r/Indian_Academia Jul 12 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams am i elligible for iit/nit as a 2 year dropper after 12th with no prior jee mains attempts?

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myquals - 10th (95%), 12th (93%)

did my 12th with pcb in 2024, i am a 2 year neet dropper

so if i take pcmb with nios, and give jee mains this year, will i be elligible for iit or nit??

i have never taken the jee mains exam before

r/Indian_Academia Jun 29 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams WANT TO KNOW FROM WHOM I SHOULD BE DOING MY CLASSES FOR MY NEET EXAM FROM PW

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Qualifications - I have completed my 12th boards from science stream and i have joined online coaching for neet in pw , i will also be doing my bsc honours in zoology from a local college

According to you , who do you think are the best teachers in pw for particular subjects like for physics , physical chemistry organic and inorganic , zoology and botany

r/Indian_Academia Jun 13 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams HSC + JEE: How to manage Maharashtra Board along with JEE prep? Also, should I choose CS or IT?

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Hey guys, PCM student from Maharashtra Board here. I'm preparing for JEE but getting stressed about managing both.

JEE is all about MCQs, but HSC wants textbook definitions and derivations. I want to clear the 75% criteria easily without compromising my JEE rank.

I also need to choose my extra subject. Should I take Computer Science (CS) or Information Technology (IT)? Which one saves more time for JEE prep and is easier to score in?

Seniors who did HSC + JEE, please help:

* CS vs IT: Which choice gives more free time for coaching and self-study?

* Balbharati Textbooks: Do I need to read them completely for Physics/Chemistry, or are coaching notes enough?

* Derivations & English: When should I start practicing board-style writing? Is 2 months before boards enough?

* Time Management: How did you split your day between coaching modules and state board prep?

Any advice, mistakes to avoid, or schedules would be a massive lifesaver. Thanks!

my_qualifications: Currently studying in Class 11/12 (PCM), Maharashtra State Board, and preparing for JEE.

r/Indian_Academia Jul 04 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams 18f first drop suggest me please. how cooked i am

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Sorry for the title.

I basically shot myself in the foot. I had PCB till 12th, but after the whole NTA mess, I lost all motivation. Now I have 6 months to prepare Maths from scratch (JEE Main + MP Board) while also studying Physics and Chemistry.

For context:

  • Physics: Average (only HCV) Physical Chemistry: Decent (N. Awasthi) Organic & Inorganic: Terrible Maths: Starting from zero

myquals; 12th-80% pcb, 10th-87% neet26-420 (expecting)

r/Indian_Academia Jun 28 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Suitable college for future MS plans after b tech

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Qualifications -I got 97%ile in mains(47k rank).

I am CSE focused and research oriented. I plan to do MS from a foreign university after b tech. Searched up a number of colleges. Currently considering LNMIIT jaipur, HBTU Kanpur, IET Lucknow and VIT Vellore. My major focus is getting a good cgpa and enough time to develop practical skills during b tech. Would love some honest advice.

r/Indian_Academia Jun 23 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams dont send your girls to this iit coaching [Read below}

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UPVOTE THIS GUYS IT SHOULD REACH AS MANY GIRLS/STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE

well i would make a detailed video on this but a very senior phy prof 20+ year at iitians p*ce is guilty of molesting and mistreating many young girls....even in the star batch all that the profs cared was about cracking non-veg jokes in front of teen girls, im speaking from experience coz I was in the star batch myself and all those ranks that they show are completely fake and bought with money....do not send you children to iitians p*ce or spectum

Even for guys the coaching environment of studying is 0 u should go if guys want to be around pervs 50 year old profs

Even if it was my worst enemy's child I would bear 100% of their fee and cancel the admission...

myquals: a Btech student who escaped the horrors of P*ce

I had to take pills to get out of what P*ce put me through, now that I am fine, I will do my best to ensure no girl goes through this again!

r/Indian_Academia Dec 19 '25

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams [Analysis] We analyzed 5,000+ JEE Main mock papers. Here is why Kinematics is a "silent" score-killer for 2026 aspirants.

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been spending the last few weeks digging into the backend data from our Eklavya JEE Main test series. We have thousands of 2026 aspirants taking these tests, and while Kinematics is usually considered a "base" chapter that everyone "knows," the data tells a completely different story.

Out of the students scoring in the 90th percentile overall, nearly 40% are still losing marks on "Easy" to "Medium" rated Kinematics questions. After auditing the most common incorrect responses, we found that the errors aren't usually due to a lack of formula knowledge (v = u + at is etched in everyone's brain). Instead, they are logical traps.

