Parul University’s engineering students soar heights in this year’s GATE exam

Even in the wake of numerous challenges created in technical education due to this pandemic, the engineering students of Parul University did not hold back from exhibiting their essence of academic excellence during the recently held GATE examinations. This year’s Graduated Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE) examinations saw the students of city-based Parul University making a remarkable display of excellence in their academics by maintaining high ranking scores across the nation. A notable number of the University’s students were amongst the top 500 and top 1000 qualifiers across India. The efforts of the University’s GATE Examination Cell under the Faculty of Engineering have been producing noteworthy results in regards to the overall preparation of the students to sit for such exams.

The GATE examinations 2021 saw a total of 7,11,54 students appearing for the exams out of whom 1,26,813 candidates qualified. With such a narrow pass rate, the students of Parul University were still able to match up to the challenge and display their excellence amongst the overall 17.82% qualifiers. A total of 13 students qualified for this year’s examinations with two students from petroleum engineering, six students from aeronautical engineering, and two more students from mechanical engineering, an additional two from computer science, and one from chemical engineering.  Based on the GATE examination qualification the students of Parul University will be paving their road to endless post-graduation possibilities in the nation’s leading IITs and NITs.

Siddheshwar Prajapati, a mechanical engineering student from the University’s Faculty of Engineering, qualified with a nationwide rank of 213. Another student from Parul University’s department of Aeronautical engineering managed to attain an All India Rank AIR of 327, along with Praful Jogchand Patek a student of petroleum engineering having an AIR rank of 392. “Being able to sit for my GATE examinations and scoring this rank is, by all means, a matter of great pride for me. I am grateful to the hours of training and grooming which was invested by me with the help of my faculties in order for me to sit for these exams”, said Siddheshwar.

Whether with offline or online teaching in place, Parul University has been making continuous provisions to provide the students with the finest exposure to their academics through an enriching blend of practical-based training and examination coaching. Annually the University’s technical students have been able to take their engineering studies to soaring heights as a result of the training and coaching they receive from the University’s top-notch faculties from IITs and NITs. “As a University it is a matter of immense pride to see our students making such an outstanding display of excellence in their studies. They have been able to overcome every challenge and I am sure the students will carry forward this excellence in their oncoming academic journey”, said the University’s Provost, Dr. M.N Patel.