Higher Education Options after GATE One of the most sought-after career options after qualifying GATE is to pursue a postgraduate programme from a good engineering college. You can go for an M-Tech, ME or MS course from an institution of your choice, based on your GATE rank, specialisation area, and academic interests. If you have a good rank, then you may easily go for an ME or M-Tech programme at an IIT, NIT, or IISc. This can open great job avenues in future. Usually, these top engineering institutes accept ranks up to 1500, varying by the institution. However, other private and government engineering colleges may accept ranks up to 2500 or above. Moreover, not all engineering disciplines and specialisations attract effective career options after qualifying GATE. Aspirants prefer the departments like mechanical, electronics, electrical, and computer science. Further, some specialisations like manufacturing or production and design engineering can fetch you better job profiles. In...