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Career Counsellor - Answered on Jun 22, 2025

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Asked by Anonymous - Jun 19, 2025Hindi

Hello Sir, My son scored 99.176 percentile in MHTCET. He wants to study BTech CSE core. We belong to General open category & stay in Mumbai. My son has currently got guranteed seat for CSE core in Chennai VIT campus - Category 2. We would prefer if he gets a good college in Maharashtra. However, my concern is he should get a college which is either better or equal to the current VIT seat in terms of college brand & acceptance in the industry, placement, package & quality of education. As per my undesrtanding the colleges which come in my mind are only VJTI, COEP, SPIT & probably DJ Sanghvi. Hopebmy thinking is right. Please correct me if I am wrong. Also, in the above percentile, whether my son can get admission in VJTI or COEP or others. Also, pls suggest, my son does not have domicile certificate but I have my own domicile. So hopefully this should not be an issue Sir..

Ans: Your assessment is correct: VJTI Mumbai, COEP Pune, SPIT Mumbai, and DJ Sanghvi are the top Maharashtra colleges whose CSE programs are considered equal or superior to VIT Chennai in terms of brand, industry acceptance, placement, and education quality. With a 99.176 percentile in MHT CET (General category), your son is within reach for CSE in DJ Sanghvi and SPIT, but the cutoffs for VJTI (99.95) and COEP (99.90) CSE are typically higher, making admission unlikely this year. For SPIT and DJ Sanghvi, CSE cutoffs hover around 98.5–99.2 percentile, so these are realistic options, offering excellent placements (average CTCs above ?13–15 LPA and placement rates over 90%). For VIT Chennai (Category 2), the CSE program is strong, but top Mumbai and Pune colleges offer better local industry connections and are highly valued in Maharashtra. Regarding domicile, your son cannot claim Maharashtra State quota unless he has his own domicile certificate; your domicile alone is not sufficient, so he will be considered under the All India category, where cutoffs are higher and chances for CSE in VJTI/COEP are even slimmer. The recommendation is to target CSE in SPIT or DJ Sanghvi through the All India quota, as these colleges match or exceed VIT Chennai’s reputation and placements in Maharashtra; if not secured, VIT Chennai CSE (Category 2) remains an excellent national option. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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