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Nayagam P

Nayagam P P

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Nayagam is a certified career counsellor and the founder of EduJob360.
He started his career as an HR professional and has over 10 years of experience in tutoring and mentoring students from Classes 8 to 12, helping them choose the right stream, course and college/university.
He also counsels students on how to prepare for entrance exams for getting admission into reputed universities /colleges for their graduate/postgraduate courses.
He has guided both fresh graduates and experienced professionals on how to write a resume, how to prepare for job interviews and how to negotiate their salary when joining a new job.
Nayagam has published an eBook, Professional Resume Writing Without Googling.
He has a postgraduate degree in human resources from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi, a postgraduate diploma in labour law from Madras University, a postgraduate diploma in school counselling from Symbiosis, Pune, and a certification in child psychology from Counsel India.
He has also completed his master’s degree in career counselling from ICCC-Mindler and Counsel, India.
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Answered on Jun 06, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - Jun 04, 2026Hindi
Career
I got 98.12%ile in JEE Main 2026, AIR 15782 in JEE Advance 2026 and 241 marks in BITSAT 2026, MHT-CET result is awaited. What are the best college options I am looking at? Also, I would like a balanced college brand and branch meaning that both an extremely good branch in a lower ranked college or a very low branch in a top ranked college are unfavourable. A balanced approach of branch and brand is what I need.
Ans: Noted the contents of your question. You have not mentioned your MHT-CET expected marks. Anyway, please note the order of preference can be beginning from MHT-CET top options (COEP/VJTI) for high-demand computer science/IT branches (highly achievable based on your strong percentile trends), followed by BITS Hyderabad/Goa for high-tier core seats like electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) or mechanical engineering (reliably clearing the BITSAT 2025 closing scores of 239–243). Thirdly, you can target mid-tier NITs (NIT Durgapur/Kurukshetra) via your 98.12 percentile for electronics-focused lines (ECE), and lastly, mid-tier IITs (IIT ISM Dhanbad/Bhubaneswar) via JoSAA counseling for core fields like mechanical or aerospace engineering. This sequential preference structure completely prevents a brand-branch mismatch while keeping your admission probability exceptionally high. However, choose the branch based on your interest and prefer the branch over the institute. All the Best for Your Prosperous Future!

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Answered on Jun 06, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - Jun 03, 2026Hindi
Career
Hello Sir, I am looking for admission into Engineering for my son. He got 194 marks in BITSAT, 5009 rank in MET (Manipal) and 3494 rank in COMEDK. As per last year cutoff, it shows he can secure Environment and Sustainability in BITS Goa campus or ECE / EEE in 2+2 program of BITS & RMIT. Also from MET cutoff, he can secure Computers and Financial technology in Manipal University, Udupi campus. And from COMEDK cutoff he has chance of getting the Computers allied branches in BMS College / similar branch or ECE in MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore. Can you please suggest what should be the best option to choose for a better future?
Ans: The best option is MIT Manipal (Computers & Financial Technology) because this specialized tech branch aligns perfectly with the booming fintech industry, offers excellent placements, and avoids any branch compromise. Your second-best choice is BMS College or MSRIT Bangalore (Computers Allied / ECE), which provides an incredible return on investment and direct access to Bangalore’s massive tech hub ecosystem. The BITS-RMIT 2+2 program (ECE/EEE) follows next. It offers unparalleled global exposure and dual degrees but ranks lower due to its extremely high financial cost and is not much recommended. Finally, BITS Goa (Environment & Sustainability) is the least recommended option unless your son wants to sacrifice his career field entirely just for the BITS campus brand. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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