelpline.wordpress.com/
Iamsharingmycompletestrategy.Icanassureyou6monthofserious&smartstudyis
goodenoughtoclearIES.
Myanswerisgoingtobeabitlonger,butIamsureitisveryuseful.

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Letmeconfessthatmyresult(AIR5)iswaymorethanmywork/time/energyspentin
preparation.IamworkinginNTPCltd(6workingdaysperweek/noweekend)&Iama
fitnessfreaktoo(usuallyspendmorethanaone/twohreverydayinphysicalactivity),
bottomlineisthetimeavailableformewasveryscarce.NoneedtosaythatIhave
availedanycoachingneitherjoinedanytestseries.TheonlyexternalhelpIgotisfree
interviewguidancefromACEEnggAcademy(bcazitwasforfree)&experience/guidance
sharedinIEShelplinewebsite(https://ieshelpline.wordpress.com/ )andIESmadeeasy
classroomnotes.Idonthaveanyfriendtodiscussanytopicsorclarificationofdoubt
(whichIreallymissed).
PLANNING:"GivemesixhourstochopdownatreeandIwillspendthefirst
foursharpeningtheaxe."AbrahamLincoln
Makeaconcreteplan.Spendatleasttwoweeksanalyzingpreviousyearsquestionpapers,
typeofquestionbeingasked,hotspots,syllabus,cutoffmarksinallstages&others
parameters.Youhavetobeawareofhowmuchtoscoretogetarank&howtoscorethat
intheworstcasescenario.Askmanysuccessfulpeople&usetheirguidance&experiences.
InfactIhavespentalmostamonthinthissatge.
Mytargetistoscore700minimum(atanycost&worstcasescenario).Herewasmy
breakupofmarks.
GATpaper100
ObjectiveI140(min100qsnattemptoutof120&88qsncorrect&12qsnwrongtoscore
140)
ObjectiveII140
Interview120(IhadconfidencethatIwillobtain120ininterviewevenifitgoeswrong)
Totalingoffour:500
SoevenifIwilget100(veryeasytoscore)ineachconventionalIwillget700.Any
additionalmarkwillboostmyscore&rank.IknewthatIhavetoget750togetbranchof
mychoice(toprankers)&theonlythingtoreach750istoscoremin125ineachConv
(whichisnoteasybutnottougheither).
IstartedpreparingfromtheMonthofFebruary(withaproperplan&determinationto
executeit).MytimelinewasfromFebruay1stto10thJune15(fortherecordESE
Examwason12thJune).
February:readthoroughlyonceallsubjectsofPaperI&makeshortnotesof
eachsubject(sothatucanquicklyrevisewhenUneedto)
TocoveroneSubjectthoroughly,Ucanchoosewhateverurcomfortableorulikeoru
thinkitisbestforu.TrustmeGoodbooksarethebest.
Inmycase,forNetworkTheoryIfollowedmyownACEclassroomnotes(forGATE)&

HowdoIprepareforIES2017ECE?

bookbyD.RoyChaudhuryonlytocovernetworksynthesis&graphtheorywhicharenot
coveredinACEnote.
ForDevicePhysics,IwentthroughNeamanbookonly.
ForMaterialScience,selectedportionfromSPSeth.
Formeasurement&Instrumentation,ACENote(thankstomyfriendRajkiranforthat
note)&selectedportionfromAKSawhney.
ForEMT,Sadikubookisthebest.Signal&systembyOppenheim.
OnethingIwillstronglyrecommendedistosolveObjectiveQsnattheEndofeach
chapterinSadiku&AKSawhneybook.
PSDontgetlostinbooks(dontfallinlovewithit).Focusonyourgoal/objective&Dont
followmorethanonebookpersubject(asIhvsaidTimeisscarce&precious).
March:readthoroughlyallSubjectsofPaperII&takeshortnotes(ButIcould
notcoverMicrowaveproperly&didnteventouchComputertechnology)
AnalogElectronicsfromSedra&Smith,
DigitalelectronicsfromMorriosMano,
Microprocessor8085formGaonkar,
CommunicationfromAnintroductiontoanaloganddigitalcommunicationbySimon
Haykins.
ForControlSystemIusedmyprvACENote&bookbyNagrath&M.Gopal.
ForMircowaveSamuelLiao.
Iwillsharetwosecretsofsuccesshere.(veryveryuseful)
1.ThesyllabusofPaperIIsubjectsaresortofnotlimited&toowide.Howmuchyouread
itisnotenough.AndGoodnewsisthatnotonlythesyllabiofPaperIsubjectsarelimited
butalsotheyarerelativelyeasy&highlyscoring.Ihaveseenpeoplewhohavealready
scoredmorethan150inConventionalofPaperI.
2.ThereisonebooknamedElectronicCommunicationSystembyKennedy.Itcontains
Analog,Digital,opticalfiber,satellitecommunication,radar,Txline,waveguide&
microwavedevicestoo.ThebestpartisinESEexammanyquestioncomedirectly(asitis)
fromthesetofquestionsgivenattheendofeachchapterinthatbook.
April:PrvyearOBJQsnPractice(thisisthemostimportantpartinthepreparation)
ManypeoplefollowIESMadeeasybook(thatcontainsprvyrqsnSubjectwise&Year
wise)forthis.Butthatistheleasteffectiveway&Iamnotgoingtotellwhy.WhatIdid
followsnext.
TakeprintoutofPrvyearsIESQSnPaper(asitis,fromUPSCWebsite&Internet)&what
ImeantisrealQsnpaperusedinExam.Takeprintoutof120qsnOMRSheet(Ucanfind
easilyinInternet).SetTimerfor2hr.Nowletthegamebegin.(ItsRealExam
Environment,Isntit?).
Now2hrisover.Nowtherealexercisestarts.Youhavetocheck120qsnbyyourselves.
Youwillendedupwith3types,
1.Qsnthatuhavedonecorrectly(thankstoyourselves&behappy)
2.Qsnuhaveattempted&notcorrect(Uhavetolookimmediatelythatportionform
book/notewhatever,makeashortnoteofthatareaonthatqsnpaperitself)
3.Qsnuhaveskipped(notattempted):ActionissimilartoPart2
Bottomlineis,itsnomore120qsnsforyoubutnowyouarelookingat120concepts.
Soforme,onepapertook2hrforexam&45hrsforevaluationpart.SoIendedupin
completinghardlyonepaperperday.InitiallyIwasgetting110marksonly,butlaterIwas
scoringmorethan140marks.ThemomentItouched150marks,IknewthatIamgoingto
crackESEthisyear.

