Engineering Entrance Exam

The details related to the allotted exam centre will be available in the BITSAT hall ticket. The candidates will be able to check the address and name of the allotted BITSAT exam centre, after they have downloaded the hall ticket. The exam centres will be allotted as per the preferences submitted by the candidates. Once the centres are allotted, no requests for change will be accepted by the authorities.

BITSAT admit card will be released online at bitsadmission.com. To access the BITSAT hall ticket, the candidates will have to log in using their application form number and password. It is to be noted that the admit card will not be accessible through any other mode. If the candidates forget their login credentials, then they are advised to follow the steps prescribed by the authorities to gain access again.

No, the BITSAT hall ticket will not be available through post or email. To download the BITSAT hall ticket, the candidates will have to visit the official website and log in using the required credentials. The authorities will not use any other mode to release the BITSAT admit card for the registered candidates. It is also important for the candidates to complete the slot booking process to download the hall ticket.

Scoring 850 in GATE is exceptional as it creates a pathway for admissions to TOP IITs and NITs. It is also considered a great score for PSU recruitment through GATE. To apply for PSUs, aspirants must be aware of the application process and date for different PSUs. For more details, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/articles/psu-recruitment-through-gate-blogId-22683

There are many PSUs that accept GATE scores in their recruitment process. Some of the top PSUs in India that accept GATE scores for recruitment are as follows -

• Airport Authority of India (AAI)
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
• Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
• Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
• Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID)

Each PSU have a different eligibilty and selection criteria process. Candidates must go through the guidelines and instructions before filling out the GATE PSU application form. 

IIT Dharwad has released the category-wise cutoffs for various BTech courses. The JEE Advanced rank is accepted to shortlist candidates for the counselling rounds. A JEE Advanced rank of 7000 under General AI category and 4000 rank under OBC category is a decent rank, however, these ranks are insufficient to secure BTech in CSE programme in 2024. Other than CSE, the top courses for which candidates have the option to get a seat at IIT Dharwad are Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,  Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Engineering Physics.

IIT Kharagpur offers BTech (Hons.) in CSE course based on JEE Advanced scores. Among all the courses, CSE remained the most demanded course over the years. Considering the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2024, the CSE last-round cutoff stood at 415 for the General AI category candidates. Comparing the 2024 CSE cutoff with previous year, an increase in the CSE cutoff has been seen in 2024. However, the CSE cutoff fallen from 303 in 2022 to 279 in 2023 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can find below the CSE cutoffs for five years fromt the table below:

There are many good options available at 85.6 percentile in the JEE Mains exam. You should definitely apply for AKTU councelling at this percentile and you can get good colleges like AKG Ghaziabad, ABES Engineering College, GL Bajaj Engineering College, NIET etc. at this percentile.

You can also try to prepare for one more attempt and get even better percentile. 

There are many GFTIs that accept admissions through GATE. However, the following are the most popular and ranked for GATE M.Tech admissions-

• BIT, Mesra, Ranchi
• University of Hyderabad
• Assam University, Silchar
• Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
• National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi

Here are some of the Top IITs and their popular specialisations for GATE aspirants -

•  IIT Madras - Best for Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, AI/ML
• IIT Delhi - Best for CSE, ECE, and Power Engineering
•  IIT Bombay - Best for Data Science, AI, Chemical, and Aerospace
• IIT Kanpur  - Best for Electronics, Robotics, and Materials Science
• IIT Kharagpur- Best for Civil, Mining, and Manufacturing Engineering