Engineering Entrance Exam

Yes, you are eligible for both JEE Mains and Advance.

Surely you are eligible to give the exam. But you will be disqualified in the document verification round at the time when you report to the college. Hence you should not give JEE Mains.

The only criteria is that you have to fill the form for counseling as per the notification by JOSAA and pay the required fee. Yes, OBC candidates get benefit of their category. Hence there are two ranks - general rank and category rank.

Hi,
It's not a very good idea for you that you repeat one more year. It will be wastage of time. Generally, what happens is students whose ranks are within 2000-5000 they want to improve their ranks so they repeat the year. You must sit in JEE Mains counseling if you want a college. Enroll yourself f

Hi,
JEE Advance is the examination which tests the overall preparation and analysis of a student. So a student must study from standard books. Here are the names of books:
Mathematics: IIT mathematics by Das Gupta and TMH Publication along with MTG Publication of past years papers.
Chemistry: Prakash B

Since you won't get top NIT's through Mains rank, it's better to go for IITs. Since IIT is a brand, you will have more options in IITs and only in top NITs. Since you won't get top NITs, it's better to opt any IIT.

1. Don't waste your time in books.
2. Complete the assignments given by the institute.
3. Clear your doubts, etc.

You have scored less marks so you can go for your state government engineering colleges or some choose a private college.

Last year, the final cut-off was generally in the range of 120 to 140.
The cut-off generally varies according to the competition and toughness of paper each year.
Keep trying. Best of luck for your future career endeavours.

They will release the required information on their website in November.