Can I get admission in IITs if I score good marks in GATE? I got 48% in 12th and I want to get admission in aeronautical engineering.

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Group Captain Vinayak Deodhar | Scholar-Level 18

8 years ago

Hello Juned, Do not get confused. GATE is not for undergraduate courses. It's for PG. You have got only 48% marks. My sincere advise is to leave obsession with engineering and look for something different. Go with your passion. Commerce, arts, fine arts, there are different courses that you can choo

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Juned Qureshi | Beginner-Level 2

8 years ago

But my passion is engineering.

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Shikhar Patel | Guide-Level 13

6 years ago

GATE is not for undergraduate courses. It is for PG. You have got only 48% marks. My sincere advise is to leave obsession with engineering and look for something different. Go with your passion. Commerce, arts, fine arts, there are different courses that you can choose.

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