Engineering

Considering that you haven't appeared for JEEround-II it is not possible to get a seat in government engineering college. However there are some private colleges which may offer a seat solely on the basis of class 12th marks. There are certain colleges which provide admission on the basis of merit list which is based on the score of 12th board  exams.

Yes, you can get admission in engineering colleges like IIIT or NIT, but it depends on your entrance exam performance.

Amrita Chennai offers two M.Tech specializations:

Computer Science & Engineering

VLSI Engineering 

However, Mechanical specialisation (Thermal & Fluids Engineering) is not listed for the Chennai campus—but it's available at Amritapuri and Coimbatore campuses as part of their M.Tech offerings .

-Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai Campus.

Location: East Coast Road (ECR), Uthandi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600119.

2025 application window: March 7 – May 6, 2025  

Next session (for 2026), likely opening in March 2026.

Exam held in late May; public counselling follows in June–July.

-Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical & Engineering Training (CIFNET), Chennai Unit

Location: Royapuram, Chennai

Admission: Conducted via CIFNET's official notifications—typically April–May, varying by year.

Yes, AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University) has officially introduced a B.Tech CSE (Hindi-medium) option. Lectures and books are in hindi only.

The VSAT exam is generally conducted from January to April. Candidates who successfully submit the application form will be issued the admit card to appear in the exam. The VSAT exam is conducted at home-based proctored mode as well as the exam centre at the college campus.

GATE is an entrance exam for M.Tech in various NIT's and IIT's. For general category the minimum score required to get into one of the top IIT's or NIT's for Mtech is in the range of60-70 out of 100. Well the specific cut off's for each university will be released once the results for GATE are officially announced.