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Should I pursue CSE with Data Science at VIT Chennai or ENTC at COEP Pune/VJTI Mumbai?

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Asked by Anonymous - Jul 04, 2024Hindi

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My son got CSE With Data Science in VIT Chennai. He got 99.765 percentile in MHTCET. He may not get CS branch in renowned college like COEP, Pune /VJTI Mumbai. Should he opt for lower branch of ENTC in renowned college of Maharashtra or go for CSE Data Science in VIT Chennai ?

Ans: With 99.765, still you can try for CSE with some more reputed colleges. If you are based in Maharashtra, it is suggested to try for any college there itself, instead of coming to Chennai that also for CSE-DS and not Core. All the BEST for Your Son's Bright Future.

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My son interested in CSE. Dont want to go outside Tamilnadu. JEE HS quota he may get NIT Trichy ECE/EEE. Advice which is best. CSE in VIT or ECE/EEE in NIT Trichy or IIIT CSE Trichy? or suggest any better option.

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If his interest is in CSE only, prefer IIIT then go for VIT. If he is also okay with the core branch, then Go with IIIT, NIT, VIT.

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Hello Sir, My son scored 95.8088 percentile in JEE Mains (CRL 63337). He has given MHTCET - expecting 138 marks. He also gave JEE Advance, but it was tough & do not expect gr8 rank from Advance. Besides these exams, he will be giving BITSAT (both attempts) & IAT of IISER. He also gave VITEEE through which he received seat allotment letter for CSE (core) in VIT Chennai - Category 2. We have primarily reserved his seat by making required fee payment. We fall under General open category. My order of preference for institutes after IIT is NIT, IISER, BITs, COEP & lastly VIT-where his seat is secured. We would like him to do BTech in tech related fields like CSE, AI, DS, Cyber Security or Mathematics & Computing, EEE, EE etc. I am very keen that he graduates from very reputed institution only. If by luck he gets allotment in govt institutions like IIT, NIT (tier 1 or 2 only) or ICT then we are also ready to compromise CSE with Chemical / Mechanical Engg. Please advice if any college in Mumbai like VJTI or elsewhere other than ones mentioned are equally or better than that of VIT for CSE where we should try. I also hope my order of preference in terms of college reputability is correct. Please guide & Thanks in Advance Sir.

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