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Building an "IIT Environment" in a Tier-3 College: Abhijeet’s AIR 452 Group Strategy 🏆🏆🏆

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Abhijeet discusses his journey to achieving AIR 452 in GATE 2026 CS while studying at a tier-3 college (UIT RGP Bhopal), improving from rank 1880 in third year. He emphasizes the importance of creating an IIT-like study environment through a dedicated friend circle, completing the syllabus in third year, and focusing on practice in final year.

Summary

This podcast features Abhijeet Raj from Darbhanga, a final year student at UIT RGP Bhopal who achieved AIR 452 in GATE 2026 CS, improving significantly from his third-year rank of 1880. Abhijeet emphasizes the critical role of time management while balancing college (10 AM to 5 PM, three days per week) with GATE preparation by studying early morning (4:30-8:00 AM) and late night (10 PM-1 AM). His strategy centered on completing the entire syllabus in third year through consistent effort, then focusing on practice and PYQs (Previous Year Questions) in final year.

A key factor in his success was building a strong friend circle of five GATE aspirants who studied together, creating an IIT-like environment in their tier-3 college. This group provided mutual motivation and conducted mock interviews for each other. Abhijeet's preparation strategy involved watching lectures, making detailed notes, and solving PYQs topic-wise without rushing into test series initially. He advocates for keeping preparation simple: lectures → notes → PYQs → eventual test series.

For time management, he maintained different plans for different phases - January to October for syllabus completion, and November to January for intensive practice and test series. He emphasizes the importance of regular revision (minimum 3 times) and maintaining touch with all subjects through random practice questions. His approach to PYQs was methodical - attempting questions multiple times over different days before checking solutions, and understanding each step thoroughly rather than memorizing answers.

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Key Insights

  • Abhijeet achieved AIR 452 in GATE 2026 CS from UIT RGP Bhopal, improving dramatically from his third-year rank of 1880, demonstrating that consistent improvement is possible
  • Abhijeet managed college (10 AM-5 PM, 3 days per week) by studying early morning 4:30-8:00 AM and late night 10 PM-1 AM, with major syllabus completion during weekends and vacations
  • Abhijeet created an IIT-like environment with five friends who all achieved good GATE ranks by studying together in library and providing mutual motivation, emphasizing that environment is crucial for success
  • Abhijeet's strategy was completing entire syllabus in third year and focusing on practice and improvement in final year, stating that 10 months is sufficient time if started properly in fourth semester
  • Abhijeet maintained touch with all subjects by randomly solving 2-4 questions from previously studied topics while learning new ones, preventing knowledge decay and building exam-like mindset switching

Topics

Time Management While in CollegeCreating IIT Environment in Tier-3 CollegeThird Year vs Final Year StrategyFriend Circle and Group StudyPYQ Strategy and PracticeSyllabus Completion TimelineMotivation and ConsistencyPlanning and Scheduling

Transcript

[0:01] हेलो एवरीवन कैसे हैं आप सब लोग? आज मेरे साथ अभिजीत हैं जिन्होंने एआईआर 452 अचीव करी है गेट 2026 में कंप्यूटर साइंस ब्रांच में। एंड अभी ये फाइनल ईयर में हैं। भोपाल से ये पढ़ रहे हैं। यूआईटी कॉलेज है इनका। एंड ऑफ कोर्स फाइनल ईयर में ग्रे गेट रैंक लेकर के आना बहुत बड़ी बात है। थर्ड ईयर में इनकी 1800 कुछ रैंक थी और इस बार 452 रैंक पे ये फाइनली आए हैं। इन्होंने मेरे से काफी सारे सब्जेक्ट पढ़े जैसे डिस्क्रीट मैथमेटिक्स हो गया, सीएन हो गया, ऐपटीट्यूड हो गया, थोड़ा बहुत डीबीएमएस पढ़ा था। और भी बहुत सारे सब्जेक्ट्स जहां पे इनको कहीं पे भी दिक्कत आती थी, तो यह मेरा YouTube चैनल [0:32]…

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