Engineering education saw major changes in the year 2021 with new regulations coming in place, placement scenario at engineering colleges improving particularly IITs witnessing record placements as sign of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some new age courses were also launched this year like in Data Sciences and so on.
- Record Placements at IITs
- IIT Madras continues to dominate NIRF Rankings
- BTech in regional languages
- Irregularity in JEE Main Exam
- IITs going beyond Engineering
Record Placements at IITs
With majority of academic activity happening online in 2019-2020, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) witnessed record placements in 2021. Students from premier engineering institutions received higher offers and pay packages than ever before. The first phase of campus placements at all IITs began on December 1 and ended on December 18.
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IIT Madras continues to dominate NIRF Rankings
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras created history by becoming the best ranking Indian institute for the third time in a row. The institute was ranked number one in India in both 'Overall' and 'Engineering' category in NIRF Rankings 2021.
BTech in regional languages
After the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) permitted BTech courses in 11 regional languages, 14 engineering colleges from eight states of India opted to teach engineering courses in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bengali from the 2020-21 academic year.
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Irregularity in JEE Main Exam
Alleged irregularities in the conduct of JEE Main 2021 session 4 examinations came to the fore in September 2021. Seven persons of a private consultancy firm were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for charging up to INR 15 lakh per candidate to facilitate admissions in top engineering colleges.
IITs going beyond Engineering
Many IITs went beyond technology and engineering courses to focus on multidisciplinary curriculum this year. IIT Guwahati started a B-School in line with NEP 2020; IIT Madras launched executive MBA degree programme; IIT Delhi launched BDes course and IIT Roorkee established a Department of Design to offer Masters in Design (Industrial Design) and Masters in Innovation Management.
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According to the MSU Baroda CSE Cutoff 2026 for the General AI category, the maximum rank accepted was 900019 in the last round (Round 3).
As seen from the table below, admission for the General and ST category was the toughest and the easiest for the CSE course. For more information, check the table
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Answered 5 days ago
The JEE Mains 2027 notification can be expected in the last week of September 2026 or in the first week of October 2026.
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Answered 5 days ago
The JEE Mains 2027 session 1 application form is expected to be released in the last week of October 2026.
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Answered 5 days ago
NTA will release the JEE Main 2027 exam date soon. The expected exam dates are:
- Session 1: Last week of January 2027
- Session 2: First week of April 2027
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Answered 5 days ago
Yes, IEM Kolkata offers JEE Main scholarships to BTech students as financial assistance. Students with rank 1-10,000 in JEE Main are eligible to receive full tuition fee waiver for four-years.
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Answered 6 days ago
Yes. Galgotias University accepts both JEE Main and CUET scores for B.Tech admissions. The university states that students with JEE Main/JEE Advanced or CUET scores are given preference in the merit list.
Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
No, a JEE Main score alone is not sufficient for direct entry to UG courses at the TUM. For direct entry to UG courses at TU Munich having a qualifying JEE Advanced score is mandatory.
Students with a JEE Main score and a Class 12th completion certificate will need to take the Studienkolleg (prepar
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Answered a week ago
Not always. While most reputed colleges prefer JEE Main scores, some private engineering colleges in Indore also offer direct admission based on Class 12th merit, especially under management quota seats. So, if you haven't cleared JEE Main with a strong rank, you may still get into a decent private
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Yes, JECRC University grants scholarship to BTech students based on JEE Main scores. Check below score-wise scholarship:
- Candidates with JEE Main percentile score of 85 to 89.99 (General Category), shall get 15% scholarship on Tuition Fee.
- Candidates with JEE Main percentile score of more than 90 (Ge
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No. While there is an overlap, the GUJCET syllabus is more aligned with state-level board books and is less advanced than JEE Main.
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What are the category-wise cutoffs in JEE Main (for CSE) to get into MSU Baroda?