Low Gate Score: Don't Worry

• Apply to as many departments as you can. The cut-off varies yearly. No one can predict anything regarding the same. The reason may be:
  • There is a possibility that some of the high scorers are currently in the pre-final year of their programme.
  • From past few years, various PSUs require GATE score as a prerequisite. Some of the high-score GATE qualified students may prefer PSUs instead of pursuing MTech.
  • There may be a variation in number of admission seats of a programme.
• There are some institutes who take their own entrance examination for PG programmes. Some of these are: IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore, CSIR, DAIICT, ISI Kolkata, Thapar university, ISM Dhanbad and BITS Pilani.

• Read the information brochure of each institute carefully. Look for the various interdisciplinary/MS/MSc/MTech(RA) options available in each institute. For queries relating to specific departments (placements/research/institute's culture), contact the relevant persons studying there through the mail ids given on the institute's website. You can also ask your doubts here: http://www.gatecounsellor.com/USCP.php
• Some of the institutes also offer admissions during their winter semester. Some of these are: IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani (applications are invited somewhere in the last week of October).
• The PSUs will soon be conducting their exams. Their syllabus is quite similar to the GATE syllabus. Your GATE preparation can definitely increase your chances of clearing these exams.
• If you are interested in doing research, please try to do it from the very top institutes of India. Otherwise, it may You can always prepare for GATE exam again.

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