The majority of the companies will not pay attention to your gap years; instead, they will look at your abilities, strengths, and potential. Placements are more about what and how you fare in the four years of your engineering rather than what you did before that.

• Some of the primary things that most of the top companies lookout for are communication, skills, potential, knowledge of your subject, technical know-how, and your approach towards the work. You should start paying attention and working towards all these factors.
• You should try to focus and work on the things which are in your control rather than worrying about things that are not in your control. 
• If you have exceptional skills, prove your potential and passion to the recruiter, have the capacity to stay focused under all types of situations.
• If you feel you are lacking in any particular area, you will have ample time to work on that prior to your recruitment process. 

Make the best of this time available to you, take help and guidance from your mentors, speak to your seniors and learn from their experience and there should be no stopping you.

My sister is a former NIT Warangal student. At the time of her admission, we ate at the mess at the college. Here comes the real thing about the messes. There are two kinds of mess facilities at NIT Warangal: Government mess and Private mess.

There are 3 private messes at NIT Warangal naming: IFC-A, IFC-B, IFC-C.

• First-year students are allotted IFC-A mess. Food is eatable and hygienic there. 
• For the first few weeks, the quality of food will be top-notch. However, the quality of food will deteriorate over time especially at dinner time. 
• The other 2 messes are satisfactory, not much to say, the food is bearable but cannot match homemade food in terms of taste and quality.
• The Government messes are better compared to IFC messes. There are 3 government messes available among which the 2nd mess is the best both in terms of food taste and quality. 
• Most students at NIT Warangal prefer the 2nd mess over the other 2 messes. The 1st and 2nd mess has non-vegetarian food available, the 3rd mess is a pure vegetarian mess.

Overall the mess in NIT Warangal is far better compared to other NIT's.

If NIT Trichy is your only option, then you can go for it. But for Civil Engineering infrastructure can be a vital factor. 

The budget that usually is allocated for infrastructure incorporates buying lands from peasants to fund the research later on with a low-cost housing or environmental impact assessment. 

If you have chosen Civil Engineering, based on your electives, you could opt to specialize in Hydraulics engineering, Structural engineering, Environmental engineering, Building materials, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructural engineering, and other relevant disciplines. 

It is best to get familiar with the topics briefly noted above. Based on your knowledge and expertise, choose one (or more, if required) of the many specializations and then do a brief research on the basic amenities, like faculty strength and similar aspects of NIT Trichy. 

However, in terms of academics, NIT Trichy is an excellent choice.

Getting into BITS Goa has several different ways including by air, train, bus, and other options.

1. Via Air: You need to reach the nearby airport i.e. Dabolim airport. From there, you can book a cab for BITS Goa. Another option is to get on a local bus heading towards Birla/Madgaon/Titan. 
2. Via Train: For getting into BITS Goa via train, one needs to end up reaching the Vasco station. From the station, you can get a cab or a local bus for BITS Goa.
3. Via Bus: There are interstate buses available both government and private till the Panaji and Madgaon. After that, a person can book a cab, reach BITS Goa, and take the entry from the main gate.

The last but not the least option is to book a train to the Madgaon station and then follow the above-mentioned steps. Alternate for this can be a state bus heading towards Vasco, reaching BITS Goa, and taking the entry from the main gate.

I have a few friends from IIM Rohtak and they were able to help resolve this confusion. According to them, it means you are shortlisted for only IIM Rohtak. All the IIMs will call you separately if they shortlist you. Though you need to appear for the CAP if you get shortlisted in only one of the nine newly formed IIMs. For more detailed information, you should check the official website of the institute.

Also, keep yourself updated by visiting the websites regularly so that you would not miss out on the deadlines for the forms and other related information.

Well, I would if you are worried about job prospects and all stuff although being in ISI Kolkata then shed off your worry. Trust me; you will get a job with an average CTC matching with top B-Schools in India. Job roles such as Business Analyst/Data Scientist and many others will be offered to you.

Now let me help you more in understanding this. Let’s break this into two parts – Job vs. Higher Studies.

• Pursuing Ph.D./Higher Studies is a tough deal if you're applying abroad.
• My personal perspective, in this case, will be, go for a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering domain. 
• That's the best option, as it will be aligned with QROR.
• Now, you should definitely rethink before applying for the courses like Data Science/ Machine Learning domain, or Statistics.
• For this, I would suggest you consider doing some projects. And if you are at the Indian Statistical Institute you will get a plethora of opportunities.

So first and foremost, just be crystal clear with your future endeavors before joining any course. Once you decide, opt for the best but don’t rush. Just give your best thought and calculate all the pros and cons.