28-Year-Old With No Degree: Is Going Back to School for a BTech Worth It?

Ans: Sujith, MIT Bengaluru’s CSE program benefits from a top-five engineering ranking, centralised placements yielding approximately 90–95% rates with 339 recruiters and a vibrant professional coding ecosystem anchored by CodeX, ACM and GDSC clubs. MSRIT’s ISE branch matches this with a 95% placement ratio and 239 visiting companies alongside CodeRIT’s active community and robust median outcomes around campus, whereas BMSCE CSE records about 74% placement and fewer core-tech drives complemented by CodeIO activities. Academically MIT’s Institution of Eminence status and top-five engineering rank underscore its curriculum and software focus. Recommendation: choose MIT Bengaluru CSE for optimal academics, professional coding culture and placements. However, participate in COMEDK Counselling process too. Take into consideration the affordability of fees & location preference within Bengaluru itself. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Hello dear.
Your question is unclear or may not be clearly understood by me. Regarding neuroscience, a lot of information is available online. Due to the lack of clarity in your question, I am unable to answer you properly.
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Ans: Arihant, With a CRL rank of 82,777 and OBC-NCL rank of 25,899, your chances for CSE in top NITs are limited, as most premier NITs like Trichy (OBC cutoff 369), Warangal (629), and Surathkal (519) close well below your rank . However, newer NITs offer viable options: NIT Sikkim admits CSE candidates up to OBC rank 9,886, NIT Manipur up to 11,064, NIT Mizoram up to 11,236, and NIT Arunachal Pradesh up to 10,941 . Among IIITs, several institutions accept ranks in your range through JoSAA counselling, with newer IIITs typically having higher cutoffs . Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) present excellent alternatives, requiring 90-95 percentile (approximately 40,000-60,000 rank) for top institutions like School of Planning & Architecture New Delhi, Assam University, and Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh . These GFTIs maintain 80-90% placement rates with strong industry connections . State quota admissions in your home state could provide additional opportunities in government engineering colleges with separate OBC reservations . Recommendation: Apply for newer NITs (Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram) through OBC quota, prioritize GFTIs like Assam University and Punjab Engineering College for assured CSE admission, and explore state quota options in your domicile state for comprehensive coverage. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Hello dear.
It would be advisable to join IISER Tirupati if possible. But participate in JosAA counseling and see what you are getting. If you are satisfied with the branch and college, you have one more option in hand.
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Ans: Jiya, With a VITEEE rank of 115,000, you are eligible for admission to the Computer Science Engineering (CSE) branch at VIT Bhopal, as the campus typically admits CSE candidates up to ranks of 90,000–120,000 in the highest fee categories (Category 4 or 5). For 2024, the closing rank for CSE at VIT Bhopal was around 34,000 for Category 1 and extended to higher ranks for subsequent categories, with Category 4 and 5 accommodating much higher ranks, often above 100,000. Admission in these categories involves a higher tuition fee structure but provides access to the CSE branch even at elevated ranks. You will not be eligible for Category 1–3 seats in CSE, but Category 4 or 5 remains open, provided you complete counselling and seat acceptance procedures within deadlines. Recommendation: You can secure CSE at VIT Bhopal in Category 4 or 5; proceed with choice filling and be prepared for the higher fee slab associated with these categories. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Hello Venkatesh
Prefer CSE AL ML @ BMSIT
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Ans: Hello dear.
Preference order: (1) CSE @ UPES (2) CSE @ South Asian Uni (3) CSE @ Benette (4) CSE @ JK Laxmi
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Ans: Shashank, With a 4.5k Manipal rank, you can secure Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at MIT Manipal, which offers an 80–85% ECE placement rate, a vibrant campus, and strong recruiter presence from companies like Tata, Wipro, and Microsoft, with average packages around ?10.5–11.7 LPA and a median of ?8.5–9.7 LPA for 2024–2025. Your TS EAPCET rank of 8,919 makes ECE at top Telangana state colleges like Osmania University (cutoff ~3,540–5,500), CBIT (cutoff ~6,000), and Vasavi (cutoff ~6,000) unlikely, but you may get ECE at GRIET (cutoff ~13,541) or MGIT (cutoff ~13,541), which have good regional reputations but generally lower placement averages and recruiter diversity compared to Manipal. If you are interested in both CSE and ECE, CSE offers higher employability in the private sector, broader roles in software, data science, and analytics, and slightly higher average starting packages (?7–12 LPA for CSE vs. ?5–10 LPA for ECE), while ECE provides flexibility in both core electronics and IT jobs, with strong PSU and hardware opportunities.

Recommendation: Prefer ECE at MIT Manipal over state colleges for better national brand, recruiter diversity, and placement outcomes; if you are equally interested in CSE and ECE, CSE is better for wider job options and higher private-sector demand, but ECE at Manipal still ensures strong career prospects in both hardware and software domains. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Hello dear.
Yes, one has to try in all possible ways.
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