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Open a private study room, share the key, and put in the hours together. Focus timers, room chat and shared notes sit right next to each other, and everything you need for GATE is built in.
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- Private rooms with a room key
- PYQs across 20 GATE branches, coverage varies
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Studying: DBMS
Studying with you
- AaravFocusing
- PriyaFocusing
- RohanFocusing
- SnehaOn a break
Room chat
- PriyaStuck on the normalization PYQ. A → BC, B → D, C → E. Is it 2NF?
- RohanA is the key, so no partial dependency: it's 2NF. B → D is transitive, so not 3NF.
- YouDoing the DBMS set next. Join after this session?
Studying together, in three steps.
No group calls to schedule. Open a room when you sit down to study and your friends can join you.
Create a room
Start a private study room in a few seconds. Each room gets a short room key.
Share the key
Send the key to your friends. They join from the Rooms page and appear in your member list.
Study together
Start your focus timer next to your friends, see who is active, and talk through doubts in the room chat.
Built for studying with people you know.
Private study rooms
Invite-only rooms joined with a room key. Focus, chat, members and files in one place.
Virtual library
Walk into a shared study world with a reading area, quiet zone and group tables. Try the demo without an account.
Leaderboard
See where you and your friends rank by total verified study time.
Streaks and daily goals
Set a daily study goal and keep your streak going. Your dashboard shows the days you showed up.
Group chat
Every room has its own chat for quick questions. Premium adds a global study chat with all aspirants.
Shared files
Upload notes to your personal storage, then share them with your room as the room owner.
Everything for GATE, built in.
When the room goes quiet and it is time to solve, the tools are already there.
PYQ library
Previous-year questions organized by branch, subject and topic. Practice in browse or quiz mode. Free.
AI doubt engine
Step-by-step explanations for GATE doubts. 5 questions a day free, unlimited on Premium.
Trend-based mock papers
4 practice papers per branch, modelled on historical question patterns. Preview free; sign in to practice full papers.
Consider a relation R(A, B, C, D, E) with functional dependencies: A → BC, B → D, C → E. What is the highest normal form of R?
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Is PadhaiShuru free?
Yes. The PYQ library, study rooms, study tracker, leaderboard and 5 AI doubts per day are free, with no card required.
How do study rooms work?
Sign in, create a private room and share its 6-character room key with your friends. Everyone who joins can run their own focus timer, see who is active, chat in the room and open files the room owner shares.
Which GATE branches are covered?
Each of the 20 GATE papers has a branch page, including CS, EC, EE, ME, CE, IN, CH, XE and XL. Question coverage varies a lot by branch: CS and EC have the most, and several branches have only a small starter set for now.
Are the mock papers real predictions of the GATE paper?
No. They are practice simulations built from historical PYQ patterns such as topic weightage and difficulty mix. They do not predict the actual exam questions.
Does it work on Android?
Yes. PadhaiShuru works in any mobile browser, and there is also an Android app that wraps the same site.
Bring your friends.
GATE is a long road. It is easier when the people next to you are putting in the hours too. Start a room, share the key, and study together for free.