GATE CS 2027 · Personal Prep Ledger

GATE Ledger

One page, one job: tells you what to study today, and remembers whether you actually did. Built around a 2–3 hr/day pace, starting from a full rebuild of the basics.

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Reminder: GATE 2027 registration closes Sep 27, 2026 (late fee window to Oct 5). Register early if you haven't — don't let admin be the thing that trips you up.
All free. Watch one concept pass at 1.25–1.5x speed, then go straight to PYQs on that topic — don't binge multiple videos on the same concept before testing yourself. Speed and pattern-recognition beat depth on GATE.

Digital Logic

  • Neso Academy — Digital Electronics playlist (YouTube)
  • GATE Overflow — Digital Logic PYQs by topic

Programming & Data Structures

  • Neso Academy — C Programming, then Data Structures playlists
  • GeeksforGeeks — DSA practice sheet for hands-on tracing/coding
  • GATE Overflow — Programming & DS PYQs

Algorithms

  • Abdul Bari — Algorithms playlist (YouTube), especially DP and Graph algorithms
  • GATE Overflow — Algorithms PYQs

Computer Organization & Architecture

  • Neso Academy — Computer Organization & Architecture playlist
  • GATE Overflow — COA PYQs, focus on cache/pipeline numericals

Operating Systems

  • Gate Smashers — Operating Systems playlist
  • GATE Overflow — OS PYQs, focus on scheduling & paging numericals

Databases

  • Gate Smashers — DBMS playlist
  • GATE Overflow — DBMS PYQs, focus on normalization & SQL

Computer Networks

  • Gate Smashers or Neso Academy — Computer Networks playlist
  • GATE Overflow — CN PYQs, focus on subnetting numericals

Theory of Computation

  • Neso Academy — Theory of Computation playlist
  • GATE Overflow — TOC PYQs, drill pumping lemma proofs

Compiler Design

  • Neso Academy — Compiler Design playlist
  • GATE Overflow — Compiler Design PYQs

Aptitude & Engineering Math

  • R.S. Aggarwal — Quantitative Aptitude (book, for daily practice sets)
  • GATE Overflow — General Aptitude PYQs
  • Rusty on calculus/linear algebra basics? A quick Khan Academy refresher before diving into GATE-level questions saves time later.
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