Why Gate
Description
With a successful attempt in GATE an aspirant can choose the most suitable option from wide range of roads to travel to his final career destination:
- •M.Tech/M.S./ M.E. - Candidates on qualifying GATE, get a financial aid of 12400/- per month in the form of UGC scholarship. After the completion of course students get lucrative campus placements in National and International, private or public companies.
- •PhD. – Candidates with keen interest in Research and Development can also opt for PhD from IITs/NITs and various other reputed institutions.
- •PGDM/PGDIE -Students interested in management can swing in the management line by pursuing a PG Diploma of 2 years in Industrial Engineering. NITIE Mumbai offers the best campus placement after the completion of this course.
- •Teaching: Professor, Asst. Professor at IITs, NITs, reputed educational institutes etc.
- •Junior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.
- •Senior Research Fellow: ISRO, DRDO, BARC, CSIR, IITs etc.
- •Junior Research Associates/ Senior Project Associates
- •Scientists “C” grade jobs
- •Career in Research & Development
- •Many renowned private firms’ shortlist candidates for personal interview based on the GATE score.
- •A good number of universities abroad also select the candidates on the basis of the GATE score for their M.S or PhD programs
•Several reputed PSUs and research organizations recruit on basis of GATE Score. i.e. IOCL, NTPC, BHEL, PGCIL, BARC etc.
•Analysis of Gate exams conducted from the year 2014 till now is illustrated in the table below
GATE |
NO OF CANDIDATES REGISTERED |
NO OF CANDIDATES APPEARED |
NO OF CANDIDATES QUALIFIED |
GATE-14 |
10,33,625 |
8,89,156 |
1,49,694 |
GATE-15 |
9,27,580 |
8,04,463 |
1,21,060 |
GATE-16 |
9,71,831 |
8,18,850 |
1,35,392 |
GATE-17 |
9,22,167 |
7,87,148 |
1,29,149 |
It can be seen from the above table that the number of aspirants of GATE increased phenomenally in the recent years.The competition may further increase in the recent years.
To
survive in the present cut throat competition and secure a good rank in GATE,taking coaching in a reliable institute is advisable.
A generic view of the gate exam held during 2018 and the cut off marks required for qualifying gate exam is illustrated below(marks out of 100)
Branch |
AIR 1STRANK |
GENERAL |
OBC |
SC/ST/PH |
Number of candidates |
EC |
83.83 |
25.0 |
22.5 |
16.60 |
1,83,152 |
EE |
81.25 |
29.1 |
26.1 |
19.4 |
1,46,293 |
CE |
92.94 |
26.90 |
24.20 |
17.9 |
1,18,147 |
ME |
94.85 |
34.7 |
31.2 |
23.1 |
2,34,727 |
CS |
86.38 |
25.00 |
22.50 |
16.60 |
1,31,803 |
PI |
80.02 |
32.0 |
28.8 |
21.3 |
4,131 |
IN |
89.68 |
37.0 |
33.8 |
24.7 |
18,045 |