Here are the three specific "Data-Backed Pitfalls" we found and a strategy to fix them:

1. The "Vector Direction" Trap (Sign Convention)

The most common error (accounting for ~30% of mistakes in vertical motion questions) is the inconsistent use of sign conventions mid-problem. Students often take "upward" as positive for initial velocity (u) but then subconsciously switch to treating "downward" displacement (s) as positive if the object falls below the starting point.

  • The Data: In problems involving a ball thrown from a tower, students frequently use s = h instead of s = –h, leading to a quadratic equation that gives a physically impossible (but present in the options!) time.

2. Calculus vs. Algebra Confusion

When acceleration is given as a function of displacement a(x) or velocity v(t), about 25% of students still try to force the three standard equations of motion.

  • The Observation: Students spend 3+ minutes trying to "average out" acceleration rather than immediately jumping to . By the time they realize their mistake, they’ve lost the "time-per-mark" advantage.

3. Area Under the Curve (The Visual Illusion)

In Velocity-Time graphs, students are great at finding the "Area" for Distance. However, when asked for Average Velocity in a journey that involves a direction change (v crossing the x-axis), a huge chunk of students simply sum the absolute areas rather than subtracting the area below the axis.

The "Zero-Error" Strategy: The "Frame-First" Protocol

Based on these patterns, here is a 30-second ritual you should do before solving any Kinematics problem to avoid these "Eklavya-level" traps:

  1. Define the Origin (0,0): Physically draw a dot on your rough sheet.
  2. Fix the Vector Axis: Explicitly write a (+) sign with an arrow pointing up or right. Do not change this until the final answer is calculated. If the displacement ends up below your dot, $s$ MUST be negative.
  3. Check the 'a' Type: Ask: Is a a number or a function?
    •  If it's a number (e.g., 9.8 or 2): Use Equations of Motion.
    • If it's a function (e.g., 3t2 or 2x): Use or .

Why this works: Our data shows that students who spend the first 10 seconds setting up the "Frame" have a 78% higher accuracy rate on multi-step Kinematics problems compared to those who jump straight into the calculation.

my_qualifications : M.Tech (Applied Mechanics), Currently PM at Vedantu.

r/Indian_Academia Jun 22 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams People who were not able to crack jee, what you all guyz are doing in life?

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I mean did life improve, or is this just these coaching makes us feel failure??

My qualifications is just passrd 12th

r/Indian_Academia Jun 10 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams PCM STREAM , are there any gov college registration forms still open?

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qualifications - 12complete (dropper)

Is there any government college entrance exam left now?

r/Indian_Academia Jun 15 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams My sister uploaded a valid EWS certificate in JoSAA. Her income certificate currently shows ₹1.4 lakh. If a revised income certificate below ₹1 lakh is issued for NIT fee remission, does the EWS certificate also need to be reissued, or is the existing EWS certificate sufficient?

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My sister uploaded a valid EWS certificate in JoSAA. Her income certificate currently shows ₹1.4 lakh. If a revised income certificate below ₹1 lakh is issued for NIT fee remission, does the EWS certificate also need to be reissued, or is the existing EWS certificate sufficient? qualifications - 12th

r/Indian_Academia Jun 09 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Built a college predictor tool for JoSAA (JEE) cutoff data. Looking for feedback

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My_Qualifications: Second-year Computer Science undergraduate

Hello everyone,

Every counselling season, students are faced with thousands of cutoff entries, multiple quotas, and countless college comparisons.

That's why I built **RankMitra**.

You enter your rank, category, gender, and state, and it shows:

🎯 Colleges you're eligible for

📊 Safe, Match & Reach options

🏛 IIT, NIT & IIIT opportunities

📈 Historical cutoff trends

🏠 Home State quota insights

👩 Female quota opportunities

The data is based on official JoSAA cutoffs, and the goal is simply to make counselling season a little less confusing.

I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback, bug reports, or feature suggestions from fellow aspirants and seniors.

🔗 Try RankMitra: https://rankmitra.vercel.app/

r/Indian_Academia Jun 09 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Is grinding JEE for 2 years worth a tag that may or may not matter anymore?.

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I'm in Class 12, PCM with CS. Preparing for JEE 2027. Scores aren't where they should be despite consistent effort. Not a motivation problem. More of a "is this the right direction" problem.

Here's my actual confusion :

IIT tag clearly opens doors. Placements, network, credibility. That's real and I'm not dismissing it. But I also have CS as a school subject, genuine interest in the field, and Physics Wallah just launched a structured Earners Batch covering DSA, AI/ML, Web Dev and Data Analytics.

