Should my son wait for a better college after scoring 95k rank in Mains?

Ans: Please AVOID one more drop Sir. Go for any above average college (which I hope he will get through MHT-CET). Shortlist 2-3 colleges and choose the most suitable one for him, keeping in view the Branch he is interested in. Or, IF your economic condition permits, try for Management Quota (MQ) seat with any one of the top-5 reputed colleges in Maharashtra. All the BEST for Your Son's Bright Future.

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Ans: Based on comprehensive analysis of your son's 96.7 percentile in JEE Main 2025, which corresponds to an expected rank of approximately 49,500, the current college options present distinct advantages over taking a drop year. NIT Uttarakhand's EEE and Mechanical Engineering branches demonstrate strong placement performance with 72.22% and 90.91% placement rates respectively, while CSE at NIT Uttarakhand achieved 84.21% placements with highest packages reaching ?20.6 LPA. However, with rank 49,500, CSE admission remains unlikely as NIT Uttarakhand's CSE cutoff typically closes around 24,340-30,609 for general category. VIT Chennai CSE with AI/ML offers excellent prospects with 93% placement rates, 3,160 total offers in 2025, and 936 super-dream offers above ?10 LPA. COMEDK rank 1000 provides outstanding opportunities, placing within top 1% and virtually guaranteeing CSE admission at premier colleges like RVCE (CSE cutoff: 750), BMSCE, or MSRIT. Drop year statistics show only 30.1% JEE Advanced qualification rate and 40-45% of IIT entrants being droppers, indicating significant uncertainty. Recommendation: Secure COMEDK CSE admission at top Karnataka colleges (RVCE/BMSCE) with rank 1000, which offers superior placement prospects and institutional reputation compared to drop year risks and current NIT options. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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