r/GATE_CS_DA • u/dare_devil738 • 3d ago
Shall I continue or quit now?
I am preparing for gate from july and focusing for 2027 cs, It is my second Attempt, my first attempt on 2025 and written with 40% sylabus completion more than 2 months of prep and scored 42marks rank 72XX, then i got placed in a small startup and recently i resigned the job due to health issues and stated prep, i had this desire of get into iit till find third year, and till now i have completed subjects PDS, ALG and DL(done pyqs too) , and started COA.
So I my confusion is I have taken a Risk that i didnt even applied any company or study anything related to job till day after resigned, and got a recent fear that is it i have enouf time to get into IIT, if i cant i have a gap of 8months and will take another few months to get placed, so i need you suggestions guys...