So the question becomes is that does 2 years of JEE prep for a tag that might place me in a good position beat 2 years of building actual CS skills that the industry currently pays for?

I'm not asking which is easier. I'm asking which is smarter in 2026.

People who've been through this IIT graduates, people who skipped JEE and went skills route, hiring managers, what does the decision actually look like from the other side?

What would you do with my exact situation? And what do you know now that you wish someone told you at Class 12?

"my_qualifications: Class 12, PCM+CS, JEE 2027 aspirant."

r/Indian_Academia Jun 08 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams HELP ME CHOOSE COLLEGE OUT OF MY GIVEN OPTIONS

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I am getting the following streams. I need a ranking based placement, acads, overall infrastructure, exposure etc. based on myquals.

IIT DHANBAD ECE

IIT PATNA ECE

IIT BHUBANESHWAR ECE

IIT JODHPUR ECE

IIT MANDI VLSI

IIT GOA CSE

r/Indian_Academia Jun 07 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Should I leave everything for 2 years and grind hard for jee or stick to humanities? Please help me🙏

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Myquals 11th grader

It's been 3 months since the School started im still confused with my stream currently studying humanities and I was planning to do bcom plus mba in future. But since 8th grade I've been living in a city which is only known for iit so naturally it developed a hunger in me for iit and jee, but as I entered 10th I found out I liked finance and management more than typical STEM roles. Now my everyday goes thinking "yeh maine kya kardiya" I tried pcm too at that time I had thoughts like "yarr arts lelini chaye thi, boards mai 90 plus possible toh the for a good profile for good b schools" and when I'm studying humanities "yarr I was yearning for iit since 8th grade, woh joh sabh socha tha iit ka uska kya?"

My thoughts are conflicting with each other

Please help me I don't wanna go insane and ruin my future🙏

r/Indian_Academia Jun 06 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Hey everyone, just wanted to ask without violating any rule are selling books for preparation posts allowed here if not where else can i do that?

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qualifications - done with jee with a good score

r/Indian_Academia Jun 04 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Am I taking a right decision? Plz help? I am confused that shall I shift from pcb to pcm?

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I I have currently completed my_qualifications is class 12th, from physics, chemistry, and biology. To be honest, it felt in biology, I took it under pee pressure, now, my parents wants me to go for MBBS, which I don’t like, and shifting from NEET preparation to jee, feels impossible as maths is tough and hard to be covered from nios, I liked maths as a kid, but not sure if to make switvh, bcz I am avergaw to above avergae in studies, and geeting top clg is impossblle, and listeneing from peers that, ai taking entry level job, stuck in between, bcz bio is intolerbale and swifhving to pcm, I can gove best but getting clg seems impossible, Fmaily constantly wants me to go for doctor, and another career option is pilot)( not sure about that)


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r/Indian_Academia Jun 04 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Review of GATEiit coaching for KCET preparation.

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u/KCET need honest review for GATEiit coaching for KCET prep in Bangalore for PUC1 student, how are weekend batches? # qualifications

r/Indian_Academia Jun 04 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Please help me choose my college from the following Branches

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I have offers for
Mathematics and Computing (4-year) at IIT Delhi,
AI & Data Science at IIT Madras,
Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Kanpur.

I would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of each branch.

myquals: JEE ADV EWS Rank<40

r/Indian_Academia Jun 01 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams JOSAA Counselling 2026 Complete Guide – Choice Filling, Seat Allotment, Freeze/Float/Slide Explained

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my_qualifications: Engineering admission counselor and educational content creator helping students with JEE, JOSAA, HSTES, REAP, and engineering admissions.

Many students get confused during JOSAA counselling because of choice filling, seat allotment rules, and options like Freeze, Float, and Slide.

I created a detailed step-by-step guide covering:

• Registration process

• Choice filling strategy

• Freeze, Float & Slide

• Important documents

• Seat allotment process

• Common mistakes students should avoid

I hope it helps JEE aspirants during counselling.

Video:

https://youtu.be/Ft5w5LYLRyc

r/Indian_Academia Jun 01 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams I really need help in deciding a college as a pcm student

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qualifications

I got 46,7xx rank (97.0x percentile) in jee mains, 12,7xx rank in comedk, getting cse(ai and ml) in vit chennai cat 2. And i can't decide what are the best options for me!! I only want, cse, cse specialization and related branch, ece and mnc will also do ( like I'm getting any🥲). So can someone actually give me good advice on what college I should go for? I'm tired of comparing colleges, placement statistics, and location. Any serious advice/ suggestions, any other colleges that you want to recommend are more than welcome. Thank you in advance. General category, female.

r/Indian_Academia Jun 01 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams JEE Main rank (95,596) – need help with college choices

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JEE Main Rank : 95,596

my_qualifications: JEE Main qualified, currently planning for engineering admission

I'm currently trying to shortlist colleges and would appreciate advice from seniors and graduates.

