How can I get a mentor for my startup for which my roadmap is ready, website ready and it is near launching stage but still I feel need to get a mentor so that we can grow our startup as per plan. Not just looking for investor but a mentor who can guide through the journey to be successful. Although my start up plan is not unique and there is competitors in the sector with huge growth potential. Please guide how we can select or approach mentor?

Ans: Try with Jaypee/AKGEC-level colleges, SRM/KIIT/UPES/Amity-type universities, and possibly lower-demand Manipal branches/campuses rather than top MIT Manipal CSE, since MIT Manipal main-campus CSE is usually much more competitive!

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Ans: Chances are moderate to slim for NITs! You have realistic chances for CSE/IT in some newer/lower-cutoff IIITs, GFTIs, and a few NITs in later/CSAB rounds, especially with female-only seats/home-state. Keep the option open for other branches also.

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Ans: Khushbu, Alta School of Technology, formerly Sunstone Select, is an emerging AI-first B.Tech CSE program partnering with UGC/AICTE-approved universities like Ajeenkya DY Patil and SAGE University. It emphasizes hands-on projects, industry mentors from Google/Microsoft, and coding from day one across campuses in Pune, Indore, and more. As a new entrant (600+ students by 2025), it lacks a long-term reputation or NIRF rankings but gains notice for innovative curriculum and facilities like AI labs/MacBooks. Expertise shines in practical AI/ML training via real-world projects. As far as Placements are concerned it had the highest package at ?24 LPA with 1000+ partners (including Amazon, Flipkart), and 697 roles offered, with year-round prepation. Stability is promising via growing enrollment and investor backing, though unproven over decades. Positive views praise experiential learning and career focus over rote methods. Some express caution on its novelty versus established colleges. Overall, it suits tech enthusiasts seeking modern skills. All the BEST for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Joginder Sir, For JoSAA, home state is usually based on the state of the Class 12 school, so if your son passed Class 12 from Delhi, he may get the Delhi HS quota, not Haryana. Based on his score, he has good chances in many NITs/IIITs/GFTIs. If Delhi HS applies, target NIT Delhi for ECE/EEE/Mechanical-type branches; CSE may be difficult. If Haryana/Kurukshetra HS applies, NIT Kurukshetra AI & DS/CSE may be tough, but ECE/EE/Mechanical/Civil/Production are realistic. NIT Kurukshetra 2024 OBC-HS last-round ranks stretched widely, with AI & DS closing around 6447. It is also advisable to fill the choices of NIT Jalandhar, Jaipur, Bhopal, Hamirpur, Patna, Raipur, Silchar, Goa, Durgapur, plus IIITs like Sonepat, Una, Kota, Nagpur, and Bhopal. Additional backup he can have is JAC-Delhi for admission into DTU/NSUT/IIIT Delhi if Delhi eligibility is applicable apart from Haryana state counselling, and CSAB Special Rounds. All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Based on your son's score, he has a good chance for NIT Warangal through Telangana Home State quota. For NIT Warangal, CSE may be borderline/possible, especially if 2026 cutoffs remain similar. 2024 data showed CSE/AI-DS Home State ranks around the 2,700–3,400 range in some rounds, so EWS rank 2769 should be seriously tried. ECE at NIT Warangal looks more comfortable than CSE. He can also try CSE/ECE in NIT Andhra Pradesh, NIT Calicut, NIT Rourkela, NIT Durgapur, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Bhopal, NIT Raipur, NIT Patna, NIT Silchar depending on EWS closing ranks. Additional backup choices are IIIT Hyderabad via separate mode if eligible, IIIT Sri City, IIIT Kottayam, IIIT Nagpur, IIIT Una, IIIT Bhopal, and keep CSAB Special Rounds open. All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Please provide your son's JEE Main Score to answer precisely for the chances of getting admission into any one of the NITs or IIITs or GFTIs and also to approximately predict his performance in JEE Advanced to enter into any one of the IITs. All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Ashok Sir, At CRL 6,821 with Punjab home state, your son has an excellent chance at NIT Jalandhar, including CSE. Best preference order is: NIT Jalandhar CSE → Data Science/IT-type branches → ECE/VLSI → EE. For a better national brand, also try ECE/EE/MnC-related branches in NIT Jaipur, Kurukshetra, Delhi, Bhopal, Surat, Durgapur, Allahabad/Prayagraj, and CSE in mid/lower NITs. Top NIT CSE like Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal may be difficult.

Your son can have the following backups too: IIIT Allahabad/Delhi/Lucknow/Gwalior/Sri City as per rank fit, and keep CSAB Special Rounds open. All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: For JEE Main Paper 2 B.Arch, admission depends mainly on Paper 2 rank / OBC-NCL category rank, not percentile alone. With 95.19 percentile + OBC-NCL, your son has a reasonable chance for B.Arch counselling, but top options like SPA Delhi, NIT Trichy and NIT Calicut may be difficult unless his category rank is very strong. Realistic targets to check in JoSAA are NIT Patna, NIT Raipur, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Bhopal/MANIT planning-related options, NIT Rourkela, NIT Jaipur/MNIT, NIT Nagpur/VNIT, depending on yearly cutoffs. JoSAA’s official archive should be used during choice filling. It is advisable to have the following backup options: NATA-based B.Arch colleges, state architecture counselling, SPA Vijayawada/Bhopal, and reputed private architecture colleges. All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: For General/Open category, CSE/IT/AI/DS in NITs and established IIITs is difficult in regular JoSAA. Still, you should fill choices for newer/lower NITs and GFTIs. Possible chances may be in non-CSE branches at NITs like Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Puducherry. For CSE-related branches, your better chance may be through CSAB Special Rounds, where vacant seats are allotted separately after JoSAA. It is better to have 4-5 reputed private engineering colleges also in and around your State as backups. All the BEST for Your Prosperous Future!

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