🎯 GATE Aspire

Everything You Need to Crack GATE — 100% Free, Open & Community-Driven.

GATE Aspire is a free online preparation platform designed specifically for GATE Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) aspirants. It features structured subject courses, topic-wise notes, solved previous year questions (PYQs), formula cheat-sheets, and practice test series.

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🌟 Key Features

• 📚 Comprehensive Subject Courses: Complete concept notes for Core GATE CS subjects:
  • Engineering Mathematics (/em)
  • Discrete Mathematics (/dm)
  • Operating Systems (/os)
  • Digital Logic Design (/dld)
  • C Programming (/c)
• 📝 Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs): Detailed step-by-step solutions with shortcuts and exam techniques.
• 🎯 Topic-wise Test Series & Practice: Curated question sets to strengthen concept accuracy.
• 🚸 KaTeX Math Rendering: Clean, beautiful inline and block LaTeX mathematical notation.
• ⚡ SEO & Schema.org Rich Snippets: Built with automated sitemaps, Open Graph social cards, and JSON-LD structured data (WebSite, Course, FAQPage).
• 📱 Fluid Responsive Design: Seamless reading experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: Docusaurus v3
• Core Logic & UI: React 19, TypeScript
• Math Engine: KaTeX (remark-math, rehype-katex)
• Styling: Modern Vanilla CSS Modules (custom.css, main.module.css)
• Analytics & SEO: @docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag, @docusaurus/plugin-sitemap, Schema.org JSON-LD

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📂 Project Structure

gate-aspire/
├── docs/                      # Subject documentation & MDX courses
│   ├── c/                     # C Programming notes
│   ├── dld/                   # Digital Logic Design
│   ├── dm/                    # Discrete Mathematics
│   ├── em/                    # Engineering Mathematics
│   ├── os/                    # Operating Systems
│   └── foreword.mdx           # Index / Syllabus page
├── src/                       # Source code
│   ├── clientModules/         # Client-side bundle modules (gtagInit.ts)
│   ├── components/            # Reusable React components (SEO, JSON-LD)
│   ├── css/custom.css         # Global theme tokens & typography
│   └── pages/                 # Homepage (index.tsx) and custom routes
├── static/                    # Static assets, images, robots.txt
├── CONTRIBUTING.md            # Detailed contribution guidelines
├── docusaurus.config.ts       # Main site configuration & metadata
└── sidebars.ts                # Documentation navigation sidebars

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Prerequisites

Ensure you have Node.js >= 20.0 installed.

2. Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/anand2468/gate-aspire.git
cd gate-aspire
npm install

3. Start Local Development

Run the local dev server:

npm run start

This starts the development server at http://localhost:3000 with hot reloading.

4. Typecheck & Build

Validate TypeScript types and build production static files:

# Typecheck
npm run typecheck

# Build static production bundle
npm run build

The compiled output will be generated inside the build/ directory.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions make GATE Aspire better for thousands of GATE aspirants! Whether you want to fix a typo, write new subject notes, add PYQ solutions, or improve UI design, we welcome your help.

Please read our Contribution Guide (CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed instructions on setting up your environment, frontmatter conventions, and pull request workflows.

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📄 License & Attribution

• Built with ❤️ using Docusaurus.
• Content & Code Copyright © 2026 GATE Aspire. Open for educational use.