[SunilNagpal]

Hello Sunil Bhaiya,
I have applied for only Environmental Engg. in IIT Madras but i saw yesterday that there were only 5-6 seats kept for it.I'm feeling quite tensed after seeing it.Have i got any chance? Plzz. reply.

Hi Tyson,

In most of the IITs, the maximum intake for Masters of any course doesn't go beyond 20-25. Many a times it remains around 10. I won't be surprised if the number of seats in Environmental Engg. course at IITM are restricted to 5-6 (in our case at IITD, it was only 4).

Should you be tensed? I would say no. But you should be concerned enough to ensure that your preparations for the written/interview are apt.

As I told you earlier, once you get a call for screening from an IIT, you are at the same level, as are other candidates (be it Rank 1 or Rank 1000). You need to look for getting that "1" seat for yourself. You have 100% chances (and so do other candidates). If your GATE score is above the cut-off, you will get a call for screening. And from there on, getting or not getting the admission would all depend upon your performance in screening. My experience of IIT Kanpur interview can be taken as the best example here: I had 99.6 percentile, I had cleared their written test, but I spoiled the interview: Resut-> I was not selected!

Hope it gives a clear picture to you. You can do it. Just focus on the fact that you need 'just 1 seat'.

Best wishes

Sunil