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Career Counsellor - Answered on Aug 01, 2025

Nayagam is a certified career counsellor and the founder of EduJob360.
He started his career as an HR professional and has over 10 years of experience in tutoring and mentoring students from Classes 8 to 12, helping them choose the right stream, course and college/university.
He also counsels students on how to prepare for entrance exams for getting admission into reputed universities /colleges for their graduate/postgraduate courses.
He has guided both fresh graduates and experienced professionals on how to write a resume, how to prepare for job interviews and how to negotiate their salary when joining a new job.
Nayagam has published an eBook, Professional Resume Writing Without Googling.
He has a postgraduate degree in human resources from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi, a postgraduate diploma in labour law from Madras University, a postgraduate diploma in school counselling from Symbiosis, Pune, and a certification in child psychology from Counsel India.
He has also completed his master’s degree in career counselling from ICCC-Mindler and Counsel, India.
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Question by Mayur on Aug 01, 2025Hindi

Hello , I have gotten VIT pune , Mechanical in CAP I , I have applied for betterment, but the main question is , what should I actually hope for ..? Is the allotment I've gotten good , can I get any better college I have 93.53 %tile and NT-B category I don't have intrest in any specific branch whatsoever, I just need a good college.....

Ans: VIT Pune is recognized as one of the top private engineering colleges in Maharashtra and consistently features strong academic performance, robust infrastructure, qualified faculty, and high industry engagement. With a 93.53 percentile in MHT-CET (NT-B category), your allotment in Mechanical Engineering at VIT Pune is a solid achievement—recent cutoff trends indicate NT-B and similar reserved categories for Mechanical or comparable branches at colleges like VIT Pune, PCCOE, MIT-WPU, and other top private institutes typically close around the 92–94 percentile range, making lateral movement to higher-ranked government institutes like COEP or VJTI, especially for non-CS branches, extremely competitive and unlikely at this percentile. VIT Pune delivers 70–80% placement rates in Mechanical over the past three years, with strong recruiter participation across manufacturing, automotive, and core sectors alongside IT firms, robust laboratory facilities, and active student and research societies. Peer institutions with similar cutoffs and reputation include PCCOE Pune, DY Patil Akurdi, and MIT-WPU, though their mechanical cutoffs are at par or marginally above your current percentile band. As you are branch-agnostic and prioritize overall institutional quality, you are already in one of the best possible colleges accessible at your score.

Recommendation:
Your seat in VIT Pune Mechanical is a highly secure and strong option; while you can hope for marginal upgrades to PCCOE or MIT-WPU, they offer no substantial advantage over VIT Pune. Retaining your current allotment is advisable for optimal academic and placement outcomes. All the BEST for a Prosperous Future!

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