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Career Counsellor - Answered on Jun 23, 2025

Nayagam is a certified career counsellor and the founder of EduJob360.
He started his career as an HR professional and has over 10 years of experience in tutoring and mentoring students from Classes 8 to 12, helping them choose the right stream, course and college/university.
He also counsels students on how to prepare for entrance exams for getting admission into reputed universities /colleges for their graduate/postgraduate courses.
He has guided both fresh graduates and experienced professionals on how to write a resume, how to prepare for job interviews and how to negotiate their salary when joining a new job.
Nayagam has published an eBook, Professional Resume Writing Without Googling.
He has a postgraduate degree in human resources from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi, a postgraduate diploma in labour law from Madras University, a postgraduate diploma in school counselling from Symbiosis, Pune, and a certification in child psychology from Counsel India.
He has also completed his master’s degree in career counselling from ICCC-Mindler and Counsel, India.
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Question by Sai on Jun 22, 2025Hindi

My son scored 85.54 percentile in jee mains and also he secured 1194 rank in ap eamcet. He comes under EWS category is there any chance to get into NITs or IIITs in any stream or its better to proceed with ap eamcet rank, and is it good to opt government institutes or private universities like srm, vit or top private engineering colleges through ap eamcet?

Ans: Sai Sir, With an 85.54 percentile in JEE Main (EWS category) and an AP EAMCET rank of 1194, your son’s chances of getting a seat in NITs or IIITs are very limited, especially for popular branches like CSE, ECE, or Mechanical, as the EWS cutoff for most NITs and IIITs is above 85 percentile and closing ranks for even lower-demand branches are typically much higher than your JEE rank. While some lower-ranked NITs or IIITs might have EWS cutoffs near your percentile, admission is uncertain and would likely be in less preferred branches or at relatively new institutes. In contrast, an AP EAMCET rank of 1194 (EWS) is excellent and makes your son eligible for top government engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh such as JNTU Kakinada, Andhra University College of Engineering, and SVU Tirupati for core branches, all of which have strong faculty, low fees, and good placement records. Government colleges are generally preferred for their affordability, academic quality, and placement support, while private universities like SRM and VIT offer modern infrastructure and industry exposure but at a much higher fee.

The recommendation is to proceed with AP EAMCET counselling and prioritize top government colleges in Andhra Pradesh, as they offer the best combination of academic quality, affordability, and placement prospects for your son’s rank and category, while keeping private options like SRM or VIT as backups only if preferred branches in government colleges are not available. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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