Engineering Entrance Exam

In the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Paper 1 is common for all aspirants, comprising general aptitude and engineering mathematics. On the other hand, Paper 2 is subject-specific, allowing candidates to choose a paper from their core engineering discipline. 

Overall, Paper 1 tests broader skills applicable to the engineering fields, while Paper 2 focuses on the candidate's chosen branch. 

Yes, final year candidates can apply for GATE (even if their results are not declared). Candidates must mention complete and correct details regarding their educational qualifications while filling out the application form. 

NOTE: Your final results are not required at the time of filling out the application form. Candidates must provide only the documents prescribed by the GATE authorities. 

However, make sure to keep a provisional certificate or a certificate from your Head of Department confirming your current enrollment, as it will be required at the time of admission or PSU recruitment. 

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The fee for two papers in GATE is INR 3000 for the general and OBC categories. Candidates can make the payment using any of the following payment modes -

• Netbanking
• Credit card
• Debit card
• UPI

With 95.5% in IPE and 90 percentile in JEE Mains, your combined score is strong enough for SASTRA's ECE cutoff in recent years.

Past admissions show students with slightly lower marks have still got ECE.

You're not guaranteed, but chances are high if you apply in both streams.

The JEE Advanced answer key is officially released by the IIT conducting the exam on the JEE Advanced website. Candidates can download it by logging in with their credentials. Along with the provisional key, authorities open a window to raise objections before publishing the final key, which is used for result preparation.

Admission through JEE Main Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) depends on both your rank and NATA/JEE score. With a decent rank, you can target SPA Delhi, SPA Bhopal, SPA Vijayawada, and architecture departments of NITs like Trichy, Calicut, and Bhopal. Private options include CEPT Ahmedabad and Sharda University, where cutoffs vary by specialisation and category.

With a GATE XL score of 576 and rank of 952, it is unlikely to secure admission to IIT Guwahati's M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering in 2025. The closing GATE scores for IIT Guwahati M.Tech programs usually range around 750 or higher (General category), and Biomedical-related specializations also fall within a similar cut-off bracket.

The VITMEE syllabus of chemical engineering is as follows -

• Law of thermodynamics
• Law of conservation of mass and energy
• Classification of fluids 
• Introduction to particulate solids 
• Fourier's law of heat conduction
• Differential and integral method of analysis of rate data
• Basic principles of unit operation and unit process 
• Diffusion in liquids
• Overview of industrial biochemical processes