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I have a GATE score of 571 in general category, mechanical department. Kindly guide me as to which IIT or NIT I should apply for M.Tech.


ushnishgibrantaher 6th Apr, 2019
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Abhay Agnihotri 6th Apr, 2019

Based on your score and since your category is general , there are very few chances of getting any old IIT and top NITs.  You can try for new IITs and some low ranking NITs. If you want to take a good IIT or NIT then you have to compromise with your branch. One thing i would like to mention here that some of the IITs conduct interview and written examination for selection. So sit for that, if you will perform well then there are chances of getting IITs. 

There are other departments also which consider GATE ME paper apart from mechanical like thermal engineering , machine design,etc. 

Few institutes like :

IITs: Guwahati, BHU, Bhubaneswar,etc.

NITs: Jaipur, Agartala, Surat, Patna, Calicut, Durgapur , Raipur Srinagar,etc.

There are other private institutes also where you can try. 

If you are a final year student, then you can drop a year and try next year. 


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6th Apr, 2019
Thank you for your guidance. I just wanted a suggestion, I had done my B Tech in 2018 and GATE 2019 was my first GATE exam where i scored 571 in Mechanical general category. Should i take a drop for another year to apply for this exam again?
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6th Apr, 2019
Since your one year is already gone, so I would suggest if you are confident enough that you can score a decent rank then go for another try. Otherwise go for some other college. You can in research feild also.
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