hello aspirant,

YES, You can do automobile and any other Engineering course in any branch even after 8 years gap after your class 12th. This is because there is no age limit criteria for the completion of this course, so you ca do this course even after 8 years long gap in it.

Eligibility Criteria for BE Automobile Engineering

Candidates must have completed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with a 50% aggregate score in Final exams. There is no specific age limit . BE Automobile Engineering admission is done either on a merit basis or by an entrance exam basis.

Furthermore, you cannot get admission in BE/B.Tech in Automobile Engineering course in any of the NIT's/.GFTI/IIIT as for this you have to give JEE mains examination and you are not eligible to give JEE mains examination after 8 long years. So, in order to get admission to this course,  you have to get admission in any private engineering colleges.

Further, to know more about the B.tech in Automobile engineering course you can follow the below mentioned link to know more : https://www.careers360.com/courses/automobile-engineering-course

I hope that this will help.