GATE 2024 Metallurgy Topper’s Success Secrets
Exclusive interview with AIR-1 Hrutidipan Pradhan revealing his preparation journey and winning strategies
GATE 2024 Metallurgy Topper (AIR-1)
Hrutidipan Pradhan
Final Year B.Tech, Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering
IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
The Winning Journey
🎯 Congratulations on achieving AIR-1! What was your reaction when you found out?
“Thanks, I had a mixed feeling. First of all I was surprised, I was expecting under 10 rank but not AIR-1. Then I reverified by logging in to the website again. Then after that I became satisfied and happy.”
📚 How long did you prepare for GATE Metallurgy, and what was your study schedule like?
“I started preparing seriously in my 3rd year of engineering, so it was approximately a 1 year journey. As I had my semester classes ongoing so I had different plans for weekdays and different plans for weekends. On an average I always tried to give 7 hours daily for GATE preparation.”
💡 Looking back, what are some key strategies you used that helped you achieve such a high rank?
“One major strategy is to be consistent in your preparation. One should not take long gaps from his preparation as it hampers the momentum of your preparation and it is tough to regain the momentum after a long break.”
🛠️ What role did TestUrSelf play in your GATE preparation?
“I had taken the test series and practice question series (PQS) of TestUrSelf. The quantity and quality of questions in both of these was very good. The test series and practice questions helped me to find out my weak and strong topics and thus helped me to decide which topic I need to focus more on.”
🌟 What advice would you give to GATE aspirants who are aiming for a top rank?
“Just be consistent in preparation stage, do exam analysis properly. Spend at least 2 to 3 hours in analysis the mock test after you attempt them, maintain a separate notebook for the same and try to cover the uncovered topics that you found out during the analysis on that day itself, this will reduce the amount of overburden later.”
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“Stay humble, do your best, and leave the results to God. And again, be consistent.”
– Hrutidipan Pradhan, AIR-1 GATE 2024 Metallurgy
