By: Satyam Singh
Satyam Singh says dropping the year should be the last option for students with low scores in any competitive exam. Explore all the options available and try not to deviate from the path.
Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE Advanced) is conducted by IITs for admission in IIT across the country. Students need to prepare for this exam to get admission in their college. Every student often wants to know the option available if they could not get admission in the top IIT. This article discusses the options available for students who have qualified JEE Advanced with low scores. The students with low scores in JEE Advanced should not lose hope as this is not the end of the road.
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In my opinion, I would suggest that dropping a year must be the last option. One should only consider dropping a year when there is no other option left for them or when they are determined that next year they would clear the exam with good marks.
After clearing JEE Advanced, one could get admissions in IITs. There are 17 IITs in India with different branches in the field of engineering. Some of the branches are Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, etc. The top IITs are IIT Bombay , IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Kharagpur.
There are other IITs as well which give admission to students even with low scores. These IITs are still better than many government institutions. Therefore, students with low scores could consider this option.
The students must continue working on enhancing their skills even after getting admission in their desired college.
Before getting admission in IIT there are several rounds of counselling session. So if one has applied for a college then they should wait for the counselling session. Waiting for the last round of counselling sessions solely depends on whether or not they are getting a college of their choice.
The pattern of JEE Advanced is not fixed as it changes every year. Unlike other exams, in JEE Advanced there is an individual subject cut-off and if one fails to clear that then they would not qualify the exam. For qualifying this exam, one needs to cover all the topics of each subject.
The total time duration of this paper is six hours. It is conducted in two parts and the time duration of each part is three hours. There are different types of questions in this paper, such as Single Correct, Multiple Choice Questions and Numerical Data Type Questions. One could give this exam two times, i.e. one in Class 12 and the other in the dropped year.
About the Author:
Satyam Singh is pursuing his final year in BTech (EE) from JSS Academy of Technical Education, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Noida
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Answered 2 weeks ago
On the JEE Main result, candidates can check if they have qualified for the JEE Advanced exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 3 weeks ago
No, JEE-Main or JEE-Advanced scores are not required for scholarships at NTU Singapore. Indian students with a strong JEE-Advanced rank are advised to submit scores as it is highly valued, but not mandatory.
Maintaining strong academic scores and extracurriculars are the basic requirements for NTU sc
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Once the results are live in mid-June, the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling begins. This is the most critical phase where you'll list IIT Dharwad as your preference. The counselling runs through several rounds from late June to July. You'll need to be available during these weeks
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
IIT Jammu accepts the JEE Advanced entrance exam for BTech admission. For the students belonging to the General AI quota, the cutoff ranks ranged between 5988 and 18156 for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. For the category-wise cutoff range, refer to the table below:
| Category | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genenral | 5988 - 18156 |
| OBC | 2594 - 6153 |
| SC | 1266 - 3346 |
| ST | 763 - 1555 |
| EWS | 811- 2665 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
For IIT Palakkad B.Tech. admission, the JEE Advanced closing ranks ranged between 2229 and 5841 for the students belonging to the OBC category. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Advanced round-wise cutoff range for 2025.
| Round | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2229 - 5167 |
| 2 | 2293 - 5445 |
| 3 | 1153 - 2990 |
| 4 | 1168 - 2990 |
| 5 | 1182 - 3024 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, if you belong to the General AI category, you can get admission to CSE at IIT Tirupati with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 4000. The cutoff rank for admission varies across different categories and rounds. In 2025, for CSE admission, the last round cutoff ranks varied between 4620 and 5034 for t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
For IIT Tirupati, the JEE Advanced last round closing ranks ranged between 5034 and 16548 for BTech admission in the General category under the AI quota. Likewise, the cutoff range varies across different categories and rounds. For the last round, the category-wise range is given below:
| Category | Last Round Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 5034 - 16548 |
| OBC | 2113 - 5522 |
| SC | 1018 - 3091 |
| ST | 553 - 1376 |
| EWS | 733 - 2434 |
| PWD | 167 - 228 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates must be very careful in filling JEE Advanced application form as the correction facility is not provided post the last date of registration. It is thus advised that candidates verify all the details they fill in the form at least once and make the corrections before the last date to apply
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
If the PwD certificate is valid and issued by the competent authority, it will be considered for availing the reservation. However, it is advsied to get the UDID card before admission process.
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