Should I Take Electronics and Computer Engineering at Manipal Bangalore?

Ans: Sanklap Sir, At JEE Main 93.3 percentile, expected CRL may be around 95,000–1,05,000. With UP home state + General, top NIT/IIIT CSE is unlikely, but through JoSAA/CSAB he may target lower branches in NITs/GFTIs, and possibly ECE/IT-related branches in newer IIITs/GFTIs only in later/CSAB rounds. With BITSAT 202, BITS CSE/ECE/EEE/Mechanical is unlikely. Official BITS cutoffs show even 2024 Hyderabad Mechanical closed at 218, Civil 204, Chemical 207, while 2025 cutoffs rose sharply. So 202 BITS marks may be borderline only for B.Pharm or perhaps M.Sc. Biology/Chemistry if cutoffs soften, not BE core. It is advisable to have the following backup options: AKTU counselling: IET Lucknow, KNIT, BIET, JSS Noida, KIET, ABES, GL Bajaj, Jaypee Noida, plus Thapar, Manipal Jaipur, SRM/VIT (North India Campuses), and UPES for CSE/IT. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: CSE, ECE, IT

Ans: If importance to stream, not universities. Both are good

Ans: Yes, good university

Ans: Ganesan Sir, With AEEE rank 31,579, Amrita Coimbatore CSE, AI, Cyber Security, ECE and EEE are unlikely; Coimbatore is the most competitive Amrita campus. The best Coimbatore possibilities may be Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Aerospace or lower-demand branches, depending on fee slab and vacancy movement. It is advisable to have 4-5 backup options of Private Engineering Colleges in TN itself, such as SNU, Sathyabhama, Sastra, etc. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Kartikeya, at AEEE rank 15,837, core CSE at Amrita Coimbatore is difficult because it is usually the most demanded campus/branch. Amrita’s official B.Tech page confirms admissions through CSAP counselling, with multiple engineering campuses and CSE-related programmes; the 2026 CSAP handbook also says candidates choose campus–branch–fee-slab preferences, and allotment depends on availability.

Best preference order: 1) CSE/AI/CSE-related at Amritapuri, Bengaluru or Chennai, 2) Cyber Security at Amritapuri, 3) AI/Data Science or CSE specialisations in newer campuses, 4) ECE at Coimbatore/Bengaluru only if you are flexible for software jobs later. Amrita officially offers CSE-AI and CSE-Cyber Security programmes, so these are valid CSE-related targets.

Since Amrita does not officially publish AEEE opening/closing ranks, treat all cutoff predictions as approximate. If possible & if you wish, try to have 4-5 backup options of reputed private colleges in and around the state. All the Best for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: You may have chances with lower-tier private colleges or a few state/private institutes through spot rounds, but getting CSE in good NITs/IIITs is highly unlikely, so focus on your home-state counselling, GFTIs, and CSAB special rounds.

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Ans: Shiv Nadar is better than Jaypee.

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Ans: Chances with CSE @ SRM seem challenging, but CSE specializations may still be possible in later rounds. It is better to prefer CSE @ Amrita as a safer, academically stronger option overall. Your daughter has chances at Amrita.

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