My GATE Score is … Which college should I apply for M.Tech (or Master of Engineering Degree)???

2010 March 20

This is the most commonly asked question to me since GATE results are announced. This is not really easy question to answer nor very difficult.

First let me put my view about Master of Engineering Admissions in India. We usually try to optimize our admission race to the best possible Top Engineering colleges in India. I consider IITs are best, Then NITs and then Central and State Universities and at the last I consider for Deemed or private univities and colleges for Master of Technology Admissions.

Now let me put the Admission Analysis based on a question,

My GATE score is XXXX and AIR is YYYY GATE percentile is ZZZZ and to be more specific my My marks are MMMM and my paper was PPPPP Engineering. Now Zahid TELL ME WHERE SHALL I APPLY????

I receive the similar set of more than 2000 questions from all the students from every coroner of India. Let me put my views honestly with few assumptions.

  • Few good students will for sure for jobs in industry. (Job market is good this year)
  • Few of them may go abroad for higher studies too.
  • Few missed out a top college because of clash in institute written test or interview dates.
  • Few go to IISc and save our lives. ( few for sure go there)

These assumptions are just to be too optimistic and try our luck for admission in Master of Engineering or Master of Technology Degree (M.E/M.Tech).

I will start with two questions: We usually look for GATE Cutoff Scores for M.Tech admissions doest they really matter for admissions? What is more important for M.Tech Admission, is it GATE Score, Percentile or All India Rank?

There is no straight answer to first question because I may be yes and no. To me it totally depends on difficulty of GATE papers. If we have cutoffs of two years one in which GATE paper was tough and another in which it was not very tough, then looking and comparing GATE scores may help. But comparing cutoffs of difficult paper with easy paper may lead to wrong conclusions.

For example
In GATE 2009 for CS paper 670 GATE Score had around 280 AIR
In GATE 2010 for CS paper 670 GATE Score had around 898 AIR

Now if in 2009 some IIT had 670 as last admission in CS does it mean that someone this year with similar score have a chance for IIT, with the above stat the answer seems to be NO..

In this scenario what matters most is AIR (my personal opinion)

Now considering that all 7 IITs ( as I don’t have information about new IITs yet) 30 around seats in CS ( few have more and few don’t fill all). We have 210 seats considering few have other fellowships and admission quota, the total number of seat can go up to 350. with this we can make the assumption about where to apply if you 1000 plus AIR. Similarly of NITs.

If you AIR close to following I strongly suggest you to try, in either cases you are free to apply anywhere once you are GATE qualified.

For Admissions to computer Science M.Tech Admissions:

Institute AIR
IITs 700
NITs 1200
Central Universities and reputed universities
Good State Universities
IITs ( few offer admission based on GATE)

For other Engineering Streams:

Institute AIR
IITs 900
NITs 2500
Central Universities and reputed universities
Good State Universities

These are my personal calculations. You are in better position than me to judge. These don’t stand for any legal obligations. You need to be wise to take decision about where to apply for admission. I will only advice and try to help you. Wish you a great luck with M.Tech Admissions.

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Related posts:

  1. GATE 2010 Analysis and Admissions to M.Tech (Master of Engineering Degree)
  2. Master of Engineering Degree (M.Tech) in Central Universities
  3. GATE cutoff score for NITs : An Analysis of NIT Calicut
  4. M.Tech Admissions: Apply all IITs and IISc
  5. M.Tech Admission without GATE or Non GATE: Points that will help you

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  1. shreya Permalink

    sir my gate score is 351 in ece…and 89.67 percentile.will i get mnit jaipur………
    plzz reply

  2. Guruvareddy Permalink

    Sir,i had got 1418th rank in gate 2011 in cse in what colleges iam get seat

  3. ch rambabu permalink
    sir,
    iam from ece branch
    gate score 29.00
    rank 15683
    category obc
    plz tell me where shall I apply
    plz reply me sir
    i will i get gayatri vidya parishad engineering college or gitam university or andhra university in vizag
    plzz reply

