Gate Smashers Software Engineering: study plan and how long it takes
The Gate Smashers playlist is 62 videos and 7.7 hours long. Here's how long it takes at different paces, a week-by-week schedule built from the real videos, and a planner that turns it into your own daily plan.
62 videos · 7.7 hours · Gate Smashers
Gate Smashers' Software Engineering playlist covers SDLC models, requirements and DFDs, risk management, software testing (system, boundary value and regression testing), UML diagrams and function point calculation.
Short, exam-focused Hindi lectures make it easy to finish in a week or two.
Who it's for: University and UGC NET students taking a software engineering paper.
How long does it take?
The full playlist is 7.7 hours across 62 videos. Here's roughly how many days that is at different daily watch times and speeds, counting video time only:
| Daily time | At 1x | At 1.5x | At 2x |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min a day | 16 days | 11 days | 8 days |
| 1 h a day | 8 days | 6 days | 4 days |
| 2 h a day | 4 days | 3 days | 2 days |
Make your own schedule
The playlist link is already filled in. Press Plan, set how much time you have each day and your speed, and you'll get a day-by-day schedule with a finish date and a calendar file. It reads the live playlist, so new videos are included.
Week-by-week schedule
A sample plan at 30 minutes a day and normal speed, using whole videos so none is split across days. That's 3 weeks in total. For a different pace, start date or speed, use the planner above.
Week 1Videos 1–23 · 3h 3m
Day 1 · 25m
- 1Software Engineering Syllabus Discussion | Imp. for Competitive, College/University & Placements14m
- 2What is Software Engineering and its Evolution in Hindi with examples11m
Day 2 · 25m
- 3SDLC Life Cycle for Beginners | Software Development Life Cycle with Real life example12m
- 4Classic Waterfall model in Software Engineering8m
- 5Iterative Waterfall Model with example in Hindi5m
Day 3 · 27m
- 6V Shaped Model with examples | SDLC | Software Engineering7m
- 7Prototyping Model in Software Engineering5m
- 8Incremental Model in Software Engineering | SDLC6m
- 9Evolutionary Model with real life examples | Software Engineering9m
Day 4 · 23m
- 10Spiral Model in Software Engineering | SDLC7m
- 11Agile in Software Engineering8m
- 12SCRUM Model in Software Engineering | Agile Technology8m
Day 5 · 25m
- 13Comparison of All SDLC Models | Waterfall, Iterative, Prototype, Spiral, Increment, RAD, Agile etc.9m
- 14Software Requirements | Requirement Engineering | Feasibility Study, Elicitation, SRS, Validation10m
- 15Functional vs Non-functional Requirements | Requirement Engineering | Software Engineering5m
Day 6 · 30m
- 16Software Requirements Specification (SRS) | Software Engineering10m
- 17User Requirements with real life examples | User Requirement Specification | Software Engineering7m
- 18What is DFD? How to design DFD, Symbols, examples full explanation8m
- 19Levels of DFD | 0-Level, 1-Level, 2-Level with examples5m
Day 7 · 29m
- 20Logical vs Physical DFD with example | How Question asked from DFD?3m
- 21Function Oriented vs Object Oriented Design Approach | Software Design Approaches5m
- 22SPM(Software Project Management) with real life examples11m
- 23Risk Identification | Reactive vs Proactive Risk Management |Types of Risks with real life examples10m
Week 2Videos 24–44 · 2h 50m
Day 8 · 12m
- 24Risk Assessment with examples | Risk Management | Software Engineering6m
- 25Risk Control vs Risk Mitigation with example | Software engineering6m
Day 9 · 20m
- 26Basic COCOMO & Intermediate COCOMO with Numerical20m
Day 10 · 30m
- 27CPM (Critical Path Method) in Software Engineering | PERT/CPM Numerical15m
- 28Verification vs Validation in Software Engineering7m
- 29Types of Testing in Software Engineering | Levels of Testing8m
Day 11 · 27m
- 30Error Seeding in Software Testing | With Numerical Explanation6m
- 312 Imp. MCQs on Software Engineering | Must Watch|9m
- 32Question on Cyclomatic Complexity | Software Engg.11m
Day 12 · 29m
- 33Cohesion and Coupling in Software Engineering13m
- 34Unit Testing with examples in Software Engineering4m
- 35Integration Testing with examples | Software Engineering6m
- 36System Testing with examples | Software Engineering7m
Day 13 · 25m
- 37Types of System Testing | Software Engineering7m
- 38White box Testing with example | Software Engineering4m
- 39White Box vs Black Box Testing | Software Engineering6m
- 40Statement Coverage Technique | White Box Testing | Software Engineering7m
Day 14 · 28m
- 41Condition Coverage in White Box Testing | Software Engineering7m
- 42Data Flow Testing Technique in White Box Testing | Software Engineering5m
- 43Boundary Value Testing | Black 📦 Testing | Software Engineering with Real Life examples6m
- 44Perfective, Preventive, Adaptive, Corrective Maintenance in Software Engineering9m
Week 3Videos 45–62 · 1h 51m
Day 15 · 29m
- 45MTBF vs MTTR | Mean Time Between Failure | Mean Time to Repair6m
- 46Reverse◀️ Engineering👷with Real life examples🧐 | Software Engineering7m
- 47CASE Tools ⚒️ in Software Engineering👷4m
- 48Performance Testing with Real life examples | Software Engineering7m
- 49Regression Testing with Real Life Examples | Software Engineering5m
Day 16 · 21m
- 50Introduction to UML (Unified Modelling Language🤟) with examples | Software Engineering👷♂️👷♀️5m
- 51Use Case Diagram in UML | Software Engineering7m
- 52Sequence Diagram in UML | Software Engineering4m
- 53Activity Diagram in UML | Software Engineering5m
Day 17 · 23m
- 54Class Diagram in UML | Banking System (Real Life example) | Software Engineering10m
- 55Class Diagram in UML | OTT Platform (Real life example) | Easiest Explanation7m
- 56Object Diagram in UML | Class vs Object UML diagram with real life examples5m
- 57RAD Model #sdlc #softwareengineer #agile #software #engineering #shorts #ytshorts1m
Day 18 · 25m
- 58RAD Model in Software Engineering | Rapid Application Development 🛠️ with Example8m
- 59Function Point(FP) vs Line of Code(LOC) | Project Size Estimation7m
- 60Function Point Analysis (FPA) | Function Point with Real life examples in Software Engineering11m
Day 19 · 13m
- 61Function Point Calculation | How Project Estimation is Done using FP | Numerical Explanation8m
- 62Aggregation vs Composition in UML with Examples | Software Engineering5m
Tips for finishing
- Make a one-page comparison table of SDLC models as you go; it's the most common exam question.
- Practise one function point and one cyclomatic complexity calculation by hand before the exam.