Isolvedlast10yearqsnofbothPaperI&paperIIinthewaydescribedabove.
May:Revision,GS&Conventional
Itstimetorevisionyourshortnotesthatuhavemade&anythinguhavemissedinFeb
&March.
GATPaper:
GeneralEnglish:IdidntprepareEnglishatall(duetotimeconstraint)&thatwasa
terriblemistake.IdonthaveanyideahowtoprepareEnglishbutwhatIknowisEnglishis
damneasy&scoring.Ifuget120/130inGATpaper,yourlifewillbemucheasier&ur
chanceofbecomingTopperwillbeveryhigh.PutsomeeffortinEnglishtoo.
GeneralStudies:Myperformanceisnotbadinthissection&managedtoscore100
inGAT.Ididprepareselectively.
History:onlyModernIndiaHistoryfromNCERTbook
Geography:NCERTBookclassIX&X(reallyawesome),studywithMap/Atlas
LifeScience:NCERTbooks
Polity:SelectedportionfrombookbyMLaxmikanth
Environmentaltopics,Climatechange&Biodiversity,UNsetc:FromdifferentWebsites
PS:ManyrecommendmetogothroughIESmadeeasyGSbook.ButIfindthatbookreally
boring&toomuchofinformationtodigest.Ididitinmyownway&itworkedoutpretty
well.
BoltehainaGeneralStudiestopuraSamunderjaisahihai,jalwahanfekna
jahanmachhliho
Conventional:Ididntpracticedconventionalquestionsatall,thatdoesnotmeanIwas
notprepared.Asfarasconventionalisconcerned,whatIdidwas,justhadalookatIES
madeeasyconventionalbooktoknowwhattypeofquestionsarebeingasked&from
whichareaandtofigureoutthosehotspots.Preparethosehotspotswell.ButIknewthat
IhavetofocusinConvPaperItogetagoodscore&Ididfairlywell.
SomeimportantpointsthathelpedmealotinConventional
1.TrytomaximizeasmuchasucaninPaperI.(preparePaperIthoroughly)
2.Youhavetowriteveryprecisely&tothepoint,otherwise3hrswontbeenough.
3.Makegooddiagramswheneverneeded.(noneedofusingcolorpens)
4.Writefirsttwoquestions(outoffive)verywell,itwillleadagoodimpressionforthe
examiner.
Istronglyrecommendpracticingatleastoneconventionalpaperofeachinrealtime
environmentsothatyouwillcometoknowwhatcangowrongintheexam.
Imustsayinbetweenthismonthyourevisethoseshortnotesthatyouhavemadeearlier.
Giveexamforobjectivepapersasinrealtimeexamenvironmentwithsametimeasinreal
IESexam(911amObjPaperI&24pmObjPaperIIonsameday).Itwilldefinitelyhelp
ualot.
JUNE:(Last10days):onlyrevision
IhavemadeshortnotessuchthatIcanreviseentiresyllabuswithintwodays.Reviseur
GK.
FewthingsIwanttosayQuantitydoesnotmatter,itsalwaysQuality.Howmany
hoursyouarestudyingisirrelevant,howeffectivelyurstudyingisimportant.
Believeinyourselves.Theremaybethousandsorlakhsofstudentspreparingforit.People
aretakingcoaching,studyingforyears(fulltime,withoutdoinganyjob).Yahitstrue,but
itsalsotruethatpeoplearecrackingitinfirstattempt.Bethechampionofyourown
heart.

