With 42 marks in TS EAMCET under the ST category, admission chances are mostly in government or private colleges offering lower cut-off courses, such as certain engineering or pharmacy branches. Consider checking counseling updates and available colleges carefully.

Hello,

Since there is no minimum qualifying score for SC/ST candidates, you are eligible for counselling if you received 42 points in the ST category on the TS EAMCET 2025.  Even though your ranking is lower, you still have a chance to get accepted into engineering schools, especially private ones in Telangana.

Several private colleges offer seats in branches like Civil, Mechanical, EEE, and ECE for students with comparable scores, even though top-tier universities may have higher cutoffs. To increase your chances, it's a good idea to take part in every counselling phase and look at a variety of colleges.

You can use college predictor tools found on educational websites to get a more customised list of colleges based on your preferences and rank.
All the best.

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