Colleges in Patiala

The entrance test will be conducted in the month of May.

Yes, students who have PCM in class 12th are eligible for admission in Punjabi University for B.Pharmacy.Eligibility criteria:
10+2 (with 50% marks in the four compulsory subjects i.e. chemistry, physics, biology/mathematics and English taken together or equivalent examination).
Admission guidelines:
The admission to B.Pharma course is made on the basis of merit of 10+2 percentage.

Hi Sharnjeet,
Unfortunately, you cannot pursue M.Sc in Mathematics as only Graduates in B.Sc Maths or Maths(Hons) are eligible for the course.

Thapar University expected cut off is obviously less than IITs and NITs but not that much less. It would safely be upto GATE score of 450 to 500 and above. There is a separate entrance exam if all seats are not filled through GATE.
You should apply for that.
Best wishes

Please refer to the eligibility criteria mentioned below for M.Sc in Microbial & Food Technology from Punjabi University:
Eligibilty:
B.Sc. in the faculty of Life Sciences/ Biological/ Medical/Engineering/ Food/Agriculture/ Home Science OR B.Sc. with any of the three subjects, Mathematics/ Statistics, Physics, Chemistry.
Regards.

The cutoff varies subject to every year's JEE Mains difficulty level. You can check for the previous year cutoffs on the website www.thapar.edu.
For an idea, the cutoff may go as high as 180 for Computer Engineering and as low as 80 for Chemical and other less popular branches.

Not considering the price factors, I would suggest for Thapar University, because of the quality of education, decent placements and the overall personality development. Moreover, Thapar University has an agreement with Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland for a student exchange programme after 2nd year, which is one of the finest colleges in the world.

To know the projected cut off for Thapar University, you can check the previous year cutoffs for BE courses on the website www.thapar.edu - Admissions -BE - Cut off for third round of counselling.
The cutoff for the next year admissions is subject to vary with the difficulty level of the JEE Mains exam.
For an idea, the outside Punjab cutoff for CSE can lie in the range 150-190 marks.

College change or university change after the first year is completely dependent on college and university norms, some university allow it and some won't plus you need to have good scores in the first year to apply for the same. For further details, contact the college authorities.