Hello,

If 8185 is your SC category rank , getting a seat at IIT Dharwad may be difficult, especially in the more popular branches. However, it's still worth participating in JoSAA counselling because cutoffs can vary from year to year, and sometimes seats are available in later rounds.

If you're

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If you get a seat through the IIT preparatory course , I would generally suggest taking it rather than dropping a year.

A drop year always comes with uncertainty. Even if you prepare well, there's no guarantee that your rank will improve enough next year. On the other hand,

Hello Madhuri,

Yes, with an SC category rank of 6022 , you have a chance of getting a seat through JoSAA counselling .

You may get admission in some NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs , especially in branches like Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, and some newer IIIT branches.

Getting an IIT

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Agar ST category rank 1690 hai, toh aapko kuch IITs mein branches jaise Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Metallurgy, Mining mil sakti hain.

Newer IITs jaise IIT Dharwad, IIT Jammu, IIT Palakkad, IIT Tirupati, IIT Bhilai, aur IIT Goa mein chances rahenge.

CSE, AI, ya MnC milna is rank par difficult

Hello,

With a JEE Advanced rank of 11,211 , getting admission to the older IITs in highly sought-after branches like CSE, ECE, or Electrical is unlikely. However, you may have chances in some newer IITs and in less competitive branches.

Possible options may include:

• Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai

• Indian

Hello Dear Student,
For the PwD category, the qualifying cutoff marks for JEE Advanced 2026 are 46 marks out of 360 in aggregate, with a minimum of 3 marks out of 120 in each subject.

You can check, find and access more information here: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-advanced-2026-cutoff-category-wise-qualifying-marks-rank-analysis
Hope it helps!

Hi,

The given link will give you all the details about the cutoff rank in JEE. https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-advanced-cutoff-for-iits

Hope it helps!

Hi,

To get admission into an IIT, you generally need to:

• Qualify JEE Main and be among the eligible candidates for JEE Advanced.

• Clear JEE Advanced with a good rank.

• Meet the Class 12 eligibility criteria (usually 75% marks or top 20 percentile of your board, as applicable).

• Participate in

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Yes, if you are unable to produce a valid OBC-NCL certificate because your parents' income is above the prescribed limit, you can still participate in JoSAA counselling and be considered under the General category. During the counselling/document verification process, candidates can request a category change from OBC-NCL to General