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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
Surely,GATE2016TopperVaijenathhasmadeallofthemproud.But,onemustwonderhowdoes
itfeelstoachievewhatyoudreamagainstalltheodds.Vaijenathalsosharedhisfeelingsofsweet
shockthemomentherealisedthathehasdoneit.Herecalls
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Nottosurprise,ComputerNetwork,DataStructureandAlgorithmsarehisfavouritesubjects.
Moreover,hebelievesthatbecauseofGATEnoweverysubjectwhichisingatesyllabusis
hisfavourite.Now,thisiscalleddedication.Listeningtomusic,motivationallecturesandcycling
arehishobbies.
AnsweringaboutthecoachinghejoinedforGATEpreparation,hetoldusYes,Iattendedonline
coachingbyRavindrababuRavula.Heisagreatteacher.Coachingisnotnecessarybutitmakesa
lotofthingseasy.IfyouhavedoubtonasingletopicthenIsuggestyoujoinsomecoaching.
BalancingstudiedwithGATEpreparationisaheadacheforGATEaspirants.Allmaygoinvainwith
alittledistraction.GATE2016Topperhimselfrevealed
Vaijenath,noteveryoneissoluckytohaveProfessorslikethat(ifyouknowwhatwemean).
Startingearlyissurelythekeytobefollowed.
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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.
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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Healsoadvisedstudentstovisittheexamcentrebeforethatbigday.Healsosuggestedthatif
onedoesntknowthequestionthenskipitassoonaspossible.Evenifyouget45continuous
questionswhichyoudontknowthendontbepanic,youjustwant60+markstogetanIITsoyou
have40marksofmargin.
Future Plans
AftertheGATEsuccess,VaijenathhasplanstojoinM.TechinCSAatIndianInstituteofScience
BanglorewhichisoneofthemostreputedcollegesafterIITs.Beingveryconfidentandhard
working,webelieveVaijenathwillsurelyfetchmorehappinessforhisfamilyandhimself.Bestof
LuckfromtheentireTeamofAglasem.
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