Engineering

Candidates holding an accredited engineering Diploma will gain admission through Gujarat ACPC. The admission process into Second Year (3rd semester) will be merit-based (based on Marks Obtained in the Diploma). The university will require completion of prerequisite courses, including Computer Programming and Foundation Mathematics I & II. After the candidate has been allotted in ACPC, the candidate must report to the university and produce the required documentation and fees.

The JEE Main 2025 Session 2 (Paper-1 for B.E. / B.Tech) were officially released on April 18, 2025 and subsequently made live in the NTA website by April 19, 2025. The results for Paper-2 (B.Arch / B.Plan)  were announced in the beginning week of May, where as it finally bcomes last possible date in May 23, 2025. 

With a 96 percentile in JEE Mains as an OBC female candidate, you have a good chance of getting into NIT Surathkal, but it might depend on the specific branch and the cutoff trends for that year. While you might not get into highly competitive branches like Computer Science, other branches like Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical could be achievable. 

Im sharing previous year cut off

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A GATE score of 350 for the DA (Data Analytics) subject is considered an average score. With this score, you can target a range of NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and some IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) for M.Tech programs. Specific colleges will depend on your category (General, OBC, SC/ST) and the branch you are interested in. 

For B.Tech in Marine Engineering through lateral entry, there isn't a common, mandatory entrance exam like IMU CET for direct entry. Instead, admissions are often based on merit, typically determined by the aggregate marks in the qualifying Diploma or degree, and may include additional assessments like interviews or group discussions. 

Scoring such percentile in JEE Mains is a good thing. You can expect to get into some lower ranked NITs and IIITs and also you can expect some good private institutions like VIT Andhra Pradesh and SRM University so on. Also once check the information given below.

General - 85 to 95 tile

Obc  -  <85 tile

HBTU Kanpur offers limited seats in its specialised Paint Technology branch, and admission is usually through JEE Main counselling. With a CRL rank of 2.75 Lacs and OBC-NCL rank of around 96,000, chances are low but not impossible. During later rounds or spot counselling, if vacancies persist, you may be considered under the OBC category. Also, domicile candidates from Uttar Pradesh may have better chances under the state quota. Keep an eye on HBTU's UPSEE or direct counselling process post-JEE rounds.

Employment of graduates in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering depends greatly on the institutions. Average packages in the top IITs such as BHU, Indore and NIT Tiruchirappalli are INR 13 LPA to INR 18 LPA with the highest being INR 36 LPA to INR 51 LPA. Raipur, Jamshedpur, Durgapur institutes are NITs with an average pay scale in the range of 7 LPA to 9 LPA. On an average, the salary range of B.tech Metallurgical and Materials engineering can be as high as 7 to 19 LPA in the top engineering colleges, and usually the placement percentile is above 70-80.

BTech in AI and Data Science is a forward-looking programme that incorporates computer science, machine learning and big data analytics. It gives students the foundational and technical skills to become competent professionals as an AI engineer, data analyst, or ML developer. The increase in demand for this important work in fields such as healthcare, finance, and technology underscore the positive job prospects after graduation. opportunities, partnerships with industry, internships, and project-based learning experience also support better job prospects after graduation.