JEE Main

Refer the link:
https://www.shiksha.com/college/national-institute-of-technology-surathkal-mangalore-24187/admission?stream=2&course=176330&sort_by=relevance&type=question

No, don't drop a year just for JEE Mains. Drop only if you are targeting JEE Advance and if you want IITs. Still if you are confident enough that you can do very well in JEE Mains next year and are sure to get top NITs, then only drop the year otherwise it's a waste of time.

No, don't drop a year just for JEE Mains. Drop only if you are targeting JEE Advance and if you want IITs. Still if you are confident enough that you can do very well in JEE Mains next year and are sure to get top NITs, then only drop the year otherwise it's a waste of time.

If you want to qualify JEE Mains then it is not necessary to take coaching. But if you are targeting JEE Advance and have taken a year's drop for only IITs then you should go for coaching. Preparation for JEE Mains is not that difficult. It just requires consistency and sitting hours. Focus thoroughly on class 11th and 12th.

Good engineering colleges for you according to your scores are Modern College of Engineering, D Y Patil College of Engineering Akurdi, JSPM College of Engineering Hadapsar, Marathwada Mitra Mandals College of Engineering, etc.

If you are a Tamil Nadu resident than you will be eligible for Anna University or you can go for other private colleges. For government colleges you should have cleared JEE Mains and Advanced.

https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/course/b-tech-in-mechanical-engineering-national-institute-of-technology-surathkal-mangalore-61468
Refer NIT Surathkal BTech Seat Matrix 2018 for rank range for home state quota and other state quota in various rounds.

Yes, you are eligible for both JEE Mains and Advance.

Surely you are eligible to give the exam. But you will be disqualified in the document verification round at the time when you report to the college. Hence you should not give JEE Mains.