GATE Scores

Hi,
When its about B.tech in any stream NIT Rourkela comes out to be the best.When you say about Ceramic Engineering in NIT Rourkela and look upon the past records , you would not be much satisfied. But with the changing scenario, Ceramic engineering is doing pretty well and its demand is also increasing day by day.
Although there was a time when placements in department of ceramic engineering was inappropriate, but now with time and changing scenario, number of core companies like Vedanta, TRL, OCL etc. visit NIT Rourkela to recruit. Also there is the provision for every department students to sit for companies from IT sector(TCS, IBM etc. ) as well as analytics(Affine, ZS Associates etc). So overall placements in Ceramic engineering is quite good.
As the number of Ceramic Engineers is quite less than other Streams, So if you are talented enough you will definitely grab a job while leaving NIT.
The students are getting an average package of 7-8 LPA , it increases eventually.
Students are also doing pretty well in GATE.
Hence the branch is doing well and its demand is increasing day by day.
All the best for future.
Thank you
Swayamprava Nayak
CR,NIT ROURKELA

No. GATE is not mandatory, but if you are thinking to do masters in India, then GATE is the best. Even if you spend a year in preparation, no problem, go for GATE.
Without GATE-
1.Career aspect: First thing you can't get into well reputed institutes like IITs, NITs, and some Govt colleges. When you done with you are M.Tech, the college from where you have done your masters is very important. It matters a lot in initial stages of your career. Most of the private colleges in India for name sake they are providing M.Tech degrees, but they don't have required lab facilities and well qualified faculty too, so what is the use obtaining degree from such universities?
2. Financial aspect:You have take care all financial needs by yourself. If you have cleared GATE, you will be getting stipend of 12400 pm,that too in Govt institutes you will have very less fees. Do you know? IIT Kharagpur tuition fee is 5k per semester, including everything ie food+Hostel+internet+medical etc. it comes out 33k per semester. You wont get such low fees in anywhere in India.
Actually any GATE qualified , if he takes admission through GATE in any AICTE approved colleges should stipend of 12400 pm, but it never happened in reality. You know its all government, no need to explain our system.
My advice, if want to do M.Tech, do it in well reputed colleges through GATE. If you are just thinking to get a M.Tech degree, then do it some private colleges.