B.Tech

Photonics is a high-tech subject which has evolved during the past two decades as a result of the fusion of optical technology with electronics. The subject has been hailed as the science and technology for the next millennium. Photonics has made its impact in various areas like communications, computing and control as well as in fields such as medicine, industry, defence and entertainment. Cochin University of Science and Technology is one of the first few Universities /institutions in the country where due importance has been given to research, development and teaching activities in photonics and related areas.

It is based on the university you want to study in. If you want to go to IIMs then at least 99 percentile. Other than that, there are some good universities which you can choose like Symbiosis for which you need to appear SNAP and Narsee Monjee for which the exam is NMAT or you can appear for CMAT/MAT, they too are nationally accepted so you can get admission based on that.

What is your location preference?

GL Bajaj College is good, then the Jain University, as the GL Bajaj College has good tie-ups with many industries than the Jain University.

You can try your luck in JELET counselling procedure. But, if you don't get a seat in top colleges through counselling, you can try for paid seat in top engineering colleges in Maharashtra/Pune like BVP, PICT, VIT, visit etc.

In the fee waiver scheme, your college's tuition fee is only waived off, instead of that, I'll prefer you to fill the scholarship form, and then your approximately 80% marks college fees will be refunded to you.

Yes, you can get direct admission in the 2nd year of BR or B.Tech through the lateral entry, but for getting good colleges you should have to qualify the entrance exam.

There are plenty of opportunities after completion of aeronautical engineering with a good graduation. Government companies like DRDO is very beneficial to you, if you focus on this and ISRO, HAL, there are many chances to get into a job. Just try hard and hope for the best.