Hello Everyone
This post is regarding the admission procedure in IIITD.
So there are two ways to get admission in IIITD(Both exclusive, you cannot through both choices)
1)Gate entry
2)Non Gate entry
//if you are a gate entry then u will get stipend else u will not get any stipend(only difference b/w both the entries)
Gate Entry:-
Screening 1:-
Requirement :- Rank <= 3000 and college percentage>= 75% (As per my knowledge, dont know the exact criteria)
(if you have good rank and low percentage and vice versa, still u can get the call)
Actually they calculate a score in which they take average of the gate score and college percentage of the candidate and if the candidate’s average crosses the cutoff then the candidate is called for further procedure.
formula=(0.5 * gate score + 0.5* college%)
(last time the cutoff was 71 point something)
Screening 2:-
On 5 may,we were called for interview.Around 350 students were called and there were only 100 seats.
Last time there was no coding round , Only interview was there.
Non Gate Entry:-
Screening 1:-
You need not to get a good rank to get admission through this entry.Only requirement is that u should have a good college percentage.
College percentage must be above 75% (As per my knowledge,last time cut off was 75%).
Screening 2:-
For non gate entry, there were 2 tests on 5 may - first written test and then interview(only those candidates were interviewed who cleared the written test)
Last time around 150-180 students were called,and there were only 35 seats for non gate.
Interview Experience:-
So on 5 may we were called for interview, after spoiling almost every exam I was quite nervous...haha.
There were around 13-14 panels,Each panel had 1 professor and 2 PhD students.
Type of questions varies from panel to panel.Also it depends upon the field of the professor who is taking the interview,(Literally this really matters, I mean if your favourite subjects are same as the professor's field, then you will really face some good questions, because they will make u stuck at the basic concepts but its not even that hard to crack it).
So my interviewed started from some basic questions like tell me your favourite subjects,to which i replied C,DS,Algo,OS
then the first question was which algorithm would you choose to sort the playing cards and why?
Then they asked about semaphores,mutual exclusion and many more...(ps:- I seriously dont remember any question now)
But i was able to answer all of them correctly.
At the end they asked about my project, but since i was not so confident about my project,So i directly said that i am not too confident in my project as i am in btech 4th year and working on it(Since i wanted to play safe, because i knew that if they asked about my project ,i will lose the opportunity to get admission)
The professor was okay with it,and he just asked about my project topic only and then i came out of the room.
After 3-4 days, results were announced and i was selected.
About non gate entry exam:-
First u need to solve a written test, difficulty level is moderate, it consists of both aptitude and gate subject questions.
Once u clear it, u have to pass the interview and the interview procedure is same as that of gate entry.
Non gate results were also announced after 3-4 days.
ps:-(i mentioned everything as per my knowledge, dont know the exact criteria)
How i prepared for interview:-
I just revised my notes thats it.
One simple note:-
I prepared whole heartedly for gate, studied as much as i could, but could not get a good rank in gate.
After that i spoiled other exams too like IIITH and many more.
On the interview day,I was really depressed and nervous and at the time of my interview , i got so nervous that the professor offered me water bottle and said first drink water and then answer...hahahahah.
See, we all work hard , we all want to go to IIT Bombay, but sometimes we do not perform well by any reason but u know what "mehnat kabhi bekar ni jaati", If u could not perform well in one exam, u will perform well in another and if u spoiled that too,then u will perform well in the next one.
1 thing that i will suggest to everyone that "Dont Give Up till the end, keep fighting", sometimes student dont get admission not because they didnt have a good rank but just because they gave up too early and they start thinking of dropping 1 year.
I would suggest dont even think of dropping until all the doors are closed.
I hope this post will help others.
Sorry for all the grammatical mistakes.
this is my first post btw...
and trust me after getting admission in a good college u will realize that "Gate preparation was halwa,khoon to ye log choos rahe h"...hahah (Atleast in IIITD u will definitely realize it).
bcoz IIITD is a world full of Deadlines...hahaha.
