With a CRL of 1.53 lakh, being an outside Delhi OBC candidate with defence quota priority VI, your chances of getting a CS-related branch like CSAM, CSD, CSSS, CSAI, or CSE at IIIT Delhi are unfortunately very low. The closing ranks for OBC and even for OBC with defence quota

Hello Gautam

A diploma holder is eligible and ineligible for the following:

1. NDA: No, a diploma holder is not eligible for NDA as they require the candidates to be passed or appearing in Class 12th.

2. JEE Main s: Similarly, a diploma holder is not eligible for JEE Mains

With an 85.4824 percentile in JEE Main and eligibility under the North East quota (EWS category), you have a decent chance of getting into SOE Tezpur's Mechanical or Civil Engineering branches, though it may depend on the specific round and seat availability.

Here’s what the recent cutoff trends suggest:

Mechanical

Yes many platforms do provide free courses for JEE mains the following are the  instructions you can refer or go through for accessing:

1.Careers360 free crash course:

They offer a 100+ hours of live classes, quizzes, and mock tests which also covers all key topics with expert mentors.

https://learn.careers360.com/test-series-jee-main-free-mock-test/

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With a JEE Main percentile of 51 and an OBC-NCL rank around 2.8 lakh admission to NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs is not possible, as these institutes usually require an OBC rank below 50,000. However, you can still explore state-level counseling where some government colleges accept higher ranks. Private universities like

Yes, you can apply for JEE Main in 2026. Candidates can attempt JEE Main within 3 years of passing Class 12 , so you're eligible until 2025 and also in 2026 , as your diploma does not affect this eligibility.

• Class 12 Passed in 2022
  You are eligible for JEE Main for three consecutive years : 2022, 2023, and 2024.

• Diploma Completed in 2024
  Completing a diploma does not affect JEE Main eligibility.

• Can You Apply in 2026?
  No. You can apply for JEE Main only up to 2024 based

Hello,

With a 76 merit rank in the SC category (JEE category) for DAIICT , you have a good chance of getting the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) branch. Based on past trends, SC category cutoffs for ICT are usually higher than your rank.

However, final allotment depends on seat

Hello,

With ST rank 25,678 and CRL 9,33,567 in JEE Mains 2025 , your chances in JoSAA are very low, especially for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, even in lower branches. That’s why you haven’t got any seat till Round 3.

Here’s what you can do now:

1. JoSAA Remaining Rounds:

Hello,

Here is the link where you can get detailed timetable to prepare for JEE Mains : Timetable of JEE Main Aspirants with School .

Hope it helps !