Students’ Speak: These are your options in case of a low GATE score
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By: Vivek Kumar
Everyone gets the opportunity to grow with different challenges to be faced in life. Make the most of the options available and work towards achieving the set goals.
Let's analyse all the scenarios if a student can or cannot crack the GATE exam.
The total number of candidates appeared for GATE 2019 was over 9 lakhs and around 7.8 lakhs gave the exam out of which only 1.29 lakhs including all categories qualified this exam. Getting in PSU after clearing GATE is like a dream for every student but what about other students who could not clear this exam. In this article, we will discuss the options available for students with low scores in GATE.
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Some points that could be considered by students are as follows:
- Re-attempt: If a student is confident to prepare for GATE again with focus and diligence then they could go for re-attempting the exam Re-attempting would require re-planning of the schedule and adhere to it at all cost.
- Practise hard to make sure the same mistakes are not repeated this time
- Solve mock tests and then analyse it; this would give a chance to understand the mistakes and re-work on the same.
- Practising more previous year question papers and mock tests regularly would help in boosting the confidence level
- Preparing for other government exams: If you’re good in Aptitude and reasoning but lack in core subjects of graduation then opt for other government exams as well. First, check the exam pattern of the exam you are planning to prepare for and then plan accordingly.
- Career change: Self-satisfaction is important for every individual, so in case you’re not satisfied with the field chosen by you; then start exploring options and start doing whatever makes you feel happy. Everyone gets a new opportunity to grow, however, the challenges may differ from person to person. It’s ok to go after your dream even if you have identified it late in life.
Continue with Corporate Life: In case, you are working in a good corporate and GATE was only given to test your capabilities and not for any future preference then it is advised to continue with the current job.
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About the Author:
A writer by hobby and a coder by choice, Vivek Kumar is a B.Tech in CSE student at Lovely Professional University. He is intermediate trained in JAVA, SQL, R, Tableau.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
No, students cannot get admission in Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering M.Tech without GATE. Admission is entrance-based. Candidates are shortlisted for the M.Tech programme based on entrance scores in GATE. Candidates who qualify in the admission process are eligible to secure their seat i
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Answered 5 days ago
Yes, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering does accept GATE for admission to its M.Tech programme. The college offers seats through both MHT CET and GATE scores. Students have to check and apply online for both. The college may reserve some of its intake for students having GATE score.
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At KIIT School of Electronics Engineering, GATE-qualified students follow the same general timeline for the M.Tech application. But, their selection process might move faster if they have a high GATE score, as they are then exempt from the entrance exam.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 6 days ago
At KIIT School of Electronics Engineering, the M.Tech selection process gives strong preference to GATE-qualified candidates. If an applicant has a GATE score of 400 or higher, they are exempt from the entrance examination. This recognizes their national-level competency and simplifies admission jou
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IIIT Ranchi considers the score of GATE exam for M.Tech admission. However, it is not compulsory. The M.Tech admission will be through online/offline counselling based on the GATE score and/or written test and/or interview by the respective departments at IIIT Ranchi.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, many private colleges like VIT, SRM, Manipal, Amity, and LPU offer M.Tech without GATEas they conduct their own entrance tests. BITS Pilani offers a work-integrated M.Tech for professionals.
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Answered a week ago
Candidates are offered seat in M.Tech based on GATE scores at NIT Goa. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In case the seats remain vacant, Non-GATE aspirants can also get admission by passing the written test conducted by the institute.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
If you are seeking admission in NIT Jamshedpur MTech, then GATE is mandatory. Students applying for non-MTech programmes do not need to appear for GATE. For M.Tech however, GATE followed by the centralised counselling is mandatory. Unless a student is applying through the self-financed/ sponsored ca
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Non-GATE candidates are offered admission in M.Tech based on institute-level examination. NIT Srinagar conducts an entrance test to fill up self-sponsored/ sponsored category and vacant seats after the CCMT Counselling is over. Such candidates have to apply on the institute's website and appear for
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Answered 2 weeks ago
According to topper's and experts, the ideal number of questions to attempt correctly is 50 to 55, to obtain a GATE rank under 1000.
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