Manysaystimeavailabletomeisnotenoughoritstoolateforthisyearetc.Trustme,
sincerestudiesof56montharegoodenough.IESisnottough,whatreallytoughis
stickingtoyourplanandexecutingit.
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ImstillpreparingforIESthroughECEbuticouldgiveyousomeimportantpointsthatu
shouldkeepinmind:
1.Newspaper:Umusthavedailyhabitofstudying(notreading)newspaperatleast2hrs
notonlyitwillimproveurvocabbutwillhelpwithurGSsectiontoo.
2.Subjective&Objective:TrytosolvepreviousyearquestionsofIEStwiceorthrice.
3.Everyconceptmustberevisedthoroughlyushouldn'thaveanydoubtaboutit.
4.PracticePapers:usetimelimittoevaluateurself.
5.Itsgudforutopurchasenotesofanycoachinginstitute,savesalotoftime.
6.StudyhardandStudySmart:)
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Anonymous
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IESElectronicsandTelecommunicationEngineering
Firstreaditcarefullythisisgoingtobeyourfocusarea!!
NowitisclearthatIESneedsconceptualclaritytocrackmorethananythingelse!Butit
alsoneedssystematicapproachanddedicatedpreparation.
Italsodependshowyouseriouslyyouunderstoodyourengineeringsubjects,notwhich
booksyoubuyrightnow!!
Fromnowyouneedtoputatleast34hours.
Revisionoftheimportantconceptsyouleftoutduringyourengineeringisvital.
Don'tleavecoresubjectsforyourstream.Networktheory&SignalsandSystems.
Isuggest,formastudygroupdiscusswithyourfriendsandgetinto
interactivestudymorewhenyouarefree.
Gothroughpreviousyearquestionpapersandtrytoseethepattern.Understandlevel
ofdifficulty.
AppearforgoodonlineMOCKsornptel.in

testswhynotsolvefewGATEquestions!!

UseonlinetoolslikeDoubtPoint
Ondoubtpointyoucanpostdoubts,askexperts,formastudygroupandsoon...Like
Quoraspendyourtimeondoubtpoint.
Youcouldcustomizeyourfeedoutthere.!!
KeepreadingQuestionsanswerifpossibleorReadothersanswer.
ApartfromthatwhenyougetboredrelaxyourselfwithGKandworkonimprovingyour
English!!
Hopethisworkswell...!
AlltheBest!
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JagrutiIas,joinus@www.gate2016.info
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Thisisgoodthatuwanttostartpreparationfrom2ndyear.Youhave3yearsfor
Preparation.Dothesethings:
1.ReadGKnEnglishdailyfor12hoursasperurarrangement.
2.Everyyearuwillfind34subjectswhichrmatchedwithIESsyllabusjuststudythem
only.Solvepreviouspapersfirsttogetideaabtexamquestionsthansolvesimilarproblems.
Alwasreadstandardbooks.

HereImprovidingcompetebooklistforIES2016:IES2016Books
IfuneedanykindofguidancerelatedtoIESpreparationumaytellusherewewillhelpu
asap:GATE/IES/PSUHelpline
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SouravMani,PublishingGuidingArticlesonUPSCIESExamPreparationTips
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HiBuddy.
EventhoughtheexampatternoftheUPSCIES/ESE2016issameasunviersityexams,isnt
thatsimpleandhenceyoustronglyneedsomeresourcestocrackthesameatitsbest.
JustinordertohelptheUPSCIES2016ECEAspirantslikeyou,Icameupwithsome
crucialfeaturesfocusedPreparationTipsforIESECE2016 Candidates.Makethemost
outofitandhaveyourcommentsany.
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HelloFriends,IamAbhishekSingh(AIR1E&T)andhereiamsharingmystrategyfor
preparationforIESexam.
GeneralStudiesandEnglish
English:wentthroughMadeEasybookforEnglishpreparationthoroughly
IndianHistory:WentthroughTamilNaduboard
historybookavailableinPDFformat(11and12std).Completelycovers
alltopicsrequiredforexam.
Geography:MADEEASYbook
Polity:LucentGK
LifeScience:NobooksinceIwasveryweakin
biology,tookhelpofmysisterwhoisinmedicalfield,referencefor
syllabuswasMadeEasybook,ForBotanytookreferenceofLucentGK
GK:NewspaperandLucentGK
BookListfortechnicalsubjects:
SoinordertoprepareforthesubjectIusedthesebooksandthe
xeroxnotesforthatsubjectwhichareavailableinthexeroxshops.
MaterialScience:

Notesmorethansufficient.
ElectronicDevicesandCircuits:

ForMOSFETspecific(Kang)

Powerdevices(boylestead)
SignalsandSystems:

Notes
NetworkTheory:

HaytandKemmerly
ElectromagneticTheory:

Sadiku
Instrumentation:

DavidCooper(electronicinstrumentationandmeasurementtechniques)
AnalogElectronics:

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