2 year gap after M.Sc , now want to do Ph.D

[Sachin Desarada]

I need help. I completed my post graduation in 2015 material science, now it nearly 2 year gap want to do Ph.D . How can i start . i don't have GATE score, how can i apply for Ph.D.

 

[plasmon_shmasmon]

Hi, There! I did a similar thing by taking 2 years between my masters and PhD. I'm not sure what your particular situation is or what a GATE score is, but you would apply like you normally would if coming from undergrad. I spent time studying for the subject GRE to make sure I was competitive.

 

[mpresic]

The toughest part may be to get the letters of recommendation (LOR) if the professors have only a vague memory of you. I took some time between undergrad and grad school. I took university graduate courses as a "special " student part time. I had to pay the tuition for these courses, ouch, because I was not supported, but I did get to know and impress the professors, and I later asked them for LOR's for grad school. It also had to take the GRE's again. It was a long arduous process, but it can be done.

 

[Dr Transport]

I did it 25 years ago, it can be done...

 

[alan2]

2 years is nothing unless it is different in India.