GATE Simulator

Transform your vault into a powerful GATE examination platform.

The GATE Simulator is a plugin designed specifically for GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) aspirants. It provides a realistic examination experience using previous year questions while helping you identify weak areas, track your progress, and prepare more efficiently.

Unlike traditional PDF collections, this plugin turns your question bank into an interactive exam environment directly inside your vault.

✨ Features

📝 Realistic Exam Simulation

• Full-screen examination interface
• Countdown timer
• Navigation palette
• Mark for Review
• Save & Next
• Submit examination anytime
• Auto-submit when time expires

🎯 Custom Test Generation

Create examinations based on:

• Subject
• Topic
• Institute
• Difficulty
• Question Type
• Number of Questions
• Mixed Practice Sets

Perfect for both focused revision and full-length mock tests.

📚 Previous Year Question Support

Practice official GATE Previous Year Questions in an examination environment.

Supports:

• Single year tests
• Multiple year mixed tests
• Subject-wise PYQs
• Topic-wise PYQs
• Randomized question order

📊 Performance Analytics

After every examination, receive detailed statistics including:

• Score
• Accuracy
• Attempt Rate
• Correct Answers
• Wrong Answers
• Unattempted Questions
• Time Taken
• Average Time per Question

📈 Progress Tracking

Track your preparation over time.

View:

• Historical test performance
• Subject-wise improvement
• Topic-wise accuracy
• Weak areas
• Strong areas
• Practice frequency

🔍 Question Review

After submitting an examination you can:

• Review every question
• Compare selected answers
• View the correct answer
• Navigate freely through attempted questions

🎨 Native Experience

Designed to feel like a built-in Obsidian feature.

• Light & Dark theme support
• Fast interface
• Local-first
• No external services required

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release.
2. Extract it into:

<Your Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/gate-exam-simulator/

3. Enable the plugin from:

Settings → Community Plugins

🎯 Supported Question Types

• MCQ
• MSQ
• NAT
• MTA (marks to all)

📋 Examination Features

• Previous / Next navigation
• Jump to any question
• Question palette
• Question status indicators
• Remaining time display
• Auto-save answers
• Auto-submit
• Review mode
• Score summary

📊 Dashboard

The dashboard provides an overview of your preparation.

Includes:

• Total Questions Practiced
• Total Tests Taken
• Average Score
• Accuracy
• Strong Subjects
• Weak Subjects
• Recent Tests
• Progress Charts

⚡ Performance

Designed for large GATE question collections.

• Fast indexing
• Local storage
• Efficient filtering
• Instant question loading

No internet connection is required after installation.

🔒 Privacy

All data remains inside your Obsidian vault.

The plugin does not upload your questions, answers, or analytics to external servers.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

You can help by:

• Reporting bugs
• Suggesting features
• Improving documentation
• Optimizing performance
• Supporting additional question formats

Please open an Issue before submitting major changes.

🐞 Bug Reports

If you encounter a problem, please include:

• Plugin version
• Obsidian version
• Operating system
• Steps to reproduce
• Screenshots (if applicable)

💡 Feature Requests

Have an idea?

Open an Issue and describe:

• The problem
• Your proposed solution
• Example workflow

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🙏 Acknowledgements

Thanks to the GATE community and everyone who contributes to making preparation more accessible for all aspirants.

⭐ Support

If you find this plugin useful:

• ⭐ Star this repository
• 🐞 Report issues
• 💬 Share feedback
• 🤝 Contribute improvements

Every contribution helps make GATE preparation better for everyone.