GATE 2-Year Plan
A complete 730-day plan covering 40 highest-weightage topics — prioritised by subject weight, not alphabet. No signup, no fees.
- Days
- 730
- Topics
- 40
- Subjects
- 3
- Phases
- 4
Phase-by-phase plan
104 weeks totalA 730-day plan only works when you sequence it. Here is how the 2-Year Plan breaks down — foundation, depth, then mocks.
- 1
Y1 Foundation
24 weeksConcept depth + NCERT-level coverage
Subject-wise masteryTopic notesMonthly tests - 2
Y1 Advanced
28 weeksReference-book level problems + first PYQ pass
Topic-wise problem masteryPYQ pass 1Weak-area journal - 3
Y2 Practice
26 weeksPYQ deep-dive + topic-wise mocks
PYQ pass 2Topic-mock cyclesConcept-gap closure - 4
Y2 Mocks + final
26 weeksWeekly full-length mocks + final revision
20+ mocksLast-mile cheatsheetsExam-mode drills
Week-by-week schedule
| Week | Days | Topics covered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–7 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 1 (w3) |
| 2 | 8–14 | Subject-Specific: Topic 1 (w3) |
| 3 | 15–21 | General Aptitude: Number System and Simplification (w3) |
| 4 | 22–28 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 2 (w3) |
| 5 | 29–35 | Subject-Specific: Topic 2 (w3) |
| 6 | 36–42 | General Aptitude: Ratio, Proportion and Percentage (w3) |
| 7 | 43–49 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 3 (w3) |
| 8 | 50–56 | Subject-Specific: Topic 3 (w3) |
| 9 | 57–63 | General Aptitude: Time, Work and Distance (w3) |
| 10 | 64–70 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 4 (w3) |
| 11 | 71–77 | Subject-Specific: Topic 4 (w3) |
| 12 | 78–84 | General Aptitude: Data Interpretation (w3) |
| 13 | 85–91 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 5 (w3) |
| 14 | 92–98 | Subject-Specific: Topic 5 (w3) |
| 15 | 99–105 | General Aptitude: Logical Venn Diagrams (w3) |
| 16 | 106–112 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 6 (w3) |
| 17 | 113–119 | Subject-Specific: Topic 6 (w3) |
| 18 | 120–126 | General Aptitude: Analytical Reasoning (w3) |
| 19 | 127–133 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 7 (w3) |
| 20 | 134–140 | Subject-Specific: Topic 7 (w3) |
| 21 | 141–147 | General Aptitude: Statistics and Probability Basics (w3) |
| 22 | 148–154 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 8 (w3) |
| 23 | 155–161 | Subject-Specific: Topic 8 (w3) |
| 24 | 162–168 | General Aptitude: Coding and Series Patterns (w3) |
| 25 | 169–175 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 9 (w3) |
| 26 | 176–182 | Subject-Specific: Topic 9 (w3) |
| 27 | 183–189 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 10 (w3) |
| 28 | 190–196 | Subject-Specific: Topic 10 (w3) |
| 29 | 197–203 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 11 (w3) |
| 30 | 204–210 | Subject-Specific: Topic 11 (w3) |
| 31 | 211–217 | Engineering-Maths: Topic 12 (w3) |
| 32 | 218–224 | Subject-Specific: Topic 12 (w3) |
| 33 | 225–231 | Subject-Specific: Topic 13 (w3) |
| 34 | 232–238 | Subject-Specific: Topic 14 (w3) |
| 35 | 239–245 | Subject-Specific: Topic 15 (w3) |
| 36 | 246–252 | Subject-Specific: Topic 16 (w3) |
| 37 | 253–259 | Subject-Specific: Topic 17 (w3) |
| 38 | 260–266 | Subject-Specific: Topic 18 (w3) |
| 39 | 267–273 | Subject-Specific: Topic 19 (w3) |
| 40 | 274–280 | Subject-Specific: Topic 20 (w3) |
Subject-wise topic split
Each topic shows its weightage (1–5 dots) and the concepts you'll cover. Higher-weight topics appear first.
Engineering-Maths
12 topics- Topic 1 ●●●○○
- Topic 2 ●●●○○
- Topic 3 ●●●○○
- Topic 4 ●●●○○
- Topic 5 ●●●○○
- Topic 6 ●●●○○
- Topic 7 ●●●○○
- Topic 8 ●●●○○
- + 4 more topics on the full roadmap →
Subject-Specific
20 topics- Topic 1 ●●●○○
- Topic 2 ●●●○○
- Topic 3 ●●●○○
- Topic 4 ●●●○○
- Topic 5 ●●●○○
- Topic 6 ●●●○○
- Topic 7 ●●●○○
- Topic 8 ●●●○○
- + 12 more topics on the full roadmap →
General Aptitude
8 topics- Number System and Simplification ●●●○○
Integers, fractions, decimals, squares and cubes, square roots, cube roots, BODMAS rule, divisibility rules, LCM and HCF, and simplification of numerical expressions — foundational arithmetic for VITEEE quantitative section.
- Ratio, Proportion and Percentage ●●●○○
Ratio and proportion (direct and inverse), percentage calculations, profit and loss, discount, simple and compound interest, partnership, and mixture/alligation problems — practical arithmetic applications.
- Time, Work and Distance ●●●○○
Work efficiency, pipes and cisterns, upstream/downstream problems, average speed, relative speed, train problems, and time-distance graphs — time management in work-rate and motion problems.
- Data Interpretation ●●●○○
Interpretation of bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, tables, and caselets — extracting meaningful information from data representations and making calculations based on presented figures.
- Logical Venn Diagrams ●●●○○
Venn diagram representation of sets, relationship between groups (union, intersection, complement), and solving logical problems using Venn diagram visualization — spatial reasoning in set theory.
- Analytical Reasoning ●●●○○
Data sufficiency, direction-based puzzles, ranking and sequencing, and complex logical deduction problems — reasoning through multi-step analytical problems without formal mathematical calculations.
- Statistics and Probability Basics ●●●○○
Mean, median, mode, range, variance, standard deviation, and basic probability (coin, dice, card problems) — introductory statistical reasoning and chance calculations.
- Coding and Series Patterns ●●●○○
Number series, alphabet series, alphanumeric patterns, and letter-number coding-decoding — identifying underlying patterns to find missing or next terms in sequences.
Why a 730-day plan beats a 1,200-page prep book
| Dimension | Typical GATE book | This 2-Year Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Hours of reading before any study starts | Seconds — plan is already here |
| Personalisation | One-size-fits-all | Fits exactly your 730 days |
| Freshness | Printed months ago | Rebuilt every deploy · verified 2026-05-09 |
| Weightage signal | Author guess | Derived from last 5 years' papers |
| Cost | ₹500–2,500 | ₹0 |
| Sign-up required | Often (with a trial trap) | None |
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