  4. Shadab Permalink

    sir,
    iam from me branch
    gate score 262
    rank 18000
    category gen
    plz tell me where shall I apply
    plz reply me sir

  5. SATHEESH Permalink

    I GOT 380 SCORE MAY I GET ANY UNIVERSITY

  6. prashant Permalink

    sir i m preaparing for gate 2012 ,plz suggst me which branch is easy to get an iit ,eletelcm or ele&instrument

  7. kaleem basha Permalink

    my gate rank is 15500 can u suggest me the colleges i will get based on my rank

  8. my gate score is 354. branch -mech,can i find any nit

  9. ASHISH MALIK Permalink

    SIR,MY GATE SCORE IS 326,AIR-11469.
    WHICH COLLEGE I WILL GET.

  10. DIPIKA SRIVASTAVA Permalink

    sir i have a gate score of 436
    marks-34
    branch-computer science and tecnology
    rank-8076
    is there any hope for me in any IIT
    if not IIT then which NIT. can i hope for MTech in??

  11. mathi chiranjeevi Permalink

    i got 1408 all india rank in gate and my gate score is 465 in civil engineering.

    could you please tell me if i can get admit into structural engineering in any NIT’s

  12. khushi Permalink

    my gate 2011 rank is 947 in IN.94%.where can i get??

  13. Mohit Zhinga lala Permalink

    sir i have a gate score of 125
    marks-17.33
    rank-20998
    is there any hope for me in any NIT
    if not NIT then which instt. can i hope for MTech in??

    • rahul Permalink

      Improve ur Percentage next time..

  14. bali Permalink

    This is bali,i got 4007 in 2011 in the stream of eee.will i get NITs.please sugget me of good college.

  15. omprakash kendre , nanded Permalink

    sir !! really i like ur advice very much about gate preparation .sir i am in third year engg. how would i start gate preparation ??

  16. R.NITHYA Permalink

    i got 7869 rank which college wil be prefereble in ECE

  17. pawan yadav Permalink

    SIR,

    my AIR rank is 12069 and my gate score is 296 in gate 2011 in electrical branch and in obc category can i can any “NIT” or some other college please reply me.

  18. ankit Permalink

    sir ,m doing btech from ece branch ,i dont knoe what to do after btech..job or mtech. …is there any scope after mtech. …or i ll try for job ..as there is not much eletrnoics company so m trying to go into software field……plz help me…ankitecegju@gmail.com….plz reply…..

  19. K.SRINIVASARAO Permalink

    sir i am studying B.Tech 4th year.In my 3rd i wrote GATE-2011 exam and i got marks:34.33 out of 100.And gate score :439,and my gate all india rank:3689.Is this score is valid to join in M.Tech in 2012.If it valid which colleges may get……..sir please reply me as early as possible to my mail(srinurocks.korada7@gmail.com).sir it is important to me.

  20. sir i have a gate score of 421
    marks-26.11
    rank-9261
    is there any hope for me in any NIT
    if not NIT then which instt. can i hope for MTech in??

  21. sudarsan Permalink

    i am 2010passed out student.sir just now i am starting to prepare for GATE will i be able to get in to IITs please do guide me. i am desperate.

    • rahul Permalink

      Done be desperate.. Be sure.

  22. jeevita Permalink

    Hello Sir/madam,

    My 2011 gate score in ECE is 4098 and I wanted to do MTech with this last year gate score in 2012.
    I heard that this gate score will be valid for 2 years, but are there extra procedures?
    How should I proceed?
    Could you please let me know?
    Thank you in advance.

  23. Rohit kumar Permalink

    Sir my self rohit kumar ..am a civil 2nd yr student i want to start gate preparation so plz help me to start the preparation..my email id is rohit.rohit.kumar232@gmail.com

  24. rahul Permalink

    Hey Zahid, thanks for the info. Really useful.

  25. premkumar Permalink

    sir
    my name is prem kumar and i got 25 marks in gate 2012 and i would like to know about did i got seat in any college or weather i eligible for that?

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