r/GATEtard

**>**The food in campus is really bad. Vendors are corrupt and supply low-quality food to the mess.

>Most internships happen under professors so you won't get industry standard pay.

>Most of the campus is like a jungle and snakes can be seen roaming around freely.

>Most Imp Placements: Last year only 10/70 students got Day 1 placements+ partality towards UGs

>Last year 7 students committed suicide which clearly tells that something is seriously wrong.

PS1: you also get lizard-flavored water in hostels :)

PS2: Better choose IITGwa/HYD over this.

Thanks

I have rank of 1157 in gate cse and score of 701 .Category is General. My priority for colleges are following ,if i am missing something or doing blunder kindly tell me.Great if get some suggestion from seniors .

Nit warangal(CSE)

Nit Allahbad(CSE)

Nit Rourkela(CSE)

IIT Mandi(CSE)

IIT Bhubneshwar(CSE)

i think that i will not get trichy,surathkala.

Hi everyone,

TLDR: EE graduate from IIT (BHU) Varanasi confused between IITM Industrial Mathematics & Scientific Computing and IITB IEOR. Looking for advice on career options, campus life, workload, and placements.

I’m a 2024 graduate in Electrical Engineering from IIT (BHU) Varanasi.

I currently have admission offers/processes in two different directions and I’m genuinely confused about what would be the better choice for my future.

I already got direct offer into MTech in Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing at IITM. (Last date tomorrow to confirm)

I’ve also given the interview for MTech in IEOR (Industrial Engineering & Operations Research) at IITB and I’m waiting for the results.

Right now, I’m more inclined towards IITB for a few reasons:

better exposure/networking opportunities

courses seem more flexible and friendly

learning environment feels comparatively less rigid

Mumbai ecosystem and peer group appeal to me

But at the same time, IITM is obviously a top-tier institute with a very strong academic and research reputation. It would add great value to my career.

I’m trying to understand realistically:

How is student life in IITM IMSC vs IITB IEOR?

Which program gives better career flexibility in the long run?

What kind of roles do people usually end up in after these programs?

How difficult/math-heavy are these programs actually?

I'm not into placements, but want to experience college life again, and I'm into learning something new, keeping life a little less stressful.

If anyone studied in either department, how was the culture, professors, grading, and overall quality of life?

Please tell me everything about it's syllabus, which coaching is the best, and other points to note. Really new to it. Youtube has way too much info. I urge the toppers to guide a newbie where to go. (Not my branch)

Pls recommend the best youtube teachers and channels for cs

3 year gap. Can I take drop or what.

I’m making this post so that current and former M.Tech students can share their honest placement experiences from their colleges. I think this would really help future aspirants make better decisions and get a realistic idea about the current situation in placements, internships, and research opportunities.

From what I’ve personally observed, M.Tech placements in many IITs are not as great as people outside assume. For example, in my college (IIT BHU), the highest package for an M.Tech student in the EE department was around 15 LPA, and Mechanical was also around the same range.

It would be really helpful if people could comment with:

• College name ,Department ,Placement scenario,do they allow Internship.

This thread could genuinely help a lot of students who are confused during counseling season.

Aspirants you can ask anything related to gate in this thread,i will try to answer

• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli — Computer Science & Engineering
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal — Computer Science & Engineering
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad — M.Tech. IT (with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad — Computer Science & Engineering in (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad — Computer Science & Engineering
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad — M.Tech. IT (with specialization in Software Engineering and Automation)
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal — Computer Science & Engineering
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad — M.Tech. IT (with specialization in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad — M.Tech. IT (with specialization in Networks Systems and Computing)
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal — Computer Science & Engineering (Information Security)
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal — Information Technology
• National Institute of Technology, Rourkela — Computer Science
• National Institute of Technology, Rourkela — Software Engineering
• National Institute of Technology Calicut — Computer Science & Engineering
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad — Information Security
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal — Artificial Intelligence
• National Institute of Technology Calicut — Computer Science & Engineering (Information Security)
• National Institute of Technology, Rourkela — Information Security
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal — Computer Science & Information Security
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad — M.Tech. IT (with specialization in Cyber Laws and Information Security)
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal — Quantum Technology

I graduated in CSE in 2024 and have a two-year gap due to confusion in life. I wasted my time during my B.Tech days. I always aimed for a good placement and focused a lot on DSA but lacked development skills, which is why I didn't get a job. Sometimes, I would qualify for job rounds and then get rejected in the final stages. Due to fear of unemployment, I then switched to government job preparation, and then back to DSA for private jobs. I prepared for the 2026 GATE exam for only three months and scored only 25 marks, which is not good. Afterward, I joined a company that uses PeopleSoft software (out dated technology). After 1.5 months, I left that job and finally decided to prepare for GATE 2027. I have already prepared three to four subjects. Is this a good decision, or am I just overthinking?

