Tamil Nadu

None of the B.Tech batches have passed out so I wouldn't be at liberty to tell about the placements.

There are various job options available like-
Becoming a TV correspondent
Investigative journalism
A reporter like crime reporter, Page3 reporter, sports reporter etc.
Scriptwriter
Director of photography
Art Director
Public relations
Radio Jockey (RJ)
Event Manager
Sound Mixer
Handling legal matters etc.

In order to get an EASA Part-66 AML (Aircraft Maintenance License), an applicant needs:
Basic knowledge (66. A.25);
Basic experience (66. A.30). In order to get TR endorsed in the AML, an applicant needs:
Type Training (Theoretical and Practical) (66. A.45)
OJT for the first TR (66. A.45). The following two schemes depict the most common paths and are for information only. The first scheme applies to Group 1 aircraft (B1 and B2 licence categories). The second scheme applies to other than Group 1 aircraft (B1 and B2 licence categories). .

The curriculum may or may not be helpful to your career. In reality, there is only 20% of the total strength of the department who are able to be placed in companies where they get chance to work in their respective education. Coming to teaching, there are very good professors who are ready to learn new things with you and share their industrial experience. Indeed those lessons will be helpful only to a minimal extent for placements. The curriculum will be helpful up to 70% for National Level exams like GATE. If you are interested in researching, you have great opportunities at SASTRA.

Yes, there is no such barrier. In India, everyone are equally eligible for getting admission in any college. There is no such barrier.

Go for IIIT Sri City. It is better than IIIT Kancheepuram. I am studying in IIIT Kancheepuram, and it is totally based on design concept. It is also a good college, but Sri City is better for CSE.

Yes, it is good as it provides -
Placements (as provided by college)
Companies / Recruiters who visited the campus
ACCENTURE | Dell | Deloitte | Ernst & Young | Federal Bank | Genpact | HCL | Hexaware Technologies | HONEYWELL | Hyundai | iFlex | iGate | Infosys | Infotech | Mahindra and Mahindra | Mphasis | Oracle | RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) | Renault Nissan | Saint Gobain | Tech Mahindra | V Moksha Technologies | Virtusa | Wipro

Yes, you can look for colleges under Annamalai and Bharathiar University. They offer courses with less fee and a large number of seats will be always there.

Which college's counselling are you talking about?