How to Prepare for GATE Food Technology (XE-G and XL-U) Exams

 

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As many of you (students) have got the notification for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Organised by Indian institute of Technology Bombay for 2021. Lots of students may have already started preparing for the exam, but those who are attempting this exam first time this post may give you certain guidelines or short tips on how to prepare for Food Technology GATE exams 2021. Today here we are going to provide GATE XE-G: Food Technology and GATE XL-U: Food Technology Preparation Tips. We were also providing an idea to prepare the GATE 2021 Exam.

The very first step to prepare for exam is to decide for which subject you are applying. There are two ways for Food Technology:

1) Engineering Sciences (XE)

In this Paper section Engineering mathematics (Compulsory for 15 marks) and 2 optional subjects have to choose from the subjects: 1. Fluid mechanics 2. Material science 3. Solid mechanics 4. Thermodynamics  5. Polymer science and Engineering 6. Food Technology 7. Atmospheric and Oceanic sciences.

2) Life Sciences (XL)

In this Paper section Chemistry is (Compulsory for 25 marks) and any two optional subjects have to choose from the subjects: 1. Biochemistry 2. Botany 3.Microbiology  4. Zoology  5. Food Technology.

Understand Food Technology Syllabus and exam pattern

The syllabus and exam pattern are the two things that a GATE aspirant should always keep in mind and also prepare according to these two. GATE syllabus makes candidates familiar with the topics from which questions may be asked in the exam. The syllabus also helps students to prepare their study plan.

As far as the GATE exam pattern is concerned, it gives students an idea about how the examination will be conducted. Candidates can also have an idea about managing their time during the exam so that they can  attempt the maximum number of questions. Aspirants can check the GATE 2021 exam pattern below:

Particulars	Details
Duration of Exam	3 hours (180 minutes)
Total Number of Questions	10(GA) + 55(Subject) = 65 Questions
Total Marks	= 100 (GA 15+) (Eng. maths 13+) (Subjects 72)
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Multiple select questions (MSQ) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
General Aptitude Section	General Aptitude (GA) section consisting of 10 questions 5 questions carry one mark and the rest five will carry two marks each Total marks: 15
Marking Scheme	MCQs: One mark for each correct answer; 1/3 mark deducted for every wrong answer MCQs: Two marks for each correct answer; 2/3 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response

• Choosing the Proper Study Material and Reference Books

During preparation for GATE 2021, Choosing right study material is important. Particularly for the (XL) Life science paper you can refer the Food Technology textbooks of your undergraduate degree courses because the syllabus is somewhat similar for the optional subjects. With concerned to compulsory subject as Chemistry in addition to other Reference Books you can also refer class 11^th and 12^th NCERT Books. However, for the Engineering mathematics (XE) Paper other additional books will help you to solve all other possible sorts of maths questions.

For the preparation in GATE Exam, Candidates should study the reference and textbooks. Below are some of the reference books for GATE (XE) and (XL) Food Technology exam preparation.

 

Sections	Paper (XE)	Paper(XL)
Verbal and numerical ability:	• General Aptitude: Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning - G.K Publications • Objective English for Competitive Examination 5th Ed - Hari Mohan Prasad • Solved papers on verbal and numerical ability-Made Easy Team	General Aptitude: Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning - G.K Publications • Objective English for Competitive Examination 5th Ed - Hari Mohan Prasad • Solved papers on verbal and numerical ability-Made Easy Team
Engineering Mathematics    and/or   Chemistry (Compulsory subjects)	1. Advanced Engineering Mathematics - RK Jain, SRK Iyengar 2. Advanced Engineering Mathematics - HK Dass 3. Advanced Engineering Mathematics -Erwin Kreyszig 4. Engineering Mathematics solved papers- Made easy publications 5. Engineering and Mathematics general aptitude- G.K Publications 6. GATE Engineering and Mathematics – Nodia and company 7. Higher Engineering Mathematics – Bandaru Ramana 8. Higher Engineering Mathematics – B.S. Grewal	1. Gate Guide Life Science Chemistry & General Aptitude- G K Publications   2. GATE Chemistry (Compulsory Paper) -Upkar Publications.   3. 3,000 Solved Problems In Chemistry (Schaum’s Outline Series) - David E Goldberg
Food Technology(G)   And   Food Technology(U)	1. Food Technology by Neil Morris 2.Food Technology and Nutrition by Sunetra Roday 3.The Technology of Food Preservation by Norman W. Desrosier, James N. Desrosier 4.Technology of Food Product Development by Samuel A. Matz 5.Fundamentals of Food Engineering by D.G Rao 6.Objective Food Science and Technology by D Mudgil 7. Food Science and Technology books by DC Publications 8. Food Processing and Preservation by Sivasankar 9. Basic Food Science and Technology by S. M. Reddy 10. Fundamentals of Food Engineering by Rao D.G 11. Food Quality Safety and Technology by Giuseppina P. P. Lima and Fabio Vianello 12. Foods Facts and Principles by N. Shakuntala Manay 13. Food Processing: Principles and Applications by Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy and Michele Marcotte 14. A Laboratory Manual of Food Analysis by Shalini Sehgal 15. Agricultural Processing and Food Technology by Suresh Chandra, Goyal&Kumari 16. Fundamentals of Food Processing Engineering by R.T. Toledo	1. fruits and vegetables by Srivastava   2.processing Engineering by DG Rao   3. outlines of dairy technology by Sukumar De   4. Meat and meat product Technology and Modern abattoir practices by B D Sharma.   6. Post-harvest Technology of cereals and pulses by chakravarty   7. Food chemistry , by Blitz   8. Preservation of fruits and vegetables by Giridharlal.   9. Unit operations of chemical engineering by MC cabe Smith..   10. Food processing technology principles and practices by fellows pH   11.Introduction to food engineering by R P Singh   12. Food chemistry by Mayer, Fenema   13. Food analysis by Nielson   14. Microbiology by Pelczar

• Prepare a Study Plan

Make your own study schedule as per month wise plan, weekly plan and daily schedule to prepare GATE Examination. Go for it until the exam is completed. A personalised study schedule according to the candidate’s aptitude, topic-wise weightage and syllabus should be created. A proper study schedule will help the students to track their progress and know what is to be studied when and lessen the chances of getting diverted from the preparation.

Candidates can have daily and weekly targets in their study plan. Revision and mock tests should also be given a place in the schedule.

If you have 3 months of preparation time for the GATE exam, you can prepare 4-5 hours per day.

 

GATE Preparation Plan for Food Technology (Before 3 Months)
Subject	Allocation Time
Engineering Mathematics	1 hr daily
General Aptitude	1 hr daily
Subject questions	2 hrs. daily

• Revision and Previous Question Paper Solving

One of the foremost important factors during preparation is revision. Candidates must give enough time to revise every topic and chapter. Allot a couple of hours in your daily study for revision. It’ll help in understanding the topics better. Manage time during the Exam GATE is three hours long and therefore the candidates should skills to manage their time.

The best source is to refer to the previous question papers and practice those model question papers. Practice few Mock Test Papers. When we refer to the previous question papers then we automatically know the important topics & type of the questions.

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website for GATE 2021:  http://gate.iitb.ac.in/

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