Computer Science and Engineering

You can apply for the BTech CSE admission in the online mode. Almost all of the popular BTech in CSE colleges release the application forms in the online mode at least 2 months before the final exam is scheduled. You must keep checking the websites of the colleges you're targeting to not miss any important exam-related updates.

You need to fill out the details in the form, upload all the documents, and submit the application fee. Having said that, a few colleges may follow the old approach of offline form filling; it is less likely to happen though.

IIT Kharagpur offers BTech (Hons.) in CSE course based on JEE Advanced scores. Among all the courses, CSE remained the most demanded course over the years. Considering the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2024, the CSE last-round cutoff stood at 415 for the General AI category candidates. Comparing the 2024 CSE cutoff with previous year, an increase in the CSE cutoff has been seen in 2024. However, the CSE cutoff fallen from 303 in 2022 to 279 in 2023 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can find below the CSE cutoffs for five years fromt the table below:

IIT Kharagpur offers BTech and Integrated BTech courses based on JEE Advanced scores. Based on candidates' scores, the institute released the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2024 for various categories belonging to the All India quota. As per the last-round, the JEE Advanced cutoff for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering programme stood at 415 for the General AI category candidates. To check category-wise cutoffs, candidates can check out the table below: 

The placement percentage of the CSE branch during PES College of Engineering placements 2021 was 76%. 

You might have a little chance depending on your caste category and your CET ranking will be a important one to see which college you will get and the private colleges will be a good choice for you.

Since you have only 45% in PCM you have a very little chance of getting a top or good college but you got to try in management Quota and some private colleges which have their own exam.

With a 97.45 percentile in JEE Main as a general category candidate, you have a good chance of getting into a good NIT or IIIT, but achieving Computer Science in top IITs requires a higher score and a better rank in JEE Advanced.