Chemistry Student Shifting to Software: What Should I Do?

Ans: Hello dear.
No chance with IIT; NIT/IIIT chances are slim, but the CSAB round is worth trying for better options. Explore other options for backup.

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Ans: Hello dear.
Punjabi University Patiala (Main Campus) CSE offers decent value as a government college. For placements and future prospects, Chitkara or CU might be better unless you prefer lower fees and a more academic route (e.g., government exams, higher studies).

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Ans: Hello Keval.
Prefer Electrical and Electronics @ VNIT Nagpur if possible. The final decision will be yours.

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Ans: Hello dear.
Prefer Chennai Institute of Technology if possible.

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Ans: Hello dear.
Chances with COEP seem to be challenging for CSE?NIT or the tech branch in the early rounds. You may have to wait until the last round. However, you can get CSE in other colleges either in Pune or Mumbai.

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Ans: Hello Deepa.
Prefer CSE @ Ahmadabad University if possible.

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Ans: Taking a year off to retake JEE Main and aim for JEE Advanced can help improve academic depth and potentially lead to admission to top institutes, but it comes with risks such as emotional stress, loss of academic continuity, and no guaranteed outcome without strong discipline and expert guidance. Alternatively, with a KCET rank around 4,000–5,000, your daughter qualifies for admission into several reputed Karnataka engineering colleges that are AICTE-approved, NBA/NAAC-accredited, with robust academic infrastructure, experienced faculty, and placement cells regularly achieving 75–85% success rates across core branches.

Based on KCET 2023–2024 cutoffs, she can expect admission into highly reputed institutions such as:
R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore.
PES University, EC Campus, Bangalore.
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore.
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore.
S.J.B. Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore.
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
J.S.S. Science & Technology University, Mysuru.

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