Can you guide me through the exam pattern for GATE and GRE and how to prepare for them?

I am planning to go for Master's after my final year, so I would like to know the cut-off's required for the same. I am in BITS, Hyderabad and my CG is around 7.5. I am planning for a premium university outside India. I am in 2nd year of chemical engineering.

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Goutam Chatterjee | Guide-Level 11

2016-01-28 09:50:31

GATE and GRE are two different boats and don't try to ride them simultaneously. If you want to pursue MS from abroad, then stay focused and note following carefully: 1. Your graduation percentage will be extremely important to record a healthy GPA. It needs to be 3.5/4 or above for good Universitie

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Tanu Satija | Contributor-Level 7

9 years ago

GRE and GATE are different things. GRE is for doing MS from foreign universities and GATE is for doing M.Tech from India. To prepare for GRE , you should follow Manhattan book. Some key points to keep in mind while preparing for GRE : To start your preparation for GRE, you should keep following ke

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