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I am doing my Mechanical Engineering 3rd year now. Can i apply for the GATE 2013 and appear for the exam and apply for the Interviews in various companies?

You can apply for the exam in the final year and the marks of the exam valid for two years...

And also you can apply for the company interviews..

Originally Posted by hithisisvineeth

I am doing my Mechanical Engineering 3rd year now. Can i apply for the GATE 2013 and appear for the exam and apply for the Interviews in various companies?

Dear friend,

Pre-final year students are not allowed to appear for the GATE exam.But you can appear for GATE in the final year.The minimum eligibilty are:

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:
-Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
-Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes..
-Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology
-Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
-Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.
-Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE .