What it is to crack GATE Exam? Overview.

So I am just googling my name and found my GATE credentials posted in www.gatementor.com, which made me think why can't post my views on GATE Examination(though it relevant only for CSE, IT Gate aspirants). First of all i like to inform my GATE ranks, for you to have reasonable credebility of what i am posting.
GATE 2007 CS - AIR 17.
GATE 2008 CS - AIR 4(Percentile 99.98).

One other reason of this post can be attributed to recession which made lot students to go for higher studies as getting a job in current situation(summer 2009) is very hard. Please bare with grammatical mistakes if any :)
I am posting my detailed views on few topics.
PART - I :

1. How difficult it is to crack Gate Exam?

PART - II:

1. How much time i should dedicate in-order to crack GATE?
2. What is the rough rank i should get in order to get a good college?
3. How much impact does getting into nice college will it have on my career?

PART - III:

1. What are you going to be tested for in Gate Exam?(If u can grasp this 100% and follow it u can see ur name in the Gate toppers list).

PART - IV

1. Mock tests.
2. Last minute preparation.
   

- Satyanarayana Manyam