Dear All,
I took post GATE guidance seminars only in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata this year.
I did some homework and prepared some list of frequently asked questions in these seminars and in previous years as well for the benefit of the people who were not attended my seminars.
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Student:
How
IITs are different from NITs?
Shankar:
Research
opportunities, lab facilities, professors brand value. Students will have flexibility to choose their interested
subjects across the departments, better placements. IITs will have more funding
from Govt of India so that they will have laboratories with cut in edge
technologies. Opportunity to get some foreign university scholarships like DAAD
programmes.
Student:
Why
IITs will conduct written test again and what will be the syllabus for it?
Shankar:
In
GATE paper there are 55 questions from a given engineering discipline. Even if
the candidate not prepared a particular subject, then he/she may get decent
rank. But, for MTech, if they apply for that particular specialization, then
IITs will test candidate’s minimum basic knowledge in that specialization by
conducting written test.
Coming
to syllabus, there will not specific syllabus. But, we can expect the topics
related to the specialization where candidate is applied for. Sometime, written
test may have mathematics also.
Most
of IITs/IISc will conduct written test in descriptive as objective testing was
over through GATE. Sometime they may discuss about the content what you have
written in answer paper in the interview room.
Student:
How
to prepare for PSU interviews?
Shankar:
In
general, any interview will start with a popular question “Tell me about your self”.
From your answers interviewer may frame different questions.
So,
here the suggestion is make a small story in few minutes to highlight about
yourself and it should be quite natural.
Then,
coming to technical subjects, prepare 2 or 3 subjects before the interview.
Questions will be from your basic engineering background and in related to the
job and company profile.
Here,
the suggestion is, one or two days before the interview, go through company
profile and get some idea so that you can answer comfortably.
Any
organization will see that whether candidate is interested in a particular job
or just for survival they came for interview. After given the job, whether
candidate will work or not. Because, retaining talent is somewhat is
challenging task for companies also.
In
conclusion, interviews are not to eliminate the candidates but it is to know
candidates interests which are in line with organization expectations so that
both can grow. It is win – win situation between employee and employer.
Student:
Several
questions to know about particular rank/branch/institute.
Shankar:
In
this seminar, it very difficult to explain for all the people. Hence, I
collected lot of information through RTI act on behalf of ACE engineering
Academy and prepared a booklet to help the students to know about various cut
offs. If you provide your name and email address to ACE, then we are happy to
send that booklet in softcopy format.
Student:
I
have seen G1, G2….in CCMT cut off report. Can you please explain about them.
Shankar:
They
are group IDs and their definitions are given below:
Group–I: Registered candidates who did
not get any seat allotment in Round 1.
Group-II: Registered candidates who were
allotted seats in Round 1 and reported at the RC, but their allotted seats were
cancelled due to non-fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
Group–III: Registered candidates, who were
allotted seats in Round 1, reported at the RC and specified the ‘willingness’
for the subsequent rounds of counseling.
Group–IV:
Candidates who
were allotted seats in Round 1, reported at the RC and specified willingness as
Freezing. Their allotted seat will be retained in the same category or moved
to the up-graded category.
Student:
What
are the most important points we need to consider during CCMT process
Shankar:
There
will 4 rounds in this process. Even if you do not get seat in first round, you
can participate in the next round. I will suggest you to apply till last round
so that you can maximize your chances to get better NIT with better
specialization.
Remember
the following terminology:
During
reporting period, candidate is given the provision of specifying his
willingness, viz. Floating, Sliding and Freezing.
Floating: implies the candidate’s
willingness to be considered for all the higher preferred choices across the
Institutes for further rounds of seat allotment.
Sliding: implies the candidate’s
willingness to be considered for all higher preferred choices within the
Institute allotted to her/him during further rounds of seat allotment.
Freezing: implies the candidate’s
willingness to accept and remain with the programme and the Institute allotted
to her/him.
Student:
How
to get bank loans in IITs
Shankar:
In
every IIT campus, there will be one bank. After you got the seat allotment, if
you approach to concerned bank, then they will sanction bank loan. But, if you
try from the bank which is in your home place, then it will be some what
delayed process. Suggestion is apply in your IIT campus itself. But, after the
course completion please repay the loan but do not escape like Vijay Malya & Nirav Modi
Student:
Several
questions from stipend
Shankar:
Consolidated
answers for all these questions:
1.
Teaching
Assistantship of Rs. 12,400/- per month for 4 semesters from MHRD in all
IITs/NITs/Universities if admission is based on GATE. For this, candidate
should work 8 hours per week in the campus.
2.
In
IITB, there is Research Assistantship of Rs. 13,400/- per month for 4
semesters. candidate should work 20 hours per week
3.
In
IITD, there is High Value Assistantship of Rs. 22,000/- per month for 6
semesters. candidate should work 20 hours per week
4.
Under the M.Tech (TA) programme, a fixed
number of scholarships are allocated to the institute. They would be paid
scholarship of Rs. 25,000/- per month for 4 semesters. This scheme is available
in IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee.
Student:
Whether
non GATE candidates in universities get the above stipend?
Shankar:
NO
Student:
If
I join in any least preferred NITs this year, and prepare for next GATE then
what are the consequences?
Shankar:
In
your question, the intention to join in NIT is just to get MHRD stipend but not
to complete the programme. It is not ethical. I cannot discuss in open forum.
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Always in the service of students,
With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar,
M.Tech (IITK),
MIE
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