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I think it would be considered as 2nd attempt.

I would say a score like 560-580+ is a decent score. I would suggest you to score maximum.

First of all, crack IIT JEE entrance exam with decent marks and then choose some of the best IITs according to your marks.

For that, you should go for state level entrance like MHT-CET, COMEDK, etc.

You may refer to the following link for the list of top engineering colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu: https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/ranking/top-engineering-colleges-in-tamil-nadu/44-2-123-0-0.

Dear,
You should have minimum 6.5 bands then, you can apply for the top colleges in Canada and plus you should have an internship in companies or NGO because Canada do prefer the students with such experience.
All the best.

Hi
Civil services can be done with any stream. There are basically three stages of civil service exams-:
1) For preliminary –
a. First subject is general studies (GK+ current events + logistic aptitude + reasoning + all subjects studied till class 10th).
b. Second subject is optional (your favourite

Mostly the preparation is similar to CAT and since the exams aren’t that far, there is nothing additional to be done for XAT. You have to solve a lot of sample papers to get a feel of the format and the level of questions expected.

The syllabus of CAT and XAT are very similar in terms of Quant and Verbal.
Apart from this, XAT has GK and essay sections, which are taken into consideration in later stages once you clear cut-offs.
Decision making is the make or break section of XAT, CAT does not have any such section
Also, XAT introd

Stop thinking of it as a verbal section. The biggest mistake that you are making is that you are thinking Section 2 in CAT is the Verbal section. Apparently, it is not. Section 2 consists of 3 separate areas:
Logical Reasoning (LR)
Reading Comprehension (RC)
Verbal Aptitude (Critical Reasoning, Grammar