Tamil Nadu

The fee structure is generally around 3-4 lacs for Hostel and Other expenses during your stay on campus. Best regards.

The average or aggregate of all semesters is considered for Admission purposes. Best regards.

You should get a rank of below 30k for getting admission in VIT Campuses. Best regards.

Please check for your eligibility to apply for CUSAT exam from the criteria mentioned at the link provided below:
https://www.shiksha.com/university/cochin-university-of-science-and-technology/exams/cusat-cat.

If you are looking for the upper branches then your rank should be less than twenty five thousand. Basically there are two groups and different categories which indicates branch and fee structure respectively. If you are looking for main campus Vellore then your rank should not be more than 99,000. Admission through management quota is also possible under certain parameters.

XIME Bangalore is better in terms of infrastructure, brand image and placements.

XIME is good compared the other.