I got admission in both IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi for PhD in electrical engineering department. Which is better in terms of research and general environment for PhD students.

I know that the experience will be highly subjective on the guide but in terms of campus life, environment and research culture which would be a better option?

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My gate score is 722 and rank is 905 In EWS category

I have applied for IIT jodhpur and IIT Indore.

Till now I didn't get any offers, so can anyone tell me that in which I round I may expect offer from iit jodhpur.(I know iit Indore is tough)

2. Should I apply for ccmt or not?

Hi, I just had my BARC interview a few days ago and thought I'd share my experience since many still have their interviews left.

I was selected on the basis of my GATE Score, even though I did clear the cutoff for the CBT. I selected the slot for my interview to be on 19th May, because by the time I logged in for slot booking all later slots were filled and I wanted it to be over quickly.

0. How to Reach?

The interview is in Anushaktinagar. The nearest railway stations are Mankhurd and Govandi, you can get a direct auto to BARC from either station.

I reached Mumbai on 18th, and on 19th morning I reached the Interview venue by 8:15 AM. The document verification started around sharp 9am or 9:15am, because they will make you fill 3 forms before verification.

1. Verification

Make sure you take two copies of all documents listed in the mail. Take an official CGPA to Percentage Conversion Document for your college grade (and school if your school had CGPA). They don't mention that in the Documents Required list, but it is required. They do give you a printout but many people forget even their Application forms, so yeah it will be crowded.

There will be a form where you have to write YES/NO on the documents. Arrange all documents in exactly that order, sign all xerox copy pages with name and signature and go early. They'll start calling by name after a few people and you may have to wait till second half for your name to come.

After verification, there are some other simple processes after which you reach the main venue...

2. The Interview

You'll be sitting in a waiting hall, from where they will call your name. The room will have 6 to 7 senior scientists and a board.

I entered at 11am, and they made some small talk with me - how was your travel? Where is your college placement? etc. After that, within 2 minutes they sent me to the board and told me to write 4 subjects of my choice.

Now, I did not have much interview preparation because I somehow did PYQs and revised numericals and formulas well to get a GATE rank under 100. I was good in Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Strength of Materials because I had great profs at my college to learn from. For the fourth subject, I chose Thermodynamics.

The questions were simple to start with. Draw the Temperature profile from the centre, to a distance far away from a pipe carrying water at a certain temperature, and explain the nature of the curves you drew both physically and mathematically. There were a few cross-questions, which I answered well and they moved on to SOM.

SOM was also pretty simple, they asked questions on Bending Moment, Flexure curves, stress distribution, pure bending cases etc, all on a hanging L shaped beam. The difficulty started when they asked me to design it. I assumed they wanted me to state the process to select dimensions, but they changed the question by asking "What cross section? Why". I fumbled it here and did not explain well.

Then came thermo, which absolutely killed my interview. It was a pretty simple question of a tank with two compartments containing ideal gases with given initial states, and then they asked me the process to find the final position of the separator. I absolutely blanked. I had done similar stuff before, but I don't know why I said absolutely terrible answers to all cross-questions here. After this, they took pity on my state and moved on to Fluids.

Once again, I answered it pretty well. Simple velocity and temperature profiles in a pipe flow, compare and explain for Laminar and Turbulent regimes, different Prandtl numbers, derive the equation etc.

By this time, I think they had learnt what they wanted to learn about me, so with a short "You atleast know your basics well", I was told "Thank you" and let go from the panel room.

3. Further stuff

You'll have to sit and collect your travel allowance. It doesn't take much time, and it's good that they provide it at that point only.

4. My thoughts

I absolutely messed up and there's very little chance of selection. So I would like to just say, prepare the basics well.

Draw graphs more than equations, revise whatever graphs you've drawn. Know why those graphs and results are coming. Mechanical Pantomath is a good channel where he has PYQs from other people, questions will be similar.

All the best for your interview!

I currently hold an offer from IIIT Delhi ECE M.Tech, round 1 allotment and a JRF recommendation from IIT Kanpur. They have a provision of applying for MS (CSE) and the project duration is 4 years, since I am already GATE qualified. My mother's skepticism is about placement opportunities after MS (CSE) as MS is research oriented. She says we can have an open discussion and decide whether Kanpur can give placements after your MS is completed

They also have a provision of applying for PhD but my mother says that that's a lifelong discussion and at the age of ~22, you don't have to fix a specialisation. She had also asked me to not say no anywhere since it's IIT Kanpur. Could anyone provide placement opportunities considering these in mind?

I just wanna ask how your life is going after getting into top IITs.