I am almost 29 years old. I have graduated in electrical engineering. But never worked in this field. I worked for a few months in finance department of someone's company. Then dropped 2 years to search for a business to start and started toffees trading. That business failed and I had to shut it down. Now it's been 2 years and I'm still looking for a business to start. I live in ahmedabad city if that helps. I was looking into plywood trading or denim jeans trading/manufacturing though I am inexperienced in both. I am not sure if I have any core skills. The only thing I know is I want to work for myself. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?

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Ans: Dear Anonymous,
It is great that you have been spoiling your girlfriend with gifts, outings, etc. I am sure she appreciates them. But in a healthy relationship, the material things matter less than the effort and thought you are putting behind them. If you are in a solid relationship, your partner won't mind even if you are not giving her expensive gifts or taking her out to expensive restaurants. Moreover, what you are feeling right now is a healthy realization. Couples often confuse the initial bonding as something that needs constant spending of money. That does make your partner happy, but that is not exactly what makes her fall in love with you.

Now realistically, the biggest sign that your approach needs adjustment is that it's getting heavy on your pockets and you are borrowing money to keep up the experience. This is where it needs to be checked because this approach is not sustainable. Relationships are about emotional safety and comfort, not a financial performance. Too many expensive gestures can lead a couple to lose sight of the actual connection. Here's a healthier balance: cut down on the luxury; instead of an expensive restaurant, go for a cup of tea, maybe. See how she responds to the scaling down. If it really affects your relationship, it was never strong to last. Ideally, it should not matter. Don't build romance on financial stress. Moreover, if she ever mentions that you don't do the grand things you once did, it doesn't immediately mean she is materialistic. Sudden cutdown can feel like losing attention. Just communicate the financial aspect of it honestly. Let her know that as much as you loved doing them for her, it was really difficult to maintain, but are still doing everything but maybe in a smaller scale that fits your budget. There's nothing wrong in that, please remember that.

Hope this helps.

Ans: No, Satyajit Sir. Needs JEE-Advanced/IAT Scores. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: With VITEEE rank 2688, your son has an excellent chance at VIT. He should target VIT Vellore and VIT Chennai first. Based on recent expected cut-off patterns, CSE Core at Vellore, Category 1, may be difficult, but CSE specialisations/IT/ECE at Vellore or Chennai in Category 1–2 are realistic, and CSE Core at Chennai is also possible depending on category availability.
Preference order: Vellore CSE specialisation/IT → Chennai CSE Core/specialisation → Vellore ECE/VLSI → Chennai ECE. Avoid lower campuses unless fee/branch priority demands it. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: You have not mentioned your home state. With OBC-NCL rank 46,017, chances in regular JoSAA rounds for NITs/IIITs are very low, especially for CSE/ECE/EEE/Mechanical. However, you should not skip counselling. Fill all NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, including lower-demand branches, dual-degree/integrated options, and remote-location institutes. Your better possibility may come through GFTIs and CSAB Special Rounds, where leftover seats sometimes go much lower than JoSAA regular rounds. CSAB also publishes separate special-round opening/closing ranks after JoSAA. It is advisable to have backup options instead of relying only on JoSAA/CSAB. All the Best for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: I can see you r making all out effort in seeking admission in biotechnology and biomedical engineering in well known institutions in South India. Given the fact that you are still awaiting results I suggest that you wait for admission calls from two or three institutions before make a final decision because. Making decisions in the absence of firm options from any of these institutions is tough, Let's await admission calls and results and then decide.

Ans: I can empathize with your predicament with the changed academic prerequisites for admission to engineering. Almost all Engineering programs do need PCM or PCBM in Class XII. You may have to look at institutions who would recognize your score and qualifications in maths and seek admission in programs like Biotechnology Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Genetic Engineering, BSc Computer Science in a few universities.
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Ans: Fill the NEET form exactly as per your updated Aadhaar/new legal name, and keep the Gazette notification and old educational documents ready for counselling/document verification to justify the name mismatch. Yet, try to match your names and particulars across all documents as early as possible.

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Ans: Your ward has a good chance for CSE with AI/ML or Cyber Security at VIT Bhopal/AP. Chances for CSE @ BITs seem to be difficult. But you can fetch branches like EEE/ENI/Mechanical at BITS Hyderabad/Goa, so VIT CS-specialization looks the better option for his interest. Yet, ask your ward about his particular interest and then take the proper decision.

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