Engineering

Candidates should ideally try to solve at least 3 previous year JEE question papers per week. However, candidates can also increase the frequency of this to 5 to 6 papers per week, one month before the exam.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering takes place once in a year. The national-level engineering entrance exam is conducted to offer admission to higher degree programmes, such as MTech, PhD, etc. This year (2026), IIT Guwahati is conducting GATE exam. 

A UP student can apply for Gujarat engineering counselling as an All-India/NRI candidate:

1. Register online on the counselling portal.

2. Upload required documents (10+2 marks, ID).

3. Fill college and branch choices and pay the fee.

4. Participate in seat allotment rounds.

Yes, the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur participates in Tamil Nadu engineering admissions (TNEA) counselling.

• Admissions are based on 12th standard marks (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) through the TNEA counselling process.

• Eligible candidates can fill IIFPT as a choice during TNEA counselling.

With a JEE Main rank of 88,000 (OBC rank ~21,000), admission to top NITs/IIITs for CSE/IT is unlikely.

Best options:

• Lower-tier NITs – Mechanical, Civil, ECE branches.

• GFTIs (Government-Funded Technical Institutes) – CSE, ECE, IT possible.

• State engineering colleges – Good alternatives with decent infrastructure and placements.

With a TNEA rank of 12,648 and a cutoff of 174 for Civil Engineering at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, your chances are very low.

• The cutoff rank is much better (lower) than your rank.

• You may not get Civil Engineering in this college through counselling.

• Consider other branches or other colleges with higher cutoff ranks as backup options.