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Ans: Kedarnath Sir, hope your son would have filled in the maximum number of choices in JoSAA and by now he might have got some seat allotments too. Please note, He cannot get EE/ECE at NIT Rourkela, as their Home State cutoffs close much higher (around 11k for ECE & 16k for EE). However, by participating in CSAB Special Rounds, he has strong chances for EE/ECE at northeast NITs (like NIT Mizoram, NIT Nagaland, or NIT Srinagar). Additionally, top GFTIs like BIT Mesra or IIIT Bhubaneswar remain excellent alternatives. Have 2-3 backups in and around Orissa like KIIT etc. instead of relying only on JoSAA/CSAB. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Surekha, prefer Amaravati-BTech if your primary aim is biotechnology. Choosing B.Tech Biotechnology provides direct, core alignment with your career goals. It grants an engineering degree with a broader, more versatile industrial scope. Conversely, an Integrated Chemistry degree at Vellore focuses heavily on pure chemical sciences, steering you completely away from your intended field. All the Best for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Keanu, With MHT-CET 96.04 percentile (OBC-NCL), you have a realistic chance for CSE/IT in some government and aided colleges, mainly through CAP rounds. Top choices like COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai, ICT Mumbai CSE are difficult, but options such as Government College of Engineering Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Amravati, Yavatmal, and other state colleges may be possible depending on category cutoffs and year trends. Keep CSE allied branches (AI-DS, AIML, IT, ECE) as backups. Fill in the maximum of choices beginning with your preferred colleges/branches/locations. All the Best for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Anil Sir, With KCET 26,816 rank and COMEDK 40,780 rank, CSE in top Bengaluru colleges may be difficult, but good options are available. She can target Bangalore Institute of Technology – ECE/VLSI and CSE-related branches (possible in later rounds), BMS Institute of Technology and Management – ECE and CSE allied branches, New Horizon College of Engineering – CSE/ISE/ECE through COMEDK possibility, RNS Institute of Technology – ECE/VLSI/CSE allied branches, and PES University EC Campus (please check availability with KCET/COMEDK). Backup options: CMR Institute of Technology, BNM Institute of Technology, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, and DSCE lower branches. Preference could be CSE/ISE/AI-DS first, followed by ECE/VLSI depending on her interest and career goals. Advise her to fill in the maximum number of choices in both KCET & COMEDK beginning with her preferred colleges/branches/locations. All the Best for Your Daughter's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: The order of preference could be 1) VIT-A-MTech-CSE, (2) Amrita-N-CSE & (3) VVIT-Guntur-AI&ML. All the Best for Your Daughter's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Rajesh Sir, To help make this decision easier, the first and most important factor is to figure out whether she is more interested in Mechanical or Chemical. I usually suggest parents and students to choose the branch they are passionate about rather than focusing only on the college or institute. Advise her to choose accordingly. All the Best for Her Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Mustak Sir, For MHT-CET 91 percentile, realistic CS/IT-related options could be VJTI Mumbai (lower branches/IT unlikely), SPIT Mumbai (borderline), PICT Pune (borderline), DJ Sanghvi, Thadomal Shahani, PCCOE Pune, VIT Pune, MIT-WPU, AISSMS Pune, VIIT Pune, DY Patil Akurdi, KJ Somaiya, Shah & Anchor. He can target PCCOE/VIT Pune/VIIT/DJ Sanghvi/Thadomal (if available through CAP rounds) for CSE/IT/AI-DS. It is advisable to keep backups of IT, AI&DS, AIML, CSE (Data Science), ECE with coding opportunities. Cutoffs vary yearly by category, gender, and CAP round. Advise him to fill in the maximum number of choices, beginning with his preferred colleges/branches/locations. All the Best for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Yes. You have a chance by round 2. Keep a close eye on the counselling process.

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