Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

No,Its not in IITD. Its offered in IITB with closing rank 1200. In IIT-KGP with closing rank around 3000.

There is no point giving a false hope. I would suggest start looking for admission in premier private universities like BITS, MU and Lovely Professional University etc.
Taking a drop would not be a logical step as gap year affects your career a lot.
Dont worry on the placement or Education part. If you would be good you would obviously do well. Best of Luck.

A rank upto 15000 will suffice and you will get good branch.

IIT delhi is ranked as one of the best colleges for B.Tech. CSE is one of the top branches in this college. The job prospects are amazing and learning is equally commendable. Its a college to strive for.

If he thinks that he has x-factor to crack it,and he is ready for super hard work.than it will be the best decision.
But in my opinion if he is getting the nit, which is a among top 4 than he should take admission this year.
Best of luck for your son :))

Hi
The best plan is what suits your calibre, just take a look at the interviews of the toppers of last few years and the common things which I noticed are as follows:
1. Be strong with concepts from NCERT.
2. Study for atleast 3-4 hours apart from coaching and school.
3. Be regular in studying and clarifying your doubts with teachers.
4. Take lot of mock tests to understand tricky questions.
All the best.