Engineering

With 98.3% in Class 12, you can easily meet the academic board criteria for IITs (65% required for ST). Since clearing JEE Advanced is mandatory for IIT admission, on the basis of JEE Main score of 56.77 percentile, you likely did not cross the ST category qualifying cutoff to appear for JEE Advanced. 

So, getting admission to an IIT will not be possible this year.

Yes, Biomedical Engineering students can sit for Computer Science Engineering placement drives.

Most of the threads consistently point to IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad, and BITS Hyderabad as the true tier-1 options in the city. These three are recognised across multiple ranking bodies, including NIRF, for outstanding academics and industry connections. Beyond these three, most other colleges are generally considered tier-2 by comparison. It's worth setting realistic expectations based on this tiering when planning your application strategy.

Honestly, for BTech CSE I'd pick Thapar. It has a stronger engineering reputation, better placement opportunities and a stronger peer group overall. Chitkara is decent too, but if you have both options, I'd go with Thapar.

GATE 2027 is a computer-based national test administered by IIT Madras.  Candidates must be currently enrolled in atleast 3rd year or have completed a bachelor's degree in engineering, Science or technology. The exam duration is of 3 hours and covers 100 marks. It has no age limit.

Listed below are the top 10 Engineering colleges in Chennai with their tuition fees and NIRF 2025 ranking.

BTech in Computer Engineering has maximum intake with 300 seats at Pandit Deendayal Energy University. Below is the bifurcation of the seat:

IIT Bombay cutoff 2026 for the Electrical and Aerospace Engineering courses for the General AI category in the last round was 411 and 2638, respectively. To know the last round closing ranks for other categories, see the table below.

For admission in B.Planning at College of Engineering, you need to pass class 12 with Physics and Maths with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved categories and OBC candidates) from Maharashtra. Along with this, candidate is also required to qualify in either MHT CET or JEE Main and lastly register for CAP.

For admission in B.Planning at College of Engineering, you need to pass class 12 with Physics and Maths with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved categories and OBC candidates) from Maharashtra. Along with this, candidate is also required to qualify in either MHT CET or JEE Main and lastly register for CAP.