I have an idea, but not able fulfil it due to lack of money.

Ans: With a 95.36 percentile and CRL of 72,584 as an outside-Delhi applicant, your chance of securing CSE in top IPU colleges is moderate but mainly limited to lower or top-mid options, not highly competitive colleges like USICT, MAIT, or MSIT. Still you can try. Recent cutoff trends indicate that USICT and MAIT CSE typically require much better ranks—for example, MAIT’s 2023 final CSE cutoff was around 54,287 for all-India unreserved candidates, and BPIT’s 2025 outside-Delhi CSE cutoff was approximately 58,557 in one reported round. You can consider targeting BVCOE for CSE/IT, BPIT for IT/CSE-DS, ADGITM for CSE/IT, GTBIT for CSE/IT, and also participate in spot or sliding rounds. Backup options to keep in mind include MAIT or MSIT for ECE, BVCOE for IT/ECE, and good private colleges offering CSE such as Thapar, Jaypee, Chandigarh University, UPES, JIIT-Noida and Manipal Jaipur. All the BEST for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Praveen Ji, 57 percentile se 95 percentile se upar pahunchna, ek saal drop lene ke baad bhi, kaafi mushkil hoga. Isliye LPU, SNU, UPES, VIT, MIT, SRM ke North India campuses, ya JIIT-Noida jaise achhe college mein pravesh lena zyada vyavaharik rahega. Aapke bete ke ujjwal bhavishya ke liye bahut-bahut shubhkamnayein!

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Ans: Vinit, Getting AI, Data Science, or Data Analytics branches in NITs or IIITs through early JoSAA rounds is highly unlikely. Recent JoSAA data shows that AI/DS-type branches in IIITs close much earlier—for example, IIIT Dharwad’s Data Science & AI closed around 39,025 CRL in 2025, and IIITDM Kurnool’s AI & DS closed near 35,178 CRL in the open category. For Haryana home state, NIT Kurukshetra may offer admission to lower-preference branches in later rounds, but AI or Data Science is not realistic at this rank. Besides JoSAA, you can try CSAB Special Rounds, but it’s important to keep expectations flexible. As backup options, consider branches like ECE, Mechanical, Civil, or Production in NITs and GFTIs, or apply to colleges such as YMCA Faridabad, UIET Kurukshetra, DCRUST Murthal, Chandigarh University, LPU, and private institutions like Manipal, SRM, or VIT Northern India campuses for CSE or AI-related branches. All the BEST for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Dear ,
You have answer of your own queries. Let me say once again, your strong decision whatever you feel looking into the situation and make them right as Ratan Tata often used to say. He said ,I take decision and make it right. Higher studies , Research, Ph.D for teaching are other options . Yes UPSC or other Govt jobs are not bad either.

Ans: Dear , Let your son appear for counselling and see the options available for him . Now Computer and applied science like AI,ML, Robotics, Automobiles, Data science are in demand.

Ans: Dear , IIT Roorkee has its own brand value , let your son appear in campus interviews . There are many other qualities which decide the final selection . Yes package may not be so impressive for those who are low in CGPA.

Ans: Dear , This question is often asked and my answer is same , look with positivity and be happy with the options suggested during counseling session.

Ans: Dear There are many things in your daughter's favour .. Her rank, percentage of marks and her choice trade CSE as most girls are opting . Whether govt or pvt college, it's not easy to say however NITs are better in terms of fees , campus drives etc .

Ans: Dear , CSE as I find is mostly in demand , being of SC category and a girl , she may get good College. The future of Engg is expanding to computer related technologies whether AI , ML, IOT ,Robotics or Mechatronics. Similarly Renewal energy, astroscience ,Data science are other options for Engg students.