GATE

The answer is no. BCA students are not eligible to apply for GATE. But if they are doing MCA after completing BCA then they are eligible for GATE exams.

It really doesn't matter at all. With experiences of interviews at various PSUs, and IITs, I have came across a lot of people, who tried hard, time and again, to finally seize what they wanted out of GATE. The matter of the fact is, You must justify your stand of taking a 1-year gap. It is because, once you get through with the written exam with great ranks, what awaits you next is something, where you as a person, are judged. Once you give grounds for what you wanted, you can rise better. So, All the best !

I must say go for it because the degree of teaching in that college will definitely help you to prepare for the exam and it depends on an individual about the time so if you are dedicated then you will surely be able to take out time for preparation.

GATE exam is not conducted for Humanities or Social Science disciplines. It is mainly conducted for engineering, Science, and technology fields. However, some universities or institutes may accept GATE score for admission to certain Humanities or Social Science programs. For Development Studies, you may need to check the admission requirements of the universities or institutes where you are interested in applying.

Only the students having a Bachelor's degree from any IIT and having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (out of 10.0) and above can apply for admission to Ph.D. programmes without giving GATE/net.