Hello,

Yes, with 62 marks in JEE Advanced 2026 and SC category , you do have a chance of getting an IIT seat.

The official qualifying cutoff for the SC category is 46 marks , and you've scored well above that, which means you should get a rank in the

IIT Jammu, IIT Tirupati, IIT Palakkad)

Hello Dear Student,

With 84.7 percentile in JEE Main, getting Computer Science Engineering (CSE) in top NITs or IIITs is unlikely, especially in the General category. However, you can still explore admission opportunities in government and government-aided colleges through JoSAA, CSAB, and state counselling processes.

Some options you may consider

Hello,

If 8185 is your SC category rank , getting a seat at IIT Dharwad may be difficult, especially in the more popular branches. However, it's still worth participating in JoSAA counselling because cutoffs can vary from year to year, and sometimes seats are available in later rounds.

If you're

Hello,

If you get a seat through the IIT preparatory course , I would generally suggest taking it rather than dropping a year.

A drop year always comes with uncertainty. Even if you prepare well, there's no guarantee that your rank will improve enough next year. On the other hand,

Hello Dear Student,

Congratulations to your son on securing AIR 877 in JEE Main. Both NIT Trichy CSE and IIIT Bangalore CSE are excellent options, but the choice depends on your priorities.

• Choose NIT Trichy CSE if you want: a traditional 4-year B.Tech, lower fees, stronger alumni network, better campus

Hello Dear Student,

With 970/1000 marks in Class 12 (97%) and 88 percentile in JEE Main, you have a good chance of getting admission to SASTRA University. SASTRA gives significant weightage to board marks along with JEE Main scores while preparing its merit list.

• CSE at the main campus may

HI,

You can use the following link to predict your college options. https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor

All the best!

Hello Dear Student,

The link you shared is a Careers360 article about colleges that may accept candidates around the 97 percentile in JEE Main .

With 97 percentile , some good options typically include:

• NIT Hamirpur
• NIT Jalandhar
• NIT Patna
• NIT Agartala
• NIT Meghalaya
• IIIT Bhagalpur
• IIIT Kottayam
• IIIT Una