u/Ill-Meeting-7924

I'm a design engineer who is planning to give gate 2027. I wanna know is it possible for me to start prep now and crack the 2027 gate for mechanical engineering and get into iit madras for thermal/ design course. And I'm not planning to quit my job for the prep.

I need some realistic advice on what I should do about this or is this possible to do without quitting my job. Give me some ideas about IITM placements also.