Engineering

Yes students who are in general category with EWS and income below 1 lakh have fee decrement compared to general category students with no EWS.

Both the branches i.e. CSE and Civil Engineering are good options. CSE focuses on Software development, programming, algorithms, data structures, and computer systems. There has come a high demand for skilled IT professionals in various sectors. Generally higher salary potential is there. Whereas civil engineering focuses on Design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings, dams, and water supply systems. It offers competitive salaries.

Mathematics is a core subject for engineering courses. Various colleges and universities have it as mandatory requirement for admission. AICTE has revised its regulations. Hence, they allow some flexibility in the Class 12 subjects required for B.Tech courses. You can find certain colleges that can offer B.Tech CSE or similar programs to students that doesn't have Mathematics in Class 12.

Admission to SASTRA's challenging programs in CSE and IT requires a number of variables, including performance in the 12th grade and JEE Mains. You can be admitted to SASTRA for CSE or IT based on your JEE Mains percentile and 12th board percentage. This is the same procedure as previous year's cut-offs because the cut-off ranks are subject to change every year. To ensure you have a backup plan in place, take into account the difficult admissions process and your score. Check the official SASTRA university website. 

You must take the National Testing Agency's (NTA) JEE Main exam if you want to apply to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), IIITs, and other technical colleges with government funding.  A lot of states have their own entrance tests (such the MHT CET, KCET, Andhra Pradesh EAMCET, etc.) that are required to be taken in order to get into their engineering colleges. Make sure you fulfill the requirements to sit for the admission tests, which usually entail completing Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as your three main subjects in the 12th grade.

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) is a 3 Year course at Gandhi Engineering College, Bhubaneswar. The eligibility criteria to get admission for Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) at Gandhi Engineering College is candidates must have passed CBSE 12th exam with minimum aggregate of 50% marks. The annual tution fee is around 45-50k per annum at Gandhi Engineering College, Bhubaneswar.

With that kind of score, you may absolutely get into reputable universities! You can apply to IITs like IIT Delhi, where the cutoff in 2024 is 93.23, or you can consider other IITs like IIT Banglore, IIT Allahabad, and IIT Hyderabad. Alternatively, you can choose NITS, like NIT Calicut, NIT Warangal. In addition, there is JMI (Delhi), DTU New Delhi, BITS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science), and VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology).