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GATE 2016 Topper Interview Vaijenath

Biradar (AIR 13 CS)
By Lalit Sharma - June 3, 2016

CrackingtheGATEisadreamofmostEngineeringstudentsinIndia.GATE2016wasonesuch
opportunitythatfulfilledalotofdreams.VaijenathBiradar,sonofafarmer,actualizedthisbig
dreambyclaimingAIR13(CS)inGATE2016.Hehasscored78.4marksoutof100inoneofthe
mostdifficultcompetitiveexamsinIndia.VaijenathsharedhisfeelingsofbeingaGATE2016
TopperwithAglasemandchippedinsomeessentialtipsforGATEaspirants.Readthecomplete
interviewtoknowmoreaboutVaijenathandhissuccessatGATE.

Name VaijenathBiradar

College(B.Tech) Govt.CollegeofEngineering,Aurangabad

GATERank 13

GATEAttempt First

GATEMarks 78.4

GATEScore 949

About Vaijenath

VaijenathBiradarcomesfromamiddleclassfamilylivinginAurangabad,wherehisfatherisa
farmerandmotherisahomemaker.HisBrotherisaSoftwareEngineerworkinginPune.Hehas
pleasedhiseveryoneinhisfamily.Whileansweringaboutthefamilysupportreceived,he
expressed

THEY SUPPORTED ME A LOT THROUGHOUT MY

PREPARATION BY NOT FORCING ME TO GO FOR PLACEMENTS
IN MY FINAL YEAR. THEY UNDERSTOOD MY ABSENCE AT
VARIOUS FAMILY EVENTS BECAUSE OF STUDY. A BIG THANKS
TO MY MOM, DAD AND BIG BROTHER.

Surely,GATE2016TopperVaijenathhasmadeallofthemproud.But,onemustwonderhowdoes
itfeelstoachievewhatyoudreamagainstalltheodds.Vaijenathalsosharedhisfeelingsofsweet
shockthemomentherealisedthathehasdoneit.Herecalls

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AFTER SEEING MY RESULT ON THE WEBSITE, I DIDNT

BELIEVE AT FIRST AND I CROSS CHECKED FOR34 TIME, BUT
IT DIDNT CHANGE AND IT WAS AIR 13. I WAS VERY HAPPY
AND FEELS BLESSED ATTHAT TIME. UNTIL THEN NO ONE
FROM MY COLLEGE CAME UNDER 20, SO EVERYONE FROM
COLLEGEAND FAMILY WERE WISHING ME. I WAS NOT TOO
SURPRISED BY THE RESULT BECAUSE ANSWER KEY

Nottosurprise,ComputerNetwork,DataStructureandAlgorithmsarehisfavouritesubjects.
Moreover,hebelievesthatbecauseofGATEnoweverysubjectwhichisingatesyllabusis
hisfavourite.Now,thisiscalleddedication.Listeningtomusic,motivationallecturesandcycling
arehishobbies.

GATE Preparation Strategy

NothingworthhavingcomeseasyandGATEissonotaneasything.Studentspreparenightand
dayforthesame.WetriedtogetinsightsonVaijenathpreparationplanandheelaborated

I STARTED IN JANUARY BUT COULDNT GET NEEDED PACE

UNTIL THE END OF MY SEMESTER EXAMS, BUT I WAS
CONSISTENT WITH GATE BY SPENDING 3-4 HOURS PER DAY.
FROM JUNE, I USED TO PREPARE FOR THE FULL DAY, AROUND
8 9 HOURS PER DAY.

TO START PREPARATION FOR EXAMS LIKE GATE YOU NEED A

LOT OF MOTIVATION. FIND OUT THE REASON, WHY YOU
WANT TO DO GATE. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, AND JUST START
IT. ITS NEVER TOO LATE.

AnsweringaboutthecoachinghejoinedforGATEpreparation,hetoldusYes,Iattendedonline
coachingbyRavindrababuRavula.Heisagreatteacher.Coachingisnotnecessarybutitmakesa
lotofthingseasy.IfyouhavedoubtonasingletopicthenIsuggestyoujoinsomecoaching.

BalancingstudiedwithGATEpreparationisaheadacheforGATEaspirants.Allmaygoinvainwith
alittledistraction.GATE2016Topperhimselfrevealed

AS I STATED VERY EARLY (JANUARY 2015), I HAD LOT OF

TIME. EVEN THOUGH I BUNKED SOME CLASSES.
PROFESSORS AT MY COLLEGE WERE GOOD, THEY
UNDERSTOOD MY REASON AND THEY MANAGED MY
ATTENDANCE. DONT TAKE B.TECH EXAMS TOO SERIOUSLY.

Vaijenath,noteveryoneissoluckytohaveProfessorslikethat(ifyouknowwhatwemean).
Startingearlyissurelythekeytobefollowed.

Tips for GATE aspirants

Finishthesyllabusasearlyaspossible
Testseriesisveryimportant.
Practicehowtohandlewithtimeinthepaper.
Believeinyourself,beconsistentandRevise.

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Books for GATE CS

Subject Author

CLanguage DenisRitchie

DataStructure&Algorithms Coreman

OperatingSystem Galvin

ComputerNetwork Tanenbaum,Forouzan

DBMS Navhate

CO Hamacher

DigitalLogic RPJain,MorrisMano

TheoryofComputation PeterLinz

CompilerDesign DragonBookbyAho,Ullman,Sethi

DiscreteMathematics Rosen

EngineeringMathematics Grewal

Apartfromthesebooks,VaijenathalsorecommendedRavindrasvideosonTheoryofComputation
&CompilerDesign

Success Mantra
Therearealotofachieversandallofthemhadtheirowncodeforsuccess.Justonethingwhichis
commoninallisstickingtoyourplanwhateveritis.OnecangetabetterkeyforGATEsuccessas
Vaijenathdiscloseshissuccessmantra.

I BELIEVE ONLY IN THE HARDWORK. SOLVE PREVIOUS YEAR

QUESTION PAPERS. JOIN SOME TEST SERIES AND GIVE THE
TEST SERIOUSLY. DO SOME MEDITATION TO INCREASE YOUR
CONCENTRATION. REVISE, REVISE AND REVISE!!!

Important Topics for GATE CS

CLanguage
DataStructureandAlgorithms
OperatingSystem
ComputerNetwork
TheoryofComputation
CompilerDesign

On Exam Day
Afterallthepreparationandthetrainingcomesthedayofperformance.Everythingyoudo(or
dontdo)ontheexamdayshapesyourResult.WeaskedGATE2016TopperVaijenathabouthis
happeningsofexamdayandherecalled

I WAS WAITING FOR THAT BIG DAY FOR A LONG TIME AND
THAT DAY CAME. I DIDNT TALK TO ANYONE ON THAT DAY.
LITTLE BIT OF WORRIED BEFORE 2 HOURS OF START OF THE
PAPER BUT ONCE I STARTED I FORGOT EVERYTHING OTHER

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THAN GATE. I FINISHED WHOLE PAPER IN 2:30 HRS

ATTEMPTING OF 91 MARKS AND WAS VERY HAPPY.

Healsoadvisedstudentstovisittheexamcentrebeforethatbigday.Healsosuggestedthatif
onedoesntknowthequestionthenskipitassoonaspossible.Evenifyouget45continuous
questionswhichyoudontknowthendontbepanic,youjustwant60+markstogetanIITsoyou
have40marksofmargin.

Future Plans
AftertheGATEsuccess,VaijenathhasplanstojoinM.TechinCSAatIndianInstituteofScience
BanglorewhichisoneofthemostreputedcollegesafterIITs.Beingveryconfidentandhard
working,webelieveVaijenathwillsurelyfetchmorehappinessforhisfamilyandhimself.Bestof
LuckfromtheentireTeamofAglasem.

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