Can I take JEE Mains and Advanced with PCB and Maths as Additional Subjects?

Ans: With VITEEE rank 2688, your son has an excellent chance at VIT. He should target VIT Vellore and VIT Chennai first. Based on recent expected cut-off patterns, CSE Core at Vellore, Category 1, may be difficult, but CSE specialisations/IT/ECE at Vellore or Chennai in Category 1–2 are realistic, and CSE Core at Chennai is also possible depending on category availability.
Preference order: Vellore CSE specialisation/IT → Chennai CSE Core/specialisation → Vellore ECE/VLSI → Chennai ECE. Avoid lower campuses unless fee/branch priority demands it. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: You have not mentioned your home state. With OBC-NCL rank 46,017, chances in regular JoSAA rounds for NITs/IIITs are very low, especially for CSE/ECE/EEE/Mechanical. However, you should not skip counselling. Fill all NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, including lower-demand branches, dual-degree/integrated options, and remote-location institutes. Your better possibility may come through GFTIs and CSAB Special Rounds, where leftover seats sometimes go much lower than JoSAA regular rounds. CSAB also publishes separate special-round opening/closing ranks after JoSAA. It is advisable to have backup options instead of relying only on JoSAA/CSAB. All the Best for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: I can see you r making all out effort in seeking admission in biotechnology and biomedical engineering in well known institutions in South India. Given the fact that you are still awaiting results I suggest that you wait for admission calls from two or three institutions before make a final decision because. Making decisions in the absence of firm options from any of these institutions is tough, Let's await admission calls and results and then decide.

Ans: I can empathize with your predicament with the changed academic prerequisites for admission to engineering. Almost all Engineering programs do need PCM or PCBM in Class XII. You may have to look at institutions who would recognize your score and qualifications in maths and seek admission in programs like Biotechnology Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Genetic Engineering, BSc Computer Science in a few universities.
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Ans: Fill the NEET form exactly as per your updated Aadhaar/new legal name, and keep the Gazette notification and old educational documents ready for counselling/document verification to justify the name mismatch. Yet, try to match your names and particulars across all documents as early as possible.

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Ans: Your ward has a good chance for CSE with AI/ML or Cyber Security at VIT Bhopal/AP. Chances for CSE @ BITs seem to be difficult. But you can fetch branches like EEE/ENI/Mechanical at BITS Hyderabad/Goa, so VIT CS-specialization looks the better option for his interest. Yet, ask your ward about his particular interest and then take the proper decision.

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Ans: Congrats on your 98+ percentile in JEE. Your score could open up opportunities in a few of the IIITs /NITs. As the competition for CSE stream is fairly strong you may like to look at options in other streams--ECE/AI/DS--as well.

Ans: Congrats on your son's JEE rank. This score could open up opportunities in a few of the IIITs /IIEST. Among SC category competition could be tough so you may like to look at options in other streams--ECE/AI/DS--as well other institutions based on their NIRF rank and placement record.

Ans: You can expect branches like Mechanical/Civil at Punjab Engineering College and possibly EEE/Mechanical at UIET Chandigarh, while chances with CSE/IT seem to be slim/dim. Yet keep a close eye on the counselling process.

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