What happens if my preferred GATE exam city is not allotted?
In case you are not allotted the city of your choice in GATE, the authorities organizing GATE will allocate you an alternative city to write gate; in most cases, this would be one of your other choices, though a different city in the same zone. This is done when a specific city has been over-chosen
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If the candidate's selected choice of city is unavailable, then the organising IIT will assign an alternative centre in the nearest possible city within the same zone. While this may not be the first choice of the student, but they will try to accommodate within close proximity to reduce travel str
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Yes, GATE qualified candidates will also have to appear for the PGET exam held on the scheduled date. The merit list will combine performance of both WBUT and GATE paper.
Yes, WBUT PGET do accept GATE score for admission. The merit list will be prepared considering 70% weightage to GATE scores and 30% to PGET.
Candidates with GATE score of 2026, 2025 or 2024 are eligible for BITS HD 2026 entrance examination.
No, students can not get direct admission in Cluster Innovation Centre MSc. The college only accepts CUET PG score. Hence, having a GATE scorecard will not come in handy during admissions.
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