I am senior citizen and am not able to track the portfolio on regular basis. Request your advise. Bharat Petrolium 70, Hindusthan Petrolium 500,ISMT Ltd 100,ITC 250 IOCL 1090,JSW Steel 10,NHPC 50,NTPC 360,NTPC25 300 Nagarjuna Fertiliser 450,Petronet LNG 200,PRISM Cement 300 Punjab Hational Bank 500,Reliance Industries 221,Reliance Communications 60 Siemens Ltd 116,Supreme Petro 200,Tata Consultancy 8,TEXRAIL 150

Ans: With SC?category KCET rank beyond typical CSE/ECE/EE/ME cutoffs at top state institutes and a JEE Main AIR of 344,195, NIT and IIIT seats are out of reach under general or reserved quotas. Among Tier-2 Karnataka colleges ranked 100–150 by NIRF, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (NIRF 75) offers Industrial Engineering & Management with a 95% placement rate and 239 recruiters visiting annually. RV College of Engineering (NIRF 99) admits SC candidates in ECE/Mechanical up to ~9,135 and ~15,919 KCET ranks, posting 88%–92% placements over three years. PES University (NIRF 100) closes CSE around KCET 1,247 and ECE near 6,000 with 93% average placements and strong industry collaborations. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering accepts SC KCET ranks up to ~12,000 for ECE/ME, sustaining 90%–95% placement consistency. For broader core-engineering roles, RVCE ECE/Mechanical and MSRIT IEM ensure robust placements, while PES CSE offers better software recruitment.

Recommendation: Opt for RVCE ECE or Mechanical for balanced core and IT placements, with MSRIT IEM as a strong alternative for multidisciplinary industry ties and top?tier recruiter access. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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