Colleges in Srinagar

Dear Riyan,

Securing admission to the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) programme at NIT Srinagar under the OBC category with a home state quota requires a competitive JEE Main rank. In the 2024 admissions, the closing rank for the OBC category under the home state quota was approximately 32,432.

This suggests that a JEE Main percentile above 90 would enhance your chances. Please note that cutoffs vary annually based on factors like exam difficulty and the number of applicants. It's advisable to aim for a higher percentile to improve your prospects.

I hope this information assists you in your preparation.

Government College of Nursing, Shireen Bagh, is the primary government college in Srinagar that conducts ANM (Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery) training. The institution belongs to the Government Medical College Srinagar and runs several nursing courses, one of them being ANM. The belief is that students will be equipped with fundamental nursing knowledge and skills. Admission is usually obtained by passing CET conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations. Ensure that age and educational qualification criteria are completed for successful admissions.

To be eligible for the BTech programme at Kashmir University in 2025, you need to have completed your 12th grade with at least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Additionally, you must have a valid score in the JEE Main or JKCET entrance exams

No, both the application fees are for different purposes and can not be used to substitute one or the other. JEE Main application fee is for aspirants to appear for the entrance exam, whereas, Kashmir University BTech application fee is for candidates to apply for admission into the programme. Therefore, once candidates have applied for JEE Main entrance exam they will have to apply again once they take admission into Kashmir University.

According to the information available for Kashmir University BTech, the placments in 2023 garnered a median package of INR 6 lakh. The tuition fees of the programme is INR 1.8 Lacs to be paid over four years, therefore the programme provides a net positive return on investment to its students. It also has good reviews from students and alumnis.

BTech at Kashmir University is four years long. The BTech programme follows the semester model, which means that each year of the programme is divided into two semesters every year. Therefore, candidates have to pass eight semesters of the BTech programme to be eligible for the bachelor's degree. At the time of admission candidates will have to choose their desired specialisation and the affiliated college that they want to take admission in.

Out of all the affiliated colleges, SSM College of Engineering offers the most amount of BTech seats. Out of the 1025 seats offered by Kashmir University 720 seats are offered by SSM College of Engineering. Its admission process is also different as the admission in the university take place through the JKCET entrance exams, whereas, admission into other colleges of Kashmir University take place through the JEE Mains entrance exam.

If we compare both the universities, we will see that Jammu University offers more varied courses and thus has a more varying tuition fees than Kashmir University. This is also because Jammu University has more affiliated colleges than Kashmir University which offer the BTech course. The starting amount of the tuition fees is the same for both the universities. Thus, if a candidates is looking for more varied courses to choose from they should try Jammu University out of the two.

The new academic session starts after all the formalities of the admission process are done. The BTech course starts in the month of October and the first semester goes on till March. The BTech programme is four years long and consists of eight semesters. Candidates have to pass all the semesters to be eligible for BTech degree from the university.

If we look at the entrance exams required for BTech admission at Kashmir University, we will see that the university takes its BTech admission through the JEE Main and the JKCET entrance exam. Candidates who want to apply through the JKCET entrance exam should look to take admission in SSM College of Engineering, as other colleges take BTech admission through the JEE Main score.