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Sir.. my daughter is in 12th. She wants to do Mechanical Engineering or Design i need your guidance regarding how to select the college ( Anna univ/ deemed university)

Ans: Jayalakshmi Madam, As you are based in TN and you well-know that, as far admission into Anna University is concerned, admission is based on 10+2 Score. You have NOT mentioned whether your daughter belongs to TN Board or Matriculation or CBSE? If she belongs to TN Board, she can / should score more than 96% to get admission into any one of the Top Colleges in TN, affiliated to Anna University and that too, the Stream she is interested in. My IMPORTANT Suggestions: Please have Plan B & Plan C, such as, Preparing & Appearing for JEE, COMEDK (Karnataka Entrance, open All Over India), TN State's Private Colleges' Entrance Exams for Shiv Nadar etc. Please avoid depending only upon TN Counselling. Not advisable. Whatever Institute / University & Branch your daughter chooses, she should keep upgrading her skills from your 1st year itself till her Campus Placement during her last year, from NPTEL, Internshala etc. and / or any other online platforms, recommended by her College Faculties, to be COMPETENT among other Students.

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