[SunilNagpal]

Dear Sir,
   

       Thanks for the encouragement. Sir, I just want to ask many IIT's like Kharagpur etc have written that 70% gate score and 30 % interview/assessment based on written tests as selection criteria. So, in that case what are the chances as someone in top 25 has a score of more than 800("he/she clearly has an edge"). And I am interested in fields related to bio medical and my second priority will be bioinformatics. Sir plz guide me as I am stuck in a tricky situation. My gate score :- 602 @ 137 rank.

Thanks 
Rob

Hi Rob,

70-30 criterion comes into play when the Interviews are too difficult to decide the candidate. But, even if a top 10 rank holder gives a bad interview, he will not be selected (I can guarantee that to you, that's well witnessed).

So, focus well on your written and interviews coming ahead. You can choose your specialization through the project you work upon during your Masters. In IIT Madras, you can specifically go for Computational Biotechnology as a sub-branch. In, IIT Delhi, if some one works with Dr. Sundar, his/her branch of specialization is expected to be Bioinformatics. So, that's how you can choose your field of interest. But that's a long shot from here. Right now, the focus should be preparations for written and interviews.

Best wishes