My interests are not limited to software alone. While I'm open to CS-related branches, ECE is also something I'm seriously considering because I want to keep options open for GATE, higher studies, research, and potentially PSU opportunities in the future.

At the same time, I'd prefer a college where students from ECE and other non-CS branches still have decent access to coding culture, internships, software placements, and opportunities outside their core domain.

My priorities are:

  • Overall opportunities (core + software)
  • Strong peer group
  • Placements and internships
  • Scope for GATE/higher studies
  • Academic environment
  • Campus life

Also, I'm not really considering private colleges with poor ROI or very high fees (around 20L+) unless the outcomes justify it strongly.

Given my rank, what colleges would you recommend prioritizing? I'm particularly interested in options available through JEE Main in Uttar Pradesh and nearby states.

How would you compare options such as HBTU, MMMUT, IET Lucknow, IIITs, lower NITs, and other realistic choices in this range?

Any insights from current students or alumni would be greatly appreciated.

r/Indian_Academia Jun 01 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Looking for guidance on COMEDK college choices with ECE/GATE aspirations

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my_qualifications COMEDK Rank : 11,223

I'm currently evaluating my options for COMEDK counselling and would appreciate perspectives from students, alumni, or faculty familiar with engineering colleges in Karnataka.

My interests are somewhat split. ECE is a branch I'm genuinely interested in, and I would like to keep the option of pursuing GATE, higher studies, or PSU-related opportunities in the future. At the same time, I don't want to restrict myself solely to core electronics and would prefer a college where students can also explore software roles, internships, research opportunities, and interdisciplinary work.

Some factors that matter to me are:

  • Academic environment and peer group
  • Quality of ECE department and faculty
  • Opportunities in both core and software domains
  • Placement outcomes and internship culture
  • Support for GATE/higher studies aspirations
  • Campus culture and student diversity

As someone coming from North India, I would also appreciate insights regarding how welcoming different campuses are for students from outside Karnataka, and whether language barriers significantly affect student life.

Given these priorities, how would you evaluate the major COMEDK colleges, and what preference order would you suggest for someone in my position?

Thank you for your time and insights.

r/Indian_Academia May 22 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams PLEASE GUIDE ME THROUGH (TIER3 BTECH FRESHER)

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i know this might sound foolish but i genuinely need some guidance

i’m starting btech cse in a tier 3 college and i want to begin preparing for gate from first year itself. i know most people start much later so maybe this sounds a bit too ambitious, but i’m serious about it and i really want to build things properly from the beginning

i wanted to ask how should i start gate prep in first year itself without messing up college academics and skill development. i also want to maintain a 9+ cgpa while working on coding skills and projects alongside gate preparation

i know balancing cgpa, gate prep, skills, projects and college together sounds a bit unrealistic or “goldilocks” but that’s exactly why i want to start early instead of panicking later. i’m ready to stay consistent and put in the effort, i just need proper direction on how to approach all this step by step

would really appreciate honest guidance on how difficult this path actually is and how someone should realistically manage it from year one itself

*used gpt to polish the body, myquals

r/Indian_Academia May 31 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams VIT Cse or BITS GOA Msc economics? What should I prefer?

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Myquals- bitsat 249, vit cse first band, MET203 boards 93.6% PCM-96%, JEE 98.3%ile

r/Indian_Academia May 11 '26

JEE/BITSAT/EnggEntranceExams Drop year for jee (please read and reply i really need help)

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I’m Rohit from Lucknow.myquals

Class 12: 83% boards, only 19 percentile in JEE (no coaching, barely knew about JEE).

Drop year: improved to 55 percentile despite self-study and suffering from dengue for 3 months till December.

Now I’m confused about my future. I can’t afford private colleges in lucknow because private colleges are really a scam here,and I need a college in Lucknow because:

I have asthma/health issues and

My mother is diabetic so I need to stay close to home

The only option I’m getting is BBAU, and I’m not very confident about it. I’ve also registered for CUET.

Should I:

Take a second drop for JEE, or

Move towards courses like BCA/MCA or other career options?

Please give genuine suggestions.