Engineering

The weightage of General aptitude in GATE 2026 is 15 Marks. The mode of the GATE question paper is English and general aptitude is common for all sections. Candidates must go through the syllabus and instructions carefully and prepare as per their difficulty level. 

Slot booking always begins approximately three days before the exam date of each LPUNEST phase. Make sure to apply and book your slot within that window for the phase you're targeting. For the current exam schedule, slot booking began on August 1, 2025. 

LPUNEST is conducted across multiple phases, giving multiple opportunities to apply, appear for the exam, and secure admission or scholarships. There's no requirement to appear for an earlier phase to apply in a later one, each phase is independently accessible

Computer Science engineering (CSE) is considered as the most sought - after branch considered to Electronicals and computer engineering (ECM) and then Electronics and communication engineering (ECE).

While all these branches are good for career prospects, But mostly CSE is consistently choosed over the ECM and ECE.

If you're passionate about coding, software development or data related fields CSE is the best option.

If you're passionate about electric circuits and hardware design ECE is the best option.

If you're passionate about both software and hardware particularly in embedded systems and IoT the ECM is best option.

No, it is generally not possible to get the admission to B.Tech programme with 36% through MH-CET. 

The minimum qualification marks for General Category are usually 45% and reseved categories, it is 40%.Though having only 36% cannot make the admission for the most of the colleges.

There are some colleges consider 12th grade marks as part of admission criteria with minimum percentage of typically ranging from 50% to 65%.

You have acquired a good percentage.So you are in Rajasthan State you can join in BITS Pilani as number 1 college.I will suggest you colleges for number 2 to 7.Here is the list

2.IIT Jodhpur 

3.MNIT Jaipur 

4.LNMIIT Jaipur

5.IIIT KOTA

6.Manipal University 

7.CURAJ

I think these are best colleges you will like to join .Once get through these colleges .

To migrate to a new private university in your third year, you'll need to apply for lateral entry/migration, which typically requires a strong academic record, a "No Objection Certificate" from your current institution, and potentially a mapped curriculum to ensure course equivalencya