Anurag Pandey

REVISED SCHEME OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION  Stage-I : Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination (Objective Type Papers) Paper-I : {Common for all Candidates}  General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper 2 hours duration 200 Marks (max.)  Paper-II : Engineering Discipline-specific Paper 3 hours duration 300 Marks (max.) Stage-I : Sub-Total 500 Marks (max.)  Minimum Qualifying Marks for each Paper should be at the discretion of the Commission.  Only those candidates qualifying at this Stage to be permitted to appear for Stage-II examination Stage-II : Engineering Services (Mains/Stage-II)) Examination (Conventional Type Papers)  Paper-I : Engineering Discipline-specific , 3 hours duration 300 Marks (max.)  Paper-II : Engineering Discipline-specific ,3 hours duration 300 Marks (max.)  Stage-II : Sub-Total 600 Marks (max.)  Stage-I + Stage-II Sub-Total 1100 Marks (max...

For last few months, I am receiving spate of phone calls, emails from future aspirants of GATE & IES regarding what should be within us to crack it & even appear for such exams. Many aspirants are apprehensive whether they can clear these exams coz' they have less CGPA during graduation.  I am writing this to clear such doubts for my friends who are preparing for these exams. At this outset, I would like to give following advise to all who are preparing or planning to appear in these exams. 1. Do not think about past academic performance while preparing for these exams. What & how you will prepare will matter most.  2. Going for coaching is a personal decision but in one of my blogs I have mentioned that, if you prepare well from the standard text books, there is no need for spending money on coaching, Save your money for party later on when you get selected.  3. Forget about your 8 semesters of engineering studies, only 30% study with fu...

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Final snapshot of what needs to be focused during final revision is a must for any serious aspirant. This decides a definite syllabus to be attacked in order to crack the examination. Go through it and customize your final strategies accordingly. Paper I: Conventional: TD Relations, Availability, IC Engines-Theory +Questions, Turbojet Numerical RAC: Psychometrics, Bell, VC, VA, Air Refri HT: Conduction (Res Concept), HX, Fins , Convection, Radiation ( Fg, emissivity, energy balance concepts) FM:  B Application, Pitot, Similitude, B  Layer, Kinematics, Pipe Flow Compressible Flow : Isentropic flow, Fanno, Rayleigh + Derivations Fluid M/c: Pump, Compressors, Steam turbines, (concepts –vel diagram) Objectives : 40 Q(FM)+ 25(HT+RAC) +30(TD,ICE)+25(FM-2) Concepts grounding: .        TD Relations: Tds Equations, joule coeff, C-C Eq, Availability ( 1 st law + 2 nd law) .        Cycles of R...

These questions were asked by me to a topper when I was preparing and he answered as under. Thought to share it with you all. Ways and means to fetch more marks in Conventionals ? -  You have to be specific in conventionals. I recall that I had written very to the point answers. There were some 2 markers too where I had written just couple of lines answers. In numericals, i used to write down given data, then assumptions (if any), then a figure and after that it was plain solving without much explanation. I am not sure if this is correct strategy, but I did that.    - How to deal with sticky theory questions, how much is sufficient ? -  As I said, give correct and to the point answers. Write pointwise if possible. Don't give unnecessary details.      - Any strategies for compulsory question for 20 small 2 mark questions in Paper -II !  -  I have answered that one above.      - Similar s...

Time has come that reforms will touch coveted Engineering Services Exam also. Very soon we would witness following changes in the selection process and joining date for all services who join through UPSC ESE.  Considering large number of candidates writing the exam and the figure increasing every year, it is quite likely that a screening exam called "Preliminary Exam" may be included to filter serious candidates out of lacs of candidates who write UPSC-IES every year. But good news is that marks of objective type pre exam would be counted for final merit list.  New avatar of Pre Exam would include two papers - GAT & Engineering Discipline. Total marks 400 Those who would clear the pre exam would fill DAF for mains exam and format of mains exam would be as under: Paper 1: GS & English Paper 2: Hindi & Rajbhasha (qualifying) Paper3: Engineering-I Paper4: Engineering -II Total mains : 600 Interview marks : 200 Total : 1200  P...

Ever since I have cracked (IES: AIR 14, GATE: Rank 64) these two sacred exams for Engineers, I feel contented as far as clearing exams are concerned. But I have learnt a lot from the competition inherent in these exams. Lacs of candidates, millions of coaching institutes and zillions of aspiring souls in the form of parents of these candidates. These parents spend lacs on the coaching of their budding engineering sons/daughters just to satisfy themselves that they have done their duty.  According to me, if a candidate has completed his engineering or if candidate is a final year student of Engineering - Coaching is not required atleast for cracking GATE or IES !! GATE: Its an aptitude exam for checking that graduates have acquired requisite skills expected from an qualified Engineer.  IES: Its a comprehensive exam which checks the ability of graduates to take up Group A Services of Govt of India. It is more than aptitude exam and to me it appears to me as attitud...