Can I use GATE score next year for Mtech admission after using it to attend PSU interviews this year but dint get the job?

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Can I use GATE score next year for Mtech admission after using it to attend PSU interviews this year but dint get the job?

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Jaikrishna Padhy 22nd Jan, 2019

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priyaankasarkar Student Expert 22nd Jan, 2019

Dear Jai, technically your GATE score is valod for 3 years from the dste the results have been announced. PSU's dont consider the old GATE score and they only consider your most recent score. So that acts against you if you want to apply this year's GATE score for next year to attend PSU. However, for admission purposes, IITs and NITs dont prefer any GATE score that is beyond 2 years old. If you gave GATE this year, you should be able to use it for Next year. But a year after that becomes inconsidered.

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Jaikrishna Padhy

22nd Jan, 2019

Thank you Mam but my doubt was that if I get an interview call from a PSU and I attended it but due to some reasons coudn't get the job. Then would my this year's GATE score be considered as used one, or can I apply for Mtech admissions (Not PSUs) next year with this score beacuse I want to gain an year's field experience before persuing Masters. If someone gets a PSU using this year's score, he cant use the same score to get mtech admissions next year. Does this rule apply for someone attending interviews and not getting the job.

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priyaankasarkar

Student Expert 22nd Jan, 2019

It wouldnt be an used score. You still have a chance to use it.

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priyaankasarkar

Student Expert 22nd Jan, 2019

The rule you quoted doesnt apply here. Because if you didnt join anywhere it means you haven't utilised the score.

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Jaikrishna Padhy

22nd Jan, 2019

Thank you:)

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