What is the GATE Exam?

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is an all-India examination conducted by the five IITs and IISC on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE exam is for graduate students but this year's (2020) announcement has done that the 3rd-year engineering students can also appear for the GATE exam from 2021 onwards.  

Should we appear for the GATE exam in 3rd year?

One question that will stay in mind is whether we should appear for the Gate exam in the 3rd year? This is a great opportunity for all the engineering students that the Gate exam can be given or conducted from the 3rd year itself.

I think that taking a gate exam in the 3rd year can help if you do not know what to do further after graduation giving competitive exams can help you to build your concepts strong and can broaden your mind. Sitting still and wasting years after graduation cannot help and get confused about what I should do. Exploring or Attempting these exams can teach a lot.

So giving an attempt for these types of exams can help a lot.

Benefits of taking the GATE exam:-

• It is an opportunity for students to acquire an M.Tech degree in their area of interest subjects.

• You can land government jobs like PSUs.

• If your marks are good enough you can be part of top IITs and NITs for masters and many more.

• More and better companies are coming for campus placements in leading institutes.

• You can get admission to NITIs if your score is good enough.

• Higher salaries are being offered to M.Tech as compared to B. Tech.

• To all the gate-qualified student stipends or scholarship is provided per month for studying.

• Many other options are also open if we qualify for GATE, such as R&D, and DRDO.

Success is base on Persistence, not Luck

What is Hydraulics?

 Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving liquids' mechanical properties and use. Fluid Mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on applied engineering using the property of fluids. Hydraulic is used for the generation, the transmission of power by pressuring fluid, controlling, and many applications. 

About the Project?   

This project comes under "FLUID MECHANICS". 

Hydraulic Powered Track is a wonderful application for fluid mechanics, these are used in the applications of parking systems or if there is huge traffic on the bridges this system comes under consideration. In the project, the track is hydraulically regulated using syringes loaded with fluid. 

It consists of a predesigned form that is guided in a constrained way to obtain the required output. The process is governed by a law introduced by Pascal known as Pascal's Law.

Pascal's law states that:

"when there is an increase in pressure at any point in a confined fluid, there is an equal increase at every other point in the container."

The concept behind doing this project:-

The basic concept used in the project was Pascal's law. The law states that when pressure is applied at one end of a fluid constrained in a constrained volume the pressure due to that force is equally transmitted to all points of the fluid, which are acted upon by the same pressure. Using the same concept of the law it is implemented in the project. 

Principle of Hydraulic System

From the above image, it can be depicted that as the pressure is applied to the syringe the fluid gets transmitted through a tube where another syringe is connected. The motion of the syringe is used to move the track from one floor to another as shown in the figure. The desired displacement due to one syringe will move the track to a certain height to be elevated from one track to another.

A Video Demonstration of Working Model

Applications and Advantages of Hydraulic-powered Track:-

We require hydraulic bridges because hydraulic systems have many advantages as compared to purely mechanical and electrical systems.

• Ease and accuracy of control.

• Multiplication of forces. 

• Maintenance is comparatively less.

• Constant force and torque.

But there are also some short Disadvantages:-

 Who was Sir Visvesvaraya?

In the short story when a man with ordinary clothes and a turban on his head was traveling on a train with the Britishers, they laughed at him and started making fun of him because he was an Indian.

Suddenly he stopped the running train by pulling the chain, the people traveling on the train got angry and the Britishers started bullying him. Suddenly a guard came in the boogie and asked him why the train was stopping, the man answered "the Railtrack is broken further", a guard asked why do you think so? 

So the man answered, "I got an instinct that the train's speed is usual but there is sound from the rail track which is not safe". Guard took the man with him after seeing the Railtrack the guard was shocked by his interpretation, there was a crack in the track on which the train would be passing on. If this man had not been on the train, each one on the train would have been met with an accident. Knowing the proficiency of this man members of the train started appreciating his knowledge. And the man who stopped the train was none other than SIR VISVESVARAYA.

Where did Sir  Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya were born?

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born in Muddenahalli on 15 September 1861. He studied at the college of engineering Pune and was an Indian Civil Engineer who constructed many well-designed drainage systems in Mumbai. Master of the field, was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1955. He was appointed as the 19th Diwan of Mysore. Later appointed as Knight Commander of the British Empire (KCIE). The college was built in Nagpur and named Sir Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology(VIT). Sir dead on 14 April 1962.

Why is Engineers day celebrated?

The birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is celebrated as Engineers Day. He is also known as the Father of Indian Engineering because of his enormous contribution and innovations in the field of engineering and the development of society. One of the finest engineers in the country. That day Engineers Day is celebrated on 15th September in the name of Sir Visvesvaraya.

7 Skills we should learn from Sir Visvesvaraya

1. Leadership
2. Technical Knowledge
3. Creativity 
4. Adaptability
5. Collaboration
6. Management
7. Communication 

We should remember to always be grounded to the earth and never show off our skills. If you know teach it to others.

At Its Heart, Engineering Is About Using Science To Find Creative, Practical Solutions. It Is A Noble Profession.

- Sir M Visvesvaraya 

                                             HAPPY ENGINEER'S DAY