GATE

The cutoffs have seen drastic changes over the years. Still, going by the past data, it can be safely stated that if your score around 600, you will definitely get admission in the desired discipline.

GATE rank: GATE rank is also known as All India Rank (AIR). A candidate get his/her GATE rank only for his branch. For example: a candidate from electrical engineering will get GATE rank among all electrical engineers, who attended GATE exam of that particular year.
GATE score: GATE score is calculated out of 1000, while GATE marks are calculated out of 100. GATE score can be calculated using a formula, which is based on normalized marks.

You may refer to:
http://www.gate.iitr.ernet.in/ for all GATE 2017 details.

If the circumstances of your life permit you to go for a job, then it would be better to do the same. Having some amount of work-experience will always be beneficial during your MBA journey.

Hi,
You must keep your basic concepts clear of your computer science subjects. Mainly the subjects in the 3rd and 4th year are covered in GATE. But basic foundation starts from 1st. You can go through previous year's question papers to get a feel of toughness and difficulty of GATE. GATE is an easy exam to crack if you are through with subject knowledge and good in applying them. You can refer to study materials available in market by Made Easy / can subscribe for material from Career Launcher to practice questions.

Hi Aman,
You must either take GRE or GATE. Your application won't be considered for scrutiny if you do submit either of these. However, check the website of the particular program department. If they do not require a GRE or GMAT then there is not need for it.

Yes, you can take these TOEFL or IELTS after diploma, they have no eligibility as such. Just check the official websites for registration and test schedules.

If you are able to crack GATE exam with a decent score, then you can get admission for M.Tech in top engineering institutes such as IITs and NITs.

To pursue MS from abroad, you have to appear for TOFEL and GRE exam.

Hello Rajat,
Government colleges are the only economical colleges in India. You can get admission into those colleges only through GATE examination. There are state level entrance examinations as well, but those are for private colleges which are not economical.