By: Kandarp Patel
Only PSUs and IITs are not the options in GATE. There are also some good options or opportunities apart from these if your GATE score is low.
Got a low score in GATE 2020? There would be a lot of questions running through your head right now. Read this article to know what all options and opportunities you can still avail of.
The first step is to seriously think, whether or not should you re-attempt. If you are ready to do enough hard work for one more year and your passion is to pursue MTech from any of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) or to obtain a job in public sector undertakings (PSUs), then go for one more attempt.
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Only PSUs and IITs are not the options in GATE. There are also some good options or opportunities apart from these if your GATE score is low. These include:
- MTech from NITs
- MTech from top state universities
- MTech or MS from foreign universities
- Research & development programmes in India or abroad
- MS from IITs (Apply in Winter session)
- PhD courses After BTech from IITs (Apply in Winter session)
- Project assistantship
- Interdisciplinary programmes from IITs
- Job opportunities in private companies if GATE qualified or appeared (varies from company to company)
Entrance Exams apart from GATE
There are various entrance exams apart from GATE to get admission to an MTech course from some good institutes. These include:
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| Entrance Exam |
Institute |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate Entrance Examination (PGEE) |
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad |
| IIIT Delhi M.Tech Entrance Exam |
IIIT Delhi |
| IIIT Bangalore M.Tech Entrance Exam |
IIIT Bangalore |
| IIIT Bhubaneswar M.Tech Entrance Exam |
IIIT Bhubaneswar |
| Vellore Institute of Technology Master’s Entrance Exam (VITMEE) |
VIT University |
| SRM Graduate Engineering Test (SRMGEET) |
SRM University |
| BITSAT Entrance Exam |
Birla Institute of Technology & Science |
| DAIICT Entrance Exam |
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) |
| UPES Entrance Exam |
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun |
| Calicut University M.Tech Entrance Exam |
Calicut University |
| Nirma University M.Tech Entrance Exam |
Nirma University |
| LPUNEST (M.Tech) |
Lovely Professional University (LPU) |
| Manipal Entrance Test PG (MET) |
Manipal University |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology (JNU CEEB) |
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) |
Note: Apart from these entrance exams there are also state-wise M.Tech entrance exams of various states. Kindly go through the official websites of these institutes for detailed information like application form, dates & schedules and eligibility.
Don’t worry about a low score, there are many options mentioned above. Kindly go through all these options and make your decision wisely whether to choose any one option from these or to go for reattempt of GATE.
About the Author:
Kandarp Patel is a student at Nirma University, Ahemdabad, pursuing Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (final year). He is also a campus representative with Shiksha.com